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February 24, 2010

Best candidate for Rod Thorn’s job: Rod Thorn

Bergen Record
by Ian O'Connor

O'Connor's column suggesting that Mikhail Prokhorov hang on to Nets president Rod Thorn contains this tidbit about Bruce Ratner's stellar ownership record.

Through phone calls placed to informed NBA sources, Prokhorov also learned that Thorn’s boss, Bruce Ratner, was an absolute joke as an owner. Ratner’s decision not to pay Kenyon Martin way back when was the beginning of the end of the Nets as legitimate contenders.

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NoLandGrab: Ratner's basketball acumen is especially impressive given that his owning the Nets has been "100% about basketball."

Posted by eric at February 24, 2010 9:51 AM