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May 1, 2009
Nets Keep Lawrence Frank
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We already brought you the news that Nets head coach Lawrence Frank is going to stay put for another season to finish out his contract, possibly because team owner Bruce Ratner can't afford to fire him. However, yesterday's column by Tom Ziller makes two noteworthy points.
Frank was under contract already, but [Nets CEO Rod] Thorn had been publicly hedging on whether he'd return.
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Do they think hiring a popular player's coach like Eddie Jordan would reverse the jinx of Atlantic Yards and pull a major 2010 free agent?
NoLandGrab: What was to be gained by the public waffling on this decision? It isn't Thorn's style and hints at chaos in the Nets front office.
It's official, Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards megaproject has jinxed the team and Thorn and Frank are powerless against it.
Posted by lumi at May 1, 2009 5:23 AM