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I’m going through all of the media press conferences with the Kenny and the players.

DeAndre Jordan is hilarious! I didn’t know how much of a jokester he was/is.

i didnt see wilson chandler at media day, anyone see him? so hyped for this season even with durant probably not playing.

MrDollarBills wrote:Yo my eyes actually teared up just now. I can't believe this is happening.

All praises due to Sean Marks. He turned this team into the place to be.

Yeah...this summer was really busy for me, so after the initial euphoria of getting Kyrie and KD, I got subsumed by work and personal stuff. Now that the season is on the horizon and we can see these guys in Nets uniforms, the shock is coming back again.

We’ve been through a lot as a franchise. 10 years ago or so, we weren’t even sure if this team would still be in the area. I won’t write an entire novel but from the team hemorrhaging money to Ratner dismantling the team to Kidd wanting out (and winning a title elsewhere) to Yormark promoting reversible jerseys with other teams players on them, we were in a horrific spot. The infamous pic of the Nets 2010 free agent haul after missing out on LBJ was a perfect encapsulation of what it felt like to be a Nets fan. Oh and we struck out on the Melo sweepstakes as well. No one wanted to come to the Nets.

Then we had the roller coaster of 2011-2016. The move to Brooklyn was great and having a rich owner willing to spend tons of money on the franchise in Prokhorov was fantastic. But we also had D-Will’s moodyness, Billy King’s catastrophic decisions, and a general feeling of mediocrity throughout the organization.

2016 through the present has been a dream. Marks and Kenny were better than I think any of us thought they would be. It seemed like we hit on 80-85% of the opportunities we had including having the fortune of missing out on RFAs who signed our offer sheets. Despite all of this, I still had the lingering feeling that we wouldn’t be perceived as a top destination for the NBA’s elite. Fortunately for us, a star free agent was from New Jersey and wanted to come home. And he just so happened to be best friends with a top 3 NBA superstar who was also a free agent.

None of this would’ve been possible if we didn’t have the right GM, coach, location, infrastructure, and developing players. The stars aligned for us in many ways. Of course, we haven’t won anything yet but the fact that we got the players we now have is almost like a mini-championship in itself. We’ve finally been validated as a franchise and it feels awesome!

Pinch me this is not real. I'm still is disbelief.

This team will be SCARY.

I liked what I heard, I thought that Kyrie was especially great, both in his press conference and the YES TV interview. I hope he stays healthy because I think he'll have a huge year for us.

For anyone who missed it, a recap of the Media Day interviews.

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Did you see Musa taking pics with KD? That **** was awesome

and yeah, we need those guys to all to show significant improvement

NyCeEvO wrote:

MrDollarBills wrote:Yo my eyes actually teared up just now. I can't believe this is happening.

All praises due to Sean Marks. He turned this team into the place to be.

Yeah...this summer was really busy for me, so after the initial euphoria of getting Kyrie and KD, I got subsumed by work and personal stuff. Now that the season is on the horizon and we can see these guys in Nets uniforms, the shock is coming back again.

We’ve been through a lot as a franchise. 10 years ago or so, we weren’t even sure if this team would still be in the area. I won’t write an entire novel but from the team hemorrhaging money to Ratner dismantling the team to Kidd wanting out (and winning a title elsewhere) to Yormark promoting reversible jerseys with other teams players on them, we were in a horrific spot. The infamous pic of the Nets 2010 free agent haul after missing out on LBJ was a perfect encapsulation of what it felt like to be a Nets fan. Oh and we struck out on the Melo sweepstakes as well. No one wanted to come to the Nets.

Then we had the roller coaster of 2011-2016. The move to Brooklyn was great and having a rich owner willing to spend tons of money on the franchise in Prokhorov was fantastic. But we also had D-Will’s moodyness, Billy King’s catastrophic decisions, and a general feeling of mediocrity throughout the organization.

