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So how we feeling? Better, it seems, than we did 1) at the end of the season; 2) after the Lottery; 3) when the Canyon of Heroes was filled with orange and blue.
It wasn’t just the trade for Julius Randle, the selection of Micbael Brown Jr. (and Joshua Jefferson) in the first round or the possibilities ahead. At its simplest, it’s the feeling that it’s been down so long, it looks like up to me. The fan base, fickle as it is, seems energized by recent events. Screw all those pundits and Knick fans who think the franchise should fold, return to the swamps of Jersey or relocate in Seattle! We are home in Brooklyn, New York, and plan to say … as MBJ might say. Be Brooklyn!
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Yeah, yeah, they have a very long way to go. Things can go wrong, etc. Bad luck from KD’s foot on the line to injuries at critical moments to bad lottery luck are all part of the Nets fan experience, but for the moment, at least, it’s best to be optimistic. And luck can change.
Brown of course is the biggest part of the good feelings around Barclays Center and the HSS Training Center and the Brooklyn Basketball Training Center where he will be introduced to the media along with Jefferson and second round pick Tyler Bilodeau Monday afternoon.
The kid is refreshing in his comments and in his game. He, too, has a long way to go. He’s still on the smaller side and he understands that. He still needs to take care of the ball better. He needs to show his back injury is behind him.
Yes, he loves being in Brooklyn, but playing in New York is a challenge for even the strongest of personalities. But Sean Marks & co. think that he can become something special and indeed, at the moment, Christopher Mikel Brown Jr. son of Christopher Mikel Brown Sr. and Marisella Brown-Caraballo, at age 20 is the face of the franchise until otherwise notified.
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So, let’s delve a little more into his history, starting with a three-part YouTube video that seems to have escaped a lot of attention in the build-up to the Draft. It deals with his rise from being undersized (5’10”) and under appreciated to his decisions to join Adidas and…
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Publish date : 2026-06-29 03:52:00
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