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Hey ya'll. On the eve of Free Agency 2010, Jordan, Tanner, and I have decided that in order to maximize our value on the market, we would change our screen names to our actual names. This doesn't have much effect on jsams or tsteidel, but a more noticeable effect on myself. I'll reference you to a...
No Advance Scout, No Problem
SI's Steve Aschburner writes Friday about how several NBA teams have done away with the position of advance scout, the experienced basketball hand who would take in the next opponent's game, then provide the head coach with a detailed report. The Nets are...
Nets Gate Receipts Drop a League Record 29%
If you're still wondering how bad things are for the Nets financially, wonder no more. An analysis of a confidential NBA report for the 2008-09 season obtained by CBS Sports shows the Nets' gate receipts dropped 29% from 2007-08. That's a loss of $11.4...
As Revenues Fall, Nets' Front Office Shrinks
In addition to the ten staffers laid off two weeks ago, ten other front office positions haven't been filled, reports Sports Business Journal. That brings team staff down to 120, a 15% drop from a high of 140 in late 2007. Team revenue has dropped from $100...
Nets CFO: We'll Be Among NBA's Most Valuable in Brooklyn
Charlie Mierswa, the Nets' Chief Financial Officer, is interviewed in this month's CFO Magazine. Mierswa offers both hope and reality in discussing team finances. He admits little is working in season ticket sales but it was worse last year! Mierswa also says...
Frank: Management "Belief" in Coach Key to Longevity
The longest tenured coach in the East thinks that long term commitment to individual coaches is about "belief". In an AP story about the tentative nature of NBA coaching, Lawrence Frank says, "To me, it's just a choice for management and ownership, if there's...
Nets Promote Polinsky
The Nets announced Wednesday that Gregg Polinsky has been named director of player personnel, a new position. Polinsky has been with the Nets since 1999 and was the team's director of scouting for the past three seasons. Before joining the Nets, he was a...
Meet the Nets' Draft Geek
Ken Catanella is the Nets' Coordinator of Statistical Analysis (who knew?). He has degrees from Amherst and Duke and has earned paychecks playing ball in Germany and valuing companies for possible acquistion. Now, he makes a living breaking down scouting...
Grading the Nets
Thursday's the day Net players meet with team brass, get the franchise's assessment of their progress along with some advice for the off-season. On Friday, they clean out their lockers, some for the last time. So it's time for assessments, analysis ... yes,...
Nets' Charter Operator Shutting Down Amidst Financial, Safety Concerns
For the past few years, whenever the Nets traveled, they flew Champion Air, a Minnesota-based charter that specialized in flying NBA teams around the US. The airline even included an endorsement by Net trainer Tim Walsh on its website. Tuesday, the airline announced it was shutting down May 31,...
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