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February 21, 2007
Ratner's reign
With rumors flying that, though Jason Kidd is Bruce Ratner's favorite son, Kidd might be traded to a team like the Lakers, we'd like to make one point:
NJ Nets Pre-Bruce Ratner:
2001-02 Eastern Conference Champions
2002-03 Eastern Conference Champions
Post-Bruce Ratner:
2003-04 Lost Eastern Conference Finals
2004-05 Swept in First Round of Playoffs
2005-06 Lost in 2nd Round of Playoffs
2006-07 25-29
If Bruce Ratner does for Brooklyn what he's done for the New Jersey Nets, look out.
Here's some coverage about the trade and rumors that revelations of Kidd's serial philandering and spousal abuse might force Ratner to trade him:
The Newark Star-Ledger, Don't leave the fans nothing to watch
If Ratner trades Kidd, columnist Steve Politi request that the Nets "leave":
Pack up the Mayflower vans. Take Sly the creepy fox mascot, take the Nets Dancers and Team Hype, take Jay-Z and Marv Albert and anything else not bolted to the ground and get this Dead Team Walking to Brooklyn immediately, because the fans here should not have to suffer through happens next.
The NY Times, Nets Working to Find a Way to Trade Kidd
According to one Eastern Conference official, the Nets’ owner, Bruce C. Ratner, was concerned about the negative publicity surrounding Kidd’s contentious divorce from his wife, Joumana. But Ratner is said to be close to Kidd. He also has an affinity for Carter, who helped rescue the Nets two seasons ago in the wake of the franchise’s letting go of Kenyon Martin.
NoLandGrab's unsolicited fashion tip for Bruce Ratner:
Yo Bruce! The point of removing your glasses during a photo op is that you think you look better without them. But if you're going to squint like the sun just hit one of Frank Gehry's titanium panels, then just forget it.
Posted by lumi at February 21, 2007 9:30 AM