December 15, 2012
Brooklyn's Frazier leads Fordham comeback at Barclays
It was quite the homecoming for Branden Frazier. Frazier, a Brooklyn native who played his high school ball at Bishop Loughlin, scored 13 straight points and assisted on the go-ahead...
UFC on FX 6 analysis: Following in coach's footsteps, Pearson knocks out Sotiropoulos
Before Ross Pearson could ever get his hands on George Sotiropoulos, Pearson’s boxing coach did.The way Pearson explains it, Sotiropoulos punched assistant boxing coach Eric Beach off camera during “The...
Three things to watch for in Nets-Bulls
CHICAGO – Less than 24 hours after their wild 107-105 double-overtime win over the Pistons in Brooklyn, the Nets will take on the Bulls tonight at United Center.Here are my...
Knicks assistant will miss game after college graduation
Darrell Walker won't be on the Knicks bench tonight.The assistant coach participated in the University of Arkansas fall commencement ceremony in Fayetteville at Barnhill Arena after finally earning his undergraduate...
Looking back: Nets second-half woes nearly cost them win
The Nets somehow, someway escaped from Friday night’s game against the Pistons in Brooklyn with a 107-105 win in double-overtime, after looking like they were doomed to lose on more...
Domino's founder sues federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in Obamacare
DETROIT — The founder of Domino's Pizza is suing the federal government over mandatory contraception coverage in the health care law. Tom Monaghan, a devout Roman Catholic, says contraception isn't...
Man crushed to death by street sweeper outside Barclays Center
A slow-moving street sweeper struck and killed a man near Barclays Center just hours after the Brooklyn Nets won a homecourt buzzer-beater on Friday night, cops said. The man, whom...
Connecticut victims ID'd as police uncover 'very good evidence' of shooter's motives
The unhinged gunman who slaughtered 26 children and adults yesterday in a elementary school arrived with guns blazing — blasting his way into the building, according to Connecticut State police....
Seven basketball-centric schools officially leaving Big East
WASHINGTON — The seven Big East schools that don’t play FBS football have decided to leave the conference and pursue a new basketball framework. The presidents of the seven schools...
Giants, Jets to wear helmet decals in memory of Newtown school shooting victims
Giants and Jets players will wear decals on their helmets this weekend in remembrance of the lives lost in Newtown, Conn., mass shooting Friday morning.All players will have the initials...
POLL: Should the Mets trade Dickey following his Cy Young season?
RA Dickey was one of the best stories in sports in 2012. He went from the baseball scrap heap to the National League Cy Young winner in under three years....
UPDATE: Mets close to sending Dickey to Blue Jays in potential seven-player trade
The Mets are close to trading Cy Young winner RA Dickey to the Blue Jays in seven-player deal built around elite catcher prospect Travis d’Arnaud. But young center fielder Anthony...
RECRUITING CONFIDENTIAL: New assistant Davis helps Manhattan pull in impressive haul
It was a quiet offseason in the local coaching carousel, as the only new head coaches -- Jack Perri of LIU-Brooklyn and Bashir Mason of Wagner -- were elevated after...
Hillary Clinton faints, sustains concussion
WASHINGTON — The State Department says Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, who skipped an overseas trip this past week because of a stomach virus, sustained a concussion after fainting....
UN court orders immediate release of Argentine ship seized by hedge funder Paul Singer over unpaid debt
BERLIN — A United Nations court ordered the immediate release Saturday of an Argentine navy training ship held in Ghana two months ago at the request of an American hedge...
Police kill gunman who wounded 3 people at Alabama hospital
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A man opened fire early Saturday at a hospital in Alabama, wounding a police officer and two employees before being shot and killed by another officer, authorities...
Coast Guard responding to fuel oil spill in waters off Staten Island
The Coast Guard is responding to a fuel oil spill in the waters off Staten Island. The fuel is leaking from a cargo tank aboard a barge at Mays Ship...
After Conn. school massacre, Brooklyn churches host gun buybacks
A day after 26 people were shot to death in a Connecticut school, two New York churches have invited gun owners to hand in their weapons — no questions asked....
The children killed by school massacre madman Adam Lanza were 6 and 7 years old; all 20 were shot more than once
The gunman who murdered 20 elementary-school students in Newtown, Conn. shot some of the children as many as 11 times — leaving his little victims with wounds the state medical...
