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Terrence turns heads with Nets
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November 20
New York Post
 
"Finding the positives in the Nets' franchise-worst 0-12 start is akin to leaving a train wreck excited because you saved the conductor's hat. But there are some upbeat items (stop laughing). One of the aims of the season was developing young talent. Well, among the young talent not injured is rookie Terrence Williams, who in Milwaukee Wednesday became the first Nets rookie to have four double-doubles through 12 games since Keith Van Horn (1997-98). Consider that Kenyon Martin needed 33 games to do it. OK, Derrick Coleman needed 11 games. No other rookie this season has more than one. Still, Williams showed more than just numbers. In the second quarter, he scored 16 points -- including a ..."
Nets' injuries are hurting coach Lawrence Frank
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November 20
New York Daily News
 
"Nets coach Lawrence Frank has had plenty to yell about as his team starts the season 0-12. Injuries are probably the No.1 reason the Nets have gotten off to an 0-12 start and are approaching the all-time mark for consecutive losses to start a season. But injuries may not be enough to save Lawrence Frank's job. Team president Rod Thorn suggested Thursday that the theory that Frank is safe until the Nets get whole may not be accurate. Just because seven players have missed significant time is no excuse for not winning at least a few games, Thorn said. "The reality is that we're not the only team that has people who are hurt," Thorn said. "Other teams do, too. A lot of the teams we've ..."
Nets fall to 0-12
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November 19
Bergen Record
 
"Just when the Nets seemed to have turned the corner, they made a U-turn and went right down the same street again. They played the second period Wednesday like a team that was fed up with losing and wanted to do something about it. They built an 11-point lead and their depleted bench was spirited, clapping and shouting words of encouragement. Collectively, they thought this was the night. But after halftime, the Nets stopped playing. The 11-point lead became a 19-point deficit, which made their 12th straight loss to start the season worse than their 11th. The Nets inched closer to the NBA's all-time record for futility to start a season with a 99-85 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks at the ..."
Not fair to blame Frank, yet
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November 19
Bergen Record
 
"Lawrence Frank wasn't a genius when he won 13 consecutive games after replacing Byron Scott in 2004, and he isn't the worst coach now because the Nets have lost their first 12 games. It's about players, and when Frank inherited the job, he had Jason Kidd, Kerry Kittles, Kenyon Martin and Richard Jefferson. Today, Rafer Alston, Trenton Hassell, Josh Boone and Chris Douglas-Roberts are manning those respective positions. They can play — and are playing hard — but they're not the same caliber Frank coached five years ago. Still, with each loss, Frank's job security comes into question. It's the nature of the business. Most coaches don't survive 0-12 starts. But there are extenuating ..."
Nets' clock strikes 12
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November 19
New York Post
 
"You know, if the Nets keep this up, they're going to lose homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs. Of course, if the winless, frustrated and angry Nets keep losing -- the streak reached 12 straight games last night with a 99-85 defeat to the Bucks after a third-quarter collapse of near mythical proportions -- a lot of people are going to lose their jobs. "If this continues, none of us is safe," team president Rod Thorn said earlier in the day, providing neither a vote of confidence nor a condemnation of coach Lawrence Frank, who has worked under the must grueling conditions, including a roster that had just eight available bodies for the fifth time in six games. The Nets led by seven ..."
Strength in numbers
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November 19
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 
"It's a bit scary to play the New Jersey Nets right now, and the Milwaukee Bucks know the feeling. Nobody wants to be the team that ends the winless Nets' losing skid, which was extended to 12 games by the Bucks on Wednesday night. The Nets had just eight available players but served up a first-half scare before falling to the Bucks, 99-85, at the Bradley Center. "We knew coming in they were going to play us hard," said Bucks center Andrew Bogut. "We saw a couple quotes in the paper where they said they had this one circled on the calendar and were going to try to beat us. "We didn't play too well in the first half. But we steadied the ship in the third quarter. Our defense was key in the ..."
New Jersey Nets fall to Milwaukee Bucks,to 0-12 to start season
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November 19
New York Daily News
 
