I Guess It's OK to Care About the Nets Now

Photo via Brooklyn Borough President's Office

Today is a SUPER IMPORTANT DAY in FiPS history! Unfortunately, it's probably not for the reason you were hoping. We're NOT being purchased by Park Slope Snatch Patch. Sorry.

Get this...it's a SUPER IMPORTANT DAY for a TOTALLY SPORTS-RELATED REASON. That's right...SPORTS!

Today we're going to talk about the Brooklyn Nets without (mostly) acting like whiney lil' bitches & swiping at the low-hanging fruit that is the Nets' monstrosity of an arena & history of ineptitude...SUPER IMPORTANT DAY.

For most of the past decade, hoops fans here in NYC haven't had shit to get excited about. Sure for a brief moment last year it looked like the Knicks were worth our attention. That dream died quickly along with Jeremy Lin's knees & Amare Stoudemire's temper. As for the Nets, well...they haven't been exciting since the Jason Kidd heyday of the early oughts, making them an easy target for anyone with a pulse & an opinion.

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F'd In March Madness: Get Your Brackets In NOW

We're out to prove that we're not total pussies here in the Slope. Even if we consider 200 Fifth a viable place to watch a sporting event while shelling out $17.95 for a burger, dammit.

Join the F'd in March Madness ESPN pool.

The winner will get the respect of all Park Slopians (HA!), eternal glory, and, like, maybe some other shit TBA. Maybe we'll let you buy us all a beer (lucky you, I don't drink, so Imma cheap date.). Or Erica will let you take over the blog for the day. But more likely the former.

You have until Thursday's first game to get yer shit in, so DO IT. DOOOOO IT. And GO LIU-BROOKLYN BLACKBIRDS, GO ALL THE WAY, duh.

Big, Fancy-Pants Horse Show Is Coming to Brooklyn (Um, Obvi)

Featured: dog, not horse

Westminster, Brooklyn just bested your ass. Er, well, sort of.

The scoop is that the Gucci Masters horse competition--the creme-de-la-creme of show-jumping events (not that you didn't already know, duh)-- is coming to Brooklyn. To the currently non-existent Barclays Center, to be precise. With existing events in Paris and Hong Kong, the coordinators wanted to add one more venue, and naturally, they chose Brooklyn because of our culture and esteem.

Except, like, not. Or that's not what I gather from this Wall Street Journal article, which makes the whole decision sound like the Gucci Peeps chose Brooklyn because it's kinda hilarious and ironic, and those involved in the "glamour sport" need to, like, prove they've got a sense of humor or something.

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WHO GIVES A SHIT: Do You Think 'The Nets' Is A Stupid Name For A Basketball Team?

Cause this dude at the NY Daily News certainly does:

"I am, first of all, unaware of another name in professional sports that references an object on that sport's playing field. It would be absurd to call a football team the Endzones or a baseball squad the Outfields..."

"[The Brooklyn Nets] sounds bad, and it means nothing."

I mean, I guess he kinda has a point.

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NEVER FORGET: The Park Slope Little League Parade

In case you missed it, the annual opening day Little League Parade has enough cuteness to melt even the hardest of BALLER hearts (assuming you weren't trying to drive anywhere). 

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