NyCeEvO wrote:I want to know why we are all so quick to judge and think that proky is ready to screw over the team when the season hasn't even started yet. We can sit here and say that we don't believe thorn or proky when they said that it was a mutual parting. IMO I think rod probably had a hard time dealing with the fact that proky was so involved with the ongoings of the franchise. Before he was under Rather who wouldn't know what a basketball was if he saw one. All Thorn had to do under Ratner was tell him about any moves he wanted to make and made sure not to add to the payroll. But now that Proky actually wants to have the final say on all the moves, I'm sure that Rod felt that he would no longer be running the show like he used to. Proky still wanted Rod there but with less power. I don't think Rod wanted to do that. Proky has a yacht that's worth millions and he's so rich that he doesn't even care or know where it is. Do you really think it was a money issue? I don't. I think it was a difference of management philosophy. If Proky is a good business man and wants an easier transition to the NBA, why push out a guy who has orchestrated some pretty significant deals, is well known and widely respected by players and GMs alike. To me it doesn't make sense.
When you have an owner who's meeting with free agents and is trying to bring them on board, you know he wants to he wants his brand to succeed whether he cares about the Nets as a team or not. He wants the final say and that's why he said that he's responsible if the Nets don't win in the timeframe he set. Normally, the gm is fired when deals don't pan out. How many owners are holding themselves accountable for their team's success?
I could be wrong but whenever a dispute goes down you always ask where is the money and who has the power. I think proky was willing to give up a lot of money but not a lot of power and Rod wanted more power. Just my opinion.
More power how?