2016 through the present has been a dream. Marks and Kenny were better than I think any of us thought they would be. It seemed like we hit on 80-85% of the opportunities we had including having the fortune of missing out on RFAs who signed our offer sheets. Despite all of this, I still had the lingering feeling that we wouldn’t be perceived as a top destination for the NBA’s elite. Fortunately for us, a star free agent was from New Jersey and wanted to come home. And he just so happened to be best friends with a top 3 NBA superstar who was also a free agent.

None of this would’ve been possible if we didn’t have the right GM, coach, location, infrastructure, and developing players. The stars aligned for us in many ways. Of course, we haven’t won anything yet but the fact that we got the players we now have is almost like a mini-championship in itself. We’ve finally been validated as a franchise and it feels awesome!

Can't also forget Spencer Dinwiddie who was doing some major tampering behind the scenes. It's easy to look from the outside but Spencer was clearly giving Irving the goods on what's going on here.

MrDollarBills wrote:Did you see Musa taking pics with KD? That **** was awesome

and yeah, we need those guys to all to show significant improvement

yeah, dzanan was having durant on his story and durant invited him to take picture with him

dzanan has bigger legs than durant and i consider dzanan to be skinny (not as before, but still needs to put some muscle)

they are young, talented guys and brooklyn is a good place for development, they should make it... i admit i didnt like brooklyn before, i couldnt stand watching that team coached by likes of avery johnson, pj carlesimo and lionel hollins and watching some guys like blatche, anderson (i think thats his surname and i probably forgot some players)... i watched that team cause of teletovic, as whole country was, he was our first player in the nba and brooklyn home games were starting at 01:00 am or 01:30 am... two of our three nba players are starting their nba career at the brooklyn nets

MrDollarBills wrote:

NyCeEvO wrote:

MrDollarBills wrote:Yo my eyes actually teared up just now. I can't believe this is happening.

All praises due to Sean Marks. He turned this team into the place to be.

Yeah...this summer was really busy for me, so after the initial euphoria of getting Kyrie and KD, I got subsumed by work and personal stuff. Now that the season is on the horizon and we can see these guys in Nets uniforms, the shock is coming back again.

We’ve been through a lot as a franchise. 10 years ago or so, we weren’t even sure if this team would still be in the area. I won’t write an entire novel but from the team hemorrhaging money to Ratner dismantling the team to Kidd wanting out (and winning a title elsewhere) to Yormark promoting reversible jerseys with other teams players on them, we were in a horrific spot. The infamous pic of the Nets 2010 free agent haul after missing out on LBJ was a perfect encapsulation of what it felt like to be a Nets fan. Oh and we struck out on the Melo sweepstakes as well. No one wanted to come to the Nets.

Then we had the roller coaster of 2011-2016. The move to Brooklyn was great and having a rich owner willing to spend tons of money on the franchise in Prokhorov was fantastic. But we also had D-Will’s moodyness, Billy King’s catastrophic decisions, and a general feeling of mediocrity throughout the organization.

2016 through the present has been a dream. Marks and Kenny were better than I think any of us thought they would be. It seemed like we hit on 80-85% of the opportunities we had including having the fortune of missing out on RFAs who signed our offer sheets. Despite all of this, I still had the lingering feeling that we wouldn’t be perceived as a top destination for the NBA’s elite. Fortunately for us, a star free agent was from New Jersey and wanted to come home. And he just so happened to be best friends with a top 3 NBA superstar who was also a free agent.

None of this would’ve been possible if we didn’t have the right GM, coach, location, infrastructure, and developing players. The stars aligned for us in many ways. Of course, we haven’t won anything yet but the fact that we got the players we now have is almost like a mini-championship in itself. We’ve finally been validated as a franchise and it feels awesome!

Can't also forget Spencer Dinwiddie who was doing some major tampering behind the scenes. It's easy to look from the outside but Spencer was clearly giving Irving the goods on what's going on here.

Musa was supposed to be the next best thing out of europe after Luka. Seeing Musa's reaction on draft night in the stands. Also seeing the improvement of Kurucs. Tells me that Musa is a long term investment that will pay off for us when he reaches Allstar level. The basketball world will be shocked. But not me or us!