What now? Ownership, etc

[SlyPokerDog]

You want our uniforms, Frito Lay style?

Trumps hair could be like little furry capes on the back of the jerseys.

 

[hoopsjock]

A bit of a history lesson regarding the St Louis market.

At the time of the NBA/ABA merger, the owners of the SL team agreed to fold their franchise in return for an annual % of NBA earnings and perpetual ownership of the market. A few years back, the NBA bought their way out of the deal and allowing SL to have a team. Strange that the NBA would do that if they didn't think SL was a potential market.

This isn't exactly what happened and is pure fear mongering.

 

[andalusian]

The Portland Trump Blazers!

I thought it was supposed to be someone that can afford the team. On the other hand, no taxes!

 

[Chris Craig]

If the Blazers do get moved they will no longer be the Blazers, but some other stupid name. I can't even fathom it.

 

[ripcityboy]

If the Blazers do get moved they will no longer be the Blazers, but some other stupid name. I can't even fathom it.

It'll probably be some youthful, unoffensive name.... COME JOIN THE LAS VEGAS PARTICIPANTS!

 

[BonesJones]

Every damn word of it. The odds of the Blazers moving is (at best) 50/50.

LOL. 50/50? Lmao.

 

[BonesJones]

Vegas is looking big time for NBA Team. There is talk that Rio will be torn down to put up an MLB field. Now that an NBA team is in play, they may go for that.

You really think the NBA wants to be in Vegas? Because they dont.

 

[BlazerBeav]

St. Louis (and Kansas City) have been trying to get basketball franchises for years. They lost out to Memphis of all places. Those markets are on the decline, whereas this one is booming. The Blazers also have a market monopoly - those other cities already have pro teams.

 

[Chris Craig]

It'll probably be some youthful, unoffensive name.... COME JOIN THE LAS VEGAS PARTICIPANTS!

Probably or something like the Luck

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

If the Blazers do get moved they will no longer be the Blazers, but some other stupid name. I can't even fathom it.

Las Vegas High Rollers or Seattle SuperSonics

 

[Chris Craig]

Las Vegas High Rollers or Seattle SuperSonics

Yuck

 

[BrianFromWA]

Probably or something like the Luck

Well, since they already stole "Golden Knights" from the Army, may as well go with "Midshipmen" for the basketball team.

And you can say it was sponsored by Nike!

 

[Chris Craig]

Paul should have bequeathed the Blazers to the fans.

 

[barfo]

Las Vegas Elvises

barfo

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

You really think the NBA wants to be in Vegas? Because they dont.

Why not? Vegas is absolutely booming, its getting super corporate.

Good enough for the NFL or NHL.

MLB too?
https://www.ktnv.com/news/tweets-about-mlb-stadium-replacing-rio-drive-internet-wild

 

[JoshuaHall]

5 years post-Portland Trailblazers, no one will even care outside of the die-hards. Just the marketing push of a new franchise, new branding, will get a city excited. Look at the NHL team in Vegas, out of no where, people don't even know the sport or rules and it because the hottest ticket in town. Look how many people are at OKC games when they were new and how big time it was. People there don't know SHIT about hoops.

Vegas was 17th in attendance.
Vegas also had the most miraculous run of any sport that I can remember, nearly winning a chip in their inaugural season.
And Golden Knights tickets are not the hottest ticket in town - far from it.

 

[retroblazers]

Paul should have bequeathed the Blazers to the fans.

We could be the Green Bay Packers of the NBA. I dig it.

 

[e_blazer]

My first thought after hearing the news was oh hell no. My second thought was that every negative Nancy on the board would be wetting themselves worrying about the team moving.

Not going to happen.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Vegas has the new T-mobile arena too.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/sport...-moves-giant-step-closer-to-landing-nba-team/

So how does Las Vegas Pelicans sound, anyway?

Maybe it doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But it seems more fitting than Utah Jazz. Or when one thinks about it, Los Angeles Lakers, who left the Land of 10,000 Lakes when the City of Angels beckoned with cherubic smiles and harps made of gold.

If you squint really hard, have had too much to drink or flunked ornithology, a pelican could easily be confused with a flamingo. Flamingos — or at least an iconic hotel-casino named for one — are part of the Las Vegas landscape.

Conversely, I have been to Utah, listened to the music there. Let the record show that toe-tapping jazz isn’t exactly indigenous to the Beehive State. Donny Osmond and his siblings will be happy to confirm.

The reason to bring all of this up is that the MGM Grand and the NBA on Tuesday announced yet another partnership. This one will have the MGM becoming the “Official Data Partner of the NBA” or something to that effect.

What does it all mean?

 

[BonesJones]

Even CANZANO doesn't think the Blazers will get moved. That should tell you something.

 

[tiredhunter]

Even CANZANO doesn't think the Blazers will get moved. That should tell you something.

Fuck. Team's gone.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Even CANZANO doesn't think the Blazers will get moved. That should tell you something.

We're screwed.

 

[BonesJones]

Arena sponsor - Moda
Jersey sponsor - Biofreeze

Seattle, Vancouver BC, and Vegas could all do better, much better.

Lol.

 

[BonesJones]

Fuck. Team's gone.

He'd be the 1st one in the media to beat that drum if it was remotely possible.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Welcome to De Nile Valley.

 

[Pinwheel1]

Every damn word of it. The odds of the Blazers moving is (at best) 50/50.

And for the record, insulting your fellow fans will neither help the situation nor make you feel better.

To be honest I thought you were trolling us. I didn't really think you believed it yourself. Sure potential TV rating are important which is why they wanted the team in Vancouver to succeed in the first place.
They were pissed at Seattle for not building a new arena. But they still wanted them there.
Why are they pissed at Portland?
As for the SacTown situation - you expect me to believe there is a CA conspiracy? In Sacramento?

 

[Schilly]

I haven't read through all of this yet but I will pose the question of what would be a viable relocation destination that financially makes sense for a new owner?

 

[Hobbesarable]

Fuck. Team's gone.

Well played.

 

[oldmangrouch]

To be honest I thought you were trolling us. I didn't really think you believed it yourself. Sure potential TV rating are important which is why they wanted the team in Vancouver to succeed in the first place.
They were pissed at Seattle for not building a new arena. But they still wanted them there.
Why are they pissed at Portland?
As for the SacTown situation - you expect me to believe there is a CA conspiracy? In Sacramento?

I meant that there is really no such thing as a "small market team" in Cali.

 

[barfo]

He'd be the 1st one in the media to beat that drum if it was remotely possible.

It's a multi-column strategy.

First you say it can't happen.
Then you say it shouldn't be happening except for <scapegoats>
Then you say it happened and I predicted it all along

barfo