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So the Blazers are moving to Vegas huh?

Would the NBA really not want any PNW teams?
 
LayneStaley said:
So the Blazers are moving to Vegas huh?

Would the NBA really not want any PNW teams?
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Let's just hope they don't allow Seattle to get an expansion team and allow the new Portland owners to move to Vegas.
Yes, I know those odds are low, but it is possible.

Bottom line is no more talk about tanking for several more years. Portland needs to get excited about the Blazers again.
 
sheed30 said:
It’s because the NBA wants to tap into the Vegas market imo, and Silver only sees dollar signs and knows a team in Vegas would make money.

I said from the start I’m worried about Silver and I don’t trust him one bit, I got backlash for worrying about the Blazers potentially moving and here we are now
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the concern is Seattle, not Vegas.
 
Maybe the person who recently bought Big Pink will move the team there. Rooftop games would be dope!
 
Mark Davis owns the Aces, I wonder if he would put together an investment group for the Blazers.

I don’t see the Blazers moving to Seattle to become the Sonics, that’s too weird.
 
Where the hell would they build a new arena?
 
We need local ownership. Mr. Knight is not interested at his age, but I wonder if he would be open to being a minority owner since none of the others with Portland ties have enough money by themselves.
 
wizenheimer said:
first thing: Jody and the Vulcans didn't have much of a choice, The Trust owned the Blazers and I'd be pretty certain the trust instructed the Vulcans on maintenance of the franchise. I'd need to see a listing of what they actually paid for that was voluntary, and then need to know what the tax ramifications were

Portland is a one horse town and the horse hasn't been sold in 37 years. The world is a lot different then it was in 1988. And the NBA is a lot different then when PA bought the Blazers for 70M and Sam Bowie was the highest paid Blazer at 1M. Kiki made 960K and Clyde made 350K

new owners want new arenas. Just ask Steve Ballmer

like you, I think Las Vegas is a real threat here. Now, they don't really have an NBA arena but is there any doubt that Vegas would foot the bill to build a brand spanking new arena? How much doubt will there be about the City of Portland doing the same? I don't think Silver was just throwing out a random thought. It was calculated
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I think getting a group together to buy the team and move to Vegas is a lot easier than even getting a group for Seattle. The NBA seems to consider Portland to be the Siberia of sports.

This whole thing just kinda reminds me of when people were SURE that LMA wasn't going to leave, even though there was smoke. Or when people were SURE that Dame wasn't going to ask out, even though there was smoke.

Something just feels mighty fishy about this.
 
Would you guys root for the Blazers under a new name in a new city if you knew basketball wasn’t coming back to Portland for the next 20 years?
 
HailBlazers said:
Demolish the MC, put the max underground with a station/elevator going up to the new arena. #Waterfront

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They'd have to work quick. People wouldn't be able to get around the area or to games at Moda while it's being built.
 
LayneStaley said:
Would you guys root for the Blazers under a new name in a new city if you knew basketball wasn’t coming back to Portland for the next 20 years?
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Idk.

I might be done.
 
illmatic99 said:
Only in age. But it is far better than quite a few newer arenas. This comment from Silver raised my eyebrows a bit. Feel like Adam needs to actually come to Moda on his own to verify; this came out of nowhere.
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Kind of makes you think he doesn't care that much after all...
 
HailBlazers said:
Demolish the MC, put the max underground with a station/elevator going up to the new arena. #Waterfront

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Sadly, I think the time to demo the MC has passed, because those freaking morons who can't accept that things change.

It's a shame the Blanchard site couldn't be bought and used. The placement of I-5 there doesn't lend itself to be useful either.

I'm sure there are areas where the properties could be purchased (areas like Lloyd Center comes to mind) and utilized there. Lloyd Center would have been a good spot. It's close to transit, could have a TON of onsite parking, and could help revitalize that area if done correctly. It would have taken a lot of work, but it was a doable location.

Clackamas Town Center could work too. I don't know whatever came of the owner(s) defaulting on their loan, but it's close to 205, 82nd and transit. They could incorporate a lot into the area there too.
 
julius said:
Sadly, I think the time to demo the MC has passed, because those freaking morons who can't accept that things change.

It's a shame the Blanchard site couldn't be bought and used. The placement of I-5 there doesn't lend itself to be useful either.

I'm sure there are areas where the properties could be purchased (areas like Lloyd Center comes to mind) and utilized there. Lloyd Center would have been a good spot. It's close to transit, could have a TON of onsite parking, and could help revitalize that area if done correctly. It would have taken a lot of work, but it was a doable location.

Clackamas Town Center could work too. I don't know whatever came of the owner(s) defaulting on their loan, but it's close to 205, 82nd and transit. They could incorporate a lot into the area there too.
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Good analysis. But as a long time 49er fan that attended Candlestick -- the Blazers leaving the downtown core is a big no for me.
 
julius said:
Sadly, I think the time to demo the MC has passed, because those freaking morons who can't accept that things change.

It's a shame the Blanchard site couldn't be bought and used. The placement of I-5 there doesn't lend itself to be useful either.

I'm sure there are areas where the properties could be purchased (areas like Lloyd Center comes to mind) and utilized there. Lloyd Center would have been a good spot. It's close to transit, could have a TON of onsite parking, and could help revitalize that area if done correctly. It would have taken a lot of work, but it was a doable location.

Clackamas Town Center could work too. I don't know whatever came of the owner(s) defaulting on their loan, but it's close to 205, 82nd and transit. They could incorporate a lot into the area there too.
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Clackamas Town Center is too far away from the city to build an arena there.
 
Yeah, it's a bit eerie Silver saying we need a new arena, because that's what happened to Seattle. They failed to build a new arena and were moved. Portland/Oregon would approve a new arena in a flash though before losing our team.
 
LayneStaley said:
Would you guys root for the Blazers under a new name in a new city if you knew basketball wasn’t coming back to Portland for the next 20 years?
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I'd be done with them. They have been here my entire life and I've rooted for them tirelessly. Prepping them as another city would hurt to much.

I didnt care with the Raiders moving because i'm not from Oakland. I actually prefer Vegas to Oakland so it was a win for my Fandom.
 
JFizzleRaider said:
It would have to mean destroying the memorial coliseum imo. Then keeping the rose garden too.
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The Rose Garden would become the new older arena. The Fire or Remix could play there or it could be used for other events like the MC has been. Kind of sucks though. The MC is a piece of history.
 
julius said:
the concern is Seattle, not Vegas.
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Idk I think it’s the other way around imo. Moving from Portland to Seattle is more or less the same demographic.

moving to Vegas, completely different and a untapped market that will bring the NBA lots of money imo.

it’s all about money at the end of the day with Silver, IMO
 
sheed30 said:
Idk I think it’s the other way around imo. Moving from Portland to Seattle is more or less the same demographic.

moving to Vegas, completely different and a untapped market that will bring the NBA lots of money imo.

it’s all about money at the end of the day with Silver, IMO
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Yup. I think Vegas is the threat. A big group of investors who want to bring a team to the strip and they don't want to wait for the league to figure out if they want to expand.
 
Chris Craig said:
Yeah, it's a bit eerie Silver saying we need a new arena, because that's what happened to Seattle. They failed to build a new arena and were moved. Portland/Oregon would approve a new arena in a flash though before losing our team.
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To me it reads, we don't want an ownership group that scrapes up enough to buy the team, we want an owner firmly in the billionaire club; he's demanding massive investment in the NBA.
 
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