Overall, It's a Net Gain

Its been a hot minute, but now that the New York Yankees are ready to take on the world again, i'll be blogging nightly. First, a few thoughts about the New Jersey Nets. It has indeed been a rough season to say the least, but there has been plenty of good things for the positive man to think about. During the first 60 games of the season, there was no need to bother blogging about these Nets because it was a new night, same result. The Nets would lose interest in the game whether it was in the 2nd or 4th quarter, and then their own teammates. It was not a pleasure to watch. But now late in the season, something has clicked. The Nets have won 4 of their last 6 games moving the record to a still meek 11-65, but now have cleared their way out of a record of infamy. From people to expecting the Nets to finish with the worse record of all time, the Nets now have a shot to even finish better than the lowly 15-61 Minnesota Timberwolves. It would hurt their chances for the number one overall pick in the lottery for the upcoming draft, but it would be some type of feat to not finish with the worst record. Inspired basketball is what the Nets are playing and its a good thing to watch. The Nets have a lot to look forward to. They will be moving to the Prudential Center in Newark for the next 2 seasons, and then the stage will be set for them to move to the highly coveted Barclays Center which will be built in Brooklyn. A new owner who is expected to be approved by the league later this month by the name of Mikhail Prokhorov will no doubt about it, make a sizeable impact. This is the 39th richest man in the world who has already taken his Moscow team to the promise land twice, and he's good friends with Vladamir Putin, just throwing that out there. He's kind of a big deal, and the upcoming high profile free agents of the summer will take this man's phone call. With the likely chance of the number one draft pick which could be either Kentucky All-American point guard John Wall, or Ohio State swingman, player of the year Evan Turner, plus a couple good free agents, and a new coach, the Nets could be very well in business. Players like  power fowards Amar'e Stoudemire, Carlos Boozer, David Lee, as well as small forwards Al Harrington and Rudy Gay have all been quoted saying good things with interest about the Nets. The Nets also have 2 first round picks in the draft. Which originally looked like a season to forget now looks like what could possibly be a season to remember, a season that could potentially set the table for a huge turn around for this franchise. The Nets play the Wizards tonight at 6.