Name: DeShawn Stevenson Position: SG/SF Date of Birth: April 3, 1981 Hometown: Fresno, CA Height: 6’5” Weight: 218 Experience: 11 years Drafted: 2000 1st Round, 23rd by Utah College: None 2011-12 salary: $2.5 million Offense: DeShawn Stevenson is about as one-dimensional offensively as you get. When he’s on the floor, he’s good for one thing, spotting up behind the three-point line and heaving away. And while [...]

LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, Carmelo Anthony, and Chris Paul are kicking off a four-city barnstorming tour in December, hitting Akron on December 1st, New Orleans on December 4th, Chicago on December 7th, and culminating in… East Rutherford’s IZOD Center on December 10th! According to the report, Chris Bosh will play in all four cities, and [...]

Obviously, this is a New Jersey Nets blog, however, the NAS crew absolutely love the NBA in general. So, every week, Mark, Devin, Justin, Danny, Vivek, and/or myself will answer questions regarding the L. 1) Has LeBron James turned a corner? He’s had ice water in his veins this postseason, so is this when he [...]

Obviously, this is a New Jersey Nets blog, however, the NAS crew absolutely love the NBA in general. So, every week, Mark, Devin,  Justin, Danny, Vivek, and/or myself will answer questions regarding the L. 1) Who wins the respective Conference Finals? Mark: In the East, my heart says the Chicago Bulls, but my brain says [...]

After a 24-58 season, the New Jersey Nets will have to make some changes heading into 2012. This week, Nets are Scorching takes a closer look at some soon-to-be-available names. Name: Luc Mbah a Moute Stats: 79 G, 26.5 MPG, 6.7 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.4 BPG, 0.9 SPG, .463 FG%, .000 3p%, .707 [...]

Have you ever watched Jack Johnson box? If not, take a few minutes to watch the video above. The man graced the ring with such power, force, and dominance. He was virtually unbeatable. It’s not a shot in the dark to compare him to the Miami Heat of today’s NBA — so vicious yet so [...]

The New Jersey Nets lose to the Miami Heat for the third time this season — maybe I should hold off on that until they actually play the game, though, to keep things spontaneous. The Nets and Heat play tomorrow evening at 6 PM eastern in the Prudential Center. The Nets have lost nine of their [...]

Eastern Conference bliss, huh? Tonight, the 22-47 New Jersey Nets take on the 17-56 Cleveland Cavaliers. That’s a combined 103 losses and 27.5% winning percentage. Needless to say, this game will be highly entertaining, provided you’re a masochist that hates everything about basketball. The Nets are still without two starters – point guard Deron Williams [...]

This piece is co-written with J.M. Poulard of TrueHoop Network sister site WarriorsWorld. What started as a friendly exchange of e-mails and thoughts on media coverage developed into… well, whatever this is. For the past three or four years, the Kobe-LeBron debate has been at the forefront of NBA discussions as players, coaches, experts, fans [...]

Box Score – Valley Of The Suns – Bright Side Of The Sun “What an entertaining first two quarters in New Jersey.” These words were uttered by Suns announcer Tom Leander near the end of the first half last night. If only he knew what was in store. After A wild final seventeen minutes that [...]