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A Detailed History of the New York Nets in the ABA (1967–1976)

Latest NBA News & Rumors Today

Mike Goodpaster

06/16/2025

The New York Nets were one of the most significant franchises in the history of the American Basketball Association (ABA), evolving from a modest beginning into a powerhouse led by a transcendent superstar. Their journey in the ABA encapsulates the rise of the league itself—bold, fast-paced, chaotic, and revolutionary. The franchise began in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans, one of the 11 original ABA teams. Owned by trucking executive ...

Why Scott Foster is Called “The Extender” in the NBA: A Deep Dive into the Controversy and the Stats

Mike Goodpaster

06/15/2025

ABA vs. NBA Exhibition Game History: A Detailed Look at a Forgotten Rivalry

Mike Goodpaster

06/15/2025

A Detailed History of the Utah Stars in the ABA (1970–1976)

Mike Goodpaster

06/14/2025

Julius Erving and the ABA: The High-Flying Revolutionary Who Transformed Basketball

Mike Goodpaster

06/13/2025

Ghosts of the Hardwood: The History and Legacy of the Spirits of St. Louis

Mike Goodpaster

06/12/2025

“A Banner Year: The 1970 Indiana Pacers Championship Season”

Mike Goodpaster

06/11/2025

ABA Champions, NBA Casualties: The Untold Story of the Kentucky Colonels

Mike Goodpaster

06/10/2025

The 2004 NBA Finals: How the Gritty Pistons Shocked the Star-Studded Lakers

Mike Goodpaster

06/06/2025

Mike Goodpaster

06/04/2025

Top 5 Upsets in NBA Finals History

In the NBA, the Finals are where legends are made—but sometimes, legends are broken. Throughout the ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/03/2025

Why the 2025 NBA Finals Matchup is a good thing for the NBA

The 2025 NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers and the Oklahoma City Thunder mark a significant ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/02/2025

The 1975 Chicago Bulls: Grit, Defense, and a Forgotten Contender

In the pantheon of NBA history, the ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/30/2025

Spencer Haywood: Basketball Star and Trailblazer for Player Rights

Spencer Haywood’s legacy in basketball extends far ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/29/2025

Wayman Tisdale: A Life in Harmony – From Basketball Courts to Jazz Charts

Wayman Lawrence Tisdale was a man of ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/27/2025

Redemption in Red, White, and Blue: The 1973 ABA Finals

In the spring of 1973, the American ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/25/2025

“Save the Pacers”: The 1977 Telethon That Kept Indiana’s Team Alive

In the summer of 1977, the Indiana ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/23/2025

Dr. Dunk and the Dynasty: The Darnell Hillman Story

Darnell Hillman, affectionately known as "Dr. Dunk," ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/20/2025

Zelmo Beaty: The Quiet Force Who Bridged Eras in Pro Basketball

Zelmo Beaty (pronounced BAY-tee) may not be the first name mentioned in conversations about basketball legends, ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/16/2025

Connie Hawkins: The Hawk Who Soared Despite the Chains

Connie Hawkins, known as “The Hawk,” was ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/15/2025

The 1960 U.S. Men’s Olympic Basketball Team: The Original Dream team

When the Summer Olympics tipped off in ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/12/2025

Downtown Freddie Brown: The Sharpshooter Who Lit Up Seattle

Frederick "Freddie" Brown was born on August ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/10/2025

Banned but Not Broken: The Roger Brown Story

Roger Brown's basketball journey is a compelling ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/08/2025

Has LeBron James Contributed to the NBA’s Decline in Popularity? A Closer Look

For over two decades, LeBron James has ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/07/2025

Mel Daniels: The ABA’s Towering Force and Unsung Basketball Legend

Mel Daniels may not be a household ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/06/2025

The 1979 Seattle SuperSonics: A Championship Built on Grit, Defense, and Redemption

The 1978–79 Seattle Supersonics remain one of ...

