Joe Netsfan | Backlash 2002



				Backlash #55 - June 25, 2003 The Draft Dish And More New! The final mega-backlash of the season. Your thoughts on the draft, Byron Scott, the Jason Kidd situation, trades, signings, Kevin Garnett, and so much more. Oh, and even a few more requests to keep Joe busy for another year. That's it for now...Read on... Backlash #54 - June 24, 2003 The Last Flickering Embers Of The 2002 - 2003 Season The off-season is here, and Joe is struggling mightily to clean out the mailbag before the draft, and vacation. Many, many post-Game 6 thoughts to read, along with the usual "Fire Byron" diatribes. Oh, and a few of you don't want JNF to ride off into the sunset just yet. So much to catch up on, this will be the first of two final backlashes, with Part 2 coming on Wednesday....Read on... Backlash #53 - June 10, 2003 RJ MIA And Other Mysteries New! The pain of Game 3's loss brings out the ugliness in Netsfans. Who or what is to blame? Jim Ferrone puts out an APB for Richard Jefferson, Binky blames Byron, Jason Collins and just about every Net, including Kidd, Rory's momma says it's Byron, and Tim Bassett thinks it was a bit of the refs, the Spurs and the Nets blunders. Plus, NJAmericans gives us his Top 10 list of things that were good despite the loss, more on Frankie Sachs, a female Netsfan checks in, a thoughtpiece on Mutombo from EvilFish, and so much more... Read on... Backlash #52 - June 4, 2003 Binky's World Is Binky NetsNut's long-lost daughter? Joe thinks so. Teenaged Binky the Scalabrine Fiend scores with another hilarious screed. Plus, what if the Nets played "The Sperm"? And who rates better as a mascot, Sly the Silver Fox or Duncan the Dragon? Plus more thoughts on Lou Lamoriello and Nets game-night entertainment, including Champagne's short list of Fantasy NBA Finals Halftime Entertainment (send a list of the acts you'd like to see at halftime to Champagne here: champagne@joenetsfan.com). Read on... Backlash #51 - June 1, 2003 A Luigi Lashing A pile of Luigi lashings and other complaints about the "new" entertainment in the arena, NJAmericans is quoting the Monkees, for cryin' out loud, NetsNut's well represented with his usual attacks, this time on FenFool, Ian Wells plans for the future and bemoans the lack of Nets coverage on the talk radio shows, and Rich McCabe defends the Nets to ESPN's Ric Bucher. Plus, Joe Piscopo, Lou Lamoriello, Pat Croce, and more...Read on... Backlash #50 - May 27, 2003 A Humble Nut, And Other Thoughts After A Sweep The Nets sweep their second straight playoff series and grab a spot in the NBA Finals. You're thrilled, you're ecstatic, but mostly you want to gripe about anything and everything. In this Backlash, we hear from a (somewhat) humble NetsNut, a rambling take about Bill Walton from NJAmericans, sweep thoughts from the likes of Vince Vincenzo, FenFool and Rich McCabe, and more bombast from Binky. Hey, we have another seven days to kill, so keep the emails coming and Read on... Backlash #49 - May 19, 2003 God Loves Me, And Must Be A Netsfan Joe digs through the stacks and stacks of email to come up with the latest thoughts on the Celtic sweep (including a report from the FleetCenter after Game 4), more from Binky and Tim Bassett, the Nut, NJAmericans, random Knick-bashing from Ted Bell, and requests for our missing merchandise...Read on... Backlash #48 - May 12, 2003 Nut-stradamus The all-seeing, all-knowing NetsNut is back, puffing up his predictions, and warring with Njamericans. Champagne's shock-campaign against Joe continues, with our readers lining up to support this site's mascot over his snooty sidekick; Binky is back, continuing to champion Veal as the "other white meat," and adding a bash on Rodney Rogers just because he shares a position with The Great Scalabrine...and so much more, in another fiesty, furious Backlash...Read on... Backlash #47 - May 7, 2003 Binky the Veal Lover Binky the Brian Scalabrine-loving teenage