Nenad Krstic

NETS SHOW YI ENGLISH PATIENCE

Yi Jianlian, the Nets' second-year forward, doesn't have a typical Joisey accent yet. Give him time. He's getting this whole language thing down. He has his list of the absolute, most valuable phrases learned either last season...

NBA postseason

The postseason feels like it grinds on forever. But the guys in it know they have only a short time to buckle down and make a lasting impression CRASH AND BURN The Suns' defense won't do them in; their offense will. But the...

BOONE FEELS LIKE A NETS OLD-TIMER

WASHINGTON - It is weird, Josh Boone admits. He officially enters his third NBA season tonight when the Nets open the season here with the Wizards. He is a veteran of 131 games, 53 starts. And yet he is second in seniority on...

Links: SLAM’s Official 2008-09 NBA Preview

(You may not have your copy of SLAM 123 yet, but here’s the NBA Preview I wrote for the mag. But if I’m selecting a darkhorse team this year, they’re definitely coming out of the Eastern Conference, which despite improving...

NBA 2008-09: Team-by-team capsules

By Brian Mahoney, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A look at the 30 NBA teams as they head into the 2008-09 season, in predicted order of finish by division: BOSTON CELTICS: LAST SEASON: 66-16, won NBA championship. KEY LOSSES: F James...