NETS UNBEATEN IN TWO-COUNTRY TOUR

IF ONLY IT COUNTED

The Nets are 2-0 in pre-season. They ended their European trek with a second close win over the Heat, this one by 94-92 today before a sellout crowd that probably had some soccer hooligans in London...more >

New Jersey Nets

• NETS ROOKIE DOUGLAS-ROBERTS OFF TO ROARING START

  By FRED KERBER

  October 12, 2008 -

  Basketball I.Q. and confidence. Those are the two strongest traits Chris Douglas-Roberts brings to the court. But no one will argue if he keeps bringing 18 points a game, either. That's what...more >

• CARTER TWEAKS HAMMY

  By FRED KERBER

  October 10, 2008 -

  All eyes - and defenses - will be on Vince Carter this season. But to state the obvious, he can't do it alone. The Nets need others producing. Like yesterday. Carter strained his left hamstring...more >

• PARLE VOUS NETS?

  By FRED KERBER

  October 9, 2008 -

  See the Louvre. Photograph the Eiffel Tower. Avoid Paris Hilton jokes if possible. Start establishing a rotation. Sounds like the Nets and coach Lawrence Frank have a pretty full plate for...more >

• NETS BRING HOMEWORK TO EUROPE

  By FRED KERBER

  October 7, 2008 -

  The Nets can fracture a whole new language together, get spiffy stamps on their passports for places other than Canada, see just how low the dollar has sunk compared to the Euro. And they can play...more >

• SWIFT HOPES TO BREAK THROUGH BIG-MAN JAM

  By FRED KERBER

  October 5, 2008 -

  The last thing Stromile Swift wants to do is play "what if?" Been there, done that. And changing the past isn't like changing a tire. But the 6-foot-10 Nets power forward can't...more >

• FINALLY HEALTHY, YI REWARDING NETS' FAITH

  By FRED KERBER

  October 4, 2008 -

  Yi Jianlian's shooting was off, as should have been expected, because he had been out for a week with a sprained left ankle. His defense was shaky, as should have been expected, because he's...more >

• NETS' VETS SEEK ADVICE FROM ROOK

  By FRED KERBER

  October 3, 2008 -

  The story is well known by now. The Nets never thought Chris Douglas-Roberts would be available to them at the 40th spot in the NBA draft. Chris Douglas-Roberts never thought he would be...more >

• BOONE STAKES HIS CLAIM

  By FRED KERBER

  October 2, 2008 -

  Josh Boone admits it. Confidence never has been a strong suit. And not just in the pros. Dating back to UConn, the Nets' center seemed to have less faith in himself than others held in him...more >

• THORN: YOUNG, RETOOLED NETS PLAYOFF BOUND

  By FRED KERBER

  October 1, 2008 -

  There is no Jason Kidd, no Richard Jefferson, no top-to-bottom track record. But, to Nets president Rod Thorn, there still should be no reason to expect anything less than the playoffs. Thorn...more >

• NETS BOSS HAD BUMPY RIDE IN SURGERY

  By PETER VECSEY

  September 30, 2008 -

  TODAY is Part II of my exclusive series on metropolitan NBA presidents who've recently suffered frightening medical problems. Sunday, Knicks chief Donnie Walsh revealed a cancerous part of...more >