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October 25, 2009
Less Skeptical Views of Nets' Chances in Brooklyn
There are a few items appearing today online about the Nets. These two are grouped together because they both take a "done deal" approach in predicting the future of the New Jersey Nets. The Inquisitr seems to think that a Nets arena is already being built. Nuh-uh.
The Daily News article says that a sale of the Nets to Mikhail Prokhorov "has just about sealed the team's long-delayed move to Brooklyn." Everything's done - except for small details like the sale of bonds to finance the arena, a pending decision on eminent domain from the New York Court of Appeals, and other lawsuits pending.
The Inquistr - 2009-10 NBA preview: New Jersey Nets
Sure the Nets have new ownership, or will soon, and sure they are building a new stadium in Brooklyn, although that is a process that has brought about many, a lawsuit from many different groups of people. Now this is a team that went 35-48 last season, finished third in their division, but that they did finish 28 games behind eventual division champs the Boston Celtics. Now that Vince Carter has been traded away, projections for the coming season are even worse.
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While the Nets have been in cost cutting mode for the last few years, once the new ownership is approved and that is, supposed to happen by the end of the year, that could very well change. The new owners will have lots of incentive to build a winning team to help fill their new Brooklyn home.
Daily News - Solid season for New Jersey Nets will be key to recruiting free agents in offseason
By Julian Garcia
While the Nets don't appear to be as likely as the Knicks to land the ultimate offseason prize - LeBron James - their odds certainly got better when Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov agreed to buy the team from Bruce Ratner. That deal has just about sealed the team's long-delayed move to Brooklyn, a place that would seem to be a much more attractive landing spot for James than the team's current home in East Rutherford. In fact, a temporary move to Newark starting next season, which is likely to happen, may also help.
Posted by steve at October 25, 2009 7:39 AM