NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News,... (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
The Nets four reliable beat reporters were at the United Center this morning and were immediately struck by the site of TerrenceWilliams running the stairs in the arena with assistant coach Doug Overton. Was this punishment for TWill’s controversial tweets the past 24 hours, where he essentially questioned if he would have been better off [...]
NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News,... (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
When I asked TerrenceWilliams about his involvement with social media just after the Nets drafted him with the 11th pick overall, he told me: Some of the fans actually believe that basketball players are too cocky or arrogant, and some believe that we’re not real, that we’re not human as funny as it may sound. [...]
Maybe it was just a coincidence, but probably not. When we walked into the United Center this morning, TerrenceWilliams was nowhere to be found. Oh wait, isn't that him way up in section 122? Yeah, it is. Running stairs with assistant coach Doug Overton. An "extra workout" was the way Kiki explained it. Williams said it was his idea, along with Overton. But trotting...
Who amongst us hasn’t wondered aloud what it might be like to work for a different employer? Nets rookie F TerrenceWilliams, who received a DNP in last night’s upset of Chicago, might want to keep such thoughts to himself in the future after a Twitter post (what else?) resulted in discipline more fitting a [...]
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Al Iannazzone over at Nets Insider looks at the misfortune of Yi Jianlian. Recapping the past 24 hours of Twittergate, Dave D’Alessandro adds in his story this morning that TWill’s benching last night was strictly a coincidence, according to Rod Thorn. On Twitter last night, TerrenceWilliams compliments his teammates and nothing else. Bleacher Report says that last [...]
... and then throwing a lob on the break to Lopez for a basket. He finished with 12 points, while TerrenceWilliams had 17. The loss could put more pressure on Nets coach Lawrence Frank, who won his first 13 games after he was promoted in January 2004 and now has a losing streak that matches it. Things aren't much better for the Knicks (3-9), but they're better than the Nets. New York
NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News,... (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
Kiki Vandeweghe wants TerrenceWilliams to take it to the basket more. Dime is the next publication to say the Nets have a better future than the Knicks. The Orlando Sentinel also looks at the Nets’ long-term prospects. Dime also calls Chris Douglas-Roberts the Atlantic Division’s most improved player in this young season. AY Report with some news [...]
... of “Fire Dunleavy, ” which surely made Bill Simmons smile. New Jersey 103, Chicago 101: Rookie TerrenceWilliams can stop t yping all the negative thoughts that pop into his head – the Nets just picked up victory No. 2! Guess who bricked in the end for Chicago? Everybody’s favorite chucker, John Salmons. The play was designed for Derrick Rose, who was unstoppable in the 4th quarter...
NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News,... (Free subscription) | 12/09/2009
... finished with 11 offensive boards, while giving up 16 to the Bulls. “DNP – Coache’s Decision” for TerrenceWilliams, who may face disciplinary action from the team for his Twitter antics, according to Dave D’Alessandro . The Nets looked fantastic in the third quarter, outscoring the Bulls 26-16, but the Bulls gave them everything they had in the fourth, outscoring the Nets 31-23....
NetsAreScorching - New Jersey Nets Blog - Nets News,... (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... to try and match-up better with the Knicks. In some instances, this led to Trenton Hassell and TerrenceWilliams playing the four and guarding Al Harrington. While this might have seemed like a good idea on paper, the plan failed in the second half bigtime. The Knicks were able to score at will in the third quarter, and at the end of the game, outrebounded the Nets 48-32, including...
... and then throwing a lob on the break to Lopez for a basket. He finished with 12 points, while TerrenceWilliams had 17. The loss could put more pressure on Nets coach Lawrence Frank, who won his first 13 games after he was promoted in January 2004 and now has a losing streak that matches it. Things aren't much better for the Knicks (3-9), but they're better than the Nets. New York
