If you google Nets and "it didn't work out" you'll get a lot of hits.
There's Mikhail Prokhorov on the Nets' last three years...
"I can say, the only thing I care about is building a winning team. And I do believe we had a fair shot with all these trades. It didn't work out because sport isn't predictable. That's why we love it, but I can fairly say our focus remains absolutely the same today."
"Unfortunately it didn't work out here to the best of all our likings, but I wish him the best.