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August 23, 2006
Nets Arena Gets Glowing Endorsement from 2 Players
AP via 1010 WINS News Radio
BY David Porter
Finally something everyone can agree upon (emphasis added):
"You just don't know the magnitude of it until you're here and see just how big it really is,'' said point guard Jason Kidd, who along with teammate Vince Carter attended a news conference across the street from where a public hearing on the Atlantic Yards project was scheduled for later Wednesday.
More musings from newborn transportation advocates Carter and Kidd:
Carter and Kidd both envisioned a ramped-up rivalry with the New York Knicks if the Nets move to Brooklyn. Carter also noted the urban location as a plus.
"You'd love an ideal location where the fans can come from everywhere,'' he said. "Like when I played in Toronto, it was right downtown where everybody could get to it, and that's kind of how I see this.''
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Kidd said Nets fans in New Jersey would still be able to attend games in Brooklyn via public transportation — an option that is not currently available at the Meadowlands except on a small scale."It may attract a different fan base,'' he said. "But my own opinion was what hurt the Meadowlands was that there was no way to get to the game. Imagine being able to get on the train and get to the game, then get on the train and go home.
I think that will be a plus for many people from Bergen County or anybody who lives in New Jersey to come to a game.''
NoLandGrab: Um, pass the crib notes to Jason Kidd... the Long Island Railroad stops at Atlantic Terminal, not NJ Transit.
That's not good news for NJ fans. Imagine Bergen County fans being able to get on the train and then the subway to get to the game, then get on the subway and then the train to go home.
Posted by lumi at August 23, 2006 11:33 PM