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December 31, 2004
The year in review: The good, bad and mostly ugly
The Newark Star Ledger:
There were also plenty of changes here at home. And that wasn't necessarily good news.
New York developer Bruce Ratner bought the Nets for $300 million and announced his plans to move the team to Brooklyn by 2009. On the court, the team failed to reach a third consecutive NBA Finals. The Nets had their 14-game Eastern Conference playoff winning streak snapped en route to losing to the Pistons in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The team parted ways with Kenyon Martin and Kerry Kittles in off-season cost-cutting moves.
"That was a dumb move," Kozlowski said. "Ratner decided to listen to people who knew nothing about basketball."
The Nets rerouted again this season by trading for Toronto guard Vince Carter in an attempt to pacify Jason Kidd and breathe life into the organization.
Posted by lumi at December 31, 2004 9:55 AM