Some chaos in Manhattan reminds us how Barclays is a VERY tight fit. Also, City & State's Sports package raises some questions but ignores a key one (as does Mamdani).
The Nets' first mistake was not changing their terrible name when they moved to Brooklyn. Does anyone root for the Springfield Goalposts and the Fairview Foul Poles?
Few places in the US (or the world for that matter) have identities as strong as Brooklyn's, and instead of reflecting and contributing to that they kept the most generic, nondescript, lazy name in all of sports.
I don't have a strong feeling either way, but "Nets" is a legacy name that, of course, echoes Jets and Mets, so it was plausible. Presumably they did some market research.
Sigh. Another pointed anti-Nets piece from New York media, arriving at the most predictable moment, right after a Knicks title.
You point out that the Nets did not publicly express support on social media, but maybe that silence says something about the environment around New York basketball. For years, the Nets and their fans have been treated like outsiders in their own city by certain writers and some Knicks fans. Even during the KD/Kyrie era, when the Knicks were nowhere near contention, the conversation around the Nets was often dismissive, sarcastic, or framed around why they did not “matter”.
So is it really that surprising if the Nets organization is not rushing to join the celebration? Support usually grows from mutual respect. If Brooklyn is constantly told it is not truly New York, why should the expectation only go one way?
Is Brooklyn not New York? That is not changing any time soon. Maybe the better approach would be to support and welcome basketball fans across the city, regardless of fandom, instead of constantly writing pieces that alienate Nets fans and frame them as intruders in their own market. There are Nets fans out here. We love basketball too.
The constant Knicks vs Nets framing gets old because it often feels like comparing apples to oranges. Comparison is the thief of joy, and New York basketball would be better if the whole city were allowed to enjoy it without one fanbase being treated as more legitimate than the other.
Well, I don't see it as an "anti-Nets piece," though obviously I'm reflecting some of the anti-Nets sentiment echoed by those with larger platforms.
I'm known as a "critic and chronicler" of the larger Atlantic Yards/Barclays Center project (to quote NetsDaily), so you should expect skeptical takes.
That said, I'm not as dismissive of the Nets as many of those with instant takes, since I do think that roster construction can change things, and that the market--including more casual visitors--is big enough for two NBA teams.
The Nets' first mistake was not changing their terrible name when they moved to Brooklyn. Does anyone root for the Springfield Goalposts and the Fairview Foul Poles?
Few places in the US (or the world for that matter) have identities as strong as Brooklyn's, and instead of reflecting and contributing to that they kept the most generic, nondescript, lazy name in all of sports.
I don't have a strong feeling either way, but "Nets" is a legacy name that, of course, echoes Jets and Mets, so it was plausible. Presumably they did some market research.
Sigh. Another pointed anti-Nets piece from New York media, arriving at the most predictable moment, right after a Knicks title.
You point out that the Nets did not publicly express support on social media, but maybe that silence says something about the environment around New York basketball. For years, the Nets and their fans have been treated like outsiders in their own city by certain writers and some Knicks fans. Even during the KD/Kyrie era, when the Knicks were nowhere near contention, the conversation around the Nets was often dismissive, sarcastic, or framed around why they did not “matter”.
So is it really that surprising if the Nets organization is not rushing to join the celebration? Support usually grows from mutual respect. If Brooklyn is constantly told it is not truly New York, why should the expectation only go one way?
Is Brooklyn not New York? That is not changing any time soon. Maybe the better approach would be to support and welcome basketball fans across the city, regardless of fandom, instead of constantly writing pieces that alienate Nets fans and frame them as intruders in their own market. There are Nets fans out here. We love basketball too.
The constant Knicks vs Nets framing gets old because it often feels like comparing apples to oranges. Comparison is the thief of joy, and New York basketball would be better if the whole city were allowed to enjoy it without one fanbase being treated as more legitimate than the other.
Well, I don't see it as an "anti-Nets piece," though obviously I'm reflecting some of the anti-Nets sentiment echoed by those with larger platforms.
I'm known as a "critic and chronicler" of the larger Atlantic Yards/Barclays Center project (to quote NetsDaily), so you should expect skeptical takes.
That said, I'm not as dismissive of the Nets as many of those with instant takes, since I do think that roster construction can change things, and that the market--including more casual visitors--is big enough for two NBA teams.