Atlantic Notes: Barbosa, Stoudemire, Wallace, Brooks

The main motivation the Celtics had for signing veteran guard Leandro Barbosa was his ability to score.  According to CSNNE.com's A. Sherrod Blakely, they may be getting more than they bargained for. 

• As Damian Lillard makes his first trip to Brooklyn, the Nets are left to wonder what could have been had they not traded for Gerald Wallace, writes the New York Times' Benjamin Hoffman. 
• Again from the New York Times, Beckley Mason talks about the Knicks fortune without Amare Stoudemire.
• Nets second year guard MarShon Brooks is getting inconsistent playing time so far this season, and the New York Post's Tim Bontemps tries to figure out why.