"The Nets figured out a way to slow down Brandon Jennings for most of Wednesday night's game against the Bucks. However, the rookie guard was his usual explosive self at the most crucial point, which is why the Nets' season-opening losing streak got longer. A 99-85 loss to the Bucks pushed the Nets' skid to 12 games, and they are within striking distance of the all-time futility mark. Two teams - the 1988-89 Heat and the 1998-99 Clippers - began 0-17, a record the Nets are on pace to match on Nov.29 in Los Angeles against the Lakers. The Nets host the Knicks on Saturday before embarking on their rarely successful Thanksgiving week West Coast trip, which ends in L.A. in 10days. "I don't ..."
No Victories, but Lots of Giveaways
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November 19
New York Times
 
"Brett Yormark, the chief executive of the Nets, knew something had to be done. Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat had just hit a 3-point shot with a tenth of a second remaining to help send the Nets to their 10th consecutive loss to open the N.B.A. season. Yormark's 5-year-old son, Drake, who traveled with his father to Miami to see Saturday's game, was distraught. "I looked over at him and said 10 is enough," Yormark recalled as the Nets played the Indiana Pacers at the Izod Center on Tuesday night."
Rotation contemplation
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November 18
Bergen Record
 
"Coach Lawrence Frank may have difficult decisions to make about the rotation when the Nets get healthy. Perhaps to send messages to the injured players as well as those who have given their all while the team is decimated, Frank said the evaluation process will begin again. "Certain guys have really helped themselves," Frank said. "Guys who are out of the rotation, who were hurt, they have to earn their way back in. That's how I look at it." Devin Harris, Courtney Lee and Yi Jianlian are expected to regain their starting spots and Keyon Dooling and Jarvis Hayes are expected to get a chance to play. But before Tuesday's game, Trenton Hassell, Rafer Alston, Bobby Simmons and Josh Boone had ..."
Court ruling on Nets' Brooklyn arena looms
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November 18
Bergen Record
 
"A New York Court of Appeals ruling that could make or break the $5 billion Atlantic Yards project — site of the Nets' planned new home — may be issued as soon as Thursday. New York's highest court resumed session Tuesday, and spokesman Gary Spencer said rulings are issued on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If the court doesn't rule this week on the project's proposed use of eminent domain at the Brooklyn site, the court's release dates for rulings next week would be Monday and Tuesday because of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. The court could take until as late as mid-December to announce its decision, but most of the 25 cases heard in October are expected to be ruled upon this month. At issue ..."
Nets' misery now plummets to 0-11
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November 18
Bergen Record
 
"The Nets' marketing department may have to come up with some catchy slogan for 12, because apparently no one told the Pacers that 10 is enough. Ten became 11 Tuesday night, as in the number of losses the Nets have to start this season. And 11 became the boiling point for some of the players. After the Pacers extended the Nets' franchise-worst start with a 91-83 victory at Izod Center some of the players were visibly upset, even shaking as they spoke. They were disgusted with how they started the game, spotting the Pacers the first nine points and a 16-point lead with more than nine minutes remaining in the first, and then letting Indiana score the first nine points of the third. "There's ..."
Things go from bad (Nets) to worse (injured) for Indy's Lee
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November 18
Indianapolis Star
 
"Luck has not been on Courtney Lee's side the past five months. There has been the foot problem for the former Pike High School standout. The ankle problem. Now a groin problem. And, oh yeah, Lee was traded from a team that reached the NBA Finals last season (Orlando) to one that is rebuilding and won't be a playoff team anytime soon, the New Jersey Nets. "He's just been snakebit," Nets coach Lawrence Frank said. "Every time he starts to make a little bit of progress, he's gotten hurt. He's had basically three different injuries in 52 days." Lee has missed the past five games with a strained left groin. "It's just I had some fiber tears on top of my groin, the groin muscle," Lee told New ..."
Pacers hold off Nets to extend winning streak
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November 18
Indianapolis Star
 
