Prokhorov: "Do Not Be Afraid...This Will Be an Outstanding Draft"
by Net Income on Jun 1, 2010 2:24 PM EDT
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Mikhail Prokhorov chaired a meeting of the Russian Biathlon Union Tuesday morning in Moscow, giving Russian reporters an opportunity to ask him questions about the Nets.
The Nets new owner expressed confidence that the Nets will do well in the draft and reiterated that he wasn't that disappointed the team had lost in the lottery. He declined to comment on whether Andrei Vatutin would be joining the Nets, saying it was "a rhetorical question". Although he declined to name any free agent targets, he did cite Rudy Gay as an example of a player who was drafted after the first pick but turned into a "star".
"Do not be afraid, I am absolutely not disappointed," Prokhorov told a press conference. "This will be an outstanding draft." He seemed to suggest that losing John Wall was not such a big problem because the Nets already have "a strong point guard in Devin Harris".
As for the Russian basketball refereeing scandal, Prokhorov declined comment, "It is difficult to comment without knowing the details."
- Prokhorov: "The Draft is Outstanding" (Machine Translation) - Rustam Sharafutdinov - Gazeta
- Prokhorov: "No fixed place for Russian managers in the Nets" (Machine Translation) - Lion Savary - Championat
- Prokhorov: Vatutin not guaranteed post of manager of the New Jersey (Machine Translation) - Rustam Sharafutdinov - Gazeta
- How to Get Rudy Gay - Net Income - NetsDaily
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I'll ignore the comment about Harris...
…..but hopefully, his words ring true.
This man oozes confidence out of his pores.
It’s that type of attitude that makes me put faith in him as an owner.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
Hey at least we still have Harris tho, year before last he did his thing
Remember the Phoenix game, Utah game, Bulls game where he dropped 42 on D-Rose. Harris is no scrub when he gets to play with talent around him.
Harris is no scrub...
….when he’s motivated to play on both ends and he’s healthy.
I don’t mind that Devin Harris. I’ve only had the chance to see that version of Devin Harris play a few times in a Nets uni.
On the other hand, the guy that replaced Devin Harris, his alternate universe doppleganger, the evil _evin Harris, has been stinking up the damn gym.
Hopefully if what you say is true, more talent infused into the roster will make _evin go back to the abyss that he crawled out of and the real Devin Harris will return to break ankles, and play aggressive on the ball d.
I’d hold my breath, but I don’t want to die.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jun 1, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I'd worry less if he hadn't left the draft in the hands of Thorn
come on bro, why you gotta be like that.
I wonder if Carl Everett believes Jamie Moyer exists.
Interesting he specifically mentioned Gay
Gay has the talent to be a superstar in this league, I really wouldn’t be against signing him. If you watch some of his highlights, especially his dunks, the kid is insanely gifted.
PAUL GEORGE
Forget Rudy Gay and move up in the draft to get Paul George. He has Rudy-esque athleticism without the max contract.
by UltimateNetsFan on Jun 1, 2010 5:06 PM EDT up reply actions
So now Harris is a keeper??
It’s funny that before the lottery everyone was like.. “We should trade Harris for a solid forward or to free up cap space”.. Well.. Draft 2010 please be good to us. 3rd pick for ROY… LOL.. :))
we don't light the stars, we simply fade with them..
We don't get paid to do this.
The people in the front office do.
Thank God. I would have been assassinated by now if my say was final. Now, the only person that wants to kill me is my wife. Me telling her about Derrick Favors standing reach and standing vertical while I was on the toilet and she was in the shower may have been the straw that broke the camels back.
speak for yourself....
….i’ve earned a nice piece of change wasting away my working hours here on NetsDaily
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jun 1, 2010 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions
dollarbills come-on son
ur not a harris fan????
hes a good PG and now with probably avery johnson coming to coach are team theres a good chance hes going to play even better with his former coach
just look at this way would you rather have a guy who can shoot all-around in harris or 2 guys in rose and wall who cant shoot at all from the outside
We don’t know if Thorn has even started looking for a new coach yet.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jun 1, 2010 3:10 PM EDT up reply actions
If we REALLY want to have a shot at LeBron, our only choices for coach are Calipari and Brian Shaw. No one else will cut it, NOT EVEN Avery, according to one of LeBron’s closest friends and advisors.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jun 1, 2010 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s what ESPN is saying anyway.
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jun 1, 2010 4:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Brian Shaw???
