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Article: NBA Basketball: New Jersey Nets 2002-03 Season Preview.
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- The Sports Network
- Article date:
- October 22, 2002
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Oct 22, 2002 (The Sports Network via COMTEX)
By Joe Aquilar, NBA Editor
(Sports Network) - The New Jersey Nets enjoyed a magic carpet ride last season. New Jersey rebounded from a 26-56 record to an appearance in the NBA Finals. Sure the Lakers were waiting to snuff it out, but that doesn't matter. The Nets overachieved last season, and they did so by following a formula.
Coach Byron Scott figured that if he surrounded one of the game's best point guards with plenty of pure athleticism good things would happen. He was right: the Nets were aggressive on both ends of the floor. In addition, New Jersey did what good teams do: it crushed the weak ...