Name Change Still Up in the Air
Stefan Bondy clarifies a bit of the name change issue in his blog Tuesday.
It turns out that the league requires an early notice from a team that it's thinking of a name change. That doesn't necessarily mean the team is planning one. That decision would have to be approved by the NBA Board of Governors.
And yes, the team would need to inform the league even if it was merely changing the name from "New Jersey Nets" to "Brooklyn Nets" or "New York Nets", both of which it holds trademarks on.
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Prokhorov should allow Nets fans to vote for the name
that’d be a good way to do so since this idea is pretty unpopular amongst Nets fans.
I’m down with “The New York Nets”.
"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."
We agree Dollar Bills
If the move must happen and it appears that it does – this would at least preserve our history and restore what once was to a degree when the team was the amongst the class of the ABA.
by IsaacNJN on Aug 10, 2010 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Way to go Isaac...
Life is too short to worry about names and places…Soon they will be swept away one way or the other. Your a Nets fan, they can change your name, and they can move you somewhere else, but they can’t change your heart. And Isaac… we all know you do got heart…
Will you is the question?
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
I was a Nets fan when Dr. J. was a Virginia Squire...
Guess I was born cursed… You fought the good fight, and now it’s time to come back home. Welcome home Isaac…But please don’t change…
rec'd
we’re on the same page with that one Isaac
NEW YORK NETS
"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 Aug 10, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Howw about the
New York Narwhals.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 10, 2010 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
that would be an awesome name
but it’d fly over the heads of most folks.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
I can't a smiley for...
… the mouth-hanging-open-dumbfouded look that is on my face. Isaac is OK with New York Nets. Maybe we can all get along after all.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Aug 10, 2010 9:53 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
“can’t find”
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Aug 10, 2010 9:55 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That too.
I can understand not hearing the difference between New York Nets and New York Knicks. The Knicks should just change their name to be said as “Knickerbockers.”
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 10, 2010 5:07 PM EDT up reply actions
screw them
It doesn’t sound like those ham and eggers’ lame name….what the heck is a Knickerbocker, a pair of paints??
If anything, it falls in line with Jets and Mets. Which I believe was the point behind the name “Nets” anyway
Brooklyn Nets makes us sound small time and wack
"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 Aug 10, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
"wack"?
OK, Hansel. Just don’t make me turn left.
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Aug 10, 2010 9:59 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Just saying, Zoolander is my favorite movie of all time.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 10, 2010 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions
democracy always sounds great on paper
but there’s always problems. what if theres an online voting and an influx of knicks fans vote for something retarded and sway the polls their way
New york nets would be my preference as well
I mean, before they were the new jersey nets they were the new york nets, why not simply go back to that?
by muwu on Aug 10, 2010 4:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Im down With NY Nets, i dont like Brooklyn Nets doesnt sound sexy NY Nets does sound Sexy
"Avery Johnson: Erase to Replace"
Wall2KingJames to JamesSucks
yes
we must preserve our sexy. NY Nets
"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 Aug 10, 2010 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
I like both NY Nets and Brooklyn Nets
if I had to make a decision, it would be Brooklyn Nets, only because I feel its time again that Brooklynites deserve their own team. I like Brooklyn. Got family there.
I also like NY Nets a lot though. I can picture a nice retro old school type logo with NY Nets. A Brooklyn Nets logo I would think would be more modern. I like old school better. Also, NY Nets sounds smoother.
It’s a toss up.
Consequences will never be the same.
Don't give a hell
Just keep it Nets.
"I want to win, I want the team to win and I'm in complete control."
-Coach Avery Johnson.
by Andy. on Aug 10, 2010 4:57 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Oh and
Bring back the retro jerseys!!
"I want to win, I want the team to win and I'm in complete control."