Brian Shaw! How the hell does Brian Shaw get in the picture! Just cuz there are reports about him and he’s Phil Jackson’s assistant doesn’t mean he’s Phil Jackson. He’s BRIAN SHAW!
Calipari is not happening either. No way no how.
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO EXPLAIN MYSELF?
by diehardNFFLbarnone on Jun 1, 2010 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Harris is a talented guy
….I just don’t think that he’s that great of a PG.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jun 1, 2010 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions
he can say that
until the offer is on the table, and Prokhorov can make a big cash up front offer that would be hard for anyone to match. Nets can 1) give Gay his salary on signing, the whole thing; 2) pay him up to a 15% signing bonus, again upfront; 3) include up to a 12% trade bonus; 4) add easily achieveable performance bonuses, etc.
If don't take a PF in draft and don't take Wes Johnson unless intended to play mostly SG - which is possible.
From NI’s numbers, which I am sure he will post a couple more times, I think the amount towards 2010 cap space could be kept closer to 10 million for RGay.
I think Nets like Gay so much, they could try for S&T which would allow for a 6 year deal and thus put more total money on the table for him.
The question is, even if Memphis can't match, can Gay say Nyet and wait, thus become a fully unrestricted FA waiting for a higher offer?
And knowing what Proky might do, if teams worked a modest S&T (say CDR and future 2nd round pick to Memphis), would that prevent Gay from rejecting offer in order to find a higher total package?
Also, if someone wants to report Proky to David Stern, I wonder if they have a tampering case? I think we now know that Proky is more knowledgeable than Ratner about NBA basketball players.
Clearly Gay could be a target if they don’t take Wes Johnson. We have learned without a doubt that Proky likes Gay and thinks he has potential to be better. I do too, with the right coach.
Why would we lose anything? Just because it would enable us to give that loser more money? I’d rather have CDR making $800k than Gay making $13M a year.
I don't think CDR has star potential
Gay does. We had to be cheap the last few years and the record showed. Now let’s go get some legit talent. Gay is legit
I don’t think CDR has star potential either. But he’s useful (I think he’s our most OFFENSIVELY talented wing), young, has room to improve, and is really cheap.
Gay is a good player, no question about it, but he is not worth $13M a year. He is by no means a difference maker in my book. And if you tell that we should lose pieces in a S&T so we can give him even more money, then it’s a no-no to me.
Prokho said it best: he doesn’t want to make a mistake now and regret it over the next 5-6 yrs. Giving Rudy Gay the big bucks would be that kind of a mistake.
But if we pick up Gay
we’ll need to get rid of a wing anyway. I think CDR is a solid player. But I don’t see him as being anything more than a bench player on a good team and he wouldn’t play on a championship caliber team. I think we overrate our own talent sometimes and there are only a few players on this 12 win team that I wouldn’t try to upgrade.
The only way I wouldn’t go after Gay is if I had a plan to go after Melo next year. proky can worry about the money. The product that has been on the court the last few years has been so bad that they need to spend every last dime to become winners.
You're correct
But I was adding Dooling to the mix and I feel like we need more size in our wings. Any team that has a big SF gives us fits. So I was hoping we would pick up another SF that had some size. I see CDR, Twill and Lee all as 2 guards and Dooling as a combo guard.
How many 30 + ppg does harris have with the NETS?
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
12 with the Nets, 1 with the Mavs
including games of 47, 42, 41, 39, and 38. Of the 12, 11 were in 2008-09, one in 2009-10.
Hey Netty!
Is your quote from Eddie Murphy in “Trading Places”? I think I’m right, but please confirm.
Yes Morph, it is
Before that I had some Animal House up…
I will switch it up again soon but I love that line too much
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
This makes it pretty obvious
that the front office is trying to convince proky to spend money on Gay. They’ve already convinced him that Gay is a “superstar”
For the right price, I have no problem with Rudy. I think he would fit in well at the 3 and give us a ridiculously athletic and explosive lineup. No defense though. But thats what Tom Thibs is for!
He will be this offseason
I have no problem with near max money for Gay.
by rundmc00 on Jun 1, 2010 3:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think Nets people have already explained the "tricks" to getting RGay as NI has explained and Proky already approves.
Depending on what Nets do in draft, RGay could be a quick target after July 1.
The Knicks also like RGay, but will be too busy looking for “bigger fish to lose”.
