Nets fans, it’s that time of year again: media day!
The boys are back. #NetsMediaDay pic.twitter.com/eCvqDO2nG0
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
Anderson: "I found out he was already gone when he was gone. So it was like, 'Where he at? Milwaukee? Who?' Aw, man."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) September 26, 2014
.@CoryJay34 rocking today's photoshoot. #NetsMediaDay https://t.co/IQtk8njSqo
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
Asked Jarrett Jack about East: "We have as a great a shot as anybody, with the mixture of talent we have here, veteran and young guys."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) September 26, 2014
Back to #Brooklyn for Kirilenko. #NetsMediaDay pic.twitter.com/rGlfH9EjiS
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
"I could care less" about what Woj wrote about Coach K. pic.twitter.com/NT56YOhfGR
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Jorge Gutierrez impression of Bojan Bogdanovic from FIBA " I don't think he missed a shot. He's good" pic.twitter.com/rcnhUGjfBv
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
AK47 says Manu is the model for Sergey Karasev "if he continues being aggressive." pic.twitter.com/0K5hYyU40B
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
MT3 in the house. @Teletovic33 here for #NetsMediaDay. pic.twitter.com/EnhTcKfApC
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
Bogdanovic says he feels like he's truly in the NBA now that he's at media day with a uniform on.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Bojan says he finally feels like he's a member of Nets.
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Bojan says with a smile he hopes he's a better shooter than Mirza.
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Kirilenko on last year: Second round was the ceiling for that team. #nets
— Alex Raskin (@RaskinDailyMail) September 26, 2014
Bojan Bogdanovic: "This is my dream come true, to be surrounded by so many great players."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
@44Bojan says he's a better player now than he was when Nets drafted him. pic.twitter.com/H1hS3FXXE7
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
AK likes how there are low expectation pic.twitter.com/0s8hjpxDDh
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Finally pic.twitter.com/j1ogwsOq6U
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Andrei Kirilenko still doesn't know who burglarized his house.
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) September 26, 2014
This is NOT a Bogdanovic. pic.twitter.com/gOgv2vsEXO
— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) September 26, 2014
Bojan. #KnowYourBogdanovics pic.twitter.com/vxtWKN4p7U
— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) September 26, 2014
Alan Anderson said he turned down an offer for more money to re-sign with the Nets
— Stefan Bondy (@SBondyNYDN) September 26, 2014
Rookie Markel Brown was asked if he has "found a good gumbo spot" in Brooklyn. He has not. #MediaDay
— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) September 26, 2014
Markel "whenever my name is called, I'll be ready to go" pic.twitter.com/eJoNrzQr1n
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Markel says he was released from any restrictions Monday. Had broken hand pic.twitter.com/Vl82inGPMc
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
The worldly Alan Anderson was doing soccer tricks with a basketball before his media scrum.
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) September 26, 2014
Sergey Karasev and Alan Anderson playing soccer with basketball. Anderson played with Karasevs father pic.twitter.com/V4JMli7TPa
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Sergey Karasev and Alan Anderson are playing hackey-sack with a basketball.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Brook on playing for 7 coaches during his time with #Nets: "It's been interesting."
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) September 26, 2014
Brook it was awkward learning how to walk again but I feel comfortable.
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
http://instagram.com/p/taj67kIWTT/
Brook Lopez was "thrilled" with Hollins hire. Called him "an amazing coach." Said he loved what LH did with ZBo and Marc Gasol.
— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) September 26, 2014
Brook on Kidd's departure: "Whoa… it was quick!"
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Brook on Kidd's departure: It was quick
— Mike Mazzeo (@MazzNYC) September 26, 2014
"I feel great right now. Looking forward to getting to work." -Brook Lopez at #NetsMediaDay, pumped to be back. pic.twitter.com/pRNaHkjQKz
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
Brook: "I feel great right now." Don't expect any restrictions
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Johnson also laughed when, as part of the same question, subject of Hollins loving to have his teams practice came up: "I've heard that."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Johnson: "I've heard Hollins loves practice. Under Jason we practiced, but, uh… *shrugs* not really."
