The_Admiral Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 I didn't even think you liked the NBA that much. If they were called the New York Nets, would you still be a Nets fan? ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintsfan Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Their following sucks because why be a Nets fan when you can be a Knicks fan? Even when the Knicks are crappy, it's still really cool to like the New York Knicks.Because some of appriciate their ABA legacy and they are the NEW JERSEY NetsPersonally I think that The Brooklyn Nets would be much easier to market than the New Jersey Nets. Losing a team through relocation is never easy, but you mention the ABA heritage, but they were the New York Nets in the ABA. Why not let New York have them back? I'm not sure that New Jersey has ever really found much of an identity for the Nets. Certainly they haven't had much success. To me, I think Brooklyn would be a much better location for the Nets. 2011/12 WFL Champions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Nobody's "losing a team." They'd essentially be moving down the street. If you live in Bergenfield and can't be arsed to drive to a Nets game in Brooklyn, you probably couldn't be arsed to drive to a game in the Meadowlands either, and that would explain a lot about why this organization is such a failure.I don't like the way "Brooklyn Nets" sounds when "New York Nets" rolls off the tongue so much better ("The Brooklynettes" sound like The Rockettes but sassier), fits right in with the Mets and Jets, and allows them to market themselves to the whole tri-state area. Pursuing a Brooklyn-based identity is a silly affectation and desperate grasp for a bygone era when Brooklyn was not only an independent muncipality but one of the most important ones in America. Most Brooklynites are surely unwavering Knicks fans, and I don't expect them to abandon one of the NBA's cornerstones for the crappy Nets because "Brooklyn" is in their name. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Nobody's "losing a team." They'd essentially be moving down the street. If you live in Bergenfield and can't be arsed to drive to a Nets game in Brooklyn, you probably couldn't be arsed to drive to a game in the Meadowlands either, and that would explain a lot about why this organization is such a failure.I don't like the way "Brooklyn Nets" sounds when "New York Nets" rolls off the tongue so much better ("The Brooklynettes" sound like The Rockettes but sassier), fits right in with the Mets and Jets, and allows them to market themselves to the whole tri-state area. Pursuing a Brooklyn-based identity is a silly affectation and desperate grasp for a bygone era when Brooklyn was not only an independent muncipality but one of the most important ones in America. Most Brooklynites are surely unwavering Knicks fans, and I don't expect them to abandon one of the NBA's cornerstones for the crappy Nets because "Brooklyn" is in their name.Rename the team the "Brooklyn Knights", give a WNBA team the Nets monicker and everything is fixed. Say if fast, "Brooklyn Knights". It would instantly become the best name in american professional sports. Agh, that would be so cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eye Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Wasatch, you could be right that New Jersey might not be the best place for the Nets. Even when the team went to two straight NBA Finals and had all those post finals competitive years, the Izod Center (formerly Continental Airlines Arena) was nowhere near 100% capacity. New Jersey just has terrible fans all around, but Nets fans are miles ahead of Devils fans.That's pretty sad. Why is their following so bad?The team has been a perennial loser other than the run this decade, geographic proximity to New York, what The Admiral said about how it is cooler to be a Knicks fan, the fact that the arena is difficult to get to and New Jersey fans of any sport are all around terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Say if fast, "Brooklyn Knights". It would instantly become the best name in american professional sports. Agh, that would be so cool.Yes. Brooklynites, because that is what they would be. Clever, I guess, but I still have too many reservations about this strange Neo-Brooklyn fetishization. Maybe I just enjoyed Roger Kahn's The Boys of Summer too much (everyone should at least read the first half about Good Old Brooklyn before he just follows around old guys), but Brooklyn was--operative word was--something really special, and to bestow its name on a sports team from the 'burbs residing in some opulent "mixed-use complex" which ends up evicting actual Brooklynites kind of belies the spirit of the borough to me. Then again, when you consider that a lot of people now associate Brooklyn with trust fund babies "slumming it" in gentrified warehouses, maybe this is more in the spirit of the borough than anything.At least it's not egregiously feminine like Brooklynettes. There, I hope that suggestion has been ruined forever. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 YIKES! So, if it weren't for the opening game win over the Nets, we would talking about the Timberwolves being the only winless team. They have both lost 11 straight since. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDC Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I really hope JR Smith gets hurt when he tries getting off his high horse ---Owner of the NHA's Philadelphia Quakers, the UBA's Chicago Skyliners, and the CFA's Portland Beavers (2010 CFA2 Champions)--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 I really hope JR Smith gets hurt when he tries getting off his high horseHe is Earl Smith, now as he wants to use his birth name. And the needs more Earls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasatch Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I really hope JR Smith gets hurt when he tries getting off his high horseHe is Earl Smith, now as he wants to use his birth name. And the needs more Earls!Is this his attempt to be like Earl the Pearl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I guess there does need to be more Earls since My Name is Earl was cancelled.If it helps my middle name is Earl. www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLChandler Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Oden had his first big night of the season, with many more to come. Dark horse All-Star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Wizards owner Abe Pollin has passed away at the age of 85.Pollin was the NBA's longest-tenured owner, having bought the Baltimore Bullets in 1964. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDC Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Oden had his first big night of the season, with many more to come. Dark horse All-Star.In the process of shutting down possible dark horse all-star Joakim Noah (hes putting up the numbers at least (and the dunks))I think Oden will be an important part of the Blazers future, theres a lot to like about Goden. He did a nice job last night. ---Owner of the NHA's Philadelphia Quakers, the UBA's Chicago Skyliners, and the CFA's Portland Beavers (2010 CFA2 Champions)--- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Stephen A. Smith is reporting that Allen Iverson has retired.#1: I didn't know Stephen A. Smith still covered sports.#2: Welp, I guess the writing was on the wall if the Knicks decided that they didn't want him.So long to one of the better players to ever step foot on a NBA court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMac12 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Can someone explain Phoenix' hot start, no pun intended? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 A.I. is retiring? "Did Tawana tell you that?"I'm sure no one, especially not A.I. himself, figured he'd be going out like this. So long, Bubbachuck...pound for pound one of the toughest ballers to ever lace 'em up. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Can someone explain Phoenix' hot start, no pun intended?1) Shaq's gone.2) They've returned to the run n' gun style of offense that best suits their star players. Which is pretty much another way of saying Shaq's gone. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Allen Iverson is one of the greatest NBA players of my time. Granted I'm only 16, but he was still great. I'm sort of sad to see him go, but it's probably time. Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I still think that this retirement will end as soon as a playoff contender finally decides to take a flyer on him. So yeah, I think that this retirement is going to last as long as he doesn't have anybody asking for him to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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