InsideHoops.com By Randy Zellea Don't forget, it's 100% about basketball: Last week the New Jersey Nets introduced Yi Juanlian And Bobby Simmons to local media. While the conference did revolve around basketball, there was plenty of talk about marketing, not surprising since Jianlian is expected to bring added international attention to the team. Bruce Ratner talked in his opening statement on how excited he was as this was the a new chapter in Nets Basketball. Later during the Q&A, Bruce was asked if this was a basketball move or marketing move, to which Ratner insisted that this was a 100% basketball decision. The marketing aspect is a bonus as this will help them in the future when they move to Brooklyn. Ratner reminded everyone that basketball decisions are made by Rod and Kiki. article NoLandGrab: Actually, one local...
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