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| Winless Nets hope to avoid worst start in NBA history vs. Mavs |
NBA Basketball |
12/02/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets try to avoid the NBA's worst-ever start when they open a two-game homestand Wednesday night versus the Dallas Mavericks at the IZOD Center. The 0-17 start by the Nets ties them with the 1988-89 expansion Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers in the lockout-shortened 1999 season. The Nets can have the record to themselves if they lose tonight at home, where they are winless in six games this season. Before New Jersey closed out a four-game road trip Sunday against the L |
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| Vandeweghe takes over on Nets bench |
NBA Basketball |
12/01/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The winless New Jersey Nets have named Kiki Vandeweghe the team's interim head coach, replacing the fired Lawrence Frank. New Jersey has tied an NBA record with an 0-17 start and could become the first team to open a campaign with 18 consecutive losses on Wednesday when the Dallas Mavericks visit the Izod Center. Vandeweghe has been serving as the Nets' general manager since May 2008, after first joining the organization on December 31, 2007 as special assistant to club |
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| GM Vandeweghe takes coaching reins of hapless Nets |
NBA Basketball |
12/01/2009 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -As the New Jersey Nets try to dodge NBA ignominy, their next opponent couldn't be more appropriate. When the Nets seek to avoid losing a record-setting 18th straight game to open the season Wednesday, they'll face Dallas point guard Jason Kidd, one of the stars they traded away to save money and get younger. They'll meet All-Star Dirk Nowitzki, mentioned as proof of Kiki Vandeweghe's talent for developing young players. In Dallas, Vandeweghe also worked with Del Harris, who w |
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| GM Vandeweghe to coach Nets rest of season |
NBA Basketball |
12/01/2009 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -New Jersey Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe will serve as the team's coach for the rest of the season. The Nets made the official announcement Tuesday morning. The Nets fired Lawrence Frank, their coach for 6 1/2 seasons, on Sunday morning. They lost to the Lakers under interim coach Tom Barrise that night, tying the 1988-89 Miami Heat and 1999 Los Angeles Clippers by losing 17 consecutive games to open a season. They interviewed candidates Monday and decided to go with |
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| Nets reportedly to name Vandeweghe head coach |
NBA Basketball |
12/01/2009 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets have called a news conference for 10:30 a.m. (et) on Tuesday, when they will reportedly name current general manager Kiki Vandeweghe their head coach. The move comes in the wake of the firing of Lawrence Frank Sunday. Assistant coach Tom Barrise served as interim head man that night, but the Nets lost in Los Angeles to the Lakers, dropping their record to 0-17. That ties the worst start in league history with the 1988-89 expansion Miami Heat and the L |
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| On Basketball: Future hopes make Nets hopeless now |
NBA Basketball |
12/01/2009 |
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The New Jersey Nets play in a place often referred to as the Swamp, a nickname that has never been more fitting because the Nets are definitely stuck. Stuck between two states. Stuck between two owners. Stuck between a future full of hope and a seemingly hopeless present. So the Nets will have a hard time avoiding an NBA-record 18th straight loss Wednesday to open a season. And it wouldn't be a surprise if the skid reaches 20 or more games because the team wasn't that good in the first place, even bef |
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| AP Source: Vandeweghe to coach Nets rest of season |
NBA Basketball |
11/30/2009 |
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A person with knowledge of their plans says New Jersey Nets general manager Kiki Vandeweghe will coach the team for the rest of the season. Vandeweghe won't coach his first game with the team until Friday, the person told The Associated Press. The person requested anonymity because the Nets don't plan to announce their plans until Tuesday. Tony Barrise, who led the team Sunday night after Lawrence Frank was fired, will coach again Wednesday against Dallas, when the Nets can set an NBA record with an 18t |
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| After home slide, Heat hitting the road |
NBA Basketball |
11/30/2009 |
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| n't be any tougher than playing at home has been lately for the slumping Heat. Miami has lost six of its last nine games overall, not to mention four of its last six at home - and both those wins were one-point buzzer-beaters, first over the lowly New Jersey Nets on Nov. 17, and then a New Orleans Hornets team without Chris Paul five nights later. So maybe a change of scenery will do some good. Barely a few hours removed from a 92-85 loss at home to the Boston Celtics, Miami left early Monday morning for |
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| Nets relieve Frank after franchise-worst start |
NBA Basketball |
11/30/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Nets, off to one of the worst starts in NBA history, fired head coach Lawrence Frank prior to Sunday night's 106-87 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The defeat Sunday dropped the club to 0-17, tying the worst start in league history with the 1988-89 expansion Miami Heat and the LA Clippers in the lockout-shortened 1999 season. Nets assistant coach Tom Barrise served as interim coach Sunday as the club searches for a permanent replacement. "I want to thank Lawre |
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| New coach, same story: Nets tie futility mark with 0-17 start |
NBA Basketball |
11/30/2009 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - New coach, same old story for the New Jersey Nets, who now share a dubious NBA record after losing their 17th straight game to begin the season. Their latest defeat came in a 106-87 blowout by the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers, hours after the Nets fired head coach Lawrence Frank. The 0-17 start by the Nets ties them with the 1988-89 expansion Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Clippers in the lockout-shortened 1999 season. The Nets can have the record to themselves |
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