WHAT?!

[illmatic99]

SBRadio Sports Biz Radio
Spoke w/connected source this week who said he believes Paul Allen will sell both the Trail Blazers and Seahawks in next 24-36 months.

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[THE HCP]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????

 

[illmatic99]

This is coming out of left field.

 

[illmatic99]

At least there is enough time to come up with a buyer.

 

[THE HCP]

What are the chances of the team being bought and moved? I don't want a SonicsGate Part II!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

SBRadio Sports Biz Radio

Not sure if I agree w the person who gave me word about Allen selling sports teams but its interesting. Heard more & more chatter recently.

 

[THE HCP]

Can't stand Brian Berger as a person, but he does have connections.

 

[oldmangrouch]

Neither team is a contender, and at least in the case of the Blazers he has lost interest in investing in the team. Add in his questionable health, and it really isn't a surprise.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

He has to sell both teams in order to replace Stern when he retires.

 

[jlprk]

Sacrificing our team is the only way to get Stern to retire. But look on the bright side. Maybe Stern will come here to be the owner.

 

[maxiep]

I'm sick of Paul Allen and his mercurial nature. I've read the agreement between the City of PDX and the Blazers. They're not going anywhere until at least 2027. If he sells, I'll probably be happy (depending on the buyer and the new CBA).

 

[jlprk]

Would you rather have a nonmercurial owner who won't spend, won't make trades, and sits there like a stationary, potted plant?

 

[Draco]

Allen wants to buy a new franchise (like the Hornets) and bring them to Seattle. He has to sell the Blazers first, as the NBA won't let anyone own two franchises.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Would you rather have a nonmercurial owner who won't spend, won't make trades, and sits there like a stationary, potted plant?

We should merge this to the 'prepare for a slow agonizing death' thread.

The new CBA is a soft-cap and without Paul Allen we're going to be in purgatory for years.

 

[Mediocre Man]

What are the chances of the team being bought and moved? I don't want a SonicsGate Part II!

Little to less than none. The lease is pretty ironclad. I think, unlike Seattle, Stern would put his foot down on this franchise moving because of the fan support. We sell out most every game.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Can't stand Brian Berger as a person, but he does have connections.

Haha. This quote is hilarious because in the past you have said the man literally has no connections when arguing with me about something with the team

 

[UKRAINEFAN]

too bad Phil Knight is so old.

 

[julius]

If Paul selling the team is done in order to "save" (or bring, more accurately) the Sonics back to Seattle, I hope Portland gets a better owner than him.

Also, I doubt that he's selling the two teams to bring an NBA team to Seattle. Seattle likes the Seahawks far more than they did/do the Sonics (imho).

 

[Nikolokolus]

Would you rather have a nonmercurial owner who won't spend, won't make trades, and sits there like a stationary, potted plant?

In the new CBA spending isn't going to be so easy ... as for the other bits, why is it mutually exclusive to have a competent owner who will make trades?

 

[THE HCP]

Haha. This quote is hilarious because in the past you have said the man literally has no connections when arguing with me about something with the team

I might have. When it comes to basketball moves or trade type inside info, he doesn't. On the business side of things in the business world I'll have to admit he does.

 

[huevonkiller]

Glad you won't have to sleep on the streets anymore, HCP.

 

[PapaG]

Sounds like Berger has been listening to Steve Patterson's latest musings.

 

[Pinwheel1]

If I was Paul Allen and survived cancer twice, I would start thinking about what is best for the future of the teams I own. Because I won't be around forever.

I would take my time and sell them in 2-3 years to owners who will keep the respective teams where they are. (In Seattle and Portland) I would fight to make sure the new CBA in the NBA benefits small market teams since the new owner will not have my kind of money.

Isn't this what he is doing? I think some of you are being unfair. He might not be the best owner, but he has not tried to screw us over like a lot of you suggest.

 

[Weav]

If I was Paul Allen and survived cancer twice, I would start thinking about what is best for the future of the teams I own. Because I won't be around forever.

I would take my time and sell them in 2-3 years to owners who will keep the respective teams where they are. (In Seattle and Portland) I would fight to make sure the new CBA in the NBA benefits small market teams since the new owner will not have my kind of money.

Isn't this what he is doing? I think some of you are being unfair. He might not be the best owner, but he has not tried to screw us over like a lot of you suggest.

Good perspective, thanks for sharing.

People are projecting their frustrations over our GM trouble into other areas of his ownership. This includes the absurd idea that Allen is looking for a reason to move the team to Seattle, to a tadium that doesn't exist, and likely won't for many years.

 

[ABM]

Good perspective, thanks for sharing.

People are projecting their frustrations over our GM trouble into other areas of his ownership.....

At some point, ("the economic model is broken....."), I think Paul realized he was, fiscally speaking, a pretty crappy owner and pretty much turned the entire team operations over to the Vulcans. To me - good, bad, or otherwise - that was the critical turning point.

 

[THE HCP]

Glad you won't have to sleep on the streets anymore, HCP.

Amen brother!