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May 2, 2007
Liars In Arms
Fans For Fair Play
On- and off-court drama during the Eastern Conference quarter-finals confirms that the NJ team is more than just a "netaphor" for Atlantic Yards:
This Nets team is a lot like their owner.
They're not that good. They're kinda clunky and have allocated too much of their budget to the wrong things. They hemorrhage money. They thrive on other peoples' funding. They sucker the locals into supporting them. They play in an easy division. Their competition is too scared, intimidated or incompetent to challenge their mediocrity. They have a press corps that laps up everything they say and stand for.
And most of all, they lie.
Update: Last night, the Nets lost to the Raptors 98-96, forcing the series into a sixth game (from the AP, Raptors Survive, but Who'll Play Game 6?).
Posted by lumi at May 2, 2007 8:51 AM