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April 16, 2009
As Thomas Resurfaces, Knicks Rebuild a Franchise
The New York Times
by Harvey Araton
What's Isiah Thomas have to do with the Nets? Nothing. What do the Knicks have to do with the Nets? Not much, other than that they wiped the floor with the Vince Carter- and Devin Harris-less Nets in last night's season finale — and unlike their cross-Hudson rivals, they appear headed in the right direction.
Speaking of uncertainty, at least the Knicks have a home in which they don’t feel imprisoned and which isn’t being swallowed by an indoor skiing and entertainment complex.
Pity the Nets; despite the infusion of young talent at point guard (Devin Harris) and center (Brook Lopez), they remain residentially stuck between a horrible place, the Meadowlands, and a hard place, Brooklyn. If shovels aren’t soon in the ground for the proposed arena, they’d be wise to relocate soon to the Rock, as Newark’s Prudential Center is called, if they want to compete for free-agent talent.
NoLandGrab: Unless Nets' minority owner Jay-Z is ready to ink LeBron James to a six-record contract and cut him in on his LiveNation gig, the chances of LBJ ending up in a Nets' uni in 2010 look close to nil.
Posted by eric at April 16, 2009 12:30 PM