Joe Johnson says Nets ‘definitely’ the best team in New York

[cruzg24]

The Brooklyn Nets rolled out their first basketball stars Friday — a duo that GM Billy King dubbed “the best backcourt in the NBA” — and it didn’t take long for an all-out hoops war to be declared on the Knicks.

Standing in front of about 1,000 fans who showed up to celebrate Deron Williams and Joe Johnson at a pep rally outside of Borough Hall, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz got down to business — and insults.

“For nearly 40 years the Manhattan Knicks have shown they can’t bring a championship to New York, so it’s going to take the Brooklyn Nets to get the job done,” Markowitz said. “So move over Manhattan — enough air balls. You had your chance.”

Before the pep rally — which was relatively tame compared to the Miami Heat trio’s coming-out party two years ago, although the Brooklyn version did include streamers and a party van — Johnson also declared victory when asked which team is best in New York.

“Definitely Nets,” Johnson said. “Brooklyn Nets.”

It was Markowitz, however, who carried the banner for Brooklyn, even dissing the Knicks’ newly renovated arena across the bridge.

“Now that the Barclays Center is in town, the national basketball spotlight is focused on Brooklyn’s big stage and Madison Square Garden just doesn’t have the same sparkle anymore,” said Markowitz, comparing it to the old rivalry between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Yankees. “By the way, for any Brooklynites still rooting for the Manhattan Knicks: as of November and on, I’m giving you fair warning: it’s treason to support the outer borough’s team over our Brooklyn Nets.

“Besides, when it comes down to it, we all know the Brooklyn Nets will shut down the Manhattan Knicks when they play for the first time.”


Source: New York Daily News

Wtf is this, who the hell is this Markowitz dude? Talking a lot of shit and havent done anything at all. The Manhattan Knicks, this guy is mad disrespectful. If this doesnt fuel the Knicks then nothing will.

 

[Hurricane Season]

With quotes like these, it would honestly only be newsworthy if the player didn't say his team was better/best.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Interesting question. Nets vs Knicks? I don't know, I'm kind of leaning towards Nets though.

Though the Knicks are better geared in the long run.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Nets are better right now, even without Dwight.


Although the Felton move makes them better.

 

[dez]

All this who's better talk when this current Nets teams has yet to take the floor...

 

[elcheato]

Both teams are a 4th-5th seed at best and stand no chance in the playoffs against the Heat or Bulls.

 

[Elite]

The Bulls will never make it out of the East as currently constructed, they're very beatable

Especially this year

 

[bosoxlover12]

Bulls are gonna be bad without Rose, so I expect Derrick to pull them to a 7 or 8 seed. So yeah what BC said

 

[trell]

Knicks>>>>Nets

Even though I wanted Lopez in NOLA, he will get killed by TC on the boards.

 

[Pugz]

bulls should just tank it and get a lottery player around rose. shit

 

[VC15]

Both teams are a 4th-5th seed at best and stand no chance in the playoffs against the Heat or Bulls.

This.

 

[Amare]

Knicks > Nets
Knicks having very good off-season, also I could see Knicks beating Bulls, but idk about Nets doing it.

 

[Pugz]

the nets have a better point guard then what the bulls can offer right now(when rose is back thats debatable), the nets also have a better shooting guard then what the bulls can offer. id take the nets chances over the knicks.

 

[Hurricane Season]

There's more to basketball than guard play though.

 

[Pugz]

im not saying the nets are better than the bulls, im saying theyre better than the knicks. they both arent contending though so who cares.

 

[BwareDWare94]

He's right. The Knicks weren't any good last year and it'll be no different this coming season. Unless Carmelo and Amar'e can all of a sudden mesh, it won't get better for the Knicks.

It's funny how people used to think Carmelo was one of the very best players in the league. Let's go with scorers. One of the very best scorers. The rest of his game is far too lacking and the fact that he can't intertwine with good teammates to make the team better is a major flaw in his game.