-Coach Avery Johnson.
by Andy. on Aug 10, 2010 4:58 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
New York Nets would be sending a true messgae to the Knicks
Even I can admit this. Brooklyn would e exlusionary towards one borough and possibly Long Island and would always be viewed as an also-ran to the Knicks. I’m not saying calling them “New York” alone would make this team supplant the Knicks in the minds of the city but it would be a start.
we owe them one anyway
for this:
However, they got a rude surprise when the NBA forced the Nets to pay an additional $4.8 million directly to the Knicks for “invading” the New York area. Coming on the heels of the $3.2 million that the team had to pay for joining the NBA, this left Boe short of cash, and he was forced to renege on a promised pay raise for Erving. Erving refused to play for the Nets under these conditions, leaving Boe no choice but to sell Erving to the Philadelphia 76ers for $3 million—roughly the same amount they had to pay for NBA membership.
This was done before I was born, but it pisses me off as a Nets fan.
This is why I want to crush the Knicks.
5 million to the Knicks for invading their territory…scumbags
"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 Aug 10, 2010 5:17 PM EDT up reply actions
And that's on top of
having to pay the former owners of the St. Louis Spirit 1/7th of their television money in perpetuity.
exactly
this franchise got screwed
"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 Aug 10, 2010 5:52 PM EDT up reply actions
NY Nets
I’d like to see a name change to the NY Nets as well. That being said, I do think it would be great to have an alternate home jersey that reads “Brooklyn.”
Im not sure if that's possible.
That would mean the Knicks can go on the road as “Manhattan.” I would like to know if we can do that though. Sounds like a good idea.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 10, 2010 5:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Manhattan???
Contrary to popular belief and history, Manhattan relies on the surrounding boroughs to keep it afloat. That is why they annexed Brooklyn, Queens and everything else surrounding them.
I was just saying that as an example.
Im just unsure if we can be called the “New York Nets” and have a road jersey that says “Brooklyn.”
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 10, 2010 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Brooklyn is New York...
And NY is Brooklyn. I think the Nets will be officially named the NY NETS. But just like teams having different styled caps + uniforms nowadays… You will probably see “Brooklyn” popping up here and there and everywhere, if it’s deemed marketable…
I can certainly see people with Brooklyn caps/shirts/jerseys that refer to the Nets
Absolutely I can see it.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 10, 2010 5:21 PM EDT up reply actions
You have to
Especially to tap into the whole Brooklyn Pride thing, people all over the world know about Brooklyn.
Maybe we can get Neil Diamond + Barbara Streisand too sing...
“You don’t send me no more free agents anymore” at our first game with Miami…
Well they are both from Brooklyn!
Both went to Lincoln High School. Same as Marv and Marbury.
i'd prefer...
…as i’ve said before, that the Nets use the gray road unis that we wore during the finals years as one of their alternate jerseys so that they can still shout out the NJ based Net fans. I doubt they’d go that far for us though, but seeing as how those gray unis represent a time where the Nets were playing a brand of fast paced, exciting, championship level basketball, it would be good to pay homage to that.
and please keep the red white and blue.
"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 Aug 10, 2010 5:20 PM EDT up reply actions
My favorite jersey is the red. I have an authentic red signed Carter jersey.
It’s just a gorgeous jersey. I like the grey a lot too.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 10, 2010 5:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I cant think of a better name then the Nets… All of the newer teams, the younger teams have pretty stupid names in my opinion.
Someone needs to get on it and do a youtube of the history of the franchise, showing the good old days from Drazen, Dr. J, Kidd, all in one video.
I didn't care for "Thunder" when I first heard it.
Im sure there are better names to have then Nets.
Consequences will never be the same.
by NetsMets4Life on Aug 10, 2010 5:10 PM EDT up reply actions
You think so? I disagree… it falls right in line with the other teams I like no less, Jets, Mets… etc. Thats another reason I want the name to stay, although that reason is strictly personal and I wouldn’t expect others to hop on board, but the HISTORY!
And yes, the Thunder is a stupid name, as are the rest of some of the younger teams, or new name changes, like Wizards, Heat, Magic, Bobcats, Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Bucks… etc. I like all the older team names, they are timeless.
New York Nets all the way baby!
After I got over the disappointment of them moving I’ve been for this name. It’s a part of their history. I would hate to se them pigeon hole the team (again) by marketing them to another subset of the NY metro market. Take the whole damn market! Use side nicknames to market to Brooklyn like the Yankees do with the Bronx Bombers… the Brooklyn Ballers! If they change “Nets” I’m really going to be ticked, but I still don’t believe they are stupid enough to give up the history of this team. It’s not the Celtics or Lakers, but it’s still pretty great.