Foreign leaders shocked and saddened by Connecticut tragedy
LONDON — As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged US politicians to honor the 28 victims, especially the children, by pushing for stronger...
Egyptians vote on Islamist-backed constitution
CAIRO — With their nation's future at stake, Egyptians lined up Saturday to vote on a draft constitution after weeks of turmoil that have left them deeply divided between Islamist...
WATCH: Obama discusses tragedy during weekly address
President Obama discussed the Connecticut school tragedy during his weekly radio and Internet address this morning, calling for politicians to put partisanship aside in order to better address gun violence....
Two dead after shooting at Las Vegas hotel: police
LAS VEGAS — Police say a man and woman are dead after a murder-suicide shooting at a hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. Las Vegas Police Lt. Ray Steiber says...
Business briefs
Cliff worriesUS stocks fell yesterday as another slide in Apple took a toll and investors unloaded some shares because of the uncertainty surrounding the "fiscal cliff” negotiations.Gupta pleaRajat Gupta, the...
Apple stock off 27% since Sept. 19; Street sour
There is no rest for the Apple-weary. Shares in the highest-valued public company continued their three-month slump yesterday after two Wall Street analysts said sales of its popular iPhone 5...
Best Buy dives on delayed buyout bid
If Christmas comes for Best Buy shareholders, it will probably come about two months late.Investors certainly got a lump of coal yesterday as shares of the struggling electronics chain tumbled...
Hotel to rise on 38th St.
Morris Moinian’s Fortuna Realty Group is buying two small apartment and commercial loft properties at 25 and 27 W. 38th St. that will be torn down to make way for...
Who’s a turkey now? $outhwest’s ‘fat’ fees
What a bunch of turkeys. Southwest Airlines, which has long used a “bags fly free” marketing campaign to separate it from rivals who charge a $50 bag fee — and...
Bad trip for guru in 2012
Ray Dalio, who runs the world’s largest hedge-fund firm, the $130 billion Bridgewater Associates, is in danger of losing his hard-won serenity. Dalio, known for practicing transcendental meditation and creating...
GE brings $10B to life for shares
General Electric Co. will buy back an additional $10 billion of shares and increase its dividend for the fifth time since 2010 as Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Immelt rushes to...
Stock pop for Sirius
Satellite-radio broadcaster Sirius XM Radio rose 7 percent yesterday, the most in four months, after a favorable ruling on how much the company has to pay in music royalties. The...
Be Rihanna for a night
Theresa Scotto is breaking out of the family business. Scotto, whose husband, cookbook-author Anthony, runs the family-owned Fresco by Scotto restaurant in Midtown — as well as a location in...
Zaslav’s a Euro sport
Discovery Communications is going beyond sharks. The owner of Animal Planet, TLC and other cable TV networks announced yesterday it paid $1.7 billion for 12 stations in four Scandinavian countries...
Facebook slips on lockup end
Facebook Inc. fell the most in almost three months after a lockup expiration boosted the number of tradeable shares available by about 156 million. The stock tumbled 5.1 percent to...
History of violence
The worst US elementary- and secondary-school massacres before yesterday: * Andrew Kehoe, a farmer crazed about taxes for schools, blew up a Bath Township, Mich., school on May 18, 1927,...
Another quiet town living a nightmare
Unspeakable. There are no words. Just after 9:30 yesterday morning, as tiny kids settled in from breakfast to learn their ABCs and 123s in a precious elementary school in this...
Shock and grief on the Web after Connecticut tragedy
Parents across the country, terrified by the Connecticut school shooting, expressed their grief and horror on Internet and social-media sites yesterday. “Suddenly it seems more horrifyingly possible that your child...
Quiet Conn. community rocked by unthinkable
Newtown, Conn., is a quiet bedroom community that “we always thought was the safest place in America,” one parent said yesterday. It’s a town of modest affluence. Median family incomes...
Fateful sick day spares aide of tragic principal
Being under the weather saved her life. The secretary of Sandy Hook Elementary School’s principal took a rare day off yesterday — and avoided the bloodbath that claimed the life...
O’s pro-pot shot
It’s OK to get high in states that legalize marijuana, President Obama says. Obama — who smoked weed in his youth — says he won’t sic authorities after Washington state...
