devlman Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Cool article with video of the Red Bull Arena - which looks fantastic. Hope the Pru can RBA cross-promote and work together. http://www.northjersey.com/sports/031010_New_Red_Bulls_stadium_is_true_soccer_venue.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HellOnICE Posted March 11, 2010 Share Posted March 11, 2010 Cool article with video of the Red Bull Arena - which looks fantastic. Hope the Pru can RBA cross-promote and work together. http://www.northjersey.com/sports/031010_New_Red_Bulls_stadium_is_true_soccer_venue.html Cross Promote....huh? what is this u speak of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) And with the Barclays Center breaking ground I just dont see the point of having the Nets play at the Pru for two years. Some may say it will lead to more businesses popping up around the area, but how is that so? I dont see some businessman opening up a restaurant to cater to the influx of nets fans when he knows theyre leaving in two years. Its pointless. The only positive i see is that it might bring in some folks who havent been to the pru before. But is it worth it to have the nets? The nets want nothing to do with new jersey and have screwed things over for so many people in this state for years. Why should we bail them out? let them rot in Izod... Plus they really really suck! Edited March 12, 2010 by devlman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Booker has pretty much come right out and said that this isn't so much about the Nets as much as it's about Newark proving it's an NBA-caliber city. Oklahoma City had a similar situation where they were a temporary home, and now they have the Sonics ... er, Thunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Booker has pretty much come right out and said that this isn't so much about the Nets as much as it's about Newark proving it's an NBA-caliber city. Oklahoma City had a similar situation where they were a temporary home, and now they have the Sonics ... er, Thunder. Yeah but waiting for a franchise to relocate here could take a decade, if it ever happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Yeah but waiting for a franchise to relocate here could take a decade, if it ever happened. Yep. But having the Nets for two years is better than having them for none from a Prudential Center/Devils/Newark business standpoint, and getting two years as an audition gives Newark a better chance of attracting a team than no years. Neither of these, in my eyes at least, represent gigantic, monumental positives (like you've mentioned, businesses aren't going to invest in something only being here for two years, and there's no guarantee an NBA team would want to come to Newark no matter how well these next two years go), but it's definitely better than nothing. Cautious optimism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattyelias Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Nets leaving is one more dagger in the IZOD center. If IZOD closes, hopefully the Prudential Center works out a deal with Live Nation and we can finally get some real concerts at the Rock. Those extra concerts won't equal the number of dates the Nets would have but, it would be 15-20 more dates that have close to capacity crowds. That would be great news for Newark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Yep. But having the Nets for two years is better than having them for none from a Prudential Center/Devils/Newark business standpoint, and getting two years as an audition gives Newark a better chance of attracting a team than no years. Neither of these, in my eyes at least, represent gigantic, monumental positives (like you've mentioned, businesses aren't going to invest in something only being here for two years, and there's no guarantee an NBA team would want to come to Newark no matter how well these next two years go), but it's definitely better than nothing. Cautious optimism. This is true. Just from my personal emotions though i dont see it as worth it to bail out the Nets. I want to see that wanna-be ny franchise fail. Nets leaving is one more dagger in the IZOD center. If IZOD closes, hopefully the Prudential Center works out a deal with Live Nation and we can finally get some real concerts at the Rock. Those extra concerts won't equal the number of dates the Nets would have but, it would be 15-20 more dates that have close to capacity crowds. That would be great news for Newark. If this turns out to be the case then great, but i remember reading a while back that part of NJSEA letting the Nets go was for more concerts at Izod. That proposal couldve been scrapped in the recent negotiations though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 The Record: Forget the Nets, go Grizzlies? What matters is not that the Nets are leaving New Jersey, but rather whether a new NBA team may come to New Jersey.The Christie administration brokered, if not a truce, at least a time-out, in the "arena wars" between the Izod Center in the Meadowlands and the Prudential Center in Newark. The Nets are leaving Izod for Prudential for the next two years. If there are construction delays at their new Brooklyn home, Prudential may get a third season. What New Jersey gets is a two- to three-year audition for acquiring a new NBA team. The Nets have agreed to not block another NBA team from replacing them in New Jersey. This represents one of the smarter deals the state has made with a professional sports franchise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 The Record: Forget the Nets, go Grizzlies? Can this area even support 3 NBA teams? It barely supports 1 as is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Can this area even support 3 NBA teams? It barely supports 1 as is. It supports three hockey teams. Kind of. And basketball is way bigger in NYC and Newark than hockey is. Not saying it would definitely work. But an argument could be made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newarkdev01 Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 I don't know what to say, that's a pretty well balanced arguement from a Paper that has never hidden it's pro bergen county stance. Honestly, I still think a Nascar NJ themed entertainment complex would be pretty cool. How about a Race themed concept to tie in the horse tracks. Racing and gambling complex? The Record: Forget the Nets, go Grizzlies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 Looks like some work has begun on the building on Edison across from Devils Den next to Champ Plaza. The small garage adjacent to it has been torn down and the old windows have been torn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted March 19, 2010 Share Posted March 19, 2010 Looks like some work has begun on the building on Edison across from Devils Den next to Champ Plaza. The small garage adjacent to it has been torn down and the old windows have been torn out. What is it going to be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted March 19, 2010 Author Share Posted March 19, 2010 (edited) What is it going to be? Not sure if its still the plan but this. Edited March 19, 2010 by The Rock 07 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rock 07 Posted March 20, 2010 Author Share Posted March 20, 2010 Red Bull Arena opens today across the river in Harrison. Couldn't have asked for any better weather! NJ.