http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/4359 Recent articles about Tony Battie en-us 0-5 Nets should be an easy target for the the Sixers coming off the drubbing the Celtics put on them. There is really NO reason to over analyze this game. The Nets will be without: Devin Harris Yi Jianlian Keyon Dooling Chris Douglas-Roberts Jarvis Hayes Tony Battie This team is easily the least healthy team in the NBA right now and it will stay that way for a couple weeks. The expected starting line? Related posts:2009-10 NBA Preview: New Jersey NetsSixers Play the Worst Offensive... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:13:05 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Sixers_vs_Nets_Bounce_Back_Game/1515322 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Sixers_vs_Nets_Bounce_Back_Game/1515322 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Sixers_vs_Nets_Bounce_Back_Game/1515322 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/7/a7b094f613ee1a96f264365d93b4bf402836f315/small/lebronbuzzer.jpg More bad news for the Nets. Because, clearly, they haven’t had enough of that lately: “The team is not discussing any timetable for the third-year player, but a typical recovery period for such an injury is two to four weeks, and it has been known to last as long as six. ‘It’s a shame; if you look at it, he had a good start to the season, he was aggressive and assertive in the first few games,’ Nets coach Lawrence Frank said Tuesday night. ‘You feel bad for him, ... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:30:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Eazy_Yi_Has_an_MCL_Sprain/1497026 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Eazy_Yi_Has_an_MCL_Sprain/1497026 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Eazy_Yi_Has_an_MCL_Sprain/1497026 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/b/dbcc7225e21123df3a01523b4a2c6e5a4bcdda10/small/83.jpg The 2000-2001 season wasn't a very good one in Boston.  We were mired in what would be the final year of the Rick Pitino debacle.  The Lakers were on their way to repeating as champs while we managed only 36 wins.But by the time the 2001 NBA draft rolled around, Pitino was gone, and the Celtics had THREE first round picks.  They had a budding young star in Paul Pierce.  Antoine Walker had just averaged 23.4 ppg, and was a decent second scoring option.  Guys like Eric Williams and Tony B... Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:00:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Whatever_happened_to_Joe_Forte/1325340 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Whatever_happened_to_Joe_Forte/1325340 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Whatever_happened_to_Joe_Forte/1325340 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/5/953b0a0b70615485d143c8fbc55874fda6d12db2/small/0.jpg For some reason unbeknown to me, Ryan Desmarais of Slam Online decided to write yet another column on Paul Pierce and the night he was nearly stabbed to death.They (the scars) remind us of the police reports, of hearing
 that Pierce was attacked by a group of men early that morning, of how
 he was stabbed in the back, face, and neck a total of 11 times and had
 a bottle smashed over his head. They remind us of how one of his chest
 wounds was seven inches deep and puncture... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:02:14 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Slam_Brings_Up_An_Awful_Memory_For_No_Good_Reason/1222794 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Slam_Brings_Up_An_Awful_Memory_For_No_Good_Reason/1222794 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Slam_Brings_Up_An_Awful_Memory_For_No_Good_Reason/1222794 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/9/5/953b0a0b70615485d143c8fbc55874fda6d12db2/small/0.jpg Beyond volunteering that Courtney Lee is still “hurting” over his trade to the Nets, Dwight Howard has twice had a lot of praise for Lee and Tony Battie, also acquired in the Vince Carter trade on Draft Day. In a phone interview with Yahoo! Sports Marc J. Spears and in an impromptu talk with reporters during [...] Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:51:31 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Dwight_Howard_on_Courtney_Lee_and_Tony_Battie/1004084 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Dwight_Howard_on_Courtney_Lee_and_Tony_Battie/1004084 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Dwight_Howard_on_Courtney_Lee_and_Tony_Battie/1004084 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/f/ef4441829de9d5185217fa60a952b29c9fe37789/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_18_09fd.jpg Courtney Lee and Tony Battie were in for their physicals today, and it wasn't hard to see that they looked like someone had just run over their dog. Lee put it this way: "Going all the way to the... