Can this season become a "Net Profit"?

At the beginning of every season, each team has a chance to make it to the playoffs, with that being said 20 games in; the Nets are out of the race with a 1-19 record.

In honor of the 8 teams from the Eastern Conference that will go to the playoffs I have come up with 8 ways the Nets could make money and boost fan morale in this otherwise disappointing season.

1) Free Nachos with every win

It’s simple with every win they give the entire crowd in attendance free nachos. Right now they are on pace to give out 4 free nights of nachos. But hopes and dreams may get you far, and nothing says success like quenching 19 nights of the agony of defeat than 1 night of free nachos.

2) Rebuilding Year
I mean face it the Nets have tremendous talent on their team Stephon Marbury, Jason K idd, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Devin Harris, umm Rafer Alston, and Eduardo Najera. They should start freeing up cap space to get some real talent like Brian Scalabrine, Coby Karl, Kwame Brown and Darko Milicic

3) Free Jay-Z Concerts at Halftime

He owns 1. 47% of the Nets, I think he can give them some sort of a boost with 1.47% of a performance during halftime.

Not to mention he is the God MC so he may be able to resurrect them from basketball’s cemetery.

“You gotta pardon Jay, for selling out the Garden in a day” He should sell out the Izod center right?

4) Order T-shirts instead of Jerseys


I mean it’s not like they are using their jerseys anyway. Why waste the money on top of the line authentic apparel, when they could get these highly durable one wash and the numbers crack t-shirts? And to be honest nothing says basketball fundamentals than the shirts kids get in local youth leagues.

5) Hire Stephon Marbury as the new Commentator

Nothing says sad, desperate and mediocre entertainment like Marbury. Just watch his UStream Account. While he is at it, he could give the team his classic sneakers. I mean come on Steve & Barry’s produced better sneakers than Nike.

6) Make the team take the bus for road trips

Greyhound has $69 specials to anywhere in the country. So what if they wouldn’t make it to some games on time, it isn’t like they would have won anyways. So why waste the money on the plane.

7) Don’t play in the proposed Barclays Center

I’m not saying do not go to Brooklyn. But why construct a huge arena when it isn’t necessary? Put them in the nearest Brooklyn YMCA. They Nets look like the normal everyday Y patron. You know the guy who doesn’t really know how to play basketball but he is tall so he gets picked every time. Come to find out he couldn’t make a layup or dribble the ball.

And a drumroll please..

The 8th way the Nets can turn this season into a profit

8) Fire Interim Coach Tom Barrise and Hire Master P

Percy knows basketball. And to be honest I can’t think of anything that has been successful in terms of business in the past 5 years more than the New Jersey Nets and No Limit Records. Still not convinced? Look at Percy’s tv network Better Black Television (BBTV) that was created to go against Black Entertainment Television (BET). Never heard of it, Me also.