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Results for tag: dwight howard
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Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Dec 16, 2011 at 06:35:35 PM
The Nets made Williams happy and will be able to keep him beyond this season. We’re talking about Shawne Williams, not Deron. Shawne was given a two-year deal by the Nets, which was a good signing. He can play both forward spots and no matter if Brook Lopez is in the middle or Dwight Howard, Shawne Williams is going to get plenty of open looks in the corner. Deron Williams will make Shawne Williams a better player. Deron Williams will make all of the Williamses on the Nets better. There are four now, but with all due respect to Shawne, Jordan and Sheldon, only one really matters. The preseason opens Saturday against the Knicks, the regular season next week, and nothing has changed for the Nets. The roster looks a little different, but they still haven’t assembled one that ...![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Dec 10, 2011 at 12:32:39 AM
So much for the circus-atmosphere general manager Billy King said the Nets would avoid this year. Can’t wait to see what happens when they open their first training as the Brooklyn Nets. Their last camp as the New Jersey Nets began with reports that Dwight Howard would ask for a trade from Orlando and could be Newark-bound by Friday afternoon. Then reports said the Magic were considering filing tampering charges because members of the Nets organization, including owner Mikhail Prokhorov, had met with Howard. King denied that was so. And the Nets were not close to acquiring Howard on Friday. But for the second straight year – which happens to be the second year of the Prokhorov-King-Avery Johnson era - the Nets were embroiled in drama before the basketballs hit the court for ...![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Dec 6, 2011 at 08:08:30 PM
Avery Johnson joked that when the time comes for the Nets to get something done with free agents, he’s like Mariano Rivera. ![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Dec 5, 2011 at 06:27:42 PM
Deron Williams is doing everything he can to put the Nets and their general manager Billy King at ease. But Williams also is letting King know he’s on the clock. Williams met with beat reporters at a SoHo restaurant not long after he went on WFAN and declared, “My plan is to stay.” Williams said similar things to the writers after lunch. His plan is to opt out after the season, but stay with the organization. He said he had a “strong feeling” that he would re-sign with the Nets next summer. But King has roughly eight months to turn a team that won 24 games last season into a championship contender. The best way to leap tall buildings in a single bound is by acquiring Superman. It’s not Dwight Howard or bust, but if King can make a deal with Orlando ...![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Dec 2, 2011 at 01:46:45 PM
They have the money – up to about $24 million for free agency – the star point guard and some assets to at least be in the conversation to acquire Dwight Howard. Negotiations for players and free agents should heat up over the weekend and early next week, building to the expected opening of camps Dec. 9. Here are some pressing issues concerning the Nets and their roster and one major issue that seems to be put to rest – for now. ![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on May 5, 2011 at 09:13:25 AM
The Nets don’t own the Armor. This “hybrid affiliation,” means the Nets are in charge of the basketball operations and pay for expenses related to that, as existing local owners pay for the off-the-court costs of doing business. It may not seem like a big deal, but it is significant in many ways. The biggest one is it’s another example of how serious and committed owner Mikhail Prokhorov is about spending money to improve the overall operation and how the Nets are run. “We’re ...![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Apr 12, 2011 at 05:12:16 PM
The last couple of weeks of this season have felt a little like last year. The Nets have been decimated by injuries and have lost 14 of 16 games heading into Wednesday's finale against the Bulls. But this season has been different. The Nets have doubled their win total (24) and are in a better place than at this point last season. First of all, the team didn’t have a clean-up day last year. The players left Miami after the finale and went their separate ways after one of the most dysfunctional and frustrating seasons in NBA history. Many of them didn’t fly back to New Jersey. They couldn’t wait to get rid of last season. This season, everyone is flying back from Chicago, doing their exit interviews Thursday with general manager Billy King and coach Avery Johnson, and ...![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Mar 25, 2011 at 11:32:25 PM
Deron Williams was back with the Nets, but only as a spectator. He was helpless, sitting on the bench resting his strained right wrist. On the court, there were times the Nets looked helpless against the Magic, despite how hard they tried and worked for every shot. The Nets made 46 percent of their attempts, but some possessions were so bad and naturally they came at the worst times in a 95-85 loss to Dwight Howard and the Magic. Five times in the game, the Nets were called for a 24-second violation, accounting for five of their 19 turnovers. They had three in the third period during an impressive comeback from 13 points down. The Nets ultimately took a lead in the fourth period, less than two minutes in, but came up empty on their next seven trips. The bad offense carried over to the ...![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Mar 10, 2011 at 02:30:51 PM
Brook Lopez began elevating his game right around the time Dwight Howard’s name was mentioned as the Nets’ target to team with Deron Williams. Knowing Lopez it probably has more to do with Williams’ arrival than it does the expected Howard pursuit. Lopez said he doesn’t pay attention to any of that and he never followed the Carmelo Anthony sweepstakes. Some players just say that, but you tend to believe Lopez because he’s not your average athlete. He’s not consumed by basketball and all the drama. He has other interests and says he doesn’t like to clutter his brain with things he can’t control. Either way, a better Lopez helps the Nets on the court and in the trade market. On the court, Lopez of late has played the way most expected him ...![]()
Posted by:
Al Iannazzone
on Mar 4, 2011 at 06:14:50 PM
In the NBA’s first-ever regular-season game in Europe, Deron Williams won for the first time as a Net. Both could be significant developments for the future of the organization. Owner Mikhail Prokhorov’s vision is to make the Nets a global team, but they can’t be one if they don’t have superstars and they don’t win. They finally have a legitimate superstar in Williams and they finally won a game with him, beating the Toronto Raptors 116-103 in a historic game in London on Friday. Now the key is keeping Williams, which is another big part of this European trip. They’re trying to grow their brand and connect with people in England. Remember, Barclays, which owns the naming rights to the Nets’ arena in Brooklyn, is based across the pond. They ... |