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AldoTrapani said:
How does Utah do it? They have nba and nhl with MLB probably next
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So you are saying we don't know yet if Utah can.
Utah does not have any top 500 corporations, but they do have a lot of growing tech companies that may buy corporate suites.
 
julius said:
And in each of those players 3rd and 4th years, how many were thought to be stars or going to lead their teams to titles as their best players on their team?

Maybe 1?
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Honestly, I don't think Klay would have even been an All-Star if he wasn't drafted by the Warriors. With how many good guards were/are in the west, would these stats have gotten him on the All-Star team if he was drafted by the Wolves?

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Natebishop3 said:
Honestly, I don't think Klay would have even been an All-Star if he wasn't drafted by the Warriors. With how many good guards were/are in the west, would these stats have gotten him on the All-Star team if he was drafted by the Wolves?

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Funny to think, Shaedon is still younger than Klay was in his 2nd year.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I think we have established that tanking the way some of you want does not get you a star. So whether you like it or not, they won't be tanking again for a while. I mean, look at this last season, one potential star, and he was grabbed by the team with he 11th worst record?
And as good as he is, I am not sure he can carry a team.
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Correct, tanking team got screwed last year,

it was a big black eye for those that screamed tank over and over lol
 
There seem to be two types of owners in sports. Those who are so rich that making a profit from the team is secondary to winning. ( i.e, Ballmer) and those who are strictly in it to make money. I was hoping for a Ballmer type, but I get that those are harder to find.
 
Question: What was the agreement when Sonics was initially sold. Is there like a verbal agreement that they will keep the Sonics in Seattle?
 
One good thing, he already cut his teeth on the Canes as a new sports owner. We don't have to go through those growing pains like the Suns are going through right now.... or the Kings.

He has a proven track record of taking a bad team and making them into a playoff team.
 
julius said:
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I'm probably one of the few people who have been through Kamloops. Didn't stop and see anything but drove through it on my way to another city.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
There seem to be two types of owners in sports. Those who are so rich that making a profit from the team is secondary to winning. ( i.e, Ballmer) and those who are strictly in it to make money. I was hoping for a Ballmer type, but I get that those are harder to find.
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Ballmer might not have always been the guy he is today when he was younger. He’s now got more fuck you money than most owners and is a rich kid in a playground. His kind of wealth I’d imagine would drastically change a persons life not that I’d know but man that guy is wound up in a good way
 
GrandpaBlaze said:
I'm probably one of the few people who have been through Kamloops. Didn't stop and see anything but drove through it on my way to another city.
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I would drive there, but then I realized it's like 9 billion miles from here. Or in terms a Canadian would understand, "it's like, you know, aboot as far away as Yellow Knife is to Moose Jaw, on the way through to the Hortons"
 
riverman said:
Question now to me is does he value Joe and Chauncey or will he shake up things
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Yeah, guy seems ok at first glance, what he does with Cronin/Chauncy and staff will be really interesting. Wonder if he had any input on the draft and Dame?
Note; he apparently cleaned house quickly after he bought the Hurricanes
 
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TYDame said:
Question: What was the agreement when Sonics was initially sold. Is there like a verbal agreement that they will keep the Sonics in Seattle?
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The agreement was for a year they would work on getting a new arena in place. It didn't happen so the new owner agreed to leave the name and history of the team with the city, but moved the team.
 
Surprised this happened so quickly. Was expecting for it to be at least the end of the year, if not the beginning of next.

Sounds like one hell of a businessman. Had his hands in a lot of investments. That he turned around a losing team quite quickly in the Hurricanes makes me hopeful.

He claims he will keep the Blazers here. I hope he sticks to that. He seems to be a hands on owner like Paul. I hope he knows basketball and will do what it takes to make us a winner here in the NW.

It will be interesting to see what he does as far as investing in a new arena and what he does with Joe/Chauncey.

I see he fired the Hurricane's radio guy. I hope Travis gets to stick around. Being a cost cutter, it will be interesting to see what decisions he makes there.

I'm cautiously optimistic.
 
Natebishop3 said:
One good thing, he already cut his teeth on the Canes as a new sports owner. We don't have to go through those growing pains like the Suns are going through right now.... or the Kings.

He has a proven track record of taking a bad team and making them into a playoff team.
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