The quicker things appear to move, the more they stagnate. The Nets saga continued, sort of, yesterday when board members at YankeeNets mulled what to do with the two-time NBA Eastern Conference champions.

At the end of a couple of hours, they decided not to decide - yet.

"They're leaving all their options open," said a person who was briefed on the meeting attended by 13 board members (two others participated by phone) at a Manhattan hotel. Another meeting is expected sometime within the next two weeks. Howard Rubenstein, a YankeeNets board member and spokesman for Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, said "no action was taken of any kind" at the meeting. Nets ownership representative Dan Klores declined comment.

The YankeeNets board members are believed to be considering whether to hire a financial company and put the Nets up for auction or wait and unofficially explore the pros and cons of each potential buyer. Yesterday they adjourned, agreeing to iron out their internal differences before deciding which course to take.

That leaves the three suitors for the Nets waiting on the sidelines. Citing sources, the Star-Ledger of Newark reported in yesterday's editions that Islanders owner Charles Wang and Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner, both of whom want to move the team out of New Jersey, had submitted written bids of about $250 million and that YankeeNets was waiting for the New Jersey group headed by real estate magnate Charles Kushner and Sen. Jon Corzine to follow.