Nets Repay Barclays for the Favor
by Net Income on Mar 2, 2011 5:06 PM EST
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This much is indisputable about the Nets' move to Brooklyn: If Barclays hadn't agreed to a $400 million naming rights deal in 2007, the arena now known as Barclays Center would never have been built. It was the critical commitment at the critical time for the Nets. Without it, the whole effort would have lacked credibility.
So dressed in suits and ties (Jordan Farmar and Johan Petro wore bow ties), Nets players and Avery Johnson spent part of their first day in London at a presentation to some 300 Barclays Capital executives and employees Wednesday. It was the first team event, other than a photo at the London Tower Bridge.
With Deron Williams particularly attentive, according to one witness, Brett Yormark made a 25-minute presentation on the billion dollar arena and how the investment would benefit the British bank in its attempts to penetrate the US market. After a Q and A session, players signed autographs and had their pictures taken with the Barclays employees.
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With Deron Williams particularly attentive, according to one witness,
Key quote, dwill wants brooklyn n nets with dwill is perfect match, he will sign extension!
Never give up on something, you can't go on a day without thinking bout it....
by Kingsley King Lin on Mar 2, 2011 5:14 PM EST reply actions
In that picture...
Hump looks like his mom told him to sit still, be quiet, and pay attention right before he went in there.
by JohnFromLongIsland on Mar 2, 2011 5:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions
or Mommy Kim will spanky spanky
"Why has Avery Johnson pushed out every valuable player that we have ... rather than try to work with them as a coach to improve their value?" - imdkidd
NETS BASKETBALL…. JUST DEAL WITH IT!
I'd love to see a game
where all the players wear their suits on the court.
"A little boy went out to play. When he opened his door, he saw the world. As he passed through the doorway, he caused a reflection. Evil was born. Evil was born, and followed the boy."
This is big business right there Toronto is just sitting in there Hotels
This is the advantage of having a player like D-will, and recruiting him while on the team, while little this event will stay with him understanding this organization has a strong base and is built for the long haul not the short term, money is not the issue, nor is the vision, but the execution and he can help with that.
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
doesnt barclays sponsor the Premier League?
that may help explain why guys like drogba are doing photoshoots in t-will jerseys.
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Mar 2, 2011 5:26 PM EST reply actions
Well yea. The Nets ‘plan’ is to become the International Basketball team, but that’s only going to happen if they can win
Or if they get Yao Ming...
"I don’t think we want to be like the Knicks. I think we’d more like to resemble the Lakers." - Mikhail Prokhorov
"It was a gangsta move..." - George Willis of the New York Post on the acquisition of Deron Williams
Billy King, please make Antawn Jamison a Net.
didnt Yi almost make the all-star team his first year in jersey?
no offense but if yao ming makes one more all-star game while playing less than 20 games that season china needs to be cut off from voting
i almost lost complete interest in the all star game when t-mac, yao, and AI all almost got voted in as starters
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Mar 2, 2011 5:42 PM EST up reply actions
no he nearly did
R.I.P. To Dwayne McDuffie for making milestones. GodSpeed
by killa kadafi191 on Mar 2, 2011 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
From Woj's article.....said by a Nets Insider about D-Will
"He’s not a Hollywood guy," the official said. "This isn’t ‘Melo. He’s a private person. He’s not going to love the red carpet. He’ll act like he loves it, go along, but that’s not necessarily what he wants. I just hope they don’t try to ask him to compete with Amar’e [Stoudemire] and ‘Melo from a marketing end. … He wants to win and he’ll do anything to win &ndash that’s his priority."
cool i understand what he was saying and respect it
the nets are trying to win.. at the same time market someone.
I live in Texas and the guy that is marketed to Spurs fans is not Duncan or Parker. It’s Manu. Can you guess why???
the huge Hispanic/Mexican population in Texas. In Laredo all you see is Manu jerseys .
The Nets are just asking Deron to be their face in the same way Amare was. In order to bring talent.
Amare led to CP3 Melo and other star players wanting to join the Knicks.
Deron can do the same thing. If he doesn’t want to be a NET for the long run no problem. He will be traded
R.I.P. To Dwayne McDuffie for making milestones. GodSpeed
by killa kadafi191 on Mar 2, 2011 6:38 PM EST up reply actions
Were they talking about one of Jay-Z's albums?
by The Big Russian on Mar 2, 2011 6:19 PM EST up reply actions
No Jay was saying everyone I talk to say you are a good dude
Deron was saying yeah once I get time to relax a bit in London something…At the end he said his wife is due soon.