Closer to the cliff
No deal.President Obama and Congress have again failed to avoid the fiscal cliff of automatic tax hikes and spending cuts that could plunge the US into another recession.Republican House Speaker...
Obama Sandy aid bill filled with holiday goodies unrelated to storm damage
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s $60.4 billion request for Hurricane Sandy relief has morphed into a huge Christmas stocking of goodies for federal agencies and even the state of Alaska, The...
Prez chats with Rice
President Obama met with UN Ambassador Susan Rice yesterday, a day after she withdrew her name to become the next secretary of state over her discredited explanation of the deadly...
‘Sandy’ $$ naysayer
Mayor Bloomberg yesterday questioned a plan to commit to investing $1 billion of teacher pension funds in post-Sandy rebuilding projects, cautioning that shortfalls in returns would be borne by taxpayers.Comptroller...
A Mike-Liu ‘hail’ storm
Mayor Bloomberg and Comptroller John Liu engaged in a war of words yesterday over the Taxi of Tomorrow. Liu announced that he won’t register a contract negotiated with Nissan for...
‘Hand it to me’
Lawyers for a handless, hate-spewing Islamic preacher said yesterday that he’s struggling to care for himself in the slammer.Manhattan jailbird Abu Hamza al-Masri has yet to be fitted for prosthetic...
Cop was a ‘three’ timer
The married Long Island cop accused of spending hundreds of hours in the beds of two mistresses while claiming to be on duty also had an affair with at least...
‘Dating Game killer’ Alcala pleads guilty to two murders
Cornered by high-tech forensics and low-tech sleuthing, serial sex killer Rodney Alcala took a surprise guilty plea in Manhattan yesterday, admitting he took the lives of two young woman in...
Trustees trust NYU prexy
The president of NYU may be in trouble, but the university’s board of trustees has his back.Confirming an exclusive report in The Post, NYU’s Arts & Sciences faculty announced yesterday...
Pay it, Sam! ‘Casablanca’ piano sold
You must remember this piano. An upright with only 58 keys — used for the song “As Time Goes By” in the classic film “Casablanca” — was auctioned yesterday for...
Ex-Met ‘Doc’ decked by divorce suit
It’s strike two in marriage for ex-Met and Yankee great Dwight “Doc” Gooden. Second wife Monique is suing the all-star pitcher for divorce in a New Jersey court, according to...
Rental Yentl
She’s headed for a different kind of public housing now.A self-made millionairess was sentenced to two months in the slammer yesterday for scamming nearly $80,000 in rent subsidies by illegally...
NYPD Daily Blotter
Manhattan *** A Parks enforcement officer was busted on a petit-larceny rap after stealing cash during an undercover “integrity” test, authorities said yesterday. In June, an undercover investigator posing as...
Madman kills 20 children at Connecticut elementary school, sending shock waves across US
A black-clad gunman stormed into a Connecticut elementary school yesterday and unleashed one of the worst mass killings in US history — executing 20 children, including many from a kindergarten...
Bam: Too many gun atrocities
WASHINGTON — President Obama was wracked with sorrow yesterday, choking on his words and tearing up as he tried to console a grieving nation after the ghastly massacre at a...
Tragedy touches NYPD and Puerto Rico
The nephew of an NYPD lieutenant was among the 20 young children gunned down in yesterday’s Connecticut mass murder at a Connecticut school, a police official said. The lieutenant —...
Father's anguish after losing his son in Connecticut shooting
For little Jesse Lewis, a day that was supposed to be spent making gingerbread houses became the last day of his short life. Grieving father Neil Heslin told The Post...
School gunman was troubled and shy, neighbors and classmates say
Crazed kid-killer Adam Lanza was a troubled “genius” who was painfully awkward and shy. “I know he had issues,” said Beth Israel, whose daughter, Alex, went to school with Lanza....
3 guns, extra ammo, and an evil heart
The crazed gunman who carried out the Connecticut massacre had at least three weapons, including what may have been a banned assault rifle, authorities said. Two semiautomatic pistols were found...
Unimaginable grief of Sandy Hook parents who either find kids or learn of their horrific loss
Frantic parents yesterday converged on Newtown’s firehouse, where too many of them were devastated by the worst possible news — their kids had died in a madman’s massacre at Sandy...
