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February 23, 2008
Straight From The Bleachers:Downtown Detour With Brooklyn Several Years Away, Nets Begin Rebuilding in Jersey
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
John Torenli
With future Hall of Fame point guard Jason Kidd, arguably the greatest player in the history of the star-crossed franchise, sent off to Dallas and Vince Carter being mentioned in trade rumors as yesterday’s afternoon deadline for deals loomed, the Nets have the look of a team in full rebuilding mode.
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But the dwindling crowds at the newly renamed Izod Center and the lack of any evidence that construction is under way Downtown have left the Nets in purgatory, sitting helplessly between destinations with very little fan support or buzz in the tri-state area.
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We would also like to take this time to correct several 'location' mistakes in this story.
NoLandGrab: Would it be possible to keep this purgatory caused by management in mind when we consider the possible purgatory in Prospect Heights if buildings are knocked down and lack of financing then leaves the project for dead? This surely isn't happening anywhere else...
A. "When Ratner first informed us there’d be an NBA team in Brooklyn by the 2007-08 season — a declaration he boldly made nearly five years ago — a palpable buzz began circulating throughout our fair borough, be it in favor of a $550 million arena deal or against the overdevelopment of the Atlantic Yards and surrounding neighborhoods."
- That would be the Vanderbilt Yards, not Atlantic Yards. This paragraph also has a timing error - Ratner said the Nets would be playing in Brooklyn in the 2006-2007 season, not 2007-2008.
B. "And the star-studded triumvirate of Kidd, Carter and Richard Jefferson were supposed to be establishing the Nets as a perennial championship contender at the sight formerly known as the Atlantic Yards."
- That would also be Vanderbilt Yards, not Atlantic Yards.
C. "Though Nets team president Rod Thorn admitted earlier this week that the franchise was still going “full bore” toward landing in Downtown Brooklyn by 2010 — three years later than the original plan for arrival — the excitement surrounding what may be our first big-time pro sports franchise since the Dodgers left town in 1957 has waned considerably."
- That would be Prospect Heights, not Downtown Brooklyn.
Posted by amy at February 23, 2008 11:31 AM