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Top pick Martin gives Nets playoff dreams

By Eric Karabell
ESPN.com

Friday, August 11, 2000

The last time the New Jersey Nets won a playoff series, their second-leading scorer was Darryl Dawkins. Yes, that Darryl Dawkins. And since the Nets haven't had many big men better than Chocolate Thunder in the 16 years since, well, maybe this describes why the franchise has arguably had less to celebrate the last two decades than any NBA team this side of Clipperland. However, if you're a Nets fan, you had to put all the negativity and bad memories aside when you saw the look on the face of Ne ...

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