A scene of blood, horror and heroism at tragic Sandy Hook school
It started like any normal December day at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Kids were discussing what presents they want from Santa. The previous night’s holiday concert was the talk among...
Michigan’s thugs & the civility gap
It was an ugly spectacle in Lansing, Mich., the other day. A Republican lawmaker predicted blood on the streets. Profanity-spewing Chamber of Commerce goons went after union demonstrators. Anarcho-capitalists tried...
Making us miss Rice
The White House, which for months hung the beleaguered UN Ambassador Susan Rice out to dry, finally let her fall on her sword. Memo to her detractors: Be careful what...
Midwest union dust up: violence in the spotlight
The Issue: Michigan’s passage of a right-to-work law, letting workers decide whether to be in a union. *** As much as I am in favor of the right-to-work law, after...
The Sandy Hook horror
Call it evil, call it insanity, call it whatever you will — yesterday’s slaughter of the innocents in Connecticut was an act of such unfathomable horror that it defies both...
Rice steps aside
With key senators having lost faith in her, US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice took the path of least resistance Thursday, wisely withdrawing from consideration as President Obama’s...
Pot, gays & change
The US Supreme Court this month agreed for the first time to take on the issue of gay marriage. No matter how it rules, polling data suggest it is only...
After the massacre: what we can know
After tragedies like the Sandy Hook massacre or the Clackamas shooting, you try to make sense of the world you live in. You find yourself trying to find answers. You...
Kid stuff
Saturday: SHINE A LIGHT: Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah, come light the menorah with Moey’s Music Party at the JCC. Not only is the concert free, the first 150 families will get...
Super markets!
FOR VIRTUAL HOMEBODIES The bustling Columbus Circle and Union Square markets are famed for their homespun offerings — from artisanal sausages and French Merchants soaps to handmade wooden puzzles. And...
Knicks' Melo expected to rest sprained ankle vs. Cavaliers
Carmelo Anthony, nursing a sprained left ankle, is listed as questionable for tonight’s game against Cleveland but is not expected to play as he tries to rests up for Monday...
Bennett patterns game after Falcons great
Every week Giants tight end Martellus Bennett watches film of the upcoming opponent, studying its defense to detect any tendencies. That’s not uncommon. What is unique is Bennett will often...
Bradshaw out for Giants, leaving rookie to carry load
There was an alternative to the Giants’ decision to rule out Ahmad Bradshaw for tomorrow’s game against the Falcons. But Tom Coughlin said that wouldn’t have been very smart. “In...
Get playoff boost from Chargers RB
Normally, it is not recommended to abandon the heavyweights who carried your team to the fantasy playoffs. Normally, the Tracker would not suggest you sit your stalwarts. But this week,...
Ex-Nets coach finally coaches in Brooklyn — with Pistons
Lawrence Frank was coaching the Nets when the announcement first came in 2003-04 about the intended move to Brooklyn. He was still in New Jersey when the ground was broken...
Historic twist to boxing day
Today is an historic day for boxing in and out of the ring. It begins at 4:30 p.m. when CBS airs a live boxing match for the first time in...
Sports Shorts
NFL: Matthews due back for Pack vs. Bears The Packers expect to have linebacker Clay Matthews, who has missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, back in the...
NHL owners take it to court
The fourth month of NHL Owners’ Lockout III begins at midnight tonight with the league taking the increasingly bitter battle to the courts, launching another time-consuming gyration. The NHL reacted...
Gulfstream Results
FIRST-1 mile; $17,500; clm($12,500); 3up 2 Lov Numbrs (Grc) 3.80 2.60 2.20 9 Great Escape (Trujillo) 3.20 2.80 3 Mrs. Sinatra (Albarado) 6.80 Scr: Our Crystal Blue. * Exacta (2-9)...
Aqueduct Analysis
Post Time: 12:30 p.m. All horses appear in post position order1. 6 fur; $29,000; clm($15,000); 3upMADMAN DIARIES returns to level of claim, can take this gate to wire. KING ROCK...
