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Nets cut Luis Scola, because what's the point?
The Nets waived forward Luis Scola on Monday, parting ways with their oldest player, who had an impact in the locker room but less so on the court. The 36-year-old...
Nets newcomer gets top grade in rough midseason report card
The Nets ended the first half of the season not only with the league’s worst record, 9-47, but with a 16-game home losing streak, which is the third longest in...
Bad to worse: Nets gear for Warriors and Cavaliers
For the holidays the NBA schedule-makers gave the Nets the league’s version of a lump of coal: A three-game stretch of road games at Toronto and Cleveland, sandwiched around Thursday’s...
Nets' weakness could be exploited by Pistons' rebounding machine
Coach Kenny Atkinson knew before the Nets’ first game that rebounding could be a problem this season, and on Monday, the Bulls exploited the issue, holding a plus-13 edge on...
Nets' new era begins with Jeremy Lin at the controls
BOSTON — With the Nets’ season — and Kenny Atkinson’s tenure as coach — tipping off Wednesday night against the Celtics at TD Garden, they know they’re not winning an...
How Nets believe they can turn around NBA-worst defense
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson is just 21 years old, but finds himself expected to be the defensive leader of the league’s worst defense. As far as the Nets’ wing is concerned, defense...
Nets will abide by this four-letter 'P' word all season long
BOSTON — The first three words on the grease board in the Nets’ locker room make it clear what their philosophy is, what they’re working on. Pace. Pace. And —...
Nets shield Isaiah Whitehead from being too awful too soon
Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said one of his biggest tasks is keeping his young players from getting overwhelmed by the season’s inevitable ups and downs, and he’s trying to make...
The one positive the Nets can take out of a game they blew
After getting humiliated defensively in their two previous preseason games, the Nets challenged themselves to put up more of a fight. They did Thursday. And though it wasn’t enough to...
Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah return dates unknown
The Knicks likely will be waiting close to another week before either of their big offseason additions return to the court. Derrick Rose opted to remain in Los Angeles because...
Jeremy Lin's social protest view gets backing from Nets
Jeremy Lin has said if the Nets engage in any form of social protest, they would do it as a team or not at all. And that is just fine...
What Luis Scola brings to Nets that goes beyond score sheet
The Nets didn’t just sign Luis Scola to score or rebound, but to lead and teach. On that front, coach Kenny Atkinson insists the veteran Argentinian is worth every penny....
Nets get body makeovers, but Brook Lopez misses Slurpees
Nets coach Kenny Atkinson said the biggest key in the NBA is getting players to buy in. Look at the reshaped bodies and listen to the gushing praise and it’s...
Preseason expectations leave Nets nowhere to go but up
After the Nets posted the third-worst record (21-61) in the NBA last season, Las Vegas oddsmakers have tabbed them to be dead-last this time around. Brooklyn has a new general...
Dogged Nets know the only way they can win games
Everybody from Las Vegas to video-game designers expect Brooklyn to be arguably the worst team in the NBA. After going 21-61 last season and not adding any All-Star talent in...
Team USA's tightrope now gets tested in elimination games
“Americans love a winner and will not tolerate a loser” — Gen. George Patton to the Third Army, 1944; immortalized by George C. Scott in “Patton.” Team USA ended men’s...
Carmelo Anthony likes leading Team USA minus Knicks burden
LAS VEGAS — When the US Olympic Team gathered Sunday night for its first meeting, Carmelo Anthony was asked to give a little speech. The Olympic coaching staff believes Anthony’s...
Nets' Luis Scola can't believe the rent prices in Brooklyn
LAS VEGAS — During a press conference at UNLV to announce the junior NBA program coming to Argentina, Luis Scola was handed a black Nets jersey. The face of the...
You can see Popovich's influence on Nets at the Olympics
Brooklyn is nothing if not diverse. And the NBA team that calls it home reflects just that. The international imprint is everywhere on the Nets. It’s among players: There are...