"We're going to turn Knicks fans into Nets fans" -- Mikhail Prokhorov

I love Mikhail Prokhorov.  Everything about this man, and what he's going to bring to the New Jersey Nets, excites me.  He has big money, big dreams, and big balls.  He's passionate and extremely competitive.  The best part is that he doesn't care what anyone thinks -- all he wants to do is win and be the best. 

And you know what?  I'm buying it.  This is a man who works 15 hours a day, exercises for 2, and sleeps the last 7.  In his free time, Prokhorov is a competitive jet skier, loves to party at "discotheques" until the wee hours, and has a fetish for assault weapons.  He's already connected with big-time people.  He wants to use his massive fortune to woo "unnamed" big-time free agents.  How is he going to do it?  It'll probably be the money, salary cap space, and a new arena that'll be located in a trendy borough of NYC, but it couldn't hurt that he's the only NBA owner who can dunk.

No matter which team you root for, you have to admit that Prokhorov is great.  He's the only foreign owner in the league, he has boatloads of cash, and he has a certain flashy style that makes Mark Cuban look like Fred Wilpon.  He will help get people excited about the NBA.

So in honor of Prokhorov's arrival, I leave you with a hilarious YouTube compilation of his recent sound bites and video clips, courtesy of Deadspin.  Naturally it is set to the Rocky IV soundtrack and finishes with Ivan Drago's "I must break you" line.  There's no embed so you have to find it here. Let's go Nets!