Scouting Reports Are Coming
Sep 14, 2009 Scouting Reports
With the start of preseason play just a few weeks away, NAS will be providing you with detailed scouting reports of all 15 players on the roster starting tomorrow. Stay tuned as we update a different player each day.wjerpt2sa5
Nets on the Net: 9/14/09 Edition
Sep 14, 2009 Brooklyn, Jay-Z, Nets on the Net
In the ongoing courtship between Nets co-owner Jay-Z and Lebron James, Slam has a short report with Jay-Z saying he won’t pressure King James into coming to the Nets. “He’s my friend first so I wouldn’t do that to him if we didn’t have a chance of winning (the NBA championship,” Jay-Z said.
A little (very little) more insight into last week’s news that JR Rider is mulling an NBA comeback, possibly with the Nets. Hoopsworld says the Nets may let Rider try out with the team out of courtesy, but he will not be added to the regular season roster.
The Daily Record profiles PNY, the company that made a landmark practice jersey and facility sponsorship deal with the Nets.
The New York Observer talks with SHoP Architects about their company and their work designing the Barclays arena.
Justin Davidson of New York magazine says the new design is nice, but the Atlantic Yards development project is “too far gone to be rescued by a nice façade.”
Atlantic Yards opponents Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn write an open letter to SHoP.
On a league-wide note, the stat-tastic Charlotte Bobcats blog Queen City Hoops, has developed a new database that helps compare how NBA players defend.
The Impact Of Vince Carter’s Departure
Sep 14, 2009 Analysis, Videos, Vince Carter
I know Vince Carter has been gone for a little while now, but I finally got around to watching some of the Nets’ game from last year, and I was able to pull together some clips that show what the Nets will be missing without Vince Carter, both the good and the bad.
Now I like using videos like this. It allows for everyone to see what is going on rather than you just reading about it. For example if I say Vince Carter didn’t really play defense aggressively, that could mean a number of things. However, when I say that and include video examples you guys know what I am talking about.
Look forward to more of this kind of stuff as the season approaches and during the season.