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November 22, 2009
Bruce Ratner: "I'm just here to watch the game."
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
Bruce Ratner's vaporteam, the New Jersey Nets, are now 0-13 after losing to the lowly Knicks. They are now headed for a 4 game West Coast swing looking to tie the record for most loses at the start of the season. What did team owner Bruce Ratner say when the Star Ledger's Steve Politi approached him?
...“I’m just here to watch the game,” Ratner said, declining to answer questions about the state of the team at halftime, and you hope he was embarrassed with what he saw.
This is basically how he has treated the massive resistance to his bone-headed Atlantic Yards proposal in Brooklyn.
Remember, the reason the Nets stink is because Ratner bought the team for a sweetheart real estate deal and then commenced dismantling what was once a championship caliber team.
If he can destroy a talented team in five years, just think what wonders he can work in Prospect Heights with his vaportecture.
Posted by steve at November 22, 2009 8:25 AM