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Kiki On WFAN
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–He and Rod Thorn are talking all the time with teams about improving the team this year.
–It will be difficult for the Nets to do two max contracts. A max contract and a $10 million contract or a max contract and several smaller contracts are more likely. He hinted that...
Is Mikhail Prokhorov Getting Richer?
6 days ago by
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Rumors swirl about where the Nets will play and if Brooklyn fails, who will own them. There are reports the current owners are having trouble arranging the financing for Barclays Center. And how with the Court of Appeals ruling affect all this?
One thing does appear certain: while...
The CSKA Temptation
8 days ago by
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A consultant for Mikhail Prokhorov emailed his breakdown of the world’s top players this week. He put them in five categories, saying there is a “very fine line” between the bottom three:
“III) ~180 role players, not starters in most situations, but NBA talents. IV) ~200 bench...
Excerpt: Ettore Messina Interview with ACB
13 days ago by
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Ettore Messina, Mikhail Prokhorov’s coach at CSKA Moscow, was interviewed Saturday by a reporter from the offcial website of the ACB, the Spanish basketball league. The following is a rough machine translation of an excerpt, in which he speaks about his relationship with Prokhorov...
3 Seconds
15 days ago by
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By Ric Bucher
The sale of the Nets to Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov has to happen by New Year’s Day or it won’t happen, says a league source. The team has to break ground on its proposed arena in Brooklyn before the ball drops on Dec. 31, which when the construction...
Alston on Coffee, Losing, Youth and Yi
17 days ago by
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Basketball Pioneers: We have met many times. Do you still drink coffee before games?
Alston: Yes, it’s the same wherever I go. It hasn’t changed since I became a NBA player.
Basketball Pioneers: Which city has the best coffee? Toronto? Houston? Orlando Or New Jersey?
Alston: Oh...
The Name Game
24 days ago by
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Ever since Bruce Ratner decided to buy the Nets, it has been “all about Brooklyn”. The most commonly told story about the origin of the “Brooklyn Nets” is that Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz called Ratner and practically begged him to buy the team...
10 Questions for 2009-10?
25 days ago by
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1. DEE-fense?
Devin Harris says it’s his top priority: returning to that ballhawk Rod Thorn so loved when he traded Jason Kidd for him 20 months ago. Thorn loved Courtney Lee for the same reason. Will he bring it as well? Then there’s the bigs: Brook Lopez promises he will...
Basketball Writers Discuss Hot-Button Issues Facing League (Excerpt)
25 days ago by
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Q: What do you think will be the long-term impact of Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov investing in the Nets?
TrueHoop’s Henry Abbott: The Nets, in New Jersey, don’t help the NBA’s bottom line much. Even when they made the Finals they failed to capture the imagination...
Writers’ Reads on Nets Not a Pretty Picture
28 days ago by
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The writers who follow the Nets most closely are the writers who have the most pessismistic view of the team’s prospects. It’s one thing for John Hollinger (24 wins) to have a negative view of the team. It’s a whole other thing for the D’Alessandro’s,...
The Thorn Report Card – Off-Season Edition
29 days ago by
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Note: Grades based on long-term consequences of the trade as well as cost-benefit to the team. As the years roll by, they change. Some go up, some go down. We could have (should have?) called it the Thorn-Vandeweghe Report Card, but Rod remains in charge and Thorn-Vandeweghe is too...
Lee Following Harris Along the Arc from “System Guy” to “Star”
October 18, 2009 by
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One big question as the season approaches is how good can Courtney Lee be? He isn’t going to become Vince Carter, the man he was traded for, but could he become Devin Harris, or more precisely, could he become as good a shooting guard as Harris is at the point?
“He was a system [...]
The Other VC offers: Were They Any Better?
October 17, 2009 by
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In light of what we know (and it’s by no means comprehensive), the Magic deal was probably the best deal the Nets were offered for Vince Carter…and the $37.64 million he has left on his contract. The Magic needed Carter after Hedo Turkoglu rejected an informal offer the weekend...
