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NEW YORK -- Paul Pierce stared straight ahead, an occasional smile or laugh interrupting the otherwise distant look on his face. Cheap Kiko Casilla Jersey . Now a Net, its clear hes still getting over not being a Celtic. "Its tough when youve been in a situation like me for 15 years," Pierce said. But hes getting used to it, and he and Kevin Garnett are ready to make the most of their new surroundings. Traded from Boston to Brooklyn, the duo was introduced along with Jason Terry on Thursday at a news conference at Barclays Center, their new home. Pierce said it was difficult to leave the city where hed spent his entire career. He appeared dazed at times while listening to questions and answers, even having to ask for one to be repeated while trying to fight his way out of a fog. "You saw the trade and its like, OK, theres a trade. But for me to actually be here now, looking for a place to live, being in this arena, trying to get to know my way around the city, its really starting to sink in now that its become real," Pierce said. "Im no longer a Boston Celtic, Im a Brooklyn Net and thats what it is right now," he continued. "Its a business. At some point we all have to move on and Im here to try to create some kind of legacy here in Brooklyn." The crowd applauded, appearing more excited about having Pierce in Brooklyn than he was about being here. Thats understandable given his history in Boston, where he is the Celtics No. 2 career scorer and was the NBA Finals MVP when they won the last of their NBA-high 17 championships. "Hell yeah, hes been with Boston his whole life," Garnett said. "Youve been in a system, been in a city, especially its the Celtics. Yeah, its very difficult." But Pierce realized it would be coming, saying he thought "the writing was on the wall" in June when the Celtics negotiated a deal with the Los Angeles Clippers to let coach Doc Rivers out of his contract in Boston. "Its sinking in and Im liking what I feel right now," Pierce said, adding he got a jolt when he saw his new white-and-black uniform in the locker room. The Celtics and Nets agreed to the blockbuster trade on draft night and it became official last week. Garnett waved a no-trade clause to accept the deal -- after some urging from Pierce during a lengthy phone call -- and while saying it was "unfortunate" they had to move on, he seemed to have a little easier time embracing it, greeting the audience with "Whats up, Brooklyn!" before his first remarks. "I dont know anyone that loves change, but change has to happen for things to (get) better," he said. The three newcomers were joined on the podium by general manager Billy King and first-year coach Jason Kidd, who at 40 is a longtime rival, a former teammate of Terrys and just a few years older than his new players. And they got a visit at the end from Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov, who made a late decision to attend the news conference and meet the players whose salaries helped the teams payroll soar so high that the club will pay about $80 million in luxury tax next season. "I think theyre still counting money in the back office, but frankly speaking, I just hope the check doesnt bounce," Prokhorov joked. The Russian billionaire has said his goal was to win a championship within five years of buying the team in 2010. Including the signing of Andrei Kirilenko this summer, Brooklyn has now gotten into position to contend. "For me, its not the way to wait 10, 15 years for results," Prokhorov said. With Pierce and Garnett joining the trio of Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and All-Star centre Brook Lopez, the Nets will have one of the NBAs most potent lineups. But they will have to win soon, as Pierce will be 36 by opening night and Garnett is 37 -- though his refusal to answer to question about how much he has left showed he believes the answer is plenty. The Celtics won a title in the first year that Garnett and Pierce were together, and they believe the Nets have the talent to compete for one this season. "This is like mirror images," Garnett said. "You see the talent thats already here, you see us coming into it, now its about how well we gel." It will be strange trying to do it in jerseys that dont have any green. Garnetts even has an unfamiliar number, now in No. 2 in honour of his friend and former Minnesota teammate, the late Malik Sealy. Pierce always envisioned them playing together, but not anywhere else. He figured when he signed his last contract that he would retire a Celtic, and felt even more certain after Garnett later re-signed. "I thought we were going to be linked together pretty much the rest of our careers in Boston," Pierce said. "As you can see we are pretty much linked together, but just not in Boston anymore." Cheap Keylor Navas Jersey . Booth picked up 65 caps after making her national team debut in 2002 at the age of 17. She most recently played for Sky Blue FC of the National Womens Soccer League. "It just felt like it was my time to move on," she said in a phone interview from her hometown of Burlington, Ont. Cheap Luka Modric Jersey . 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TUCSON, Ariz. -- When Arizona and Colorado last met a year ago in Boulder, the Wildcats were playing well and the Buffaloes were laboring through an injury-riddled season.As they head into Saturday nights game in the desert, the roles have reversed.Arizona has been decimated by injuries, particularly in the offensive backfield, has yet to win in the Pac-12 and will not be going to a bowl game for the first time since 2011.No. 16 Colorado is relatively healthy, already bowl-eligible and has plenty to play for, leading No. 13 Utah by a game in the Pac-12 South.I do think our guys have been in that situation before, Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre said of Arizonas struggles. They understand everybodys going to show up to play. It doesnt matter what everybody else says or what everyones saying in the classroom. Theyve been in that exact same situation. Hopefully they feed off that memory.Colorado (7-2, 5-1) has been one of the biggest surprises of the college football season.The Buffaloes were picked to finish last in the Pac-12 South this year after winning five Pac-12 games in five seasons since joining the conference, including a 1-8 record in 2015.Colorado is already bowl-eligible for the first time since 2007 after wins against Arizona State, Oregon, Stanford and UCLA, teams the Buffaloes were a combined 0-18 against prior to this season.Colorado moved up to No. 12 in the second College Football Playoff rankings and can take the Pac-12 South if it wins the final three games.Theyve stayed healthy, theyve played hard, theyre well-coached and they have a lot of confidence right now, Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said. Theyre playing really good football and well get a really good team coming here on Saturday night.Rodriguezs team has struggled.A year ago, the Wildcats were hit hard by injuries at the linebacker spot. This season its been the offensive backfield.Arizona (2-7, 0-6) has its top quarterbacks, Anu Solomon and Brandon Dawkins, healthy again, but had to use a third-string tight end at quarterback at one point. Cheap Isco Jersey. The running back depth got so bad that Samajie Grant, a midseason convert from wide receiver, has become the starter.The Wildcats will not become bowl-eligible for the first time since 2011 and are coming off a 69-7 shellacking by Washington State.Theres no excuse for that poor performance, Rodriguez said. You have to look at it and learn from it. Theres a lot of young guys that are playing that need to learn from it.A few more things to look for when Colorado plays at Arizona on Saturday night:ARIZONA RUN GAME: The Wildcats have racked up more than 1,400 yards rushing in their past four games combined against Colorado. Theyll have a tough time keeping up that pace on Saturday. Rodriguez said this week that Nick Wilson, Arizonas main running back to start the season, likely wont play the rest of the year due to his latest injury. Arizona was already thin at running back and while Grant has been solid after switching positions, the Wildcats may have a hard time running the ball against the Buffaloes.LIUFAUS TASK: Colorado quarterback Sefo Liufau was banged up against UCLA last week and has struggled to get Colorados offense running at full speed the past two games. Hell have a chance to break the Buffaloes and himself out of that funk this week against Arizona. The Wildcats have the nations 117th-ranked overall defense and are giving up 272 yards passing per game, 111th in the FBS.COLORADOS START: Colorado has a chance to start a season 8-2 overall and 5-1 in conference for the first time since 2001, when it played in the Big 12. The Buffaloes also are looking to win two straight league road games for the first time since winning three straight in 2004, when they beat Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma State in the Big 12.---More AP college football: http://collegefootball.ap.org