On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:15:43 -0700 (PDT), Grimm-RHD
<billjill.dwyer@gmail.com> wrote:

>On Jul 6, 11:01 am, Syfo-Dyas <Syfo-D...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 21:56:48 -0700 (PDT), Grimm-RHD
>>
>>
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>> <billjill.dw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >Because no one seemed to care here.
>>
>> >I'll post it anyway...
>>
>> >NETS ACQUIRE YI JIANLIAN AND BOBBY SIMMONS FROM MILWAUKEE IN EXCHANGE
>> >FOR RICHARD JEFFERSON
>>
>> >East Rutherford, NJ – The New Jersey Nets have acquired forwards Yi
>> >Jianlian and Bobby Simmons from the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for
>> >forward Richard Jefferson, Nets President Rod Thorn announced today.
>>
>> >“We feel that Yi can be a very special player,” said Thorn. “He is a
>> >20-year old seven footer who shoots the ball extremely well, and he is
>> >an excellent addition to our frontcourt. Bobby Simmons is a veteran
>> >NBA player who has averaged 10 points for his career, and should be a
>> >rotation player for us.”
>>
>> >---
>>
>> >I'm sad to see Jefferson go. But hey, your saving money. From this
>> >point forward...ALL eyes will be on Lebron when he goes FA. Your
>> >looking at a battle between NY and NJ for all that advertising!
>>
>> >Grimm-RHD
>>
>> Shouldnt you be saying NY vs Brooklyn. I mean the jersey thing just
>> has no resonance. No town or city just boring as jersey. Arent all
>> other teams in the NBA from an actual city in the state? Jersey is the
>> on state in the USA that doesnt have a city that people can even
>> identify with. Best thing to happen tot he Nets franchise is if they
>> finally come BACK to NY. Remember the NY Nets with Dr. J
>
>I agree with the whole NJ/NY thing. To take this out of context, if
>you ever look at a map for Six Flags Amusement Parks. Six Flags Great
>Adventure is shown as NJ/NY, even though it is squarely in Jackson,
>NJ...no where near NY.
>
>But with that said, Brooklyn isn't a done deal. The Atlantic Yards
>project, which includes the Barclay's Center (where the Nets will
>play) was approved, but still is subject to lawsuits before
>construction. The new lease the Nets made with the Izod Center in
>East Rutherford, NJ was extended to 2013 with a provision to release
>them in 2009 if the Barclay's Center is finished. Yet here we are
>less than a year from that and construction has yet to begin. I would
>rather see them move to the Prudential Center in Newark where the
>Devils play (by which they still have an open invitation to do so from
>the Devils).
>
>Everyone assumes it's a done deal, yet it is far from over and does
>have the possibility of being rejected because of the lawsuits. They
>are trying to force people to move out of their homes to build this
>thing.
>
>This is far from over.
>
>Grimm-RHD

I know it is not a done deal yet and who knows but the main thing that
pisses me is the fact that what the hell does jersey have for any
team??? As I stated earlier new jersey is the only state in the usa
that either borrows teams from NY or simply has no city in the state
to identify with. I mean every other team has a relation to a city in
that state. Jersey has no city at all that identifies it to the rest
of the country. Oh by the way I agree with the 6 Flags example. It is
pitiful only thinh jersey is known for is being close to NY. Sad just
sad. Even teams out west have a city attached to it. Poor pitiful
jersey is just there with nothing. New Jersey Nets claim to fame...
they used to be called the NY Nets and they had a player named Dr. J