“It gives you a chance to work with the players, so the system they’re running and practices are the same ones Avery is running,” King said.

That way, when someone gets called up, when Johnson calls a play, that guy will know exactly what the play is. The Nets don’t have to limit their play calls or just use the player in case of an emergency.

They also can move the Springfield head coach and put him on Johnson’s staff if one of his assistants gets another job. Then the Armor assistant can move up to head coach of the team.

It’s a total minor league system with players, coaches and trainers all picked by the Nets. King is putting together a list of candidates for the head coaching position.

“Guys will want to come and play for our team because we’re up and coming,” King said. “Coaches will want to come. I think it will be a great opportunity.”

This move also is significant because most NBA teams don’t own or run their own Development League squad. The several that do are among the best run organizations.

The Houston Rockets are the only other team with a “hybrid” affiliation (Rio Grande Valley Vipers). The Spurs (Austin Toros), Thunder (Tulsa 66ers) and Mavericks (Texas Legends) fully own and operate their D-League teams.

For the Nets, this is another step in their organizational transformation. And who knows - it could become a league-wide trend.

“I’d rather have a chance to develop a team and a roster and maybe find a young guy or find a young coach and have control over them because at some point it will become like Major League Baseball where you have an affiliate,” King said. “If it does I want to be in the front of the order and not be in the middle and try and learn it on the fly.”

http://www.myyesnetwork.com/13157/blog/2011/05/05/the_nets_transformation_continues

MSG can replay games late at nite.

this would allow the knicks to really leverage their financial muscle in the draft by buying draft picks, and then ensuring that we can slot guys in the D League for a couple of years. how much more beneficial would it have been for rautins last yr or even jerome jordan to play on a team with knicks coaches and be seeing regular game action (in jordan's case, that is more similar to NBA action than whatever european country he's playing in).

this is a must-do in my opinion.

Might draw better in Long Island?

unstopaball12 wrote:i like the minor league system in the nba,but it has one MAJOR drawback... Why cant the team send down a player even though he is in his 3rd year??? like for example of we want bill walker to get playing time, we make go to the d-league but now he cant because he's been a pro for 3 years. So he will end up rotting in the bench... It will be nice to own a d-league team. Make Herb Williams the coach, so you know they have the same system as d'antoni also it will improve him as a coach PLUS can sign a Defensive coach to take over Herb's spot.

thoughts?

Lets keep Herb, send instead!

franco12 wrote:

Nalod wrote:
Team in westchester could use the knicks facility? Is it allowed?

Might draw better in Long Island?

Not sure what size arena they need - but could help get the Nassau Mausoleum refurbed.

Hofstra? Big private HS gym?

Do they black out upper deck seats in the Nassau Coliseum?

Would not not think you need more than 5000 capacity.