I needed to see that third quarter explosion last night. Before it the Wade /James mash up felt … manageable. What I mean is I thought I could wrap my head around it, compare it to other phenomena, make predictions about its outer limits. In short, I thought I understood. I was wrong. 1 + [...]
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The Nets Come Back to Earth: Miami Game Notes Leave a comment
The Lebron-Wade Show Goes Live Leave a comment
New Season, New Start: Nets Wrestle Win From Pistons in Opener Leave a comment
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 [...]
Opening Night Notes: Boston 88 Miami 80 Leave a comment
The final score really shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Miami is going to struggle out of the gate. Of course they’re going to beat the majority of teams in the league, but Boston isn’t the majority of teams. They’re one of the two or three best. They were playing in front of an [...]
Knicks/Wizards Game Notes: 10/17 Leave a comment
Nets-Celtics Game Notes: 10/7 Leave a comment
In the middle of the second quarter Terrance Williams took three shots in a row. First he backed Nate into the post and left a five footer short. The very next play he forced a horrible eight footer in traffic. A third time he raced down the court off an outlet and barged his way [...]
First Impressions: The Knicks in Paris Leave a comment
The Good Timofey Mozgov: I’ve been hearing about him all summer and throughout the pre-season. Last night I finally got a chance to see him on the court. I like what I saw. At one point he blocked Nikola Pekovic’s shot then raced down the court in time to catch an in-traffic feed that he [...]
Game Notes: Curry v. Collison Leave a comment
When these two met in college Collison’s squad got the best of Davidson. Last week Raz and I had a heated podcast debate about rookies Darren Collison and Stephen Curry. Tonight I get to watch the two point guards go head to head in New Orleans. First Half So far Collison is winning the battle. [...]
Four Games, Four Overtimes, Four Seasons, One Night Leave a comment
Watching NBA LeaguePass on Friday it dawned on me that we have reached a turning point in the season. Now that the All-Star break is behind us we have a basic idea of where things are headed. Teams that started the season optimistically (all of them, we like to think) have either realized those hopes [...]
Game Notes: Nets v Blazers Leave a comment
At this point in the season I go to Nets games for four reasons: 1) My man Gamble gets me seats I’d never be able to afford if the Nets were any good 2) The games between Jersey middle schoolers at halftime are always the most entertaining six minute stretch of the night. 3) I [...]
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 [...]