Tomorrow’s Aqueduct Entries
All horses appear in post position orderFIRST-1m&70yds; $28,000; clm($14,000); 3up PN Horse, Wt.JockeyLast 3TrainerOdds1 ModernCowboy(L),116J Ortiz4-6-3Jacobson7-52 MachoMuchach(L),121CVelasquz1-1-1Parisella5-13 FagedabouditSl(L),121FArguellJr7-2-2Rojas12-14 Small Town(L),121M Studart5-4-6Barrera10-15 Jemaru(L),116W Garcia4-2-4Englehart4-16 No Questions(L),114P Tomas5-7-1Iselin20-17 PowhatanConty(L),121E Castro1-6-4Englehart3-1SECOND-6 fur; $25,000;...
Aqueduct Charts
December 14th, 2012Clear and Fast©2012 Equibase. All Rights ReservedFIRST-6 fur; $30,000; clm($15,000); 3up(f)Off: 12:34. Good. bumped start, insideTime: 23.92, 47.47, 59.49, 1:12.46.Trainer: Gary ContessaWinner: DK B/ F, 4, by Forestry-Golden...
Vic Cangialosi at Parx Graded Entries
FIRST-1m&70yds; $12,000; clm($5,0); 3up1-a-NrthernBerse2-15-My Lily Lane 15-12-PattyMayCme20-16-HabbyQuatorze4-13-FirstLadyGlenn9-27-Smart Blonde 20-14-APerfectSqeeze8-15-Houdini's Bluff 7-21-a-SereneQueen2-1SECOND-5 1/2 fur; $30,000; cl($25,0); 2YO8-Fly Eagle Fly 5-25-Cumbersome 12-11-Viva Los Feliz 9-26-El Bagre 6-12-Klthemessene12-17-Lyrical Lad 10-13-Time for Spring8-19-GoodsIsCrackin8-14-Frank and...
Gulfstream Analysis
Post Time: 12:45 p.m.FIRST-1 mile; $17,500; clm($10,000); 3upVALLEY STREAM takes big drop in class, goes turf to dirt. SAILING CLEAR pressed pace, held third; steps up. JACKWAGON flashed early speed...
The Post Line
NFLTomorrowFavoriteOpeningCurrent(O/U)UnderdogFALCONS11 1/2(51)GiantsPackers33(43)BEARSSAINTS34(54)BuccaneersRAMS32 1/2(38 1/2)VikingsRedskinsOFF1(37 1/2)BROWNSDOLPHINS77 1/2(37 1/2)JaguarsBroncos2 1/23(48)RAVENSTEXANS89(48)ColtsCHARGERS33(45 1/2)PanthersSeahawks35 1/2(43)x-BuffaloLions6 1/26 1/2(44)CARDINALSSteelers+11 1/2(44)COWBOYSRAIDERS2 1/23(43 1/2)ChiefsPATRIOTS35(47)49ersMondayTITANS11 1/2(41 1/2)Jetsx-at TorontoHome team in CAPSNCAA BasketballFavoriteLineUnderdogUNC17 1/2East Carolinaa-Cincinnati12Marshallb-Indiana12ButlerWright St.3HOFSTRAILL.-CHICAGO11E. Michiganc-Oklahoma1 1/2Texas A&MR. ISLANDPickSmuST. BONA.7Cleveland...
Home Team Lineups
TODAYDec. 15 SUNDec. 16 MONDec. 17 TUEDec. 18 WEDDec. 19 THUDec. 20 FRIDec. 21 Knicks Cleveland7:30MSG NetworkESPN 98.7 FM NO GAME Hou.7:30MSGESPN NO GAME Nets 7:00 MSG ESPN NO GAME...
Today's Sports on the Air
BasketballNoonUNC-Asheville at Ohio State BIG TENNoonEast Carolina at North Carolina ESPNUNoonWestern Carolina at Georgetown SNY2 p.m.Cincinnati at Marshall CBSSN2 p.m.Indiana at Butler CBS2 p.m.Texas A&M at Oklahoma ESPNU2 p.m.Savannah State...
ESPN bans Parker over RG3 rant
It was too offensive, even for “First Take” — the Worldwide Leader in that category. ESPN has suspended co-host Rob Parker for comments he made about Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin...
Stack out for Nets with bum knee
While Brook Lopez made his return to the starting lineup last night, the Nets saw another rotation player take a seat. Jerry Stackhouse, who has turned into an important player...
