Watching The Nets Through Orange Colored Glasses

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Tuesday evening, I found myself tuning into the fourth quarter of the Nets and Bucks game.
While this on its own is purely anecdotal, the emotion concocted by the Nets remains constant for this diehard Knicks fan: one of utter disdain.
When I watch the Nets, I want them to lose by 30 points on a nightly basis. I want them to be
the laughingstock of the league, for their newfound Kings County fans to stop showing up, and for utter chaos to ensue. In thinking about why this is the case and how it compares to the other intercity sports rivalries here, the main difference just hit me. The Nets in recent years have posed much more a threat to the Knicks than either football or baseball team posed to its respective counterpart.

Recap: Knicks 100, Nets 86

The New York Knicks welcomed the Brooklyn Nets to Madison Square Garden for the first time ever and handed them a 14-point loss.

Brooklyn Nets v New York Knicks

 

First Quarter

The start of this game was quite boring, actually. The crowd was dull, as was the play. Melo, Felton and Chandler played the entire quarter, and helped the Knicks leap out to an early 26-23 lead. Melo led the team with eight points on 3-6 shooting, and put to rest any doubt that he was still injured. Chandler recorded four rebounds and two blocks in the quarter, but, more importantly, held Brook Lopez to four points on 2-8 shooting.

Nets.com, For All Your New York Knicks Needs

Nets.com does not direct to the official website of the Brooklyn Nets, like all other team websites, but, rather, currently points to the Knicks’ website. The domain is owned by CyberMesa through 2014, and they’ve been trying to get the Nets to purchase the domain from them, but the Nets have scoffed at the price tag. Since talking hasn’t worked for CyberMesa, they’ve taken to the web to troll the Nets into purchasing the domain, it seems.

2012 NBA FREE AGENCY – TOP 10 UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

Earlier we highlighted the top 10 restricted free agents in the NBA this summer. Here are our top 10 unrestricted players.

1. Deron Williams, PG, Brooklyn Nets: The star of this summer’s free agency. One of the league’s top five point guards. William’s situation is simple: He will either resign with the Nets or go play in his hometown of Dallas with the Mavs.

2012 NBA Free Agency – Top 10 Restricted Free Agents

No Lockout this summer, Knicks fans! After the long, longer and longest summer for the NBA since 1998, fans have an actual summer of free agency to look forward to. With the flirting just getting started today and actual signings not happening until July 11th, let’s take a look at the top 10 restricted free agents on the market.