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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The owners of the New Jersey Nets said Thursday they hope to have a new coach, president and director of basketball operations within the next two weeks.
"We are moving as quickly as possible to resolve the leadership
issues," said Harvey Schiller, president and CEO of YankeeNets,
the sports and entertainment operation that oversees the team.
The list of candidates to replace head coach Don Casey and
president Michael Rowe is "quite long," Schiller said. He
stressed that no one had been offered a job.
Rowe resigned earlier this month as president and chief
operating officer to head a company overseeing plans for a new
arena in Newark. Casey was fired a few days earlier after an
injury-plagued, losing season.
Nets general manager John Nash reportedly also will be fired.
Schiller said Thursday he hopes to hire one person to be both
president and general manager.
The team also announced Thursday it was holding down ticket
prices for the 2000-01 season for the first time in memory. Ticket
prices range from $5 to $80, and the team has at times only raised
prices for certain levels, but has never held down prices across
the board, team spokesman John Mertz said.
Schiller also confirmed he was interested in keeping New Jersey
Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello on after YankeeNets completes
the purchase of the NHL team.
"He's done a great job historically and if we can keep him in
place, we'll do that," he said.
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