What is nice about RGay is he has untapped potential for a good coach. That and the front-ended gimmick apparently has already been sold to Proky and he is on board. I hope he doesn’t get fined, because that would alert everyone of Nets intentions.
hey
why would proky get fined for stating the obvious?! Proky didn’t say that is a guy we’re targeting or anything like that…
Right, all we have is a machine translation - Lost in translation.
I think Proky is quickly learning to play within these new ground rules and pouncing with his money where there aren’t consequences.
(However we do know now that they are targeting Gay, without saying it)
I...
…don’t think it makes anything obvious. He just used Gay as an example.
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jun 1, 2010 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions
so true
would anyone have a problem with getting Rudy??
by killa kadafi191 on Jun 1, 2010 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes
There’s no question the talents there; however, even in Conn, he never really had any competitive fire that separates superstars from hyper-talented, athletic underachievers. Plus, his stock is high and he’s gonna ask a close-to-max deal.
by UltimateNetsFan on Jun 7, 2010 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions
hey ya'll
Remember the grizzilies are looking to match any offer made to Gay, so in order to get hime the Nets would have to get him via sign and trade! I like Rudy Gay, but for the right price and as a last resort if we dont get Lebron…Devin Harris is an All-Star PG and he is only 25, all NJ needs to do is address our Forward spots and we’ll be fine…
Memphis can try to scare off opposition with their passive threats, but the can't scare Proky's money.
A weak S&T may be the result, but on Nets terms.
Also of importance is Nets should have enough free cap space during that week to sign a Max FA, if LeBron comes calling.
proky's money
can only go but so far, he like the rest of the owners are restricted to a Cap so Proky’s money only comes into play when it comes to finding the best coach and marketing for the Nets…
yeah
i remember reading this article, Proky would have to want Gay really bad..we’ll see what happens!
Why "really bad"
Its no different than someone worth say 50 million dollars buying a $300,000 house without taking out mortgage.
No big deal and there are advantages to the strategy.
Whether Gay will be better than Johnson on a contender is questionable. They’re different players. But the acrobatics of Favors, Gay, TWill will sell out the Rock. That’s gotta be worth something. Just imagine fastbreaks with those three and DH.
Actually, if he comes in, in shape, Cousins would draw much better at home and with the TV Networks, especially if the stories by Nets Insiders of Favors not being good enough to start for 1 - 1 1/2 years are true.
Cousins was on the 1st team All America and everyone wants to see what he can do on the big stage, which his quick, feet, quick hands, dribbling and dominance inside.
Cousins has other issues, but in terms of drawing interest NEXT year, it would clearly be Cousins over Favors.
oh and i forgot to mention...
Gay is a restricted free agent…
dont forget
most big name players move by trades, not by free agency
im just as excited for the trade deadline as i am for free agency
i am too...
I tell you what though, i don’t think us Nets fans actually know the chaos that is about to take place and it will all begin on Draft Night! I can’t wait!!!! It’s going to be insane!
Net Income your assessment...
that Ratner no longer stands to benefit from this proposed project and that it is all Prokhorov’s COULD NOU BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. Ratner still stands to makes hundres of billions of dollars (AT LEAST) if everything goes through as planned. He never planned on owning the team when the arena was built anyway – and you know this!!!
So please stop talking down to us like we know nothing when you continue to put these mistruths out there for your followers. As for us being the ones full of ourselves and egotistical, are you really being serious? All we wanted is our basketball team in New Jersey where it belongs and for people in the arena footprint not to lose their properties because the entire proposal is one of the most greedy and unnecessary in the history of New York City!!!
So once again Net Income, please get your facts straight and stop personally attacking us since we aren’t allowed to do the same in return on “your” site.
Did this post have anything to do with the story?
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Hundreds of billions of dollars?!?!?
Wow, let me call my broker and buy up every share I can in Forest City Ratner.
The next time you cite a fact to substantiate a point in your argument will be the first.
Dude....
….who cares about Ratner? He’s yesterday’s news.
Lets talk about basketball every once and while, just to keep things honest ya know?
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
by MrDollarBills on Jun 1, 2010 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Hundreds of Billions of Dollars
Haha. The B key is SORT of close to the M key, but that’s probably not what happened.
Quite Obviously Net Income
I meant millions not billions – you get the point and that response was beyond immature. What a shocker. The point is you know damn well Ratner still stands to rake in a huge score and no I will not focus on Prokhorov when this is a FACT. Don’t accuse me of providing false information when that is certainly the truth.
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