Will Nets’ Scatter Bet Pay Off?

Dame Fortune is a flaky old broad and deaf as an adder, and anyone who thrives on her favor will eventually come to understand the dual meaning of the term “standard deviation.” Kenny Rogers said as much in his 1978 hit, “The Gambler.”

If the 2009-10 TV upfront market was all about knowin’ when to hold ’em and knowin’ when to fold ’em, it appears we won’t be able to assess exactly how well the networks played their collective hand until next year.

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