Mike Goodpaster

05/02/2025

Bad Boys Crowned: The 1989 Detroit Pistons Championship Season

The 1988–89 NBA season marked the culmination ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/21/2025

From All-Star to Outcast: The Michael Ray Richardson Story

Michael Ray Richardson, affectionately known as "Sugar," ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/18/2025

Len Bias: The Shattered Promise and the End of a Dynasty

Leonard Kevin Bias was born in Landover, ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/17/2025

1984 NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Lakers — The Battle That Changed Basketball Forever

For over a decade, the NBA's greatest ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/16/2025

The 1976 Phoenix Suns: Cinderella Rises in the Desert

When the 1975–76 NBA season tipped off, ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/14/2025

Dennis Johnson: The Underrated Hall of Fame Guardian of Greatness

Dennis Johnson, often remembered by fans and ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/07/2025

🏀 Top 10 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship Games of All Time

Context: Houston’s “Phi Slama Jama” (Hakeem Olajuwon, ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/02/2025

Why Paige Bueckers Isn’t as Big as Caitlin Clark?

Over the past few years, women’s college ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/31/2025

David Thompson: The Rise and Fall of a Basketball Legend

David Thompson was one of the most ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/30/2025

Top 10 Houston Cougars Basketball Players of All Time

The University of Houston has a rich ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/24/2025

7 March Madness Takeaways: One of the Worst Tournaments, so far!

No buzzer-beaters. Of the 32 first-round ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/17/2025

Top Six Most Likely First Round NCAA Tournament Upsets

The Drake Bulldogs have faced their ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/10/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings Heading into the Big Ten Tournament

This was easy; the Huskies were bad ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/03/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: Spartans on Top, and here come the Hoosiers (03-02-25)

Washington's performance last week was unimpressive, losing ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/18/2025

Chris Street: The Iowa Hawkeyes’ Forever Young Legend

Chris Street was a rising star in ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/17/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: A new Number One (02-17-25)

In early January, the Nittany Lions upset ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/10/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 02-10-25

The Huskies upset Northwestern at home over ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/09/2025

Top 10 Realistic Hires for Indiana Basketball

On this list, we are going to ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/03/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 02-03-25

The Huskies will unlikely be favored again ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/21/2025

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (01-21-25)

Things have taken a downturn for the ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/24/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 12/24/24

Minnesota won their sole game last week ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/11/2024

Top 8 Greatest Rivalries in College Basketball History

College Basketball is famous for its rivalries, ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/10/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 12/10/24

Minnesota is back at the bottom of ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/03/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 12/03/24!

This week's 71-36 loss to Saint Mary's ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/27/2024

Louisville humiliates Indiana 89-61: Coach Woodson strikes again

This was the year, and that's what ...

Mike Goodpaster

11/26/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 11/26/24

No bad records exist in the Big ...

Mike Goodpaster

06/18/2024

Top 10 Big Ten Basketball Coaches of All Time: Who is the GOAT of Big Ten Basketball Coaches

The Big Ten has always been considered ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/21/2024

Top 10 Most Scandalous College Basketball Programs of All Time

This list of the dirtiest basketball programs ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/08/2024

Top 10 NCAA Basketball Championship Games of All-Time

The most incredible month-long sports event is ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/03/2024

Top 10 Indiana Hoosiers of All-Time: Who is the Greatest?

Today, we look at the greatest Indiana ...

Samuel Teets

04/03/2024

Top 12 big 3’s in NBA history, LeBron and Warriors claim spots

I’m defining a big three as three ...

Mike Goodpaster

04/01/2024

Elite Eight Takeaways: After 44 Years Purdue gets it done, UCONN rolls, NC State is Cinderella, and Bama is a Basketb...

This is a strange Final Four. You ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/25/2024

March Madness Second Round Takeaways: Purdue and UCONN roll, Indiana State should have been in and Much More!

March Madness was not as crazy as ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/24/2024

Dusty May Named Michigan Coach: While Indiana stands pat with Mike Woodson

Dusty May is what the Indiana Hoosiers ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/23/2024

March Madness Round One Takeaways: Refs save Kansas, SEC and Big Ten Overrated, Plus Much More!

The first round of the 2024 NCAA ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/22/2024

Seven Reasons Why the NCAA Tournament has Become the Greatest Sporting Event in America

Up until the 1970's, the NCAA Tournament ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/18/2024

Top 10 Greatest First Round Upsets in NCAA Tournament History

It's time for another year of March ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/12/2024

2024 Big Ten Tournament: Predicting every game!

This tournament appears destined for an Illinois ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/11/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings: End of the Regular Season

The Big Ten Tournament is upon us ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/10/2024

Indiana University Basketball is a hot mess!