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Johnson says of Hollins liking to practice more than Kidd: "Under Jason Kidd, we practiced … but not really."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Joe: "I thought in that Miami series, we gave a couple of games away." Said it could've easily gone to 7 games. #Nets
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) September 26, 2014
Joe Johnson declines to get into the Hawks situation, other than saying he's always liked and gotten along with Bruce Levenson.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Joe Johnson: I have to help lead this group
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Joe Johnson says he wants to build off his strong playoff performance coming into this season.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
"Great to have him back. He's the life of the locker room and a great leader." @TheJoeJohnson7 on KG at #NetsMediaDay pic.twitter.com/ZvLcu8zV3R
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
Joe: "Every year we start with a new coach. It's like starting from Ground Zero." #Nets
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) September 26, 2014
Joe Johnson: "This is my third year here, and every year we start with a new coach."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Joe Johnson: "we're gonna miss Paul Pierce."
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Joe on his play last season: "It wasn't what I expected. I expected more." #Nets
— Rod Boone (@rodboone) September 26, 2014
Joe Johnson's summer consisted of working out, relaxing and "doing a lot of yoga."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Joe Johnson did a lot of yoga this summer.
— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) September 26, 2014
Questions everywhere! http://t.co/qKPhjV8aVJ
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Joe Johnson pic.twitter.com/Nz2PiE0Ibv
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
DWill pic.twitter.com/5ks41cygX5
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Deron Williams on possible benefit of new voice in Hollins: "Sure. It's the fourth coach in three years, so hopefully it's the right voice."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
In the hot seat with @LennRobbins, @44Bojan sits down for an interview at #NetsMediaDay. pic.twitter.com/Y2VAaDedBk
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
Deron says the East is wide-open and it's there for the taking #Nets
— Mike Mazzeo (@MazzNYC) September 26, 2014
Williams says he doesn't know of any restrictions for camp, says he's worked "pretty dang hard" since being cleared a month ago.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
"I feel like he's going to be great for us and what we're trying to do here." -Deron on Coach Hollins. #NetsMediaDay pic.twitter.com/kmWv2XMltq
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
"I don't think I'm 100% yet…I'm pretty close…I'm at least 20% better than I was last year." – Deron Williams #mediadayquote
— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) September 26, 2014
Deron says he feels 20% better than he did all of last season.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Highlight of Garnett's availability was him noticing @rodboone wearing Wallys, and loving it #WuTang
— Josh Newman (@Joshua_Newman) September 26, 2014
He mentioned that he wants to "enjoy" this season several times. Struck me as something someone like Garnett wouldn't typically say.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Garnett's impressions on new teammates like Karasev & Bogdanovic: "1st, these guys can shoot … 2nd was learning to pronounce their names."
— Andy Vasquez (@andy_vasquez) September 26, 2014
The way Kevin Garnett talked in that press conference, he sounded like someone preparing for a final season, whether he'll admit it or not.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Kevin Garnett was looser than I think I've ever seen him. Laughing, winking at the media, cracking jokes.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Kevin Garnett said an early challenge has been learning to pronounce the new guys' names. "If not, give them nicknames right off the bat."
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) September 26, 2014
Garnett said he's working on trying to pronounce Bojan Bogdanovic and Sergey Karasev's names. He's working on nicknames. Didn't share, tho.
— Tom Lorenzo (@TomLorenzo) September 26, 2014
Garnett on the possibility of playing more minutes this season: "We'll see," he said, shaking his head and smiling. "Stay tuned."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
KG was also very complimentary of Kidd as a coach and wished him all the best.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
KG on Kidd's departure: "I don't know what the hell was going on, just like everybody else."
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
KG been working out since June.
