Curse Of Hov?: 10 Things That Went Wrong With The Brooklyn Nets Since Jay-Z Tweeted [PHOTOS]
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Kazeem Famuyide
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December 27, 2012
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Jay-Z doesn’t tweet a lot. When he does, it’s news. On November 26th, shortly after his Brooklyn Nets defeated the cross-borough rivals in the New York Knicks, he tweeted.
“The city is under new management,” the God MC tweeted shortly after the Nets squeaked out a 96-89 victory in the teams first meeting. However it seems like everything has gone downhill since that very tweet.
Could it be that Shawn Carter may have cursed his own team? Maybe. The team has been on a tailspin ever since that fateful day when the Nets upended the Knicks in Brooklyn. Hip-Hop Wired takes a look at all of the things that have gone wrong in the Brook since that tweet.
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Deron Williams dwindling production
The franchise player, Deron Williams, has not lived up to his end of the bargain as the face of the franchise. The point guard is averaging career lows in points, steals, assists and rebounds.
Brook Lopez gets injured
Right in the middle of Brook Lopez playing the best basketball of his young career, the Center was sidelined for seven games after a foot injury.
The Boston Celtics Whoop On Brooklyn During Christmas
The Boston Celtics laid a 17-point smackdown on the Nets on Christmas Day, a day where the entire world is watching you. Not good.
Joe Johnson hasn’t lived up to his contract
The Nets assumed Johnson’s hefty 6-year, $123.7 million contract, which was signed in 2010 and only gets more expensive until it expires after 2015. In the next 3 years, the Nets can expect to pay Johnson a whopping sum of roughly $70 million. Joe Johnson is only averaging a shade under 17 points per game. Something ain’t adding up.
The Knicks Beat Brooklyn In Two Straight Games
Oh, about that whole “new management” thing? The Knicks took the next two games in the series including a thrilling rematch in Brooklyn where Jason Kidd hit a three-point dagger to take the game.
Deron Williams Says He’s “Uncomfortable” in Coach Johnson’s system
Already having a bad reputation with coaches, Deron Williams took to the news and said he “hasn’t been himself” since he came to the Nets. He also expressed frustration with Avery Johnson’s isolation heavy offense.
Nets CEO says fans deserve better after Christmas game
After the embarrassing Christmas Day loss to the Celtics, Nets chief executive Brett Yormark tweeted an apology of sorts to fans. “Nets fans deserved better today. The entire organization need to work harder to find the solution. We will get there,” Yormark tweeted. The writing was on the wall that change was coming.
Rajon Rondo fades Kris Humphries
Oh, how did we forget this?
Avery Johnson Is Relieved Of His Duties
After winning NBA Eastern Conference coach of the month in October and November, the Nets fired coach Avery Johnson after sliding to 14-14 on the season.
