The “Unwatchable NBA” Update:  In a game played in Charlotte last week, the Bobcats dismantled the Heat 104-65; Miami shot a putrid 22-for-76 from the floor (29%).  The topper?  This included the Heat shooting a pathetic 2-for-23 (9%) from three-pt. range.  Yes–somewhere, Steve Kerr is weeping, folks…….TRIVIA QUESTION:  The lowly 1990-1991 Miami Heat–who finished 24-58 under coach [...]

New York – Is it possible that New York area basketball fans just might get to follow hometown teams that can approach respectability this season?
With their cross-river rival New Jersey Nets, winners of one consecutive game coming into the Garden for a 12 noon matinee today, the Knicks were facing a confident bunch. However, the [...]

After trading away another key member of their team at the draft for the second consecutive season, the New Jersey Nets’ star power is at all time low.
The Nets say they are trying to get smaller and more athletic, but it looks pretty obvious that they’re looking for as many ways to shed salary [...]

While New Jersey Nets President Rod Thorn has stated for the record over the past few weeks that the team is looking for a rebounder out of the draft, Yahoo Sports has done a solid job of looking at some of the players the team may have some interest in.
Much like last season, the team [...]

With the Nets now set at number 11 for this season’s draft, I figured I’d give you guys some info from around the net.
From Yahoo Sports:
New Jersey Nets – Earl Clark, PF, Louisville: The Nets could use help at either forward position, particularly if they trade Yi Jianlian. The 6-9 Clark, a kind of combo [...]

Before the season began, the New Jersey Nets had a minuscule chance to make the playoffs, especially when you consider the fact that their roster was filled with rookies, developing youngsters, unproven veterans and one superstar in Vince Carter that seemed like he was ready to start his decline.
However, the Nets managed to [...]

After a month of speculation, New Jersey Nets head coach Laurence Frank will be sticking around through the rest of his contract, which is set to expire after the end of next season.
Missing the playoffs and winning just 34-games for the second consecutive season, the Nets brass still have faith in Frank’s ability as [...]

Despite the fact that many NBA insiders feel that the New Jersey Nets had a better season than they should have expected, staying at .500 for a good half of the season, the team itself feels they still have a ton of work to do before becoming the team they’d like to be.
Battling injuries [...]

I remember when I did my season preview piece this season and I projected the team would win 33 games and come in tenth place, scoffing at places like the Yahoo Sports Basketball Blog that predicted the team would come up with a paltry 18 wins.
Nonetheless I understand where most of these places were [...]

The difficulty of the rest of the schedule the New Jersey Nets have this season can be looked at in two different ways.
With games against Boston, Orlando and the Lakers over the next few weeks, the Nets know they will have to rise to the next level against those teams or lay in the land [...]