Newark Nets...
Posted: Tue Feb 2, 2010 7:42 pm
Hello all. I'm sure you don't remember me, but I used to post here a lot. Trying to finish up my degree and get my journalism career off the ground has kinda taken up most of my time.
Nevertheless, I felt compelled to bring up the fact that in today's NY Daily News there was an article that said the Nets were close to a deal that would allow them to play their final two years in NJ at Prudential Center, rather than IZOD Center.
This is huge on two fronts:
1. Prudential Center is the premiere venue in NJ, and given it's capacity for basketball games, could be sold out regularly. This is a major selling point in attracting potential UFAs. Play two years at Prudential Center, then move over to the luxurious arena in Brooklyn.
2. If the Prudential Center experiment is a success, it's very likely that a pro team could return to NJ in the future.
GREAT move by the franchise IMO. Thoughts?
Nevertheless, I felt compelled to bring up the fact that in today's NY Daily News there was an article that said the Nets were close to a deal that would allow them to play their final two years in NJ at Prudential Center, rather than IZOD Center.
This is huge on two fronts:
1. Prudential Center is the premiere venue in NJ, and given it's capacity for basketball games, could be sold out regularly. This is a major selling point in attracting potential UFAs. Play two years at Prudential Center, then move over to the luxurious arena in Brooklyn.
2. If the Prudential Center experiment is a success, it's very likely that a pro team could return to NJ in the future.
GREAT move by the franchise IMO. Thoughts?
