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January 7, 2009

Brett Yormark, remixed: Nets CEO's shifting predictions on arena opening date

Atlantic Yards Report

BrettYormarkDream.jpgIf you ever wanted to know what Norman Oder does for fun, check out his fantasy interview with Nets CEO Brett Yormark:

A good salesman always sounds convincing, even if underlying facts change the spiel, and New Jersey Nets CEO Brett Yormark is at the top of the game.

In three radio or TV interviews over less than 15 months, Yormark offered unwavering predictions about the opening date of the Atlantic Yards arena (aka Barclays Center) in Brooklyn. First, he said 2009, then 2010, then 2011.

Just take a listen to this one-minute audio file. I’ve interpolated my own questions into the remix, but the original quotes come from the interviews transcribed below.

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Posted by lumi at January 7, 2009 5:29 AM