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["Jim Shane" <jim.shane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Does anybody else think it's more than coincidental that Rod Thorn, David
Stern's right hand man, takes over a franchise that has wallowed in
mediocrity for years and suddenly turns it into a serious contender ?  And
how about the Steinbrenner factor ?  Do you think George would take over a
sports franchise if he didn't have the assurances of the commissioner that
he would win ?  If the Nets have already been told that the tax would not go
into effect up to 57 mil, then signing Rogers away from the Celtics was
easy.  Or, perhaps, George is just throwing money at the Nets the way he
throws money at the Yankees.  It's hard to tell, but Stern has certainly
been accused before of putting the big market teams in a position to win.
Good for the league (him), bad for competition (us).

Jim

> Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 17:11:11 +0200
> From: "hironaka@nomade.fr"<hironaka@nomade.fr>
> Subject: Give NJ credit
>
> And who would have ever thought the Nets would evolve
> into a serious Celtics rival and the class of the east?
>
> The Nets owners deserve as much credit as Rod Thorn, for
> spending to address flaws that needed to be addressed.
> This on a team will low attendance and hype compared to
> the Knicks.
>
> Signing Rodney Rogers puts them at 55.2 million, which
> definitely puts them at risk of the luxury cap. Now they
> have to cross their fingers it won't happen. Peter May
> wrote that they were willing to go up to 57 million in
> payroll. I wonder if they know something Gaston doesn't
> know.