"Never mind their inability to firmly hold onto a double-digit lead. Don't pay attention to how the New Jersey Nets had their way in the paint in the first half, either. None of that was relevant because the test for the Indiana Pacers was how they would handle playing an inferior opponent after beating an elite team in their previous game. There were plenty of spotty moments, but the Pacers did what was necessary to pass the challenge and extend their longest winning streak in more than four years. The Pacers won their fifth straight game when they held off the scrappy Nets 91-83 Tuesday at the Izod Center. "It was really an ugly game by both teams," Pacers forward Danny Granger said. ..."
The beat goes on for 0-11 Nets
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November 18
New York Post
 
"The team that brought you tie-dyed uniforms back in the early '90s and some squads that were as unwatchable as anything McLean Stevenson did after M*A*S*H, came up with a boffo promo for last night. It was a "10 is Enough" program designed to fill the Meadowlands with fans, many in $10 seats, who would cheer the Nets to their first victory of the season, hopefully ending a 10-game losing streak. So, what's next, $11, $12, $13 seats? Please, no "27 is Enough" promos. Suffice to say the master plan didn't work. "It's a bitter feeling pretty much every loss," said Chris Douglas-Roberts, whose career night went for naught. "I really can't describe how I feel." And then he did. "My numbers ..."
Nets' guard Devin Harris gets jolt of Milwaukee Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings
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November 17
New York Daily News
 
"Every time Devin Harris' phone rang late Saturday night, somebody from his hometown of Milwaukee was calling, but not to ask whether he would be returning to action and playing against the Bucks Wednesday. They all wanted to know if the Nets' playmaker had just watched Bucks rookie Brandon Jennings put up 55 points against the Warriors in only his seventh NBA game. "The phone was blowing up," Harris said Monday. "Everybody was calling because it was such an amazing performance. I got to see that on TV and all I can say is, wow. The amazing thing was he didn't score in the first quarter, but then to have 55 - and score 29 points in just the third quarter alone - that was just something. ..."
Nets ad: Come see first win!
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November 17
New York Post
 
"It's been seven years since an NBA team started off as poorly as the 0-10 Nets have, but with a record that bad, and a possible move to Brooklyn looming on the horizon, the team hasn't tried to sugarcoat its struggles or ignored its incompetence. No, the proactive Nets are actually marketing the winless start to ticket buyers. Using a slogan -- "NETS Basketball says '10 is Enough!' " -- that reeks of gallows humor, the team is thanking its few season-ticket holders by giving them a pair of extra tickets for tonight's game with the Pacers. "We're trying to be proactive here, trying to get as many people here as we can to cheer our team on," Nets president Rod Thorn said. "We're just trying ..."
Nets hope to get Devin Harris, Courtney Lee healthier this week
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November 17
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"These days, this is progress for the 0-10 Nets: With Devin Harris back on the floor and Bobby Simmons back with the team after missing the last game because of a personal matter, coach Lawrence Frank actually had 10 players practicing for the first time in who knows how long yesterday. "We had some bodies out there, so it was good to see some guys back," Frank said. Of course, everything is not yet back to normal. Harris, who practiced for the first time since the day before the regular-season opener Oct. 28 in Minnesota, won't play tonight when the Nets host the streaking Indiana Pacers at Izod Center. One day of practice isn't enough for Harris, who has been battling a groin problem ..."
No cavalry in sight as Nets go for a win
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November 17
Bergen Record
 
"On the practice court Monday afternoon, the Nets looked like a full squad. Devin Harris and Courtney Lee, who have been sidelined with groin strains, were on the floor. But when the Nets take the floor tonight against the Pacers at Izod Center, looking for their first win after 10 losses to start the season, Harris and Lee still will be on the sidelines, better but not quite ready to help. So the cavalry? The best the Nets can muster is what they hope will be an enthusiastic audience. The Nets launched a "10 is enough" promotion for tonight's game, giving every season-ticket holder a pair of free tickets to hand out as they hope to fill the arena and create a home-court advantage. Though ..."
Pacers won't take winless Nets lightly
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November 17
Indianapolis Star
 