Nets fan and Tim Bassett come to terms over Veal's right to wear Tim's father's #21. Binky is becoming as entertaining as the NetsNut with her forceful and profane opinions on all things Nets, by the way. We've also got the latest Njamericans67 attack on NetsNut, another entertaining NetsNut screed, and an excellent and exhaustive update on Nenad Krstic by Joe Netsfan reader Robert Windrem...Read on... Backlash #46 - May 5, 2003 Fan Damnation Our readers write in with their first round observations, loaded with complaints about the less-than-enthusiastic so-called crowds at the Continental Arena. Why are Netsfans such greedy-for-free-T-shirts clowns? It's the philosophical question of the day. Plus bold predictions, and various other fan-on-fan attacks...Read on... Backlash #45 - May 1, 2003 NetsNut vs. NJAmericans67: The Mouths That Roared Just what everyone has been waiting for - the battle between the two biggest, most insane, pain-in-the-ass Netsfans, NetsNut and NJAmericans67. Joe posted 'em without comment, but Champagne couldn't resist picking a winner...Read on... Backlash #44 - April 29, 2003 Wannabee NetsNuts? Here we are, right smack in the middle of the Nets' battle for their playoff lives, and Netsfans are busy pointing fingers. No, not at the players, but at themselves. What gives? Have we all gone NetsNut? Well, Mr Personality is back with his take on everything, including NJAmericans67. Also, grousing about the refs, George Karl, Brian Scalabrine's uniform number, foul shooting, and a back-dated take on the Eastern Conference playoffs...Read on... Backlash #43 - April 24, 2003 Name Dropping At The Playoffs Well, well, well. Who DIDN'T NJAmericans67 run into at the last two games? Which celebs DIDN'T he holler incoherent gibberish at? Who WASN'T forced to beat a panicky retreat into their luxury box? Oh, if only we could do the same! Instead, Joe feels obligated to publish your rantings, your ravings, and your occasionally lucid thoughts. Everybody's steaming with resentment, over "wannabe" fans, over self-important oldsters, over refs, over Arena staff, over Mutombo's salary, and much more...Read on... Backlash #42 - April 16, 2003 Right Back At You, Joe The Nets are slouching into the post-season, losing to such mooks as Atlanta and Chicago, and Netsfans are rending their garments in despair and lashing out at poor Joe. Everybody has questions: why can't the Nets all play well together at one time? When will Nets management stop ripping off fans? How far can these guys really get in the playoffs? And everybody has theories, crazy and otherwise. It's not exactly a dark night for Netsfan's souls, more like a dimming twilight. Hey, remember when we were happy just to get to the post-season? Read on... Backlash #40 - March 18, 2003 Third Quarter Musings Joe gets bombarded with musings (and rantings) on the Nets third quarter woes. One fan writes a play based on Scott's time-outs, one whole-heartedly supports Donny Marshall while another scoffs at his signing, and the inimitable NetsNut has the sordid tale of his feud with Antoine Walker...Read on... Backlash #39 - March 9, 2003 Kidd-ing Around Joe Netsfan.com is overwhelmed by a wave of anti-Jason Kidd sentiment. You're sick of his bad play and his toying with our hearts over free-agency. A nearly 2-season-long honeymoon is officially over. Byron Scott also has you pulling out your hair; even driving one of you to poetry. Doggerel for the Dog Days...Read on... Backlash #38 - March 1, 2003 Byron Bashing Begins Byron Scott and Jason Kidd – has a feud erupted? I asked you to tell me your thoughts, and you responded. In great detail, I might add. What follows are some interesting debates and much deep-seated anger directed at Byron Scott...You don't want it to be this way, but you think Byron is worth sacrificing to save Kidd. Plus, an apology to JNF pal Mark Ciocco, who wonders why we'd squelch his rebuttal to NetsNut (we didn't, at least not