Interview with Mikhail Prokhorov by Vladimir Pozner
October 14, 2009 by
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(Excerpt)
Prokhorov: You do not quite have the correct information about the structure of the transaction. The structure of the deal is this: I provide a credit of 200 million dollars and take command, 80% [of the team] and 45% of the new arena. This is an extremely good business project...
Nets vs. Knicks – Cap Space Wars
October 12, 2009 by
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“We currently have the most cap space available of any team.’’
–Kiki Vandeweghe, GM, New Jersey Nets, October 11, 2009
“We have the most room in the league. That’s good. We’re No. 1.”
–Donnie Walsh, GM, New York Knicks, September 26, 2009
So...
Cap Space Wars
October 11, 2009 by
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“We currently have the most cap space available of any team.’’
–Kiki Vandeweghe, GM, New Jersey Nets, October 11, 2009
“We have the most room in the league. That’s good. We’re No. 1.”
–Donnie Walsh, GM, New York Knicks, September 26, 2009...
If I Were a Rich Man…
October 03, 2009 by
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If and when Mikhail Prokhorov becomes principal owner of the Nets, the team’s fortunes will change. That’s a no-brainer, but how?
A lot has been written about how a Prokhorov-owned Nets team would immediately be the front runner for Lebron James’ services, perhaps even a two...
CDR Stars at Open Practice
October 03, 2009 by
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Devin Harris was Devin Harris and Brook Lopez was Brook Lopez, but the star of Saturday’s Open Practice was Chris Douglas-Roberts. The 6′ 7″ swing man displayed his newly honed skills as a ball handler and passer and generally looked comfortable on the court during...
Russian press secretary hails ‘genuine dialogue’ between Medvedev, Obama
October 02, 2009 by
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Moscow ITAR-TASS in Russian 1457 GMT 30 Sep 09
Russian press secretary hails “genuine dialogue” between Medvedev, Obama
Text of report by Russian state news agency ITAR-TASS
Moscow, 30 September: The Kremlin is happy with the productive dialogue which is developing between...
TWill’s ROY Tweets
September 29, 2009 by
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http://tweetphoto.com/saxbavxu
I simulated through the season an this is my stats an what I earned Hey don’t hate me its what the game did
10.7 pts, 8.2 reb, 4.1 ast, 1.4 stl, 0.8 blk, 44% FG%, 61% FT%, 27% 3P%
Posted Sept 26th
Goin for late night shots an some laps in the pool...
Empire State of Mind
September 29, 2009 by
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[Jay-Z]
Yeah,
Yeah, I’mma up at Brooklyn,
now I’m down in Tribeca,
right next to DeNiro,
But i’ll be hood forever,
I’m the new Sinatra,
and since i made it here,
i can make it anywhere,
yeah they love me everywhere,
i used to cop in Harlem,
all of my dominicanos
right...
Basketball News!
September 27, 2009 by
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Buried in the avalanche of news about the team’s sale was a lot of basketball news that didn’t get much attention. So we’ve pulled some of the best quotes and tried organizing them.
On 2009-10:
Rod Thorn: “We don’t look that strong on paper, but we will be better than...
NetsDaily Off-Season Report #24
September 26, 2009 by
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Every Sunday, we’ll be updating the Nets’ off-season with bits and pieces of information, gossip, etc. to help take the edge off missing the playoffs, relying on the Nets’ beat reporters and others who have slipped interesting stuff into larger stories and blogs.
Red Dawn
Twenty...
FOREST CITY RATNER COMPANIES AND ONEXIM GROUP ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP IN BROOKLYN
September 23, 2009 by
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(Brooklyn, U.S.A. and Moscow, Russia) – September 23, 2009 – Forest City Ratner Companies (“FCRC”), Nets Sports and Entertainment (“NSE”) and Onexim Group announced today that they have signed a letter of intent to create a strategic partnership for the development...
Nets Draft Picture – Revised
September 22, 2009 by
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With the restructuring of the Marcus Williams trade, the Nets have added to their stockpile of draft picks and now have nine over the next three years, five first rounders and four second rounders.
Here’s the list, with protections noted, and how they were acquired:
2010 –...
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