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Larry Ellison is the man. He'll make a splash soon and aggressively. I think they'll end up with Yao Ming or something like that.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Larry Ellison is the man. He'll make a splash soon and aggressively. I think they'll end up with Yao Ming or something like that.
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Maybe. But do you think he will match the marketing genius of the Houston Rockets, who had fortune cookie night the first night he played in Houston?:devilwink:
 
Ellison is great for the league and the fans of GS. Good for them.
 
I bet the Warriors are the team that moves to Vegas.
 
hasoos said:
Maybe. But do you think he will match the marketing genius of the Houston Rockets, who had fortune cookie night the first night he played in Houston?:devilwink:
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Yes, he will. He's already got "Chopsticks Night" planned for the first home game.

(I say this as an Asian so resist the urge to flame.)
 
Bay area is too much money to move them to vegas.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
Bay area is too much money to move them to vegas.
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ironcrotch said:
yep, they'd get moved to San Jose before they go to Vegas.
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If the team owners also owned the majority of the new arena in Vegas they would do extremely well financially. That arena would be booked 365 a days a year. Also naming rights and in arena signage would also go for huge money. I would bet an owner could get just as much per seat in Vegas as they could in the bay area and would have more revenue streams beyond basketball.
 
Mandalay is not Mandalay Bay FWIW.

Yeah, I see them moving closer to Silicon Valley, but that was only if Ellison bought the team.
 
I don't think the League would allow a market like the bay area to lose their long-time franchise.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
I don't think the League would allow a market like the bay area to lose their long-time franchise.
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The NBA would most likely sell an expansion team to Ellison. Then maybe we could finally get back into the pacific division when the league does a realignment.
 
Thank heaven Ellison didn't win the bid. Can you imagine how awful it would be to have another Cuban/Allen type owner in the NBA? (sarcasm mode off)

As you may have already heard, Ellison is claiming he had the high bid, but that Cohan rejected him for some unknown reason. Something stinks....and I think it is named "Stern".
 
oldmangrouch said:
Thank heaven Ellison didn't win the bid. Can you imagine how awful it would be to have another Cuban/Allen type owner in the NBA? (sarcasm mode off)

As you may have already heard, Ellison is claiming he had the high bid, but that Cohan rejected him for some unknown reason. Something stinks....and I think it is named "Stern".
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well thats always the case :dunno: if it applies here though.

I'm glad for Warriors fans that Cohan's era is over. He defined penny wise/dollar stupid suing everyone he did business with, driving away talented players and generally creating a loser culture despite being in one of the biggest markets in the league. After being boooed mercilessly with his young son at his side during the AS game he became a recluse. Hopefully we see even less of him from here on out

STOMP
 
yenniedn said:
Yes, he will. He's already got "Chopsticks Night" planned for the first home game.

(I say this as an Asian so resist the urge to flame.)
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That's just funny due to your avatar being an Aryan nation looking throwback to the viking era.

I on the other hand am a 7 foot black man with bad knees so my Avatar is a perfect fit. ;)
 
oldmangrouch said:
Thank heaven Ellison didn't win the bid. Can you imagine how awful it would be to have another Cuban/Allen type owner in the NBA? (sarcasm mode off)

As you may have already heard, Ellison is claiming he had the high bid, but that Cohan rejected him for some unknown reason. Something stinks....and I think it is named "Stern".
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Linky pooh? I don't doubt you and Stern is working overdrive on evil...for the past 30 years, but still if you will a link good sir.
 
STOMP said:
well thats always the case :dunno: if it applies here though.

I'm glad for Warriors fans that Cohan's era is over. He defined penny wise/dollar stupid suing everyone he did business with, driving away talented players and generally creating a loser culture despite being in one of the biggest markets in the league. After being boooed mercilessly with his young son at his side during the AS game he became a recluse. Hopefully we see even less of him from here on out

STOMP
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Too bad the kid was with him, one can't help having a douchebag father and that must have been tough for the little fella.
 
Idog1976 said:
Linky pooh? I don't doubt you and Stern is working overdrive on evil...for the past 30 years, but still if you will a link good sir.
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http://www.marketwire.com/press-rel...-Not-Buying-Golden-State-Warriors-1291044.htm

The part about Stern is speculation.....but there had to be a pretty good reason Cohan would leave $$$ on the table. It is rather interesting that he happened to sell to a guy who already owns a financial interest in another team. It is also interesting that the guy handling the auction supposedly told the local media that he had a "handshake" agreement to sell the team to the other group *before* Ellison's final bid was made. (this is from the GSW forum, so take it FWIW)
 
Stern's loyalty is to the Celtics, and one new owner is Lacob, part-owner of the Celtics. The other is some bumpkin named Guber. Here is the hick's job resume.

http://www.mandalay.com/

Edit: You have to click the middle of the bullseye and wait a half-minute.
 
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