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From Fred Kerber's blog in the New York Post...</p>
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And Sean Williams was expected to play. When he was 15 minutes late for shootaround and subsequently benched Friday, it created a bit of a ripple because of his blown chance to play. But in the glorious history of the Nets, arriving late for a shootaround actually would have been applauded in other years. At least he showed.</p>
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The success of the last six seasons with Kidd, Carter, Martin, Jefferson et al has forced some to forget the proud tradition of the franchise. Moments like "Whoop dee damn doo" and players putting on the wrong pants or not tying shoe laces or using enough powdery stuff to have a personal thank you note from Pablo Escobar. So for no other reason than we can't forget the past, here is the first of some of the finest moments in Nets history, in no particular order of importance, chosen by a select panel of me.</p>
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Glorious Net Moment 1: 1979 - The late Super John Williamson sat in the locker room, icing his knees and reading the sports section when he spotted a Nets salary list. The team's leading scorer - he averaged 22.2 points that season - saw he was one of the lowest paid players. GM Charlie Theokas walked through the door. Williams fired a bag of ice at him.</p>
http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/nets/archiv...ng_wounded.html</p>
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And Sean Williams was expected to play. When he was 15 minutes late for shootaround and subsequently benched Friday, it created a bit of a ripple because of his blown chance to play. But in the glorious history of the Nets, arriving late for a shootaround actually would have been applauded in other years. At least he showed.</p>
</p>
The success of the last six seasons with Kidd, Carter, Martin, Jefferson et al has forced some to forget the proud tradition of the franchise. Moments like "Whoop dee damn doo" and players putting on the wrong pants or not tying shoe laces or using enough powdery stuff to have a personal thank you note from Pablo Escobar. So for no other reason than we can't forget the past, here is the first of some of the finest moments in Nets history, in no particular order of importance, chosen by a select panel of me.</p>
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Glorious Net Moment 1: 1979 - The late Super John Williamson sat in the locker room, icing his knees and reading the sports section when he spotted a Nets salary list. The team's leading scorer - he averaged 22.2 points that season - saw he was one of the lowest paid players. GM Charlie Theokas walked through the door. Williams fired a bag of ice at him.</p>
http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/nets/archiv...ng_wounded.html</p>
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