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August 24, 2012
Why I Am (and You Should Be) Rooting for the Nets
Park Slope Patch
by John Coghlan (Newly minted Nets fan)
This guy who just moved to Brooklyn last year wants you to be a Nets fan.
While my decision to convert to the Nets was sealed when I moved to Brooklyn in 2011 knowing they were joining me here a year later, I would have jumped on the black-and-white bandwagon had I stayed in “the city.” It isn't just my proximity to the arena that drove me to choose the Nets; there are a ton of reasons why I switched my allegiance.
#1. He wasn't much of a Knicks fan in the first place?
On top of the great ownership, talented team, beautiful new arena and underdog status, there are even more reasons to love the Nets. They have the coolest owner in sports history in Jay Z, their black-and-white gear is on point and they play in the city's biggest, best borough (it's true) and arguably the coolest place on the planet, Brooklyn. Come to think of it, I can't think of a good reason why you shouldn't root for the Nets this season.
NoLandGrab: We can think of a few.
Posted by eric at August 24, 2012 11:03 AM