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October 19, 2010
Rivals Not the Only Ones Delighted to See the Nets
The New York Times
by Richard Pérez-Peña
The Times must have blocked access to Atlantic Yards Report and NoLandGrab in its newsroom, because it keeps writing fluff about the Nets without a word about Bruce Ratner's green cards-for-cash fundraising scam.
Take a sports team with the worst record and worst attendance in its league. Move it to a new town with a rough reputation. Make it clear in advance that the franchise will stay just a couple of years before relocating again.
It would be easy to forecast a chilly reception in the team’s temporary home. But as the Nets begin a scheduled two-year stint at the Prudential Center here before decamping for the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, there are hints of a surprising warm embrace.
However...
Some people here agree with Julian Rosales, a college student, who said of the Nets, “They’re just using us for a while.”
Posted by eric at October 19, 2010 9:57 AM