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheIceDog Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 I don't know what to say, that's a pretty well balanced arguement from a Paper that has never hidden it's pro bergen county stance. Honestly, I still think a Nascar NJ themed entertainment complex would be pretty cool. How about a Race themed concept to tie in the horse tracks. Racing and gambling complex? LMAO!! That is too funny! The former Bergen County Evening Record, now just The Record (or The Rag to so many), may be pro Bergen County but is definitely NOT pro New Jersey professional sports teams. The overwhelming majority of their sports reporters and editors are a third rate collection of frustrated wanna-be New York City journalists. The Record has NEVER supported neither the Devils nor the Nets. Even while they both not only played in Bergen County but bore the New Jersey name, unlike the Giants, Jets or Red Bulls. The Record has been, is currently and will continue to always be, the same as it has been......a joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 (edited) LMAO!! That is too funny! The former Bergen County Evening Record, now just The Record (or The Rag to so many), may be pro Bergen County but is definitely NOT pro New Jersey professional sports teams. The overwhelming majority of their sports reporters and editors are a third rate collection of frustrated wanna-be New York City journalists. The Record has NEVER supported neither the Devils nor the Nets. Even while they both not only played in Bergen County but bore the New Jersey name, unlike the Giants, Jets or Red Bulls. The Record has been, is currently and will continue to always be, the same as it has been......a joke. Except for TG, of course Actually, as a longtime reader of The Record, I partially agree with your opinion. I do believe that many of that newspaper's sportswriters are thrilled to be covering New York teams like the Giants, Jets and even the Red Bulls. I guess they feel that it makes their job more prestigious if the teams keep their New York names. And while there was a brief time in the early 2000s when The Record was giving the Devils and Nets top priority in relation to the Rangers and Knicks, sadly the newspaper has gone back to giving those New York teams equal billing, which was the case in the past anyway. It's very disappointing. However, to give credit where credit is due, throughout the years, for the most part, I think The Record has done a pretty decent job of covering both the Devils and Nets, very comparable to the Star-Ledger. The paper has a daily article on both N.J. teams, even on off-days. And during many of both N.J. teams' playoff runs -- such as the Devils' deep playoff runs in 2000 and 2001 -- The Record includes excellent writeups, including huge color photos plastered across the front of the Sports section after each game. Edited March 25, 2010 by 95Crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cupcake23 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 For the first time in more than 40 years, an entire calendar month has come and gone without a homicide in the state’s largest city.It's been 32 days since a homicide took place in Newark, marking the first time there has been a slay-free calendar month in the city since 1966. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/no_homocides_in_newark_for_one.html ALRIGHT! We're getting there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/no_homocides_in_newark_for_one.html ALRIGHT! We're getting there! That's excellent!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroGravityFat Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/no_homocides_in_newark_for_one.html ALRIGHT! We're getting there! it just means that they are training worse shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/04/no_homocides_in_newark_for_one.html ALRIGHT! We're getting there! I was gonna click the nj.com link but then realized all the trash soul-depriving comments that would be there...so i didnt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
openheads Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I was gonna click the nj.com link but then realized all the trash soul-depriving comments that would be there...so i didnt. Yea, nj.com attracts the most vile people this state has to offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newarkdev01 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Yea, nj.com attracts the most vile people this state has to offer. I am always torn between the hate you see there or the hate on www.newarkspeaks.com where the political flunkies hang out. Either way the city is doing better each day and as more economic development happens better results will follow. I personally would love to have the following: more light/heavy rail options, a convention center, a baseball team and a basketball team...hey it isn't too early or Christmas wishes is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 I am always torn between the hate you see there or the hate on www.newarkspeaks.com where the political flunkies hang out. Either way the city is doing better each day and as more economic development happens better results will follow. I personally would love to have the following: more light/heavy rail options, a convention center, a baseball team and a basketball team...hey it isn't too early or Christmas wishes is it? And a football team too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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