"There were no voicemails or post-it notes on their lockers when they showed up for work Monday. The Indiana Pacers didn't need a reminder. The returning players know their recent roller-coaster history of beating an elite team one night, losing to inferior opponent the next. The Pacers are in that all-too-familiar position tonight at winless New Jersey (0-10) after toppling Boston on Saturday. "Trust me, we know about what happened last year," center Roy Hibbert said. "We're not in the position to be able to underestimate any team. They're a good team; their record just doesn't show it. If you look at the tape, they've been in most of their games until the last minute." The Pacers don't ..."
Nets CEO Brett Yormark asks fans to show up
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November 16
New York Daily News
 
"The New Jersey Nets are terrible - and it's all your fault. Nets CEO Brett Yormark told fans Sunday they need to show more support if they want the hapless team to get off a season-starting 0-10 slump. "We are asking you, our loyal fans, to rally around your team like never before," Yormark said in a letter to fans. "So bring your enthusiasm, show your support, and let's get our first win.""
Sean Williams emerges as bright spot for winless New Jersey Nets
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November 16
New York Daily News
 
"For 15 minutes on Saturday night in Miami, Sean Williams epitomized the Nets. The little-used forward came off the bench to replace a teammate who was hurting, turned in a surprisingly strong performance but still came out on the losing end. So while Williams was as somber as anyone in the Nets' locker room following a devastating 81-80 loss to the Heat, he should take solace in knowing that for the first time in his three-year career, he was the face of the franchise. "I don't know what to say," said Williams. His face said enough. Moments after Dwyane Wade's buzzer-beating 3-pointer robbed the Nets of their first win of the season, Williams stood amid a shocked group of teammates. Had ..."
Williams a spark for 0-10 Nets
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November 16
New York Post
 
"The Nets haven't had many highlights in their NBA-worst 0-10 start, and former first-round pick Sean Williams hasn't had many bright spots in an underachieving career. Maybe Saturday's great game in Miami will give the Nets more confidence in Williams, and give the enigmatic forward more confidence in himself. "It's amazing what just great effort can do for you. It has nothing to do about knowing plays, just giving phenomenal effort. Sean gave a great jolt," Lawrence Frank said of Williams, who had 12 points on 6-of-7 shooting. In a high-energy 14:48, Williams grabbed four boards and blocked Michael Beasley in the waning seconds of an 81-80 heartbreaking loss."
Nets robbed of first season win by Heat three-pointer in final second
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November 15
New York Daily News
 
"Lawrence Frank has been saying for weeks that no one is going to have pity for his team just because it's been ravaged by injuries and illnesses. But if ever there was a time to feel bad for the Nets, Saturday night was the night. Just seconds away from their first win of the season, the Nets lost in heart-breaking fashion when Dwyane Wade drained a 3-pointer with just one-tenth of a second left, giving the Heat an 81-80 win in front of a raucous crowd of 17,124 and eight shell-shocked Nets. Wade's game-winner from the right wing was his only bucket of the fourth quarter and sent the Nets walking off the court with their heads down. They are now 0-10 but none of their previous nine losses ..."
Nets could remain in New Jersey if Brooklyn move falls through
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November 15
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Nets have a safety net in Newark if the Brooklyn deal falls through, an unsourced ESPN.com report suggested Saturday. The report stated that Mikhail Prokhorov is willing to buy the team at a reduced rate and keep it in New Jersey if the Atlantic Yards project dies, which contradicts what the team and the league have been saying since the Russian oligarch bid $200 million for a controlling share of the Nets in September. Nets CEO Brett Yormark would not comment on the report, which others in the organization say originated from the league, and not the team. Both Bruce Ratner and David Stern have stated recently that if Atlantic Yards doesn't get under way, it's a deal-breaker, and that ..."
Nets suffer heartbreaker in final second
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November 15
Bergen Record
 
