Joshburton

LATEST ARTICLES ( 49 )

• Netlinked 11/12/12: The Dancing Man Will Be Absent From the Barclays Center

  

  Those of you who have gone to enough Nets home over the years in New Jersey are bound to see that guy in the bright buttoned-down shirts dancing like an absolut... Read more

  Posted on 13 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 5 Recap: Nets 82, Magic 74

  

  21 rebounds? 21 reboundsThe first quarter was beautiful, the last three quarters were ugly, and the game's result was a win. The Nets swept their first... Read more

  Posted on 12 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 5 Preview: Orlando Magic (2-3) at Brooklyn Nets (2-2)

  

  Ever since Joe Johnson was traded to the Nets this summer, he hasn't had a traditional "Joe Johnson" performance where he scores 20+ points and completely... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 4 Recap: Nets 107, Magic 68

  The Nets needed a win in the worst way when they took on the Orlando Magic last night at Amway Arena, and they ended up getting it in rather comfortable fashion. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 4 Preview: Brooklyn Nets (1-2) at Orlando Magic (3-1)

  

  Arron Afflalo was the biggest piece that the Magic got in the trade with the Lakers, 76ers, and Nuggets that sent Dwight Howard to Los Angeles. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Netlinked 11/9/12: Mehmet Okur, A Net For 17 Games, Retires

  

  Mehmet Okur, a 6'11'' Turkish center who spent last season with the Nets, has retired from the NBA after playing in the league for 10 season. Read more

  Posted on 09 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 3 Recap: Heat 103, Nets 73

  

  Gerald Wallace missed last night's game due to the injury he suffered in the Nets' win against Toronto. He was sorely missed against the Heat. Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Springfield Armor Make a Pair of Trades

  

  Coming on the heels of Friday's D-League Draft, the Springfield Armor, the Nets affiliate, made a pair of trades involving two of the nine players they... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Reviewing My First Regular Season Visit to Barclays Center

  

  As I mentioned before on here, my first regular season game at the Barclays Center was on Monday night, the night of the Nets' excruciating loss to the Minnesot... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 2 Recap: Timberwolves 107, Nets 96

  It took a crazy fourth quarter collapse at the Barclays Center on Monday night to drop the Nets' record to 1-1 on the young season and to send a jubilant... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 2 Preview: Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1) at Brooklyn Nets (1-0)

  

  A Band-Aid: A perfect symbol of the 2012-12 Minnesota TimberwolvesUPDATE: Gerald Wallace (ankle) and Josh Childress (ankle) are both out for tonight's game.... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 1 Recap: Nets 107, Raptors 100

  

  At some points, especially later in the game, the Nets' help defense was phenomenal, like in the picture above. At other points, like in the 1st quarter, that... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Game 1 Preview: Toronto Raptors (0-1) at Brooklyn Nets (0-0)

  

  Finally, the Barclays Center court will see some NBA regular season action tonightWhen: 7:30 pm; Saturday, November 3rd, 2012Where: Barclays Center; Brooklyn,... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Josh Childress Out For Saturday's Opener Against Toronto

  

  The Nets picked up Childress over the summer for the veteran's minimum, on a low-risk, medium-reward kind of signingOn Saturday night, when they open up the... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Tonight's Nets-Knicks Season Opener Postponed

  I know this is old news (as of yesterday) but as a Long Islander (an area of New York that was hit very hard by Hurricane Sandy) without power, the... Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Nets Cut Roster to 15 By Waiving Carleton Scott and James Mays

  

  James Mays (pictured above) and Carleton Scott just didn't get enough of a chance with the Nets in preseason to warrant a roster spot. Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Preseason Game 6 Recap: New York Knicks 97, Brooklyn Nets 95 (OT)

  

  With a 22-point game in just 27 minutes, it looks like D-Will has finally found his shooting stroke, a stroke that wasn't present much of last season and even i... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• New York Islanders to Move to Barclays Center For 2015-16 Season

  

  I love this old logo of the Islanders; however, it probably (note: definitely) won't be accompanying the team to Brooklyn in three years. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Preseason Game 6 Preview: New York Knicks (2-3) at Brooklyn Nets (3-2)

  

  The Coliseum; certainly no Barclays CenterWhen: 7:30 pm; Wednesday, October 24th, 2012Where: Nassau Veterans' Memorial Coliseum; Uniondale, NYTV: MSG... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS

• Nets Release Stephen Dennis; Trim Roster to 17

  

  Dennis, an undrafted rookie from Kutztown, was signed by the Nets over the summer on a training camp inviteIn order to continue the eventual cutdown of their... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2012 BASKETBALL, SPORTS