intentionally)....Read on... Backlash #37 - February 25, 2003 Nut To Scott: Funk This NetsNut trains his stink-eye on Byron Scott's time-outs, measuring Scott's interpersonal contacts with a stopwatch...it's gets crazier: There's a bawdy parable involving a leprechaun. The Nut's newest acolyte, "Njamericans67," also writes in to hyperventilate about the loss to the Wizards. On a milder note, we get more amusing insights from Seattlelite Aaron Finkelstein on the Sonics/Bucks trade, as well as a short recap of Seattle's history of hosting head cases...Read on... Backlash #36 - February 17, 2003 California Dreamin' West Coast Netsfan Matt King is back with his latest take on the state of the Nets. Plus, everyone's pal NetsNut is back to once again tell us "I told you so" over the Nets performance against the Sixers, worries about Jason Kidd, a question about Stanley Roberts, and a dig at Joe that the site has lost its bite...Read on... Backlash #35 - February 9, 2003 At The Break Joe, lounging in the sunny Caribbean like the rest of the NBA non All-Stars (not), catches up on all the email. Inside, Joe tackles your first half reviews, The Cablevision/YES scrum, the Van Horn vs. Jefferson reality, All-Star thoughts and more...Read on... Backlash #34 - January 29, 2003 Nut Rebuttal Mark Ciocco responds to NetsNut, plus more ...Read on... Backlash #33 - January 23, 2003 NetsNut Anonymous We can't seem to shake our addiction to publishing NetsNut screeds. Thankfully for us, the Nut offers us a 12-Step Program. Luckily for you, we've got a stack of email from other readers...musings on Veal, bafflement over a Hunter Thompson quote, a cry for Chris Gatling (a cry for help?), memories of the olden days, worry over the Nets' guard-heavy roster, and so much more...Read on... Backlash #32 - January 17, 2003 Super Chunky That's the style of this Backlash, which contains 3 of the latest crunchy missives from the NetsNut – on Byron's "shut up" to the boo-ers, on Joe's latest Diatribe, and on Scott's rotations. Plus there's a knock on the Nut from Mark Ciocco, who also numbers the reasons why he doesn't go to Nets games...Read on... Backlash #31 - January 16, 2003 Melting Mr. Softee Our readers put the heat on Old Keith...and keep up their attacks on Byron Scott, not only for his "shut up" to boo-birds, but for his substitution patterns. Champagne is the lone dissenter, and he has the numbers to prove Scott's current rotation is a winner. Plus, "Truth" on white fear of an arena in black Newark, and more...Read on... Backlash #30 - January 13, 2003 The Beef With Byron Round after bloody round of emails from all corners, largely on the arrogance of "Lord Byron," who dared to tell casual attendees of the Nets/Kings game that they had "no right" to boo the team and that they should simply "shut up." We've also got the full "Smack War" with the Kings fan, another argument from NetsNut, a Veal hater, a "Keep Kidd" crusader, and so much more...Read on... Backlash #29 - January 10, 2003 The NetsNut Correspondence A new email from NetsNut and a refutation from Champagne, plus our readers react to NetsNuts' first two bomb blasts on our Backlash pages...Read on... Backlash #28 - January 7, 2003 NetsNut Returns – Part II We hope you're not allergic to nuts. Here's more of the Nets' foul-mouthed Mr. Peanut, a former "hands-on" fan...In Part II he accentuates the positives in a rundown of the Nets roster, before reverting back to the negatives with a vengeance...Read on... Backlash #27 - January 6, 2003 NetsNut Returns He's back, and he's nuttier than ever! A blistering, bitter screed against Lou Lamoriello and the Nets front office for their ticket-raising tactics, and Byron Scott for his substitutions, last-shot strategies, ego, arrogance and more...and this is only Part 1...Read on if you have the stomach... Backlash #26 - January 4, 2003 Holiday Wishes Belated cheers and jeers from our readers on the dumbass Knicks and the history