"The Nets had kept Dwyane Wade quiet, even invisible in the fourth quarter, and you kept waiting for the Heat's superstar to make the game-changing play. It happened, much to the Nets' disappointment, with one-tenth of a second left. That's all that stood between the Nets winning their first game of the season and suffering their most deflating loss. But this season has been nothing but misery for them, so it made the ending fitting. With the Nets up two and the game clock ticking down, Wade crossed over Trenton Hassell, lost the ball, gathered it and buried a three-pointer from the right wing to send Miami to an 81-80 victory Saturday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. Wade was scoreless in ..."
Wade 3-pointer with .1 seconds lifts Heat over Nets
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November 15
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
 
"Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra knew he'd have a fight on his hands Saturday night. He was, however, thinking in terms of Manny Pacquiao versus Miguel Cotto, with his passion for Pacquiao fueled by his Filipino roots. Instead, he wound up having to wait for a Dwyane Wade knockout punch to hold off the counter-punching New Jersey Nets 81-80 Saturday night at AmericanAirlines Arena. "Whew," Spoelstra began his postgame comments. "Well, thank you Dwyane for burying that three. "Sometimes that's what the great ones do, they bail you out of a competitive but sometimes frustating game." Against a woefully shorthanded opponent, the Heat survived only because with the Heat down two, Wade nailed a ..."
Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade comes to rescue against depleted Nets
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November 15
Miami Herald
 
"With the New Jersey Nets entering AmericanAirlines Arena sporting a 0-9 record and only eight healthy players, Saturday was the classic example of a trap game for the Heat. Miami didn't take the bait. Instead, Dwyane Wade took the ball. Cast as the emergency point guard for stretches, Wade led the Heat to an embarrassment-averting 81-80 win against the short-handed Nets. And he did it with one-tenth of a second to spare. Wade's three-pointer over Trenton Hassell with 0.1 left helped the Heat (7-2) escape from becoming the first team this season to lose to the Nets (0-10). Coming off its worst defensive performance of the season in Thursday's 111-104 loss to the Cavaliers, the Heat was in ..."
Nets still only winless team in league
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November 14
New York Daily News
 
"It doesn't take Superman to beat the Nets these days. After all, everybody's doing it. But it certainly helped the Magic to have the best center in the league on its side Friday night because the depleted Nets gave Dwight Howard's team all they've got, which isn't much. Despite hanging with the defending Eastern Conference champs for three quarters, the Nets eventually wilted and lost, 88-72, to fall to 0-9. The league's only winless team has another tough game tonight in Miami, where Dwyane Wade awaits. Howard lived up to his Superman nickname, scoring 20 of his 26 points in the first half, when the Magic needed him most. He also grabbed 12 rebounds and had plenty of help from former ..."
Swine flu is no joke, Net warns
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November 14
Bergen Record
 
"Chris Douglas-Roberts walked off the court Thursday with a towel over his head and another draped around his shoulders. The Nets' swingman looked exhausted but a smile appeared, as he was happy to be playing basketball again. Douglas-Roberts was diagnosed last week with the H1N1 virus, becoming the first NBA player known to have contracted swine flu. He was concerned because of the deaths associated with the illness, but the doctors quickly eased his mind. "It was real tough, mainly because you just feel so submissive when you're sick," Douglas-Roberts said. "And having that, people hear swine flu and think you're about to die. People were trying to keep away, and it really wasn't like ..."
Magic send Nets to ninth straight loss
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November 14
Bergen Record
 
"Being so close to winning their prior three games has lifted the Nets' spirit and given them confidence while they play with a mashed unit. But those things took a hit Friday night. The Nets were in the game in the fourth period against the reigning Eastern Conference-champion Magic. Then talent won out and Orlando All-Stars Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson weren't even on the floor, but former Net Vince Carter was. It was as if the Magic said they couldn't lose to this Nets' team that had nine players for the first time in a week and was missing three starters. The Magic put the game out of reach quickly, handing the still-winless Nets an 88-72 beating at Amway Arena. "We were right ..."
Nets fall to Orlando Magic, 88-72; remain winless
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November 14
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Another night, another loss, another harsh lesson. This one was designed mostly for Brook Lopez, who had been one of the few people the Nets had to crow about this month.