Johnson's buzzer-beater gives Nets the win in 2OT
This was the exact scenario the Nets envisioned when they traded for Joe Johnson over the summer — the ball in his hands with the clock winding down and the...
Nets sparked by Lopez return
Avery Johnson was staying true to his word. The Nets coach told the world, all the ships at sea and any who would listen that Brook Lopez, just returning from...
Youkilis has no problem with new Yankees mate Joba
The media and fans can believe what they want regarding the relationship between Joba Chamberlain and Kevin Youkilis. However, the Yankees’ new third baseman sounded sincere yesterday on a conference...
Rangers in mix for Yankees' Ibanez
If the Yankees want to bring back Raul Ibanez to fill the hole at designated hitter, they have competition. According to multiple sources, the Rangers are interested in having the...
Jets' Rex upbeat on Tebow’s status
Rex Ryan’s sudden about-face with Tim Tebow appeared to surprise even Tebow himself. Barely 24 hours after telling reporters Tebow’s ribs weren’t healthy enough for him to run the Wildcat...
Bray of hope: Edwards ‘optimistic’ he’ll play for Jets
If it’s up to Braylon Edwards, he’s playing Monday night. The newly re-signed wide receiver was limited in practice again yesterday by a hamstring injury, but Edwards told The Post...
Bengals put Jets on playoff brink
It’s now truly a must-win for the Jets. With the Bengals’ win over the Eagles on Thursday, the Jets game on Monday night with the Titans is an elimination game....
Corner emerges as MVP of wobbly squad
Three games remain in what has been a season rife with profound frustration and disappointment for the Jets, a season in which their chance of making the playoffs has become...
Amazin’s won’t knuckle under Dickey’s laughable threats to leave
This past week at Citi Field, R.A. Dickey broke character — as one of Santa’s elves, at a Mets holiday party centered around young victims of Hurricane Sandy — to...
Proposed deal would send Mets Cy Young winner Dickey to Toronto
R.A. Dickey’s knuckleball may have to dance north of the border next season. According to industry sources, the Mets and Blue Jays were in “serious” discussions last night on a...
Giant flip flop: Wilson's celebration on the shelf
The backflips won’t be back this season. Giants rookie running back David Wilson punctuated all three of his touchdowns Sunday by doing a celebratory backflip. But yesterday he said he...
Record-setting 3-point pace has Knicks atop Eastern Conference
The number has escalated to 641 — the amount of times a Knicks player has launched a shot from beyond the 3-point line in 22 games. By season’s end, at...
Big boss bars ‘Romney’ exit
‘Saturday Night Live” cast member Jason Sudeikis, who seems poised to leave the show after seven years, isn’t going anywhere just yet. “I’m not sure Jason knew when he signed...
Weird but true
“Sorry, darling. It’s your turn to take Rover for his French lesson.’’ A proposed new bylaw would require that all dogs using parks in bilingual Montreal be able to understand...
Brenton does little things to make Seawolves click
Stony Brook had endured seven consecutive losing seasons when Tommy Brenton arrived on campus. It feels like it was eight or nine years ago, he says, but it was only...
Two join MAAC
Monmouth and Quinnipiac will join the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference — leaving the Northeast Conference — and will begin play in the MAAC in the 2013-14 season.The MAAC, which has...
RU’s volatile Rice no lock to keep job
Rutgers basketball coach Mike Rice is on professional thin ice because of his red-hot temper and white-hot tongue. Rice doesn’t want the ice beneath him to crack. His athletic director,...
St. John's debuts at Barclays
Just a week after getting their first crack this season at Madison Square Garden, the Red Storm will descend on Barclays Center today for the first time ever. St. John’s...
Big East 7 set to plunder A-10 for teams
The seven Catholic schools — or Group of Seven — that comprise the core of the Big East Conference are about to play a game they have come to despise....
Fordham looking for 'fresh start' at Barclays
Saturday marks a fresh start for the Rams. Fordham, which is just 1-8 through the first nine games of the season, takes on Princeton in the Barclays Center, but the...
POST POWER RANKINGS: Lopez key to Nets success
Deron Williams is the face of the franchise, but if the Nets have learned anything over the past two weeks, it is that Brook Lopez is the key to them...