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
That seemed a little awkward.
Like neither of them knew what to say at first. Jay should have introduced him to Beyonce, both are from Texas, so maybe they’d have some common ground.
Can someone make out what they were saying other then Derons wife is due the 15th?!
by Rp15x on Mar 2, 2011 6:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
right before that i heard deron say “yeah definitely we’ll get together when we get back from London, imma have a couple days…” then he talks about his wife being due.
Thanks....
That’s def a good thing….
by Rp15x on Mar 2, 2011 7:05 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Thanks....
That’s def a good thing….
by Rp15x on Mar 2, 2011 7:30 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
is gadzuric going to stick around for the remainder of the year?
i think i see him in the picture.. could be mistaken
Awesome. I'll be watching that one for sure.
Baseball is the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated.
"Shoot baskets, not people." -AK
Chris Paul shooting like D-will with healthy wrists
"We're not there yet, but we're going somewhere," Johnson said. "And we're going to Brooklyn. We're not going to contract. We're going to Brooklyn."
very ambiguous
try “chris paul with healthy wrists shooting like d-wills’ current state”
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Mar 2, 2011 10:38 PM EST up reply actions
No suprise
I wasn’t surprised to hear some of the Nets going over to the headquarters of Barclays in London since they were going there. However, what is omitted is the fact that Barclays has helped contribute to many of the wars that went on in sub-Saharan Africa, but we will never hear the mainstream media mention that. If they did, then many would be rioting at the headquarters of Barclays Bank for doing that in the same reason if they knew that one of Proky’s companies was helping with Mugabe’s regime. I can see why these are covered up a lot, because money does tend to talk a lot with the media making them unrealiable in the future and turnning others to look at bloggers that say what really happens.
Cut the naysaying
Just leave me alone if you don’t like what I am, and you don’t hear me telling you to give up what you’re saying.
by Tal Barzilai on Mar 2, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
No proof
I would like to see the evidence that backs that statement, because theire is already evidence that proves how Barclays contruibuted to such wars.
by Tal Barzilai on Mar 2, 2011 10:17 PM EST up reply actions
Do you have selective
Blindness? The true extent of your inconsistencies never fail to amaze me.
"I'm going to make a lot of people eat their words when it's time."
by Canadianetsfan on Mar 3, 2011 12:46 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
you can go to Amazon
and order “Unspoken Alliance” for starters. If a new book is too expensive for you, you can order “Critical Mass: the Dangerous Race for Superweapons in the Fragmenting World” and read the chapters about Israel and South Africa.
Then you can research how the Mossad trained all the African dictators’ security guards.
Just because you know of no proof (through willful blindness or ignorance) doesn’t mean there isn’t any.
Conspiracy theory
If that was ever found to be true, those Mossad agents would have been arrested. Nothing in the Israeli media has ever found that to be true. Just like the US, Israel does for freedom of the press. Getting back to Barclays, Oder does have his take on what actually happened in one of his most recent entries, and this one is just for you, Net Income.
http://atlanticyardsreport.blogspot.com/2011/03/did-barclays-do-nets-favor-in-buying.html
by Tal Barzilai on Mar 4, 2011 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
Wow sounds like you're really passionate about this issue
Too bad you’ve completely destroyed your credibility by complaining on every single issue about the Brooklyn move.
Excuse me!?
If this involves taking a team away from their long time fans, I have every right to complain. The complaint also has to do with eminent domain and corporate welfare. Do you like it when someone uses this or are just someone who believes that the end will justify the means no matter what? Of course, I know you are not going to give me a straight answer just like all other supporters (I mean fanatics) do.
by Tal Barzilai on Mar 4, 2011 10:16 PM EST up reply actions
What the hell
If your not here to talk Nets basketball get the f out. You sound bitter dude, you lose your apartment or something near the arena site?
by kingofnewark on Mar 2, 2011 11:07 PM EST up reply actions
What's your beef?