The lesson: The next time you see Dwight Howard, it might make sense to hit first, stand your ground, and worry about the officials later. Oh, and duck when you see an elbow headed for the middle of your throat. The 21-year-old Lopez was taken to school - and the woodshed - by the game's greatest center Friday night, when Howard dominated the Nets from tap to buzzer to lead Orlando to an 88-72 triumph at Amway Arena. The 0-9 Nets had 2½ good quarters again, and they wasted a career night for Rafer Alston, who recorded ..."

NJ Nets early notebook: Vince Carter says Brook Lopez is a forward, not a center
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November 14
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Vince Carter has a new nickname for Brook Lopez. "The Four Man," the former Nets meal ticket called him Friday night. "He's a 7-foot-2 four man. He's shooting jump shots." Considering that Lopez entered Friday's encounter with Carter, Dwight Howard, and the Magic averaging 22.6 points on 51 percent shooting in the three previous games - with a large number of his shots coming from 18- to 20-foot range - the shoe fits. "I tell you what, Brook has worked on his outside shot," Carter said. "As far as his perimeter game, he's always said he had the ability to play the four. He's getting his chance." Chris Douglas-Roberts was still feeling the effects of swine flu during the morning ..."
Energetic Dwight Howard sparks Orlando Magic defense
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November 14
Orlando Sentinel
 
"Before Friday night's game against the New Jersey Nets, Magic coach Stan Van Gundy wrote the NBA's reigning defensive player of the year a note. In it he reminded Dwight Howard how good he could be if he just played with energy. So Howard made a conscious effort to spark the Magic's defense. He did in a big way in the Magic's 88-72 win over the Nets. In addition to his 26 points and five offensive rebounds, Howard pulled in seven defensive rebounds and blocked five shots. "That was a word that I told myself all day," Howard said. "Just to come out with a lot of energy just get myself going, get my teammates going. Pretty much did it for the most part. Now the thing is do it on a ..."
Magic beat winless New Jersey Nets in last Rashard-less game
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November 14
Orlando Sentinel
 
"The Orlando Magic now hope to officially join the NBA season, already in progress. They have played 10 games, but the Magic look to start their campaign in earnest with their next outing. On Monday night, the Magic expect to have their whole active roster together for the first time since the preseason, providing Brandon Bass can keep his Cheerios down. And the news can't come fast enough. Case in point: On Friday night, the Magic (7-3) struggled in an 88-72 victory against the winless New Jersey Nets, who were missing four starters. Were it not for Dwight Howard finally playing like, well, Dwight Howard?. and Vince Carter showing up just in time? and Jason Williams scoring all the bench ..."
Right time to make 13 a lucky number: The Orlando Magic are 4-6 all-time on Friday the 13th
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November 13
Orlando Sentinel
 
"Do you think the Orlando Magic's matchup tonight against the winless, injury-ravaged New Jersey Nets is a gimme -- a game the Magic could win in their sleep? Just remember this: Today is Friday the 13th, a day when nightmares supposedly come to life. We know it's all a bunch of hocus-pocus -- a bit of folklore perpetuated by a popular horror film and its sequels -- but Friday the 13th historically hasn't been kind to the Magic. The franchise has lost six of the 10 regular-season games it has played on the date. Here's how the Magic have fared on Friday the 13th, along with any strange events that happened to them on that day."
Orlando Magic face a crossroads tonight against the New Jersey Nets
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November 13
Orlando Sentinel
 
"The Orlando Magic have played just nine games this season, but to hear their coach tell it, they already face a critical crossroads. Stan Van Gundy says his team doesn't play hard enough on defense. He says Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson, his two captains, need to step up their games. He says his team couldn't compete right now if it faced the Boston Celtics, the Cleveland Cavaliers or the Miami Heat in a best-of-seven series. "What I'm hoping is that some people will get embarrassed — actually embarrassed — and wake up and start doing something about it," Van Gundy said. So, will they? That answer will begin to come tonight when the Magic (6-3) face the cellar-dwelling, injury-ravaged ..."
Short-handed Nets seeking some Magic
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November 13
New York Post
 
