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December 7, 2009
Brooklyn Finding It Hard to Get Excited About Nets
Gothamist
by Ben Yakas
Pity the Nets, they play for our sins. They started the season a record-breaking 0-18, finally won a game last week under new head coach/GM Kiki Vandeweghe, then dropped a stinker to the slightly-less-worse Knicks last night at the Garden. The Knicks and Nets are both playing the salary cap game right now, waving a white flag this season while trying to free up space to lure some of the superstars available in next years free agent bonanza to come over and revitalize each franchise.
But as much flack as the Knicks have gotten (and deserved) this year, the Nets really are hitting new lows. As the Daily News pondered, "Who scores only 36 points in a half against the Knicks? Who makes only 14 baskets in the final 24 minutes against a Mike D'Antoni-coached defense?"
The Nets are putting all their cards on the table by promising a flourishing future in the mythical Atlantic Yards (which could be anytime between 2011 and 2013), but even potential fans are restless already.
Posted by eric at December 7, 2009 10:28 PM