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BoBoBREWSKI said:
and add a team that was seeing large increases in sponsorship revenue each year.
He cant.
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Rams, Raiders, Chargers, Sonics, and almost the Kings were all stadium/arena type issues.
 
They will come up with something.

Its the Suits speciality.
 
hoopsjock said:
That's your argument?

The facts are that Seattle wasn't supporting their team and wasn't willing to help build an arena. Let's not act like they were some thriving market for basketball.
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Anything is possible.
 
hoopsjock said:
That's your argument?

The facts are that Seattle wasn't supporting their team and wasn't willing to help build an arena. Let's not act like they were some thriving market for basketball.
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Thats 100% correct. They let their team leave without a fight!
 
hoopsjock said:
The facts are that Seattle wasn't supporting their team and wasn't willing to help build an arena.
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No. Seattle had just built a new arena about 5 years before. Then the Sonics demanded big changes. The voters and politicians rightfully told them to fuck off. In a state without income tax, they can't subsidize billionaires.
 
jlprk said:
No. Seattle had just built a new arena about 5 years before. Then the Sonics demanded big changes. The voters and politicians rightfully told them to fuck off. In a state without income tax, they can't subsidize billionaires.
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What new arena?

Key Arena was an absolute dump. I went to the final Blazers game there and I couldn't believe the NBA allowed one of their teams to play in an arena that poor.
 
hoopsjock said:
What new arena? Key Arena was an absolute dump. I went to the final Blazers game there and I couldn't believe the NBA allowed one of their teams to play in an arena that poor.
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The team wanted a new arena and designed the specifications. The taxpayers spent a lot of money on it, dump or not. Then the team wanted big additions or another new one. The government couldn't afford it. Politicians who had put their careers on the line, barely getting it approved against great voter opposition, now felt betrayed, so the team lost its allies.
 
BigGameDamian said:
Seattle NBA goal takes big step forward; McMillan thinks NBA will “put a team there soon”
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McMillan's just being kind. There won't be a Seattle NBA team for many years. As for a new NHL team there, the reason for why that requires a new hockey arena is...The Sonics owner who designed the specs of Key Arena made it too small for hockey, because he didn't want to share.
 
hoopsjock said:
Rams, Raiders, Chargers, Sonics, and almost the Kings were all stadium/arena type issues.
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Each of those teams needed new arenas, and Portland doesn't
 
jlprk said:
The team wanted a new arena and designed the specifications. The taxpayers spent a lot of money on it, dump or not. Then the team wanted big additions or another new one. The government couldn't afford it. Politicians who had put their careers on the line, barely getting it approved against great voter opposition, now felt betrayed, so the team lost its allies.
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So you are calling very crappy repairs to a completely run down arena a new stadium? If that is what Seattle thinks constitutes a new arena then it's no wonder they left.
 
tlongII said:
Money.
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Portland isn’t the same Portland it use to be. This city is a booming market that actually is looking to draw MORE sports here. With the tech scene, food and beverage industry, shit I think it’s like number 3 in the country with the crane count, and ppl moving here like crazy the Blazers will never leave their market
 
Rozay said:
Just like when Seattle got the kings right? Oh right small ass Sacramento somehow kept their team but Portland couldn’t? Stop it lol
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Things change all the time. I've learned you can Never Say Never, because that's when one can end up getting screwed.
 
Chris Craig said:
Why not?
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Well, despite the "Rose Garden" being what like 23 years old now, it is still a really nice arena and has held up well over time. Portland has always been considered to have some of the best NBA fans and we've supported the team for decades. Why would the NBA want to piss off a good fan base? The value of the team being in Seattle compared to Portland isn't enough in my opinion business wise to warrant losing a whole cities worth of fans of your sport.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Things change all the time. I've learned you can Never Say Never, because that's when one can end up getting screwed.
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Well if your looking at it like that then yes anything can happen like us getting the Seahawks one day... sure
 
hoopsjock said:
Well, despite the "Rose Garden" being what like 23 years old now, it is still a really nice arena and has held up well over time. Portland has always been considered to have some of the best NBA fans and we've supported the team for decades. Why would the NBA want to piss off a good fan base? The value of the team being in Seattle compared to Portland isn't enough in my opinion business wise to warrant losing a whole cities worth of fans of your sport.
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The NBA hates the Blazers
 
hoopsjock said:
Well that simply isn't true.
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It goes back to Stern and Paul. Paul wouldn't allow the Blazers to be moved. Stern got pissed at him and held a grudge the rest of his years as commisioner. The NBA wanted to move the Blazers.
 
hoopsjock said:
Well that simply isn't true.
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I agree with him. I used to think that some fan bases were above reproach, but then the NFL took Chargers away from San Diego. Oh sorry, Alex Spanos took the Chargers away from SD and the league did nothing. San Diego literally is responsible for changng NFL history, offensively, and not even NFL fans gave much of a shit. I could easily see the same thing happening here. "Sorry Portland brahs, just drive up I-5. So sorry." And as long as they have at least one team in the NW, the NBA wouldn't care.
 
Chris Craig said:
It goes back to Stern and Paul. Paul wouldn't allow the Blazers to be moved. Stern got pissed at him and held a grudge the rest of his years as commisioner. The NBA wanted to move the Blazers.
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When the hell was this? If anything it's the exact opposite. I even remember Stern saying that the NBA will always be in Portland and that those fans don't have to worry about them moving because he wouldn't allow it.

The commissioners aren't stupid, they aren't going to rip a team from a city that consistently sells out games and supports their team.

ripcityboy said:
I agree with him. I used to think that some fan bases were above reproach, but then the NFL took Chargers away from San Diego. Oh sorry, Alex Spanos took the Chargers away from SD and the league did nothing. San Diego literally is responsible for changng NFL history, offensively, and not even NFL fans gave much of a shit. I could easily see the same thing happening here. "Sorry Portland brahs, just drive up I-5. So sorry." And as long as they have at least one team in the NW, the NBA wouldn't care.
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The Chargers moved because of stadium issues. The NFL gave them plenty of chances to keep them. It's not even close to a comparable situation and you guys are making up some kind of grudge against Portland that doesn't exist.
 
hoopsjock said:
When the hell was this? If anything it's the exact opposite. I even remember Stern saying that the NBA will always be in Portland and that those fans don't have to worry about them moving because he wouldn't allow it.

The commissioners aren't stupid, they aren't going to rip a team from a city that consistently sells out games and supports their team.


The Chargers moved because of stadium issues. The NFL gave them plenty of chances to keep them. It's not even close to a comparable situation and you guys are making up some kind of grudge against Portland that doesn't exist.
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No. The Chargers moved because they would be worth a lot more money in LA. But even with a new stadium nobody will see their sorry ass.
 
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