"The Nets might -- might -- have 10 available players tonight. Unfortunately, so will the Magic. There is a mighty "might" for the Nets, because though Courtney Lee (groin) and Chris Douglas-Roberts (swine flu) made the trek with the team, there are no guarantees either could or would play. Lee appeared to tweak his injury -- though he downplayed it -- while working out yesterday in preparation for tonight's game (7:00; YES, WFAN 660 AM). And Douglas-Roberts, back with the team for the first time since coming down ill nine days ago and later being diagnosed as the first known NBA player suffering from the H1N1 virus, admitted the sickness took a heavy toll on his strength. "The first day, ..."
Chris Douglas-Roberts rebounds from bout with swine flu
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November 13
New York Daily News
 
"This week, like the week before, has been tough on the winless Nets. But an 0-8 start is nothing compared to what Chris Douglas-Roberts has experienced lately. On Saturday, Douglas-Roberts became the first NBA player to publicly acknowledge he had been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus - swine flu. But after a week in bed, the Nets' second-year swingman was finally back on the court Thursday, going through a very light workout with teammates before getting some much-needed conditioning work in on his own. Douglas-Roberts was on the team's flight to Orlando Thursday afternoon, but it is not yet clear if he will play against the Magic tonight. Either way, Douglas-Roberts is just glad that his ..."
NJ Nets' Josh Boone hoping starting power forward job sticks
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November 12
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"In the last 12 months, Josh Boone has experienced everything as an NBA player, and much of it involved the kind of transitioning that he'd like to avoid. Follow the bouncing player: He's gone from starting center to injured list to falling out of the rotation to backup center - that was last season alone - to occasional sub to backup center to starting power forward. Technically, that's seven jobs in less than a year. That's a lot of explaining to do when people ask you how it's going at work. "You learn to take it as it comes," the Nets' new starting 4 said before Wednesday night's encounter with Philly. "The good thing is, most of my family and friends are well educated in the way ..."
NJ Nets botch final play, lose, 82-79, to Philadelphia 76ers
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November 12
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"This one could leave a mark. It's unfortunate, too, because under other circumstances the Nets would have so much to talk about. They could be talking about yet another giant step taken by Brook Lopez, who is so nimble and so terrifying that they're starting to run wing isolations - yes, you read that right - for a guy who stands 7-feet, 270. They could be talking about another growth spurt for Terrence Williams, who recorded his second double-double and had a game-winning opportunity lined up from the corner with six seconds left. They could be talking about another heroic defensive effort, one that involved holding the No. 3 shooting team to 39 percent shooting and 22-and-under ..."
NJ Nets upset with non-call on 76ers' Sam Dalembert late in game
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November 12
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Nets received a fair whistle in Wednesday night's 82-79 defeat against Philly, but the officials took the fifth on the biggest play of the game: a gorgeous spin-back drive from Brook Lopez that drew a lot of contact on his arm from Sam Dalembert, down one with 13.9 seconds left. Just two players earlier, the Sixers got a very favorable call, and Marreese Speights completed the three-point play to give them the 80-79 lead. Lopez - and the entire arena - went ballistic over his non-call. But he didn't complain in postgame. He left that to his teammates. "I thought there was a same kind of play down at the other end where they gave Speights an and-one," Trenton Hassell said. "You give ..."
NJ Nets upset with non-call on 76ers' Sam Dalembert late in game
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November 12
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Nets received a fair whistle in Wednesday night's 82-79 defeat against Philly, but the officials took the fifth on the biggest play of the game: a gorgeous spin-back drive from Brook Lopez that drew a lot of contact on his arm from Sam Dalembert, down one with 13.9 seconds left. Just two players earlier, the Sixers got a very favorable call, and Marreese Speights completed the three-point play to give them the 80-79 lead. Lopez - and the entire arena - went ballistic over his non-call. But he didn't complain in postgame. He left that to his teammates. "I thought there was a same kind of play down at the other end where they gave Speights an and-one," Trenton Hassell said. "You give ..."
Nets fall late, stay winless
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November 12
New York Post
 