Good point
I’ve always been in favor of Brooklyn Nets, but you raise a real good point about going with NY, but using Brooklyn in the same way that the Yankees use Bronx Bombers. Lots of marketing possibilities there.
by nynjlawyer on Aug 10, 2010 6:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
No name change!!!
The Nets were a team that was passed on from my father. My Father was a NETS fans. He followed the Nets in the ABA where they were champions… He followed them during their dark years, as did I, and i waited 20+ years for the NETS to make it to the NBA finals. The only acceptable names to me, would be Brooklyn Nets, NY Nets, or a return to New York Americans, Our original name for one year. I hope that Mr. Prokorov understands that the majority of us are NETS fans and we do not want a name change. What can we do? can we start a petition? should we write the NETS? I seriously do not want a name change… SO whats our best course of action?
Some people say “well most of your years were in the dumps” so you could “start new”; i dont want to start anew…. If he insists on a name change then leave the history in Jersey cause i might not follow… Dr. J was a NET, Kidd was a NET, Petrovic was a NET and Brooklyn will allow the Nets to rise out of the swamp and no longer be the Clippers East.
Please Mr. Prokhorov: dont change the NETS name!!!
by Andrew Zeke Zahorsky on Aug 10, 2010 5:33 PM EDT reply actions
Techincally it was the New Jersey Americans
Not the New York Americans.
actually...
While I know that Wikipedia cant be completely trusted, check out the “ABA” years and the cited source for the info…
by Andrew Zeke Zahorsky on Aug 10, 2010 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions
Well the intention was to be the New York Americans
they never played a game under that name and instead did it New Jersey. So the thought was there, but they never technically were the New York Americans. But I probably wouldn’t mind that either as it would be a nod to the days at the Teaneck Armory. However, I highly doubt they would use that name for a team they plan on taking global.
The Americans were supposed to play in a Manhattan Armory
but the Knicks pressured the city not to let them use it so they went instead to Teaneck, then Long Island, then back to Piscataway and East Rutherford.
If the only reason to discuss a name change
is because it’s so close to nyet, then I think the only reasonable thing to do is change the Russian language. Has to be something better than nyet to say no.
In Dutch net means exactly. Which is pretty cool!
The biggest mistake they could do is
change the name if they want a global team because one of the things that attracts people to a team is their history. Even if their history is obscure and needs to be re-packaged and polished. The Nets were an ABA title winner. The fact they came from another league and are in the NBA and competing for a championship is the kind of thing they’ll like. They shouldn’t want to disassociate themselves from Petrovic, Kidd or Dr. J.
Being a brand new team that changes it’s name just to score points with people in other markets isn’t the type of thing I think people will want to rally around. They’ll feel like they are being played rather than discovering something themselves.
Retro is cool!
Speaking of, lets go back to the old Nets unis!
wait what
I don’t think our history is attracting that many people…unless the people are masochists.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
Nets fans are all masochists by default
"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 Aug 11, 2010 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Brooklyn United
Google search
Manchester United 41,700,000
New Jersey Nets 3,170,000
New Jersey Nets Fan Club 167,000
Manchester United Fan Club 914,000
Is it any wonder why Mikhail Prokhorov talks to Forbes Russia about building a global basketball brand?
Please Prokhorov never again listen to the fools that told you it was a good idea to retain Rod Thorn
All I care about is that the retired jerseys are hanging from the Barclays rafters
It’s all good as long as Petrovic, Erving, etc. are hanging down come Brooklyn.
Nets = Global
Knicks = Local
and architects renderings
Of Barclays Center show them clearly hanging in Brooklyn.
by Net Income on Aug 10, 2010 7:37 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
My list
Maybe I should give me list of names to Proky and see what he thinks of it.
He'd laugh
We’ve seen your suggestions before
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Real reason for names
They are actually made to attack the move to Brooklyn, not support it.
by Tal Barzilai on Aug 10, 2010 8:42 PM EDT up reply actions
like nobody here knows you are oppsed to it?
