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1,016 in attendance.
Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix, in assessing each team’s tradepossibilities, says the Nets have only one “untouchable
[h1]Colangelo said to want Nets job; reportedly would hope to bring Krzyzewski[/h1]
February 12, 2010 By ALAN HAHN
[h3]Quick Summary[/h3]
Netsowner Mikhail Prokhorov is being lobbied by several NBA insiders tobring in one of the league's power players, Jerry Colangelo, to run thefranchise.
Photo credit: AP | U.S. Olympic basketball team managing director Jerry Colangeloattends the news conference in Macau. Colangelo is busy with rosterdecisions, schedules, sponsorships and anything else he believes USA Basketball needs to be successful next summer. (July 28, 200
While Nets president Rod Thorn awaits word of his fate with the franchise, incoming Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov is being lobbied by several NBA insiders to bring in one of the league's power players, Jerry Colangelo, to run the franchise as it makes the transition from New Jersey to Brooklyn.
"He wants the job," said a person with knowledge of the situation. "He wants it and he's going after it."
Colangeloreportedly is going after it with a plan that would appeal toProkhorov's well-known affinity for stars, beginning with trying tolure Hall of Famer Mike Krzyzewski to leave Duke and take over ascoach. This scenario was first reported by the Bergen Record, DailyNews and Yahoo! Sports on Friday.
The Record on Friday also reported that Thorn will meet with Prokhorov's representatives this weekend in Dallasat the NBA All-Star Game. According to the paper, if the meeting goeswell, Thorn will head to Vancouver to meet with Prokhorov about acontract extension. Thorn's chances are hardly solid, though, becauseof the Nets' 4-48 record.
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http://www.newsday.com/sp...ing-krzyzewski-1.1757444
[h1]Coach K refutes rumors Nets are interested in him[/h1]
DURHAM, N.C. (AP)—The New Jersey Nets are already the laughingstock of theNBA. Now they’re getting ribbed by Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, too.
Coach K refuted rumors Saturday that the Nets were interested in himcoaching the beleaguered team. Louisville coach Rick Pitino has also knockeddown rumors that he may return to the NBA.
Krzyzewski said New Jersey had not contacted him, then cracked a couple ofone-liners at the expense of Mikhail Prokhorov, the Russian billionaire and theNets’ prospective buyer.
“The guy’s Russian, right?