Nets Add Scouts, Fulfilling a Prokhorov Promise
by Net Income on Aug 3, 2010 1:10 PM EDT
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At last May's press conference in New York, Mikhail Prokhorov promised to address the issue of cutbacks in the Nets coaching, scouting and other basketball operations under Bruce Ratner.
With six assistant coaches--including three who have sat in the big chair on the bench, he fulfilled one promise last week. Now, the team has reorganized its scouting department, retaining three scouts; adding two new ones; moving Roy Rogers from the bench to the advance scouting job and signing a new international scout, a teammate of Drazen Petrovic. Gregg Polinsky, who is generally credited with the Nets recent draft success, remains director of player personnel.
As previously reported, one of the new scouts is Bob Ferry, former GM of the Washington Bullets. The other is Frank Zanin, who worked for Billy King in Philadelphia. The new international scout, Danko Cvjeticanin, won two Olympic silver medals, in 1988 and 1998, with Petrovic and played with him at Cibona in the Euroleague.
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Good For us. I;m still looking for a big time video coordinator
who’ll prepare tapes for players before matchups with the NBA’s best
And so said the old man!
Hey Net Income
How come you have not posted anything about L Frank going to the Celtics? You’re always on top of things.
And so said the old man!
oh, My mistake. That's exactly why i was surprise i did not see it.
And so said the old man!
I did actually, Couldn't find it.
And so said the old man!
Yes. He's almost three months old now. Thanks
And so said the old man!
by KJV on Aug 3, 2010 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks! Your memory is unbelievable.
And so said the old man!
by KJV on Aug 3, 2010 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions
Ah...
….progress. A solid coaching staff featuring a championship PG as the leader and coaches that have a track record for working well with young bigs, and now scouts out of the tail pipe
Gotta love Prokhorov. Sometimes we all need to slow down and realize that the turnaround will come one step at a time.
"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."
to me
the front office moves are more significant as the free agent signings.
they have displayed added resources, displayed loyalty, added proven personnel and in the case of the new international scout even tipped their hat to the team’s legacy. (of course, he and Zanin worked for Billy King in Philly and Ferry is the father of one of King’s best friends, Danny Ferry).
It's all part of the real blueprint for greatness...
that everyone is already calling a failure.
pure kneejerk stuff
just like the crap I heard on the WFAN from Evan Roberts, boo hoo’ing because the Nets didn’t act like fools and killed their cap room for David Lee
give me a break. One day at a time. Those that cannot see progress are usually the ones that are calling for the team to do something rash.
"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 3, 2010 12:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Yup, Rome wasn't built in a day either
And people will realize the greatness, after the fact.
"Beat the Heat!"
Thanks Proky!
Scouting and front office staff quality DOES contribute to a teams wins and losses, really! Proky is a very smart guy, and to a large extent, an NBA team’s success depends on smart business practices. Proky fulfilling his promise to restore the scouting staff is just the most recent reminder that he is about winning and making money. You can do both. THANKS PROKY!
Paul from Delray Beach
Yessir Paul....and winning = money too
can’t make money if the team is a rag tag mess.
Hopefully we can enjoy some good, hard nosed basketball from these kids over the next 2 and a half years.
"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 3, 2010 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Where is the link about the Net intern's blog??
Wanted to read it and seems to have disappeared from the site. Please advise Net Daily. Thank you.
fail, let me try that again...
It has been pulled down, really interesting to read though…
NI can you repost?
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
why was it pulled down?
do you have the link for the blog?
Only if you learn how to reply to peoples comments
-Say man when I was growing up we wanted a Jacuzzi, we had to fart in the tub.
is that really necessary?
we disagree about where the team should be playing in the future, that is obvious and it isn’t going to change. If you have the link, could you please post it?
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