Nets gotta stay in NJ!!!!!!!!!! Were is your spirit??? and i saw some article about some ppl taking the whole building complex too court, or something like that, on netsdaily.com, wat was that about??
The Nets being in Brooklyn won't make them a better team. Why would LeBron want to go to the Nets anyway? If anything he would rather play for the Knicks.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Why would LeBron want to go to the Nets anyway? If anything he would rather play for the Knicks.</div> Why is that? Do the Knicks have some trophy the Nets don't?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mr. J @ Dec 25 2007, 12:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Nets being in Brooklyn won't make them a better team.</div> No but it will draw more fans. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Why would LeBron want to go to the Nets anyway? If anything he would rather play for the Knicks.</div> Based on what?
A bit of history. The Nets were originally an ABA team in NYC. They had the infamous Dr. J as their star. When the NBA and ABA merged, the owner of the Knicks forced the Nets to move to New Jersey so they wouldn't have a competing team in their back yard. I'm not familiar enough with the NYC/NJ area to claim to be an expert or anything. It seems like teams have been moving TO New Jersey (Giants, for example) rather than the other way around. However, if the Nets want to move to their proper home in NYC, why not?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Denny Crane @ Dec 25 2007, 12:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>A bit of history. The Nets were originally an ABA team in NYC. They had the infamous Dr. J as their star. When the NBA and ABA merged, the owner of the Knicks forced the Nets to move to New Jersey so they wouldn't have a competing team in their back yard. I'm not familiar enough with the NYC/NJ area to claim to be an expert or anything. It seems like teams have been moving TO New Jersey (Giants, for example) rather than the other way around. However, if the Nets want to move to their proper home in NYC, why not?</div> The Nets were originally an ABA team in New Jersey. They came into existance as the New Jersey Americans in 1967. They played in the Teaneck Armory, which coincidentally happens to be Lawrence Frank's hometown.
http://sportstwo.com/NBADB/Franchise/NJN Played 1 season in NJ as the Americans, 8 in NY as the Nets.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (jtballa2o1 @ Dec 25 2007, 10:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>How were the Knicks able too kick the Nets out of New York?</div> The ABA was on the verge of folding and the NBA agreed to take in 4 teams: Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, New York Nets, and Denver Nuggets. The Knicks ownership objected to the Nets playing in New York because the Nets would compete with the Knicks for ticket sales, TV contracts, and so on. So the owners demanded that the Nets move out of New York or there'd be no deal. The Nets basically had no choice. The rest of the ABA teams folded and the players were drafted by the NBA teams. Notably, the Celtics didn't draft any ABA players while the 76ers ended up with two megastars in the draft: Dr. J and George McGinnis. The 76ers were immediate contenders for the title almost every season after that.
I don't know about Lebron, but the Nets need brooklyn to keep from being the laughing stock of the NBA with regard to home attendance. eek.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kidd @ Dec 25 2007, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Why would LeBron want to go to the Nets anyway? If anything he would rather play for the Knicks.</div> Why is that? Do the Knicks have some trophy the Nets don't? </div> For some weird reason players would love to play in NY with the Knicks take for example Kobe and LeBron.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Bynumite @ Dec 25 2007, 02:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Kidd @ Dec 25 2007, 09:24 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Why would LeBron want to go to the Nets anyway? If anything he would rather play for the Knicks.</div> Why is that? Do the Knicks have some trophy the Nets don't? </div> For some weird reason players would love to play in NY with the Knicks take for example Kobe and LeBron. </div> Ok and the Nets are moving to NY.
Well I guess they will draw more interest for LeBron, but the Knicks will still me in more interest don't know why though.
I don't see LeBron leaving the Cavs. He grew up in Cleveland and was such a star in HS that they had PPV channels for his games. He has a huge following.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mr. J @ Dec 25 2007, 12:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The Nets being in Brooklyn won't make them a better team. Why would LeBron want to go to the Nets anyway? If anything he would rather play for the Knicks.</div> lmfao, no smiley at the end? were you serious? FYI, jayZ and LeBron and VERY close friends, Nike is pushing LBJ to play in the Ny area, the Knicks are a joke to NBA history