of the Nets draft picks, questions about whether we really need a center, tips on where to park at the Continental Arena, and more...Read on... Backlash #25 - January 2, 2003 Two From The King Happy New Year, Netsfans! Joe and Champagne are back from vacation and ready to get the party re-started. Joe's cleaning out the inbox and finds two from our 14-year old West Coast Netsfan, Matt King...Read on... Backlash #24 - December 21, 2002 Knick Knocks Our readers are still feeling the sting of the cocky Nets' loss to the loser Knicks, plus many a pro-Scalabrine manifesto, and ruminations on the return of the Fat Fake Fan...Read on... Backlash #23 - December 17, 2002 That's Not Entertainment Sly's antics have been so crappy you want "The Whistle Guy," aka "The Fat Fake Fan" back, the Nets' management grinds a fan's ass and ruins one teen's birthday, a translation of the tattoo on Kenyon Martin's left arm, a Nenad Krstic update, one man's truisms, a reader's 1st quarter report, and more...Read on... Backlash #22 - December 6, 2002 The Honeymoon Suite Newlywed Joe reader Jeof Vita has a heart-warming love story. But there are rumblings from other fans that this will not be a banner season for the Nets. Email on attendance, "The Trade," early-season disappointments and more...Read on... Backlash #21 - November 18, 2002 Where Art Thou, Fat Fake Fan? Readers want to know where that guy with the whistle in the upper deck went. Email from Japan, worries about Deke and more...Read on... Backlash #20 - November 13, 2002 Seventh Grade Report Card 7th grader Matt King hands out Nets grades, KVH in Philly, and more...Read on... Backlash #19 - November 4, 2002 (Not a) Banner Situation The Clown is not yet Down...Read on... Backlash #18 - October 22, 2002 Gypsies, Tramps and Thieves Paranoia about the Knicks McDyess injury exception and more...Read on... Backlash #17 - September 9, 2002 Superstar Backlash You wish Kidd would just say he's staying. And you're ready to organize a "Pull the Plug" campaign against Cablevision...Read on... Backlash #16 - August 29, 2002 Answering the Call Our readers say they are ready to take to the streets...Read on... Backlash #15 - August 28, 2002 The Blame Game A reader shifts the blame to YES. Plus, a protest plea...Read on... Backlash #14 - August 23, 2002 YES Mess Who's the villian, YES or Cablevision? Read on... Backlash #13 - August 20, 2002 Your Shaft is in the Mail Bill Koy CCs us his letter to Lou Lamoriello regarding the shafting he's receiving...Read on... Backlash #12 - August 15, 2002 Local Schmokels Champagne decries the YES Mess with you...Read on... Backlash #11 - August 15, 2002 Ode to KVH Pro-Keith readers, and more reactions to his trade to Philly...Read on... Backlash #10 - August 10, 2002 Say No to YES Victims in the YES/Cablevision War vent to Joe...Read on... Backlash #9 - August 10, 2002 Mountain of Mutombo Musings II More thoughts on the Nets' big trade for Deke...Read on... Backlash #8 - August 8, 2002 Mountain of Mutombo Musings A mudslide of emails on the KVH & TMac for Mutombo trade...Read on... Backlash #7 - August 6, 2002 KG to NJ? Emails on the Kevin Garnett-to-NJ trade rumors...Read on... Backlash #6 - August 5, 2002 A Child Awaits Emails regarding the acquisition of Chris Childs...Read on... Backlash #5 - July 23, 2002 The Clap The real term for "inflatable clappers," a forum suggestion, a Jazz insider, and more...Read on... Backlash #4 - July 17, 2002 Who is Tamar Slay? A reader's scouting report on Slay, plus another Lou screwing...Read on... Backlash #3 - July 17, 2002 Screwed by Lou Lamoriello takes it out of your ass, plus a three-way trade suggestion...Read on... Backlash #2 - July 10, 2002 The Newark Nets What you think about building a new arena for the Nets in Newark...Read on... Backlash #1 - July 10, 2002 You Play GM Our readers would put together a better '02 - '03 Nets team...Read on... 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