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Garnett says he was with Pierce when everything happened with him going to Washington, but says it's bittersweet having him gone.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
KG non committal about this being his last year. Said he assesses every year and this year he's very motivated
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Garnett on if he needs to prove anything after a down season a year ago: "I don't have to show anyone anything, first off."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Garnett: "If we're going to be anything this year, it'll be because of Brook Lopez, Deron Williams and Joe Johnson."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
KG says he's undecided about if it's his last season.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Garnett on hopes of winning a championship: "I don't think anyone is suiting up thinking about coming in second."
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
KG on retiring: "I must admit, these last 3 years I've thought about (it). But it's a yes or no. I committed to (playing). that simple."
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Stars pic.twitter.com/ykNyw8nOV3
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
A skinnier Brook Lopez is here.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Hollins: Joe is a 3; Bojan is a 2.
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
As others have already noted, that 15 minutes from Lionel Hollins was leaps and bounds over anything Jason Kidd ever gave up
— Josh Newman (@Joshua_Newman) September 26, 2014
Lionel Hollins on how he plans to make the Nets a tougher team this season: "Practice, practice, practice."
— Andy Vasquez (@andy_vasquez) September 26, 2014
KG is next. #Nets
— BrooklynNetsFanClub (@bknfc) September 26, 2014
Early impression: Lionel Hollins gives better press conferences than Jason Kidd.
— Andy Vasquez (@andy_vasquez) September 26, 2014
Lionel Hollins acknowledged he has a weird sense of humor.
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) September 26, 2014
Hollins picked assistants "based on how good they look next to me."
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Lionel Hollins said like nine interesting or funny things this morning, shattering the previous coach's 2013-2014 season total.
— Andrew Keh (@andrewkeh) September 26, 2014
Hollins on D-Will's rep as a coach killer: "Well, I have a rep as a player killer."
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Hollins says Lawrence Frank was never a consideration for his staff.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Hollins was asked about practice habits of last years team: "I see no evil, hear no evil" so wouldn't comment on last season or Kidd.
— Mitchell Abramson (@mabramson13) September 26, 2014
Paul Westphal is "great leader, great guy" says Hollins adding that he's already helped individual players.
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Hollins on perceived weakness of East vs. West: "It's like people looking in the mirror. Not everyone's as beautiful as they think they are"
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Hollins on how much concern there is for D-Will: "None. … I have no concern for Deron's health." Adds he has "high expectations" for him.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Hollins asked about surprises, listed @Teletovic33 and @44Bojan first. Said DWill and KG have been outstanding.
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Hollins also says he's challenged Brook Lopez to be a better rebounder than in the past, says they've had many discussions about it already.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Hollins repeats something he said back in July: his first thing to change about the Nets is to make them tougher than they previously were.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Hollins on Lopez: "I want him to be a rebounder."
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
"We're going to utilize everything to help us win and help our players be effective." -Coach Hollins at #NetsMediaDay
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) September 26, 2014
Hollins says he's impressed by Mirza, Bojan – says they're more than just shooters. Also impressed by D-Will, Jack, the rookies.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Hollins says there will be isolation and post-ups, but wants the offense to be a motion one involving a lot of touches on every possession.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) September 26, 2014
Hollins: "I'd like us to be tougher."
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Hollins wants a system that will involve a lot of players on every possession.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Lionel Hollins had me at "leadership is overrated." #nets
— Alex Raskin (@RaskinDailyMail) September 26, 2014
So expect Bogdanovic and Anderson to fight out for the final starting spot. #NetsMediaDay
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Hollins says the starting SF is "open competition, all across the board." Says it'll be a guard.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Hollins: Deron will have no restrictions, Brook probably will go one session in two a days
— NetsDaily (@NetsDaily) September 26, 2014
Lopez will do one a days for the time being. Rest of team for 2-a-days.
— The Brooklyn Game (@TheBKGame) September 26, 2014
Today's media sessions in order: Hollins, Garnett, D-Will, Johnson, Lopez. Then four sessions of group interviews.
— devin kharpertian (@uuords) September 26, 2014
