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Nets @ Rockets: Three Things To Watch

Posted on: January 26th, 2013 by Devin Kharpertian No Comments

 

Deron Williams, Jeremy Lin

Round 3... but Round 1 in new uniforms. (AP)

The Houston Rockets host the Brooklyn Nets at 8 P.M. tonight in Houston. Here are three things to watch out for in tonight's contest:... MORE →

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Manhattan Knicks Rivalry

Nets vs. Knicks: The History of a 36-Year Rivalry

Posted on: November 26th, 2012 by Justin DeFeo Mark Ginocchio No Comments

 

Stephon Marbury, New York Knicks, Jason Kidd, New Jersey Nets

Stephon Marbury & Jason Kidd... Two players who have seen both sides. (AP/Bill Kostroun)

In whatever superlative you'd like to assign it -- the Battle for New York, Battle of the Boroughs, the Nets' arrival on the New York stage, or just another game -- the ex-New Jersey/now Brooklyn Nets take on the New York Knicks tonight, in Barclays Center in Brooklyn. This game has added meaning like few Nets-Knicks games have had before, but these two have had an up-and-down rivalry since the Nets joined the NBA in 1976.

Let's take a look through the history of the Nets-Knicks rivalry: from its origin, through the decades and playoff matchups, through the players that have seen both sides, and finally to today: the "Blueprint for Greatness" era.

The origin story
The 1980s: Waves of excellence in a sea of obscurity
1983: The first playoff battle ends in defeat
The 90s: what could have been
Playoffs: '94's and Heartbreak
The Nets take center stage
Nets sweep at last
The Blueprint for Greatness

The origin story

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Morning Shootaround

Morning Shootaround: Nets Links & Notes

Posted on: October 28th, 2012 by Devin Kharpertian No Comments

 

  • Andray Blatche, livin' the life.

  • The NBA news of the day: The Oklahoma City Thunder trade James Harden, along with Cole Aldrich, Lazar Hayward and Daequan Cook, to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks (one guaranteed lottery) and one second-round pick. The Thunder chose to trade Harden rather than give him a max contract, amounting roughly to a $1 million difference per year between sides before the luxury tax.

  • Denis Hamill, writing at the Daily News, calls Barclays Center The House that Bruce Built. My take: Ratner may have conceived the plan, but without Mikhail Prokhorov's bailout and Jay-Z's cultural influence, this building plops in the middle of Brooklyn with more controversy than fanfare. Also, The Black House is a better name.

  • Andray Blatche responds to taunts from the Knicks bench in the final preseason game: "They’re wasting their energy. I don’t know (Shumpert). He wasn’t playing, so he had to do something. You sitting on the bench with a suit on you have to do something.”

  • Knicks center Tyson Chandler has a "very good chance" of playing opening night.

  • Is Raymond Felton an upgrade over Jeremy Lin? One all-star point guard thinks so. Also, a friendly reminder.
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