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September 24, 2012
NetsDaily Off-Season Report #22
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NetsDaily's Bob Windrem, aka "NetIncome," loves the team's new home so much, and has such a crush on Mikhail Prokhorov, that he's forgiven Bruce Ratner for destroying what had been a title-contender before he took over.
And besides, it was the opponents' fault...
Bruce Ratner was not a good NBA owner, although one could forgive if not forget some of what he did because of the extenuating, and unique, circumstances of his ownership: the litigation that prevented him from moving the team earlier...the original plan was for the Frank Gehry-designed arena to open up in 2006; the mounting debt which was three times what the Hornet ownership walked away from; then the Great Recession.
But sitting in the audience at Friday's ribbon-cutting, we thought if this is the result --the team playing in what is arguably the most modern, most expensive arena in the NBA; with Mikhail Prokhorov as its principal owner and a roster that on paper is the franchise's best 1-through-15 maybe ever--maybe he wasn't so far after all.
Posted by eric at September 24, 2012 12:44 PM