The Story of the Brooklyn Nets

The Story of the Brooklyn Nets — page 1

The Story of the Brooklyn Nets — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS THE NOMADIC NETS A PRESCRIPTION FOR SUCCESS 16 GLIMPSES OF HOPE 22 BACK TO BASICS 30 A FRANCHISE FACELIFT 40 INDEX 48 COURTSIDE STORIES HOME couRT DISADVANTAGE 11 TRUST THE DOCTOR 21 A PLAYOFF SHOCKER 24 THE SWAMP DRAGONS 26 CROSSING THE RIVER AGAIN 39 A TRAGIC NEW BEGINNING 46 INTRODUCING BILL MELCHIONNI Buck wLLIAMs DRAZEN PETROVIC DERRICK COLEMAN 29 35 JASON KIDD a seasons as season as a seasons as a DERON WILLIAMS 43

The Story of the Brooklyn Nets — page 3 — THE NOMAD1 NETS E THE HUDSON RIVER SEPARATES NEW JERSEY FROM THE BUSTLING CITY OF NEW YORK Pr RE DIGEST ON THE I

The Story of the Brooklyn Nets — page 4 — BILL MELCHIONNI EI YORK he city of New York New York comprises five boroughs the most populous of which is Brooklyn First established by Dutch immigrants in 1634 as Breukelen it became a focal point of colonial America After the British I took over the settlement in the 1660s the name changed to Brooklyn A century later it was a close witness to the largest battle of the American Revolution as the United States fought to become an independent nation Ever since Brooklyn has remained a home to many coexisting immigrants and ethnic groups embodying the motto Unity makes strength Brooklyn has long appreciated sports organized baseball leagues were in place by the mid 1800s and locals cheered for the Brooklyn Dodgers of Major League Baseball MLB starting in 1890 But when the Dodgers In it woman has

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