TBird41
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Post by TBird41 on Nov 2, 2007 15:46:06 GMT -5
msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/7401888?MSNHPHMAPoor Jeff. Rather than getting to build a career in an awesome city in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, it looks like he'll have to move to a state best known for the Dust Bowl.
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Post by washingtonhoya on Nov 2, 2007 16:37:44 GMT -5
TBird, St. Pete is on line 1 and it sounds like he's going to slap a glove into the phone and demand satisfaction.
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Nov 2, 2007 20:23:11 GMT -5
Eh, no need to slap again. I'm not from Oklahoma City originally - so I'm sort of ambivalent. I do know this though. Jeff, I'm so sorry you have to move to OKC - its a crap hole - learn to love high school football - its the only way to spend an entertaining Friday in Oklahoma. On edit: Also, I'm well aware - most people think Oklahoma look like this or this. |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 2, 2007 20:34:53 GMT -5
Oklahomans support their teams 110% and the Ford Center is a nice facility. The city has a metro population of 1.1 million, which is more than New Orleans or Raleigh-Durham, and along the lines of Hartford or Louisville. Still, the NBA's record in cities without a MLB or NFL presence is a mixed bag (San Antonio and Utah good, Portland OK, Memphis less so.)
Geographically speaking, OKC may be the flattest city in America...and coming from Dallas, that says something.
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Post by SFHoya99 on Nov 2, 2007 21:04:23 GMT -5
Portland OK? Portland had incredible attendance until the players kept getting thrown in jail.
That's wonderful about fan support, except I don't think that'd be my #1 priority. Never been to OKC so I won't judge, but Seattle is a great place. Bummer to have to leave.
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Nov 2, 2007 23:30:09 GMT -5
Geographically speaking, OKC may be the flattest city in America...and coming from Dallas, that says something. FWIW, I think of OKC as sort of a miniature version of Dallas. Skyscrapers rising up from the plains, lots of people, considerable sprawl, yet not much of a cohesive city. At least Dallas has good restaurants -- I think there are a couple good steakhouses in OKC but not much beyond that. (No, St. Pete, Sonic does not count.) FWIW, Seattle-Tacoma is the nation's #13 media market. OKC is #45. |
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Post by StPetersburgHoya (Inactive) on Nov 4, 2007 22:00:39 GMT -5
Geographically speaking, OKC may be the flattest city in America...and coming from Dallas, that says something. not much of a cohesive city This may be the understatement of the year. I think that Seattle will probably get an expansion team if the Sonics move to OKC - but I can't disagree that it should probably be the other way around with Vegas and OKC getting expansion teams. The Sonic and Sonics cross-promotion concept has legs though ... |
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Post by DFW HOYA on Nov 5, 2007 13:48:16 GMT -5
Not a lot of expansion room left in the NBA setup--two teams goes to 32 and that's about it.
Potential expansion targets include St. Louis (long overlooked since the Hawks left town), Las Vegas, a possible third LA team to play in Anaheim, plus new ownership groups in San Diego or Kansas City, with Cincinnati, Raleigh-Durham, Pittsburgh, Montreal and Mexico City as distant options.
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