Posts Tagged ‘ Opportunity ’

Happy to Have Been Here, Hope I Helped

Oct 4th, 2009 | By Joe Pietaro | Category: New Jersey Devils

When Brendan Shanahan first broke into the National Hockey League with the New Jersey Devils in 1987, he probably didn’t expect to still be skating around and putting pucks in the net. Not many careers span three decades so if he does in fact retire then he can at least feel comfortable in the fact [...]



Alston and Lee Differ on Arrival?

Jul 11th, 2009 | By Patrick Hickey, Jr. | Category: New Jersey Nets

Both part of the Vince Carter deal last month, Rafer Alston and Courtney Lee had two different felings when joining the team.
Alston’s take from Yahoo Sports:
“I’m excited not only to be with the Nets but to be able to play in front of family and friends, and also the opportunity to help a franchise turn [...]



Anderson Needs to Prove Himself, Who Plays Power Forward?

Feb 20th, 2009 | By Patrick Hickey, Jr. | Category: New Jersey Nets

When Ryan Anderson was drafted by the Nets this summer, some of the pundits and critics in the league expected him to develop faster than Brook Lopez, the center the team drafted to solve their problems up the middle. While that hasn’t exactly happened, with Lopez catching most of the spotlight from the press [...]