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October 28, 2008
Nets Won’t Gauge Success by Wins
The New York Times
by Jonathan Abrams
This news comes as little surprise, since during the Bruce Ratner Years, the Nets have seemed to put more emphasis on things like inking an "off-season presenting sponsor" than they have on making the post-season.
[Nets' President Rod] Thorn also said he thought teams would have to win at least half of their games to make the playoffs, as opposed to last season, when the 76ers and the Hawks, two sub-.500 teams, crept in.
When asked if he thought the renovating Nets could win that many games, Thorn said the Nets’ measurement of success this season might not necessarily be by win total.
NoLandGrab: Keeping the team's losses under, say, $30 million, might be viewed as a "win," too.
REACT-O-MATIC: SlamOnline.com, The Nets Have a Discouraging, Truthful Message for Their Fans
It’s not often that a pro franchise’s front office is brutally honest with its customers.
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Don’t tell any of this to the New Jersey Nets, however, because for them, honesty is apparently the best policy. When asked what to expect of his squad this season, team president Rod Thorn had a sobering message for the fans.
NoLandGrab: This would be one of the first times Bruce Ratner's Nets have been accused of being honest.
Posted by eric at October 28, 2008 11:09 PM