You don’t hear me telling you what you can or cannot talk about, so why act like that on me? Also, I don’t force anyone to agree with me, so I don’t see why the hostilities here. I don’t live in an apartment, I live in my parent’s house. Although I don’t live near the arean site, I will still have to pay for it with my tax dollars, which it shouldn’t be going to. Either way, you don’t tell me to leave just because you don’t like what I am saying. If you don’t like my comments, then don’t read them, because nobody is forcing you do that either. The only one who seems to have those issues is you, not me.
by Tal Barzilai on Mar 4, 2011 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
I'm not defending Barclays but
to do business in most countries you have to buy government bonds. Barclays does this in Zimbabwe. It does this in many African countries where Barclays has had a presence for many many decades. If you go to Africa you’ll see many branches of Barclays Bank.
But i agree Robert Mugabe is an odious individual and his regime is repugnant.
I've changed my username to give full respect to our owner who is turning around this franchise.
C'mon Deron Better. Brooklyn Empire AKA New York Brooklyn the new team name for the Nets in 2012
by Prokhorov is a Gangsta with a capital G on Mar 3, 2011 5:58 AM EST up reply actions
You guys have no cedibility
Just seeing such comments and even that pictures really shows how low you guys sink to. You guys really do need to start keeping your egos to yourselves. Why are those here who support this project so defensive anyway? Do any of you have relations with FCR? Are any of you part of his secret CBA? Could you be connected with any other businesses involved with this or even the politicians or agencies involved in this? All I am just asking is why do some of you express such an attitude like that towards me just for taking the other side.
You called it
I am both employed by FCR and a part of his secret CBA (but since its secret, shhhhhhhhhhh). In fact, not only every single person on NetsDaily, but literally every single person except for you and D G are on Ratner’s payroll.
In other news he gave me a SWEET robotic arm for “being a fanatic”. I’m going to use it for good, not evil though, so no worries.
Now, I’m sorry I had to open up a classic can of Canadian sarcasm but your disrespect towards Net Income (and NetsDaily in general) is noarderline sickening. Would I come in to your house and tell you over and over again that your parents cooking sucks? Never! So why do you have the nerve to come in and tell Nets fans that everything they know is wrong in a website that could easily be described as a sanctuary for nets fans.
"I'm going to make a lot of people eat their words when it's time."
by Canadianetsfan on Mar 5, 2011 1:22 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Spare me the sarcasm
Sorry Candiannetsfan, but I don’t buy into your statement. Just to let you know, I am not making a personal attack on those who are on the other side, just stating why I disagree. What’s the problem with that. Since when was not wanting the move a crime? Just because I don’t support it doesn’t mean that I am stopping others from liking it. Again, the reason I oppose it is because of the fact that it involves eminent domain abuse and corporate welfare, but I guess to some, the end justifies the means. If you don’t know what that phrase means, it pretty much states that some don’t care what it takes to get it, just as long as it happens. In this case, just seeing the Nets move to Brooklyn is all the matters and you don’t care what used to get it even if it involved murder. I have actually looked into this in depth and saw through Ratner’s promises in being nothing but lies. The reason I asked those questions was to understand why some of you are so defensive to this. The way you guys act is very similar to the union protests like the one in Wisconsin where those that don’t like the unions pretend that they are greedy for not giving up their pensions, but if they took a walk in their shoes, they would understand why they did it. The same thing with the opposition. How would you feel if a developer said that you had to give up your home or he will use the government to get you out if you refused? You probably wouldn’t like it, so now you should understand how they feel. It’s all fun’n’games until they come for you, and don’t come crying to me when that does happen to you either. As for my parents cooking, I don’t like some of it either, so I couldn’t care less about that. BTW, this website doesn’t represent all of the Nets fan, and there are many who don’t post here. What makes you think that all the current Nets fans including the ones that don’t post here support the move to Brooklyn? I would love to see the stats for that, and not just hearing you sounding defensive on it. I can even show petitions of those who don’t want the move and happen to be Nets fans. Understand the causes for the opposition, and not the effects of it. I would like to see where Ratner will keep his promises for the jobs and affordable housing he says when they have been proven to be lies, and nobody here has actually backed those claims, but also acted defensive on it. If you had the answers, you wouldn’t display such an attitude. On a side note, it’s apples and oranges to mention my parent’s cooking to this, and I can’t believe how you sink so low, plus I can see with such an attitude, those that opposed it in the past that were here left because they couldn’t stand it anymore with always being attacked so much just for disagreeing.
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