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08:06 AM ET 08.12 | The Nets are out to remind the well-heeled just how close they will soon be when they move to Brooklyn. [The team has] launched a new advertising campaign aimed squarely at those who are among the most loyal -- and most well-off -- of Knicks fans. ... The team is taking out ads on websites popular along The Street. Clicking on a banner that reads, "10 Minutes from Wall Street", first reveals a drop down ad that shows eight subway lines reaching across the East River to Brooklyn, then links to the All-Access page of Barclays Center, where the Larry King is heard talking about the return of professional sports to Brooklyn "after 56 years". The Barclays Center and Madison Square Garden are about equidistant from Wall Street. The No. 3 train, the Broadway Express, for example, is five stops away from both arenas.

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August 12, 2011 08:16 AM ET

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Go where the money is, Bros.

I Love LA

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August 12, 2011 08:57 AM ET

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The only folks there will be the wanna-be hipsters in skinny black jeans and plaid shirts with a scully cap. Both the guys and girls choice of dress these days in Brokklyn.

JoeRiv

Ny, NY

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August 12, 2011 09:09 AM ET

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they don't need aggressive marketing. they need D12 and DWill.

dr_kornholio

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August 12, 2011 09:14 AM ET

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What? All seven of them?

Cubbies Forever

San Antonio , TX

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August 12, 2011 09:23 AM ET

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don't be ridiculous. we will never root for the Nyets. SO MILK ME!!!!!

Oh-Tice the Cow

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August 12, 2011 09:49 AM ET

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Unfortunately, no matter where they play, they're still the Nets.

jdeek

Issaquah , WA

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August 12, 2011 10:00 AM ET

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET 08.12 by JoeRiv

The only folks there will be the wanna-be hipsters in skinny black jeans and plaid shirts with a scully cap. Both the guys and girls choice of dress these days in Brokklyn.

Yeah...but isn't that actually what a hipster is? Your description doesn't sound that "wannabe" it sounds like what it is.

Dizzle51

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August 12, 2011 10:14 AM ET

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10 minutes from Wall Street? In general that gets you still in a subway train at a red signal under the river.

hexlub

Cranford, NJ

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August 12, 2011 10:28 AM ET

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The Nets marketing strategy is clear...
If you are a Knicks fan and you are NOT a lifer...
You are in the cross-hairs.

BIGGIE

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August 12, 2011 10:40 AM ET

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Originally posted 10:00 AM ET 08.12 by Dizzle51

Yeah...but isn't that actually what a hipster is? Your description doesn't sound that "wannabe" it sounds like what it is.

LOL - Man - We got Wall Streeters coming to work on casual fridays dressed the same way - Hence Wanna-be....

JoeRiv

Ny, NY

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August 12, 2011 12:17 PM ET

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Originally posted 10:50 AM ET 08.12 by the brooklyn kid

This is a joke pal. No self respecting Knicks fan would ever leave the Knicks for the Nets, end of story.

But why not be a fan of both teams? I am and I see no problem with that (Knicks #1 Nets #2). The idea is to sell tickets. A business can potentially buy season tickets for both teams or if they can not get Knicks tickets for some reason, why not but Nets tickets?