"They were all set to chill the champagne, ready the confetti and prep the Canyon of Heroes. V-NJ was about to arrive. Victory in New Jersey Day. Get that famous picture of the sailor kissing the young lady in Times Square ready. But then the Nets and their horribly depleted roster managed just four points in the final 5 minutes, 31 seconds and blew four different chances to either claim a lead or force overtime in the final 61 seconds. "It's starting to get frustrating and hurt because we're right there in the last three games until the end and we just can't get it done," said Trenton Hassell, who missed one of the shots late that could have altered the Nets' fortunes. So the Nets -- ..."
Nets fall to 0-8
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November 12
New York Daily News
 
"Preseason lineups don't work well in the regular season. The Nets found that out again Wednesday night when they lost to the 76ers, 82-79, in front of 10,714 at the Meadowlands to extend their franchise-worst start to 0-8. Since the start of training camp, the Nets have won once in a total of 15 preseason and regular-season games, beating Philadelphia in their final exhibition tune-up on Oct. 23. The Nets' lineup that night may have been more imposing than it was Wednesday night, when Devin Harris and three other regular starters sat out because of injury or illness. And with Harris not likely back from a strained groin anytime soon, things aren't looking up for the Nets, who face a ..."
Close Sixers' victory keeps Nets winless
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November 12
Camden Courier-Post
 
"No NBA team has ever lost all 82 games, and chances are the New Jersey Nets are going to win a game sometime. It could have happened Wednesday night, expect the 76ers fought off a comeback after going up by seven early in the fourth quarter, and then made just enough big plays of their own when it counted for an 82-79 victory at the Izod Center. The loss dropped the Nets to 0-8 and continued their worst start in franchise history, while the Sixers went to 4-4, two of those wins -- each by three points -- coming over the Nets. "It was winning time on the road against a desperate team," said Sixers coach Eddie Jordan. "We just kept digging. We did it was a really great effort. It wasn't ..."
76ers hold off winless Nets
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November 12
Philadelphia Inquirer
 
"In a young season already filled with some not-so-good moments, a loss to the winless New Jersey Nets Wednesday night would have been the worst for the 76ers. It would have been bad because New Jersey's bench looked like a brokerage firm: lined with suits. The Nets were missing four key players from a team that, even with its starters, isn't all that competitive. And still, on the game's final possession, New Jersey had a chance. But on its final inbounds play, New Jersey committed a scratch-your-head turnover that secured the Sixers' 82-79 victory at the Izod Center. The Sixers improved to 4-4; the Nets are 0-8. The Nets were without all-star point guard Devin Harris, and regulars Chris ..."
A Net Reaches Out to Fans, Wherever They Are
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November 12
New York Times
 
"Nets guard Devin Harris sat at a table between the bread section and the produce aisle at a Pathmark here signing autographs and quietly representing a team that plays in New Jersey but wants to escape to Brooklyn. Harris, the team's starting point guard and only star, is trying to do it one local appearance at a time. "I've always been a fan of being personal with fans, to see me up close, rather than just giving money to charity," he said, as he signed his name to the small yellow picture frames given to about 50 shoppers and fans by Western Union, a Nets sponsor that invited Harris to the supermarket, where it has a money transfer outlet."
Nets eye 1st win (Sound familiar?)
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November 11
New York Post
 
"The 0-7 Nets know they need to keep the 76ers out of the paint, off the free-throw line and in the half-court. Nets-Sixers: The Rematch is tonight at the Meadowlands (7:30; YES, WFAN-660 AM). The teams played each other Friday in Philly, with the Sixers winning 97-94. Tonight, though, the Nets have what would seem a legitimate shot at securing their first win of the season. The Sixers (3-4) are hardly an elite team, and last Friday's game was tied with under three minutes to play. Yesterday, Nets coach Lawrence Frank said the Nets have to curtail the Sixers' tendency to score in the paint and their ability to get to the foul line. "They're at their best in transition, especially [when ..."