Six months ago I watched the Nets finish their abysmal 2009-2010 season with a home loss to Charlotte. The loss also signaled the close of the Izod Center era. And good riddance. The Meadowlands were a wasteland, easily the most depressing pro basketball arena in all of the NBA. I know because I slugged [...]
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The Nets Come Back to Earth: Miami Game Notes Leave a comment
New Season, New Start: Nets Wrestle Win From Pistons in Opener Leave a comment
In the Big Easy, CP3 Ain’t Drew B. Leave a comment
(Note: 3 From Deep Contributor Just-Ice sent us this dispatch from New Orleans where he’s teaming up with Derek Jeter’s Turn 2 Foundation to provide a service-learning experience for NYC youth. Big ups Just!) CP3 and the Crescent City: This is Just-Ice live from the Big Easy. I’ve been down here since the day before [...]
Miami Notes 2 comments
It’s been a little more than a week since Lebron’s national signing day/ narcissistic announcement/ ceding of the crown exodus from Cleveland. I’m down in his new home for the weekend hoping to get a feel for the vibe now. I’ve been talking to everyone I meet about the arrival of Lebron and Bosh. So far I’ve [...]
Live from Jersey: The Battle at the Bottom Leave a comment
Detroit and New Jersey came into tonight’s game with a combined 19 wins and 73 losses. The Nets started the season 0-18. The Pistons had a nearly month long 13 game losing streak of their. By practically every statistical measure they are two of the worst teams in the NBA. So why would I want [...]
On Seeing Lebron v. Wade Live 4 comments
My first live Lebron game wasn’t supposed to be like this. I wasn’t supposed to wake up to a rainy Monday morning in New York. My American Airlines flight to Miami flight wasn’t supposed to be delayed almost two hours. I wasn’t supposed to be pulled off the line for a “random” TSA search. I [...]
Long Night in Jersey Leave a comment
The crowd was on its feet heading into the 4th quarter of tonight’s Nets-Bucks game. Then the buzzer sounded and the Net’s mascot, Sly Fox, lowered his t-shirt gun and headed off the court. Within seconds, the 11,000 attendees (generously reported, I’m sure) had returned to its seats. Moments later the soon to be 3-31 [...]
Dispatch from New Orleans 1 comment
I think I might’ve just had the best time at an NBA basketball game that I’ve ever had. The game itself was okay. (New Orleans led from start to finish. With a little help from Dick Bavetta, Miami feigned a run near the end before fizzling out for good. Aside from a brief second quarter [...]
A Night to Remember: A firsthand Account of A.I.’s Return Leave a comment
On Friday afternoon I decided to take a field trip to Philadelphia to see Allen Iverson’s first game back in a 76er uniform. I got on Craigslist, found a ticket broker and arranged to have one sent to my office on Monday morning. Then I sat back and reveled in the impulsiveness of it all. [...]
If you would’ve told me a year ago that you were taking a date to a Nets game I would asked if she’d done something wrong. If you said no I would’ve asked if you were looking for a way out the relationship. That’s how bad things were this time last year. That’s not the [...]