The Sports Bank will be counting down to the opening tip of the 2012-13 NBA season with team by team previews starting with the worst and working our way to the title contenders. There is no lockout this time around so let’s get going. With a move across the Hudson, new arena and logo, and remade roster; the now Brooklyn Nets’ much anticipated makeover is complete. With … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Nets big spending should mean big turnaround
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Nets re-sign PG Deron Williams to 5-year, $98.8 million deal
As the grizzly voiced manager in Major League once stated, "It's starting to come together, Pepper." The Nets gambles of acquiring Gerald Wallace, Joe Johnson, and Williams in the past 17 months have certainly paid of as Brooklyn now has it's own semi-Big 3. … [Read more...] about Nets re-sign PG Deron Williams to 5-year, $98.8 million deal
Brooklyn Nets #1 off-season priority; re-sign Deron Williams
The New Jersey Nets... err... Brooklyn Nets will have a new home next season, moving across the Hudson River to their new home at the Barclays Center. As the franchise enters a new era, they have plenty of question marks regarding their roster. Priority number one this off-season for the Nets will be re-signing their star point guard, Deron Williams. … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Nets #1 off-season priority; re-sign Deron Williams
New Jersey Nets Trying to Avoid Repeat of Last Off-Season
Like we are currently seeing in the NFL, the 2011 NBA off-season is up in the air with a lockout looming. Free agency could be delayed and completely restructured depending on the new agreement reached by the owners and players. Still, The Sports Bank will break down all thirty NBA teams over the next six weeks to see what areas they need to address in the off-season. The … [Read more...] about New Jersey Nets Trying to Avoid Repeat of Last Off-Season
Deron Williams does Jerry Sloan Damage Control, Likely Leaving Next Year
How did NBA coaching legend Jerry Sloan go from re-signing to resigning in a whopping five days? Conventional wisdom says that he was forced out, and that former Illini legend Deron Williams was the ring-leader in getting Sloan run out of town. If true, it makes Deron look like a petulant pud to say the least. This was a PR catastrophe on all levels, whether it's accurate or … [Read more...] about Deron Williams does Jerry Sloan Damage Control, Likely Leaving Next Year