Carter helped to salvage a season
From Save-Mart to Salvage
With new ownership in place, a disasterous off-season commences with the sign-and-trade of Kenyon Martin to the Nuggets, as "fiscal conservatism" is the order of the day. Starting off the '04 - '05 season with a revamped roster of penny-pinching signings while waiting for Jason Kidd's recovery from knee surgery, the Nets get off to a horrendous start...Read on for the 2004 - 2005 archive...
Nets Record: 42 - 40
Home Record: 24 - 17
Away Record: 18 - 23
Division Record: 11 - 5
Conference Record: 31 - 21
2004 - 2005 Playoffs: First Round
New Jersey Nets (8) vs. Miami Heat (1): Heat win series 4 - 0.
Individual Accolades
Nenad Krstic, NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Lawrence Frank, NBA Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for April 2005
Jason Kidd, NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Apr. 11 - 17, 2005
Vince Carter, NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Apr. 4 - 10, 2005
Vince Carter, NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February 2005
Vince Carter, voted Eastern Conference All Star starter by fan vote
Vince Carter, NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Jan. 24 - 30, 2005
Richard Jefferson, NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Dec. 6- 12, 2004
Richard Jefferson, NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Nov. 15 - 21, 2004
2003 - 2004 Season
The Start Of The Breakdown
Broken down and broken up. That's how the Nets ended the 2003 - 2004 season. From the re-signing of Jason Kidd and the addition of Alonzo Mourning, it all went downhill as Kidd gets injured, the team gets put on the block and is sold to a Brooklyn developer, Byron Scott is fired and so much more... Jump here for the '03 - '04 Archive.
Regular Season Record: 47 - 35.
Championships: Atlantic Division.
Vanquished in the Post-Season: The New York Knicks in Round 1 (4-0), the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals (3-4).
Accolades:
• Jason Kidd named to the 2003-04 All-NBA Defensive second team.
• Jason Kidd named to the 2003-04 All-NBA first team.
• Kerry Kittles, Atlantic Division winner of the 2003-04 NBA Sportsmanship Award. The NBA winner of the award will be announced after the regular season.
• Richard Jefferson, Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Mar. 29, 2004 – Apr. 4, 2004.
• Interim Coach Lawrence Frank, Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for Feb. 2004.
• Kenyon Martin, Eastern Conference Player of the Month for Feb. 2004.
• Interim Coach Lawrence Frank, major sports professional record 13 straight wins to start a coaching career, Jan. 27, 2004 – Feb. 24, 2004.
• Kenyon Martin, Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Feb. 2, 2004 – Feb. 8, 2004.
• Jason Kidd, 2004 All-Star reserve.
• Kenyon Martin, 2004 All-Star reserve.
• Jason Kidd, Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Jan. 26, 2004 – Feb. 1, 2004.
• Jason Kidd, Eastern Conference Player of the Week, Dec. 22, 2003 – Dec. 29, 2003.
• Byron Scott, Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for December.
2002 - 2003 Season
Twice Bitten, Twice Shy (of a Title)
Two seasons of Jason Kidd, two Eastern Conference crowns and two trips to the NBA Finals. But, things once again end in an unsatisfying manner as the Nets drop a six-game series to the Spurs. . Jump here for the '02 - '03 Archive.
Regular Season Record: 49 - 33.
Championships: Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference.
Vanquished in the Post-Season: The Milwaukee Bucks in Round 1 (4-2), the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals (4-0), the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference Final (4-0).
Accolades:
Eastern Conference Players of the Week: Jason Kidd, Dec. 23; Lucious Harris, Dec. 30; Richard Jefferson, March 30; Jason Kidd, April 6.
Eastern Conference Player of the Month: Jason Kidd, December.
All-Star Reserve: Jason Kidd.
All-NBA Second Team: Jason Kidd.
All-Defensive Second Team: Jason Kidd.
NBA Finals Result: Lost to the San Antonio Spurs in 6 games.
2001 - 2002 Season
Treasure Hunters
In their most glorious season in the league, the long-reviled Nets, behind the efforts of a cabin full of dashing youth, a returning crew bursting with vigorous good health, and a captain as strong-willed as Ahab, pillaged the Eastern Conference on their way to the NBA Finals. Jump here for the '01 - '02 Archive.
Regular Season Record: 52 - 30.
Championships: Atlantic Division, Eastern Conference.
Vanquished in the Post-Season: The Indiana Pacers in Round 1 (3-2), the Charlotte Hornets in the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals (4-1), the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Final (4-2).
Accolades: Rod Thorn was voted the NBA Executive of the Year by his peers.
NBA Finals Result: Brutally swept by the Los Angeles Lakers in 4.
2000 - 2001 Season
Season in the Abyss
This was our inaugural season of "Joe," and boy, was it a painful one. We uploaded this site on Opening Day, Oct. 31, 2000. That night, the Nets lost to the Cavaliers. And we kept watching, and reporting, and hanging on through all the losses, and the injuries, and the crashing Sly Blimps, and the last-second three-point Milt Palacio shots, and all of the agonies to come. This season featured Stephon Marbury's final season with the Nets. Jump here for the '00 - '01 Archive.
Regular Season Record: 26 - 56.
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