Bag-Gate Ends in Love-Fest
by Net Income on Mar 30, 2010 7:15 PM EDT
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Brett Yormark sat down with Chris Lisi, noted bagman, and his brother, Rob, Tuesday for a brown bag lunch to talk Nets...mainly their future and not everyone's past. A week after Yormark, just back from a trip to China, snapped at Lisi after noticing him wearing a bag over his head, two rows back from the court. The tete-a-tete got the Nets CEO some bad publicity, which he tried to turn into marketing magic by first offering a bag exchange the next home game and then inviting Lisi to the Nets practice facility for lunch.
Chris Carrino and Tim Capstraw, the Nets' radio team, served as moderators for the event and detailed just how well positioned the Nets are for the future. Sly served as deliveryman and waiter, happily dumping burgers on the table.. By lunch's end, everyone seemed happy, if perhaps a bit bloated. Some of the happiest, tweets CNBC's Darren Rovell, had to have been the Nets sponsors. Beyond McDonalds, who provided the main course, team sponsors seen in the webcast included: Dasani, Doublemint, Veggie Chips, M&M's, PNY, Snickers and, Diet Coke,
"I don't know if it was a negative," Yormark said of the original confrontation with Lisi at the Heat game. "It was an unfortunate incident. I try to make the most of any situation and I think I did." Meanwhile, the Nets had to admit their heavily publicized bag exchange was basically a bust. Only two people accepted the exchange offer, the Nets said. Of course, it did get a lot of ink.
- Yormark has brown bag lunch with unhappy fan - Tom Canavan - AP
- Nets Brown Bag Lunch Summit (Video) - Chris Carrino & Tim Capstraw - New Jersey Nets
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Get Michael Scott on the line
I’d love to see Dunder Mifflin ads in Newark
by Frigidevil on Mar 30, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I like that Chris accepted
I didn’t like the bag and I didn’t like Yormark yelling at Chris, but I like the outcome. Good that they could have a friendly lunch and put the incident behind them. And we’ve won every home game since the incident – maybe it inspired the team a little – who knows….
by GeoffreySchmits on Mar 30, 2010 7:38 PM EDT reply actions
Must be a very slow news day...
Can’t believe that guy, Your Schmuck, gets paid 2 million a year.
The devil rules this world…
Its about time Nets fans get his name straight - Its YORMARKET.
Everything he sees is a marketing idea. He should be proud of his new name – Yormarket.
"Meanwhile, the Nets had to admit their heavily publicized bag exchange was basically a bust. Only two people accepted the exchange offer, the Nets said."
This makes me think Yormark is more of a joker than I thought. Could anyone tell me how much money was wasted on these gimmick bags that only 2 people took? I can only hope they’re not sitting in a dump somewhere and they were at least able to use them.
They’ll tie strings to them and give them away as tote bags next season. Or even tonight. Til Proky’s name is inked, they can’t afford to throw away anything haha
by JohnFromLongIsland on Mar 31, 2010 2:05 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Brett Yormark
So this is how Brett treats his season ticket holdre fans, who probably pay at least $1,000 if they are sitting this low? To a Mcdonalds meal? Thats pretty awful. Maybe Yormark was thinking the fan would have a heart attack because of the meal before the next Net’s game. Look, I like the fact that the Nets care enough to say something about this because they’re trying to prevent this team from being annual losers. But there is something I just despite about Brett Yormark, and it’s probably still due to the horrible idea of selling reversable jerseys. If the New Jersey Devils or the New York Giants ever sold reversable jerseys, fans would immediately question where management’s heart was. It’s funny how Yormark allows such a simple thing as wearing a bag over a face bother him so much.
"We aim above the mark to hit the mark." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dude
the Jets/Giants/Devils don’t have to do that because they win…
Also, it has been reported that the tickets were free
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Chris & Rob
I hope you enjoyed the lunch from the real clown mascot of the Nets.
Take the tickets from the clown and enjoy the game.
Both of you are true great Nets fans.
Hope you are coming to Brooklyn when the team moves because the clown that gave you the lunch more likely wiil not be around then to abuse you as a solid fan.
You see guys like Prokhorov and the rest of the ownership group see through this clown for what he is really worth.
NOTHING!
After you met with the clown.
Asks yourself the question, do you really think sponsors like Barclay Bank, Samsung & LG really want or like dealing with this clown?
I am sure after you met him, your forsight is probably the same as Prokhorov and the rest of the ownership group in your thinking.
Just enjoy the game and be ready to enjoy again in the near future also in Brooklyn.
It will be a great show along with only a few real clowns.
GO BROOKLYN NETS!
Your comments
Prokhorov said, no one in Russia is qualified to handle he jobs that Thorn and Yormark both do, so you saying that he won’t be around in Brooklyn is completely false, based on what Prokhorov said.
NI has also reported that he has a contract that runs through 2013, or 2015, I don’t remember which one…
Yormark has done more to put this franchise on the map than any other executive in the country has done for their respective team…with what he’s had to work with since the VC trade, I say he’s done a helluva job.
He sold Barclays into a pipe dream that has now turned into a reality, he has the two biggest sponsorship deals in sports history under his belt (Nextel/Nascar and Barclays/Brooklyn) so please don’t discredit him and say that the ownership groups see right through him and he’s a clown…
The guy is the best in the business and it’s clear to me that you have a personal vendetta against him and don’t know what you are talking about.
-Over? Did you say "over"? Nothing is over until we decide it is! Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell no!
Well
All you have said is correct.
Just remember business people at the level of Barclay Bank make their own decisions
Not people like the person you claim.
The lead bank in the world calls the shots.
That is Barclay bank.
As for M.Prokhorov he did say this about the value of these two gentlemen.
He will say what is needed to say just be correct for now.
That will change regarding Mr. Wonderful in th efuture with Prokhorov.
He and the rest of the ownership group are very smart people and see through this guy and for what he is really worth.
Congratualtions to R.Thorn for getting his extension as President/GM of the Nets.
Prokhorov makes the right move to start the journey towards dominance in the NBA.
First basketball move is solid now as time goes on he can work and correct the business side of it also.
GO BROOKLYN NETS!
I highly doubt
the nets site crashed because people tuning in
the nets site probably hasn’t ever crashed due to high volume, netsdaily yes, njnets.com no.
perhaps on july 1, but other than that im not buying his lies
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