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January 3, 2011
Nets' owner dead set on making team No. 1
Bergen Record
by Al Iannazzone
We were getting ready to send flowers after reading the first three words of that headline, but it turns out this is just more pro-Prokhorov fluff.
Prokhorov, in an e-mail from Russia, said his mission is, "to build a championship team, a dynasty team."
"The great thing about sports is you can have an underdog that with time becomes a winner. We no longer have a losing mentality, and that is a huge step for the Nets.
But they still have a losing record, and at 9-25 are the fourth-worst team in the NBA.
After becoming owner last spring, Prokhorov guaranteed a playoff berth this year — doubtful — and championship within five years.
NoLandGrab: That "guarantee" wouldn't have been so meaningless if he'd guaranteed season-ticket holders their money back.
Posted by eric at January 3, 2011 2:02 PM