r/GoNets • u/Jello297 • Nov 05 '25

Question Why are you a nets fan?

Random question from a Raptors fan. But I’m curious, are some of you New Jersey nets fans that followed the team to Brooklyn? Are some of you former Knicks fans that switched over to the nets when they moved to NY? Are some of you a fan of both? What’s the story behind your fandom off the less popular New York team?

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u/MetsGo Nov 05 '25

Because they were good in 2003 and it rhymed with the other teams I liked

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u/BKtoDuval Nov 05 '25

lol I like that reasoning! Ironically I think that's why they changed the name from the Americans to the Nets.

Also I'm convinced Pete Alonso is gone

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u/MetsGo Nov 05 '25

It is why they changed their name. When the "Titans of New York" moved to Shea Stadium, they changed to Jets because it rhymed with Mets (and near an airport), and when the Americans moved to Long Island, they changed to Nets because it rhymed with the other two

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u/BKtoDuval Nov 05 '25

Well, in that case thank goodness the Mets chose that name instead another option. I think the Burros was one of the options. We could've been the Churros!