prhoya
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Post by prhoya on Jul 