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Missouri's Phil Pressey still doesn't get it. He's one of the best passing guards in the draft, but much like his junior season at Missouri, he got away from that and instead kept jacking up bad jumpers. He made a few highlight-reel passes, but he mistakenly believes he's a scorer and it's killing his draft stock. Had he come in and just ran his team in New Jersey, he might have played himself into the first round. Instead, he might have played himself out of it. ESPN.com

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Norvel Pelle was supposed to be the sleeper in the draft. But after below-average performances at the draft combine and in New Jersey, it's likely he slides out of the draft. There is raw talent there, but it's far, far away. ESPN.com

Brooklyn Nets, Draft, Norvel Pelle 

Jackson considers Carmelo Anthony “an amazing ballplayer who still has another level to step up.” But given a choice, he seemed to prefer Brooklyn’s roster to New York’s because of the age of the Knicks and the presence of the Nets’ Deron Williams and Brook Lopez. “The Knicks still have to find some accommodating group of guys that know how to play ball together, move the ball, play the game the right way,” he said. “With Brooklyn, if you’ve got a point guard and a solid center, or a good point guard and a great center, you’ve got two of the pieces that you want to have toward a champion.” New York Times

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Darren Wolfson: Scout on Rodney Williams today in NJ workout: "Athlete. Played hard. Didn't try to take over. Played team ball. Solid to okay." #gophers Twitter @DarrenWolfson

Brooklyn Nets, Draft, Rodney Williams, Workouts 

Deron Williams: Coach K is an incredible leader. Playing for him and representing my country has been a blessing in my career and I'm glad he will be back Twitter @DeronWilliams

Brooklyn Nets, Coaching, Deron Williams, USA Basketball, Team USA, Mike Krzyzewski 

Serena Winters: PJ Carlesimo said he really thought Phil Jackson would have taken the Brooklyn Nets job ( on @ESPNLA710) Twitter

Brooklyn Nets, Phil Jackson, Coaching, PJ Carlesimo 

Net Daily: #Nets & Knicks ownership see big market in rehabbing old arenas. Fighting over right to rehab Nassau Coliseum; MSG purchased Forum in LA. Twitter @NetsDaily

Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Owners 

Net Daily: How much Prokhorov has committed to Nassau plan is a mystery. Mentioned in original materials but not in wave of Ratner interviews. Twitter @NetsDaily

Brooklyn Nets, New York Knicks, Mikhail Prokhorov, Owners 

“Well, the Brooklyn situation, I think, is a good situation,” Jackson said in an appearance on The Dan Patrick Show. And while Jackson has talked about an interest in potentially joining a team in a front office capacity, he said such a role never came up in his discussions with the Nets. “They wanted to know if I was interested [in coaching],” Jackson said, adding that he “didn’t even think about” the possibility of only coaching home games or some other timeshare arrangement to cut down on travel. New York Post

Brooklyn Nets, Phil Jackson, Coaching 

Stefan Bondy: Just got off phone with CJ Watson's former agent, Jared Karnes, who says Watson switched to the Nets players' rep of choice, Excel Sports Twitter @NYDNInterNets

Brooklyn Nets, CJ Watson, Agents, Jared Karnes 

Asked blankly what his best job offer was recently, Phil Jackson referenced the Brooklyn Nets on the radio Tuesday while confirming that it was only presented as a chance to coach, not a front-office gig that he would prefer. “The Brooklyn situation was a good situation,” Jackson said on the Dan Patrick Show. New York Daily News

Brooklyn Nets, Phil Jackson, Coaching 

One reason that the Nets' coaching search isn't moving too quickly: Lionel Hollins and Brian Shaw, two of Brooklyn's foremost targets, are still at work in the playoffs. Sources say that the Grizzlies remain determined to sign Hollins to a new deal after the playoffs. Contract discussions were mutually tabled by both sides until the postseason plays out, but that does expose Memphis to a high-dollar offer from Brooklyn in July that gets Hollins' attention. ESPN.com

Memphis Grizzlies, Brooklyn Nets, Coaching, Brian Shaw, Lionel Hollins 

Interesting footnote about the Nets' coaching search: Italian legend Ettore Messina, reported by Yahoo! Sports to be a candidate tempting Atlanta Hawks GM Danny Ferry, is not on Brooklyn's list. If the Hawks were to make him the first European head coach in NBA history, Messina would have to find a way out of Russian super club CSKA Moscow, which for years received considerable financial support from Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov. ESPN.com

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Peter Vecsey: FYI: billy King hasn't spoken 2 any Candidate other than PJ re coaching vacancy. He is researching candidates, which is how their names leak Twitter @PeterVecsey1

Brooklyn Nets, Coaching, Billy King 

It is the biggest story of the day (apparently): The Nets have been quietly pumping fragrances into the ventilation system at Barclays Center (apparently). The Nets aren't talking. DNA Info, a New York blog, is reporting that ScentAir, a company that manufactures custom fragrances, has been contracted by the Nets ownership to provide a distinctive aroma for Nets basketball. (Don't you dare go there!) For those who have smelled that smell, it's "weird, musky, cologne-y" ... or "Calvin Klein" ... or " a fresh-smelling fragrance with citrus notes." NetsDaily

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Alex Raskin: FYI, a league source told me that Scott Skiles is not the favorite for the #nets job. Twitter @alexraskinNYC

Brooklyn Nets, Coaching, Scott Skiles 

In the final edition of "Nets Magazine" on YES, Deron Williams talks about how criticism of his first half play motivated his post All-Star Break bounce back. After Sarah Kustok noted, "he used the criticism from the media for fuel for a bounce back in the second half," Williams explained how much it hurt to hear the criticism ... and how the motivation will last beyond this season. "When you hear people talking about it that way ... [that] it's all on me ... it definitely hurts, definitely motivates you to come back stronger," said Williams, adding, "So I look forward to prove people wrong -- for years to come." NetsDaily

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In an interview last week with a Bosnian website, Mirza Teletovic talked about the country's national team which will vie for the European championship in September. But he also told his Bosnian fans to expect better days ahead for him and the Nets, once again saying he has not intention of giving up on the NBA. "I will work hard over the summer and next year, things will be different," he told Klix, without detailing what he hoped to achieve. "This is my first year in Brooklyn and to play in the playoffs was a success," Teletovic added, according to a Google translation. "Our players fought to the end in the final game, which was very difficult." NetsDaily

Brooklyn Nets, Mirza Teletovic 

In the final edition of "Nets Magazine" on YES, Deron Williams talks about how criticism of his first half play motivated his post All-Star Break bounce back. After Sarah Kustok noted, "he used the criticism from the media for fuel for a bounce back in the second half," Williams explained how much it hurt to hear the criticism ... and how the motivation will last beyond this season. "When you hear people talking about it that way ... [that] it's all on me ... it definitely hurts, definitely motivates you to come back stronger," said Williams, adding, "So I look forward to prove people wrong -- for years to come." NetsDaily

Brooklyn Nets, Deron Williams 

Net Daily: Last summer, all the Nets drilled at PNY Center prior to training camp. One other NBA player joined in. NY resident, now FA, Mike Dunleavy. Twitter @NetsDaily

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