Prokhorov: "I Was Destined to Own an NBA Team"
by Net Income on Mar 29, 2010 6:39 PM EDT
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One day after "60 Minutes" profiled Mikhail Prokhorov, Bloomberg TV does the same! Ryan Chilcote covers much the same territory but adds some details...including a promise to build a championship team "in two to three years". Prokhorov tells Chilcote he's been "destined" to own an NBA team and believes he can create a "great team" and a "great business", mainly because of Brooklyn. When told New York is all about the Knicks, Prokhorov demurs, taking a swipe at Charles Dolan's team. "New York City," he says dryly, " has suffered from a lack of competition" in basketball, adding, "for the past 15 years, there's been no great success for the New York Knicks."
Displaying the same winning personality he did with "60 Minutes", Prokhorov tells Chilcote that he had Russian President Dmitri Medvedev talk to President Barack Obama to make certain there would be no roadblocks to his ownership bid. After the meeting, at the United Nations last September, Prokhorov said he was satisfied "all formalities were done." He admitted he must be more open than most NBA owners, but when Chilcote asked him how much cash he has, Prokhorov smiled and said, "If I told you, I would have to kill you."
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This Guy is Awesome!
How could LeBron say “no” to this guy?
Hahaha Proky is definitely awesome. I love his completely outgoing approach, and the fact that whatever he wants, he makes sure he gets it. Thats the kind of Nets owner that we have lacked for the past decade. It’s going to be great to see this guy in action. Two to three years is a very short time period for a team at this stage, so I’d be interested to see how he is going to pull all of this off.
"We aim above the mark to hit the mark." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do you know the difference between a rat and a hamster?
A hamster has better P.R. (Proky on Bloomberg TV)
Again, I absolutely love this guy! He’s like a combination of Mark Cuban, James Bond and “The Most Interesting Man In The World”. LOL!
I want to take a ride on his yacht. If he can find it.
Proud to hold season tickets to the only NBA team soon to be owned by a Russian oligarch.
you were destined to own an mlb team too prokhy
cough*buythemetsnextplease*cough
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
I want to build a championship team in 2 to 3 years...
I want to move to Brooklyn!!!
How
did Prokhorov find out about the Nets anyway? I watched both interviews and I’m soo pumped for this franchise.
Stern
He wanted to buy the Knicks. They werent for sale. Stern knew about the offer and recommended Ratner call Prokhorov.
Check out the comments on TheKnicksblog
They have a post about Prokhorov wanthing to buy the knicks. Read the comments, the Nets hatred is going nuts. Maybe it’s because the Knicks don’t have their lottery pick and have nothing to show for their bad season. Hahaha…days are getting better.
hahaha...they even have Knick fans ready for an exodus..
“a Knicks fan raised in the Brooklyn I speak for many Brooklynites/knick fans in saying that if the knicks are not in Playoff contention by 2011 when the NEts move to Brooklyn I might be part of a serious exodus. If we have two lossing teams in NY and one of them is in my home borough I might as well be a NEts fan. YOU ARE WARNED KNICKS GET IT TOGETHER OR YOUR GOING TO LOSS MORE THEN JUST GAMES. This is one of the reasons why the knicks need to get a superstar and start winning by next season because by 2011 it might be too little to late. Once the Nets move to BRooklyn the Knicks leverage on NY is GONE. Remember carmelo anthony Brooklyn would seem way better especially when the management and ownership is WAY better. BK has WAY more street cred than Manhattan. BKs Finest. hahaha”
Yeah i figured
most knicks(really most new york teams fans in general) fans are bandwagoners, if the nets get better faster the fan base will EXPLODE.
"We have a plan, and our plan, I like our plan'
it's Omar's world, we're just livin in it.
hey NI
you think we can get special certificates for the top posters on netsdaily showcasing their loyalty this yr especially if the nets turn it around in a couple of years and everyone jumps on the bandwagon LOL
by blazin pp face on Mar 29, 2010 11:06 PM EDT reply actions
Seriously...
…I think i’m going to put up as my avatar in SB, a pic showcasing my Nets colors and date. As a fan for 20 years, i know the bandwagoners come and go, so that’s a good idea PPface.
Go Nets!
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