tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post8947772522248263084..comments2024-03-28T05:19:17.215-04:00Comments on Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park Report: NBA says it has no problem with Prokhorov's presidential run; will he simply be seen as the Nets' owner, or also as a beneficiary of sweetheart deals?Norman Oderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-11650948590141640822011-12-28T21:27:22.785-05:002011-12-28T21:27:22.785-05:00Brave anonymous commenter, you didn't read wha...Brave anonymous commenter, you didn't read what I wrote: "And what's to stop a politically minded owner from using his team, however it seems benign, to promote his political reputation?"Norman Oderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07618087999719667586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20743459.post-23704130192756929702011-12-28T20:24:02.811-05:002011-12-28T20:24:02.811-05:00"It's curious that NBA was willing to ste..."It's curious that NBA was willing to step in and stop a trade (maybe two) of Hornets guard Chris Paul. But Prokhorov, who's entering uncharted territory as an owner, is just fine. Until and unless he makes the league look bad."<br /><br /><br /><br />Wow, way to compare apples and oranges. <br /><br />The NBA owns the Hornets, at least until it finds a buyer interested to keep the team in New Orleans (and it appears there could be one) and in order to sell the team they need to make it palatable to a potential new ownership. So they needed to make a trade that was in the best interest of the Hornets team, and the trade with the Clippers was much more palatable than the one with the Lakers..maybe not short-term but long-term for sure, which is what could lure much more easily someone to purchase the team. A long-term project.<br /><br />The whole Prokhorov thing is totally different....from the way you speak you don't seem enthusiastic over the NBA having no problem with someone running for president.<br /><br />The owner can also be an absentee one since the ones making the decisions are the basketball people he hires. He relies to them.<br /><br />And, really, it wouldn't even be the first time a (potential) head of state owns a sports team. Silvio Berlusconi, now former Italian Prime Minister, has owned the AC Milan soccer team for decades, during his presidency included. His political presidency was pure crap but his soccer team was run greatly. <br /><br />Plus, Prokhorov wants to both run for president and own the Nets. Why forcing him to sell the team? <br /><br />Just because you don't seem to like Prokhorov doesn't mean the NBA should force him to sell the team if he wants to run for President. <br /><br /><br />Why Prokhorov could make the league look bad if he gets elected? What the frick do his political decisions in Russia even have to do with the NBA? Russia and the NBA/Nets are separate things. I don't see why the way he decides to run Russia could make the NBA look bad. The NBA and Russian politics are two separate things. <br /><br />Going back to Berlusconi, he run the country like crap but his presidency didn't make AC Milan, his soccer team, and the Italian soccer league at-large look bad.<br /><br />Way to overblow things out of proportion, Atlantic Yards Report.Basket4lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08653009453138607508noreply@blogger.com