We keep reading these stories about his bold vision and his savvy business sense and his urbane countenence – which is all fine, because the media always leads this ludicrous pep rally mentality.

But we think everyone might be missing something that might be relevant about Mikhail Prokhorov:

This guy knows less about the NBA than Bruce Ratner did when he showed up, and you know how that turned out.

To put it politely, with the possible exception of Sean Williams, the Russian gentleman is as ignorant as anyone we’ve ever encountered that had some connection – big or small – to the NBA.