tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post6072484394116630713..comments2024-03-18T05:56:29.009-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: Forest City Enterprises announces losses, asserts that AY arena is one of only two new projects to launch in 2009Norman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-17516647036326496612009-03-30T13:20:00.000-04:002009-03-30T13:20:00.000-04:00Boilerplate or not, this contradicts the widesprea...Boilerplate or not, this contradicts the widespread myth that ratner had already received final nba approval for the move, or that such approval was a mere formality.<BR/><BR/>David Stern has a very long history of changing his mind on things, not the least of which was the suitability of oklahoma city for hosting an nba franchise. A few years before the sonics relocated to o.c., stern stated publicly that o.c. was "not an acceptable location for an nba franchise."<BR/><BR/>Funny how "a changing playing field", to use marty markowitz's words, can change a commissioner's mind.CRUZ COUNTRYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387134609817547810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-11641690310428559882009-03-30T12:50:00.000-04:002009-03-30T12:50:00.000-04:00Actually, they've said that before, so it's boiler...Actually, they've said that before, so it's boilerplate--I should've pointed that out.Norman Oderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-86408443746731983742009-03-30T12:34:00.000-04:002009-03-30T12:34:00.000-04:00The 10-k sec document regarding potential delays i...The 10-k sec document regarding potential delays is stunning, especially the part about the relocation of the nets to brooklyn still needing nba approval, which ratner "may not receive".<BR/><BR/>This suggests that nba commissioner stern is losing patience with ratner and may have privately given him a deadline to begin full construction of the arena. If there is such a deadline, i would love to know what it is.CRUZ COUNTRYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09387134609817547810noreply@blogger.com