Yormark: "We Loved Yi But We're Going in a Different Direction"
by Net Income on Oct 20, 2010 2:43 PM EDT
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PrintIn an interview with Sohu, the big China website, Brett Yormark talks about how he hopes Chinese firms will use the Nets as their global entre, in spite of the team's trade of Yi Jianlian in the off-season. The Nets sent Yi to the Wizards in late June in a salary dump that also cost the team $3 million in cash.
"Yi gave us a great deal of relevance... We loved Yi and he was terrific for us," said Yormark who marketed Yi through a two Chinese language websites and various promotions. "But we decided to go in a different direction".
Yormark continued to talk about the Nets off-season successes in ticket sales, but CNBC's Darren Rovell tweets that the Nets are already selling tickets at "huge discounts" through a ticket seller, Travelzoo.com. The site reports "Travelzoo subscribers can save as much as 75% on some of the best seats available" for the Nets' opener vs. Detroit on October 27.
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"We loved Yi and he was terrific for us,"
The silence is deafening…
by M I K E on Oct 20, 2010 2:50 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
"We loved Yi"
“But we think Chair is going to be a big defensive stopped for us when we play the Wizards.”
Section 18, Row 7 at The Rock!
by eLonepb on Oct 20, 2010 2:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
We loved Yi
but we loved the absence of Yi even more.
by TWilliAM on Oct 20, 2010 3:12 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
We loved Yi
but then again, you can love a lamp, too. Just ask Brick Tamland.
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NetsMets4life = Kat Stacks
by NetsMets4Life on Oct 20, 2010 3:23 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
1) Isn't Yi a free agent after this year?
2) And don’t we have cap space available?
3) And might we still need a PF, especially if Favors goes bye-bye?
1+ 2 + 3 = " Yi for three!!!"
We may find out by Nov 1 if he will be a FA.
Do I hear Vet Min for 1 year?
We loved Yi.
We just worked better as friends.
We loved Yi
but our house is now built and have no more use for his bricks.
Section 129 2010-2011 @ the ROCK
by NetsKiNG on Oct 20, 2010 3:39 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
I love the headline above...
“We Loved Yi But We’re Going in a Different Direction”
Like the opposite direction Yi is going….
Like we are going UP and Yi is going DOWN.
Classic BS that executives tell their employees when they are fired.
He could have at least said that we were just trying hard to attract LeBron James and trading Yi was the only way to have a shot.
I wish Yormarket would just officially change his name to reflect what he is (Mr Marketing)
After all, his own business is called Yormarketing.
C.Lee Should be the Comparison
Yi was dumped in hopes of landing that 2nd Max FA to put next to LBJ. It’s was not done to get Murphy.
by Jack Handy Jr on Oct 20, 2010 6:45 PM EDT up reply actions
If Yi was still a Net then the Nets might have felt they already have a stretch 4 beside Brook and Favors...
and even after dumping Yi Nets still didn’t have enough for that 2nd max FA…
by jirohkanzaki on Oct 21, 2010 1:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Given that LBJ, Bosh and Wade all took less than the Max
Yes we could have.
Boozer got less than the max as well.
So basically we could have afforded any two free agents others than say JJ and Amare who got ridiculous true max deals.
by Jack Handy Jr on Oct 21, 2010 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Enough Yormack. I can’t stand that he might have gotten Thorn out the door and that he might have any involvement in player moves. Yi set us back 2 years, waiting for him to become Dirk. I can only hope that our franchise ascend now as the Bucks have after they parted ways with Yi. I just doubt we will if Yormack has any say in who plays.
Get over Yi
HJe’s a beter player than you guys gave him credit. He played on a putrid team and now we benifit from passes by Wall,
Even I can benefit from passes by Wall, that doesn't make me a competent NBA player
"Derrick Favors has HOF body for a 19yr old"
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