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THORN: YOUNG, RETOOLED NETS PLAYOFF BOUND

 
There is no Jason Kidd, no Richard Jefferson, no top-to-bottom track record. But, to Nets president Rod Thorn, there still should be no reason to expect anything less than the playoffs. Thorn, making his first preseason appearance with the media... (link)

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