About 15 years ago, a hot younger ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/04/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (03/04/24): Here Come the Hawkeyes and Buckeyes!

The Big Ten season is headed into ...

Mike Goodpaster

03/02/2024

How Corey Maggette maximized his one season at Duke

During the 1998-1989 season, Corey Maggette played ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/28/2024

NBA’s Best Perimeter Defenders of All Time: Top 10 Perimeter Defensive Specialist Ranked

Today, we will look at the most ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/26/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (02/26/24)

The hard-charging Ohio State Buckeyes have turned ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/25/2024

Top 10 Greatest Single Game Performances in NBA Finals History

The biggest stage is a time for ...

Mark Lewis

02/24/2024

Indiana Basketball Eating their own?

So now we eat our own? The ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/23/2024

Top 10 NBA Players of the 1980s: Bird, Magic, or Jordan at Number one?

To me, the 1980s was the greatest ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/21/2024

Top 10 Back Courts in NBA History: Which Backcourt was the greatest?

Active players are not eligible on this ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/19/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (02/19/2024)

Ohio State upset Purdue after firing Chris ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/13/2024

Bob Knight’s 1973-76 Indiana Hoosiers: What Might Have Been?

What if's are a huge talking point ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/12/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (2/12/24)

Purdue cemented their hold on the number ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/05/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (02/05/24)

The Big Ten race looks clear right ...

Mike Goodpaster

02/05/2024

Mike Woodson: Doomed to Failure at Indiana

At first glance, it might seem unwise ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/30/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (01/30/24)

This upcoming week will give us hopefully ...

Randall Jamal

01/28/2024

When Super Teams were cool in the NBA: The Mid-80s

Nowadays, the term "Superteam" carries extremely negative ...

Randall Jamal

01/27/2024

A Dailey reminder of the price of success: The case of Quintin Dailey

In the 1980s, as the National Basketball ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/26/2024

Top 10 Most Iconic Moments in Sports History: Which was the Greatest?

Sports bring people together, whether it's fathers ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/25/2024

The Story of the 1963 Loyola Ramblers who made History and Paved the Glory Road

Everybody should know the story by now ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/24/2024

Should the Hoosiers make a change? This is why you need to give Mike Woodson a chance

Indiana basketball fans must consider it inevitable ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/24/2024

Who was the Greatest: Michael Jordan or Larry Bird?

Which basketball star is the greatest of ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/22/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (01/22/24)

The Big Ten was more of the ...

M Sasala

01/21/2024

Stories You Should Know: Bill Russell in Game 7’s

Bill Russell: Winner The greatest winner in ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/17/2024

Top 10 Ball Handlers in the NBA: Who Has the Best Handles?

Who were the greatest ball handlers of ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/15/2024

Big Ten Power Rankings 01/15/24

The Big Ten is a mess right ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/10/2024

Indiana gets embarrassed at Rutgers: What should be done about Xavier Johnson?

Indiana lost 66-57 to the Rutgers Scarlet ...

Mike Goodpaster

01/02/2024

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 01/02/24

We are at the point of the ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/29/2023

Top 10 White Centers in the NBA: Ranking the Best White NBA Centers of All Time

Do you know by the headline this ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/27/2023

1986 Boston Celtics: The Greatest Basketball Team of All Time

Who was the greatest basket team of ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/26/2023

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 12/26/23

The Big Ten does not look like ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/18/2023

Big Ten Basketball Week 6 Power Rankings

Week six saw Northwestern lose to Chicago ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/17/2023

The Greatest College Basketball Team of All Time

Rating the greatest college basketball teams ever ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/12/2023

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings 12/12/23

The Big Ten has a pecking order ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/11/2023

Top 7 Takeaways from Week 5 of the College Basketball Season

One of the newcomers to the Big ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/08/2023

Top 10 Best defensive players in the History of NBA

Who is the best defender in NBA ...

Mike Goodpaster

12/05/2023

Big Ten Basketball Power Rankings (12/05/23)

Penn State suffered another crushing defeat this ...