The Brooklyn Game

Hey you! Want to help keep The Brooklyn Game rolling? We're looking for you. The Brooklyn Game is growing, and we want you to help us grow. The short: we're looking for contributors to do a few different things.

Contributors to The Brooklyn Game have gone on to do some awesome things. For one, there's the exposure of getting your work linked on ESPN, Sports Illustrated, YES Network, and all over the internet. And there's room to grow: one of our contributors who started here is now the sports editor for a newspaper in northern New York. Another was a part of the Sacramento Kings draft project, and now working with the Kings through the offseason.

Here's a few things we're looking for:

Editorial contributor: Do you keep your friends close and Nets news closer? Do you have entirely too serious opinions about whether Andrei Kirilenko or Mirza Teletovic should get more playing time? Was buying Summer League Pass an afterthought? We're looking for self-starters who both have a passion for the Nets and the unique voice to share it. Contributors would have the chance to write short-form and long-form articles for the site with editorial guidance and approval, along with doing behind-the-scenes work to help keep the site rolling. Experience writing about sports a plus. Apply to devin(at)thebrooklyngame(dot)com. Applicants should note their likely time commitment and send in a shortform and longform writing sample. Topics can be given by request. If you are in college, we're happy to work with your school to help you get college credit. We may not respond to all requests.

Social Media contributor: Are you on Twitter and Facebook 24/7? Do you have text notifications pop up to see what free agent is going where? Do you tweet entirely too much for an average healthy human about how good Bojan Bogdanovic can be? This is the one for you. Experience in social media or with social media applications like Tweetdeck or Hootsuite a plus. Apply to devin(at)thebrooklyngame(dot)com. Applicants should note their likely time commitment, send us a link to their social media page, and explain in under 140 characters why they're the right fit. We may not respond to all requests.

Ad sales intern: The other two posts are paid in love and appreciation, as well as the opportunity for exposure and a chance to develop your voice in a professional setting. But want to make some money? We need folks to sell ads on the site. We prefer people who have some selling experience and live in Brooklyn. If interested, write steven(at)thebrooklyngame(dot)com.

Happy 4th of July everyone! I hope you're celebrating America's premier holiday in proper gluttonous fashion, just as our forefathers predicted. In proper patriotic fashion, I have a bunch of dead animals sitting on a gril that require consuming.

But as an improper patriot, I'm leaving the country tomorrow. I'll be gone for a month. Taking my place as managing editor/lead writer/joke teller of all things Ninja Turtles is Chris Hooker, formerly of Nets are Scorching fame and current podcaster over at Brooklyn's Finest, ESPN's TrueHoop Brooklyn Nets affiliate. Chris has already gotten started with some Nets free agency buzz, and there's lots and lots more to come.

Chris will be taking you through the remainder of free agency, summer league, any press conferences the Nets might hold for two incoming Hall of Fame players, and into August.

Give a warm welcome to Chris, and give him a follow @chrishooker9. He's a smart, funny dude who loves him some Nets.

The Brooklyn Game's own Devin Kharpertian, who is generally uncomfortable speaking in the third person but makes it work for the sake of self-promotion, will be on web show HoopSpeak Live today, talking about the malaise that is the Brooklyn Nets. The show begins at 3:00 P.M., and Devin will be on around 3:10.

As the show begins at 3 P.M. EST, there's no link available now, but the show is broadcast live on HoopSpeak. So go there and refresh it around 3:00 to see my -- er, Devin's mug, chat with the hosts and Devin, ask questions, and generally engage in enjoyable discussion about a currently-not-so-enjoyable franchise.

Firstly, thanks so much for visiting this new Brooklyn Nets site! Devin and his band of merry contributors are working hard every day to get you the finest Nets news & analysis you'll find on the web, but they can't do it alone. So we’re looking for you -- people who love the Nets, Brooklyn, and building a exciting new enterprise:

Editorial Interns – We’re looking for people to help with a variety of regular editorial duties including writing, creation of photo galleries, research, help with our forums, etc. We’re happy to work with your school to help you get credit, but if that doesn’t work we promise that you’ll get solid editorial experience on the most fun topic you’ll ever get to cover. E-mail devin@thebrooklyngame.com

Advertising Sellers – We’re looking for a Brooklyn-based advertising sales rep to work w/ local merchants. Commission+ stock options. E-mail steven@thebrooklyngame.com

Marketing Interns – Apparently there’s The Twitter and The Google and Instafacebook and all sorts of other social media inventions needing attention on the Internet. We need interns with a head for marketing and business to help us promote the site and the great work being done by all the contributors. E-mail steven@thebrooklyngame.com

Contributors – Do you have a piece you’d like to write about the Nets, Brooklyn, basketball, or anything that would be of interest to our readers? We’d love to see it. We pay the princely sum of nothing. Well, nothing in the traditional sense of “money,” but we do offer gratitude, fame and the appreciation of Nets fans all over the word. E-mail devin@thebrooklyngame.com

Artists – We could use your help continuing to bring the Brooklyn Nets to life visually and technologically. E-mail steven@thebrooklyngame.com