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Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Dec 22, 2009 at 03:29:54 PM
There is nothing like a Nets-Timberwolves game as a little pre-Christmas appetizer. Too bad this isn’t 2000 when there was something to the game with Stephon Marbury going against his old team or 2003 or 2004 when both teams were good. Instead, tomorrow the NBA’s two worst teams square off in what could be called the John Wall Bowl. Wall is the Kentucky guard everyone is projecting as the first overall pick, presuming he comes out, and someone the Nets would love to have. You might say the Wolves don’t need any more point guards since that’s all they drafted and acquired over the summer, but you never know what they’re going to do. Timberwolves president David Kahn believes in acquiring assets The one thing we know is this game has significance on many levels. ...
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Nov 20, 2009 at 04:12:34 PM
Too bad the Nets lost Wednesday night in Milwaukee, especially after the Knicks won in Indiana, or Saturday’s game could have been a battle for the basement. Instead, as we wrote in today's Record, it’s a battle to avoid further embarrassment. It’s a bad time for area basketball -- has been for a few years now. Earlier this decade, the Nets were on top of the Tri-State area. Now they’re at the bottom of the NBA with 12 losses in 12 games, and they’re looking up at everyone, including the Knicks. It’s early, but not since the 2000-01 season, the pre-Kidd era, have the Nets finished below the Knicks in the standings. The Nets may surpass them at some point this season -- the Knicks only have two more victories than the winless Nets and they've been healthy. ... |
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