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
Nothing remains the same...
Nothing remains the same in life. And the worse thing to do is cling to that hope. Understandable… but ultimately a dead end.
said it before, will say it again ...
… I have been a fan since 1974 — I’ve stuck with this team through every indignity known to man. Horrible ownership, drug use, players getting killed, players slipping in the shower, rotating coaches … you name it. I’ve stuck with them as they’ve been a laughing stock and gotten abused.
I went to Game 4 of the 2003 Eastern Finals by myself because I couldn’t find anyone else who wanted to go. I am as die hard as die hard can be.
IF THEY CHANGE THE NAME – I AM DONE!!! … Hear that Mikhail? D-O-N-E DONE.
Change the name – and it’s not the same team I grew up with and have stuck with. Period.
If you been a Nets fan since 1974...
They can fry you on hot coals and you would still bleed Nets… Your branded… and there’s no turning back … “On the Lost Highway”…
As the story indicates, it could be a long time before any decision is made as part of the reason for the long notice is for marketing.
I doubt if the Nickname is expected to change as the “Nets” name is is already well known.
I wonder if the Seattle Sonics had time to give the NBA 25 months notice? And I wonder if anyone knows how long before the start of the season that Oklahoma City officially submitted the Thunder name for approval? If someone can answer that question, we might have an idea how many more months (yrs) we have to wait until a decision has to be made?
I personally prefer Brooklyn Nets (not just because I grew up there), but I think Proky is leaning towards New York Nets.
Why Brooklyn over New York
1. New York Nets sounds tooo much like the Knicks (Mets,Jets). I want it to be clear who they are talking about.
2. Been there, done that, for those around as long as me (Rick Barry days). As long as they don’t take away the Nets name, I don’t need to see New York before the Nets again.
3. Brooklyn is more SEXY than New York. At least the media are giving Brooklyn a good name these days. With all the free publicity, Proky may start to prefer Brooklyn over New York.
4. Nets and Brooklyn would have their own identity, as with the Dodgers.
Why New York over Brooklyn:
1. Proky prefers the Global name of New York, although Brooklyn should be well known too, for its Russian population.
2. The Brooklyn name would be risky as to alienate the non-Brooklyn New York area community.
Ultimately winning (playoffs) during these next 2 years would be most important. Nets first have to retain NJ fans, and only winning will do that.
Nobody, I me NOBODY, gives the Nets a chance to make the playoffs. If they surprise, Proky will be a genius and Brooklyn Nets would get a huge boost.
No zombiesonics had to leave all of the sonics history in seattle
as per the court dealings/move agreement. So they didn’t have a right or even the ability to use the name Sonics anymore.
mediocrity thy name is Wilpon- jdon
The use of Sonics wasn't my question. It was renaming the team Oklahoma City. And also renaming the team The Thunder.
When did the new group that took over that team get their paper work in, and when did the Thunder name get submitted for approval?
I wonder if it even went throught the normal approval process?
Considering the name was stripped from the team?
not "that" Jersey Shore...Point Pleasant, 10 refreshing miles north of Seaside.
by John at the Jersey Shore on Aug 11, 2010 10:10 AM EDT reply actions
We should rename the Nets
Brooklyn Zoo…
The Starting Line up can be announced by ODB with a “Shame on You” after each player is announced
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
They talked about this on Boomer and Carton this morning
very briefly, of course, but they took it as the name “Nets” will not be used.
And then they proceeded to disrespect the franchise. Again. The season can’t start soon enough
"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."
Don't change the name of the team.
Brooklyn Nets is perfect. I don’t mind the New York Nets either but I think the Brooklyn Nets is a perfect name for the team with their proud sports history and it doesn’t overlook the the history of the New York/New Jersey Nets. So I’m hoping they don’t do something stupid and change the name of the team.
i think it should be brooklyn nets because every other borough has their own team except for brooklyn, calling them the brooklyn nets would make it just brooklyns team, calling them the new york nets would lump them together with the knicks, jets, mets, and so on, they need to be thier own independent team if they wanna be takin seriously
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