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September 20, 2005

NBA, 10 things we learned this week

FoxSports.com
by Mike Kahn

4. Item: The Metro Transportation Authority in Brooklyn has agreed to sell the 8.3-acre railyard to New Jersey Nets owner Bruce Ratner, who plans to build a spectacular business and retail complex, plus an arena for the Nets.

What this really means: Contrary to what so many in Brooklyn — and even some in New Jersey want to believe — Ratner is determined to make Brooklyn a destination point for business, shopping and entertainment. But most of all he wants to give them a professional sports team again ... and that would be the Nets. Just how long it will take for all of this to come down is a huge question mark, but he has remained on task. Besides, if Ratner ever gets any inclination this isn't going to work, the for sale sign would go up on the Nets quicker than a Kidd-to-Jefferson-to-Carter fast break.

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NoLandGrab: Contrary to what many reporters want to believe, "most of all [Ratner] wants" to build the biggest privately owned taxpayer-funded outerborough boondoggle in history.

Posted by lumi at September 20, 2005 7:30 AM