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Shaboid said:
Due diligence on a possible bid for the blazers?
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We don't want John Fisher owning the Trail Blazers. Not even as a part owner, or a friend of a future owner. Guy is arguably one of the worst owners is all of professional sports, and would ruin this franchise.
 
julius said:
We don't want John Fisher owning the Trail Blazers. Not even as a part owner, or a friend of a future owner. Guy is arguably one of the worst owners is all of professional sports, and would ruin this franchise.
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He doesn't have the net worth even if he wanted. 3 billion net worth and it's almost all tied up in the As. He'd have to sell his entire As ownership first. NBA doesn't allow owners to buy franchises on debt.
 
julius said:
We don't want John Fisher owning the Trail Blazers. Not even as a part owner, or a friend of a future owner. Guy is arguably one of the worst owners is all of professional sports, and would ruin this franchise.
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He's not the owner we want, but probably the one we deserve lol
 
I like how that article asks why the A's owner would leave Oakland, for "the desert"...as if the fact he's a bad owner who doesn't know how to run a team or ingratiate himself to a region is completely lost on them.

Yes I know it's a rhetorical question.
 
julius said:
I like how that article asks why the A's owner would leave Oakland, for "the desert"...as if the fact he's a bad owner who doesn't know how to run a team or ingratiate himself to a region is completely lost on them.

Yes I know it's a rhetorical question.
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They made a good point. Building a Stadium in San Francisco and keeping the fans they had while garnering more public support and having a top 10 TV market makes financial sense.
 
 
kjironman1 said:
Home run derby > Dunk contest
No question.
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Why isn't there a half court or full court shooting contest in the NBA all star game?

And / Or make the 3-point shooting contest racks much farther back than where they are now (where possible, there is a limit in some spots).
 
blazerfan11 said:
Why isn't there a half court or full court shooting contest in the NBA all star game?

And / Or make the 3-point shooting contest racks much farther back than where they are now (where possible, there is a limit in some spots).
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How is that relevant to a real basketball game? Home runs seem more relevant to real baseball games.

Seems like half court or full court shots might be more of a gimmick than the home run Derby.

I'm not saying they shouldn't try it, just talking through the finer points.

People do get excited about logo 3s though...
 
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kjironman1 said:
Home run derby > Dunk contest
No question.
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I haven't watched the HR derby in a while, for some reason I always seem to be busy that night.

In my opinion, what's killed the dunk contest is the announcing team bagging on everyone instead of propping them up. I remember(obviously a long time ago) them making fun of Rudy Fernandez when he was in it. They shit on all the guys.
Imagine if in the HR derby, every time a guy didn't make a HR, they just started mocking the hell out of him, and if he barely clears the wall, them calling him out for not hitting bombs. It's lame to me, which is why, unless there happens to be a Blazer in it again, I don't watch the dunk contest. I can catch highlights without commentary if I want.
 
kjironman1 said:
If you are watching pros make 3 of five from half court I'm pretty certain that would draw some interest. Seriously what regular guy off the street is doing that?
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Sure. Just not sure if it would have the same appeal as the Home Run Derby.

That might be tough to recreate in basketball. Again, not saying they shouldn't try. Just talking it through.
 
RR7 said:
I haven't watched the HR derby in a while, for some reason I always seem to be busy that night.

In my opinion, what's killed the dunk contest is the announcing team bagging on everyone instead of propping them up. I remember(obviously a long time ago) them making fun of Rudy Fernandez when he was in it. They shit on all the guys.
Imagine if in the HR derby, every time a guy didn't make a HR, they just started mocking the hell out of him, and if he barely clears the wall, them calling him out for not hitting bombs. It's lame to me, which is why, unless there happens to be a Blazer in it again, I don't watch the dunk contest. I can catch highlights without commentary if I want.
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The other problem is that the Dunk contest typically does not have the biggest stars in it. Why do I want to watch Mac McClung win the dunk contest? I really couldn't care less.

Kobe never did it.

LeBron never did it.

The two best dunk contests were the Jordan contest and the Vince Carter contest. People still talk about those. Nobody outside of Portland cares about Simons winning.
 
GoZers said:
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You’re using All Star game viewership numbers to judge the success of the league? Shit to be honest I think the only thing on in the middle of summer IS baseball. That league is on it’s deathbed.
 
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