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:03:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NJ_Nets_The_Orlando_Emigrees/757833 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NJ_Nets_The_Orlando_Emigrees/757833 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NJ_Nets_The_Orlando_Emigrees/757833 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/f/ef4441829de9d5185217fa60a952b29c9fe37789/small/PicImg_NBA_FEB_18_09fd.jpg Vince Carter is heading home, to central Florida - and he's bringing Ryan Anderson with him. The Nets have agreed in principle to trade their leading scorer and major gate attraction to the Orlando Magic in exchange for three... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:42:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NJ_NETS_Nets_Agree_to_Move_Carter_to_Orlando/739937 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NJ_NETS_Nets_Agree_to_Move_Carter_to_Orlando/739937 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/NJ_NETS_Nets_Agree_to_Move_Carter_to_Orlando/739937 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/1/e/1e35c296556db67b97345c9ebe524648137c872e/small/vinsanity.jpg They're apparently looking to trade for Vince Carter.The New Jersey Nets are in serious talks with the Magic about a deal that will send Vince Carter to Orlando for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee, two league sources told ESPN.com.The talks have reached a point that a deal could be done by the end of the day Thursday, according to sources.The
 trade would give the Magic even more star power on their quest to win
 an NBA championship. The addition of Carter to a lineup... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:14:39 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_is_about_to_ruin_a_good_thing/739828 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_is_about_to_ruin_a_good_thing/739828 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/Orlando_is_about_to_ruin_a_good_thing/739828 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/0/5/05b1b2edd676b306aff87a85cdf2c162b254fd1d/small/vince.jpg Eddie Jones with the "gusto jam" on Tony Battie. Fri, 12 Jun 2009 06:09:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Eddie_Jones_Dunks_On_Tony_Battie/695063 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Eddie_Jones_Dunks_On_Tony_Battie/695063 SVG's Game One Surprise: Tony Battie?Game One ReactionAfter last night's bludgeoning, few have given the Magic a chance to win this series. Sure, the commentators have gone out of their way to remind us that this is just "one game," and that more often than not a beatdown does not carry over to the next game. To me, this is a clever way of promoting the series and keeping viewers interested. After all, disinterested fans lead to poor ratings and the commentators are employed... Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:11:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/How_the_Magic_can_Win_this_Series/671896 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/How_the_Magic_can_Win_this_Series/671896 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/How_the_Magic_can_Win_this_Series/671896 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/0/3078813316accf53c9525290c111d6b15340e93f/small/a9.jpg This dunk was about the best thing that happened for the Magic last night. Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:24:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_NBA_Finals_Tony_Battie_Dunks_On_Pau_Gasol/681123 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_NBA_Finals_Tony_Battie_Dunks_On_Pau_Gasol/681123 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/2009_NBA_Finals_Tony_Battie_Dunks_On_Pau_Gasol/681123 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/0/3078813316accf53c9525290c111d6b15340e93f/small/a9.jpg The Philadelphia 76ers and the Orlando Magic will both be trying to pick up a win on Sunday when they battle at Amway Arena in the opening game of their first-round playoff series. Oddsmakers currently have the Magic listed as 9½-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game's total is sitting at 191. The 76ers forced overtime and came away with a 111-110 victory over the Cavaliers in both team's regular-season finale last time out. The 76ers failed to cover the 3-point spread, a... Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:13:33 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/76ers_Magic_Lines_Preview/596425 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/76ers_Magic_Lines_Preview/596425 Jackie MacMullan, easily the best basketball writer for my money, has a great article on Our Captain (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2008/columns/story?columnist=macmullan_jackie page=MacMullan-080618) and his path to Finals MVP. He is not a tidy superstar. You cannot neatly wrap the career of Boston Celtics (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/clubhouse?team=bos) captain Paul Pierce (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/players/profile?statsId=3253), the newly minted NBA Finals Most Val... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:32:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Truths_Route/281137 http://www.yardbarker.com/nba/article_external/The_Truths_Route/281137