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February 2, 2010
Hot air engulfs Nets' next move
New York Post
by Peter Vecsey
The Post reports that the Nets will sign an interim Newark lease this week.
In the riptide created by the hypothesis New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie may try to wring $7.5 million from the Nets for approval to relocate after this season from the Izod Center to the Prudential Center, owner Bruce Ratner's master plan remains unaltered.
Later this week, the Nets will sign a lease with the Devils -- owners of Newark's Prudential Center -- that will permit them to exit gracefully when their Brooklyn arena is completed; its target date is early 2012. That term sheet will be forwarded to Christie in hopes of gaining a waiver, something defeated governor Jon S. Corzine had been prepared to do.
By "early 2012," Vecsey means "hopefully in time to start the 2012-2013 season."
What happens if the Nets are denied permission? Guess it depends on what's more principal -- the fantasy "extortion" number vs. the losses they figure to encumber by remaining swamp-bound another 1½-to-2 seasons -- or principle.
Stay tuned, we may have a contemporary Jersey politics mantra: Pay to Play . . . Poorly.
More fantasy basketball...
Bleacher Report, Lebron James to Nets is Possible
Looking at the Nets' record (4-42), some would say that the addition of LeBron James via free agency is a mere impossibility. But not me.
I am willing to make the very bold statement that LeBron James could very possibly be a Net in 2010.
You're probably thinking to yourself: "How could that be possible?" Well, a few things would have to happen.
NoLandGrab: Like pigs flying, the Nets running off a 36-game winning streak to end the season, and savvy-seeming LBJ losing his mind.
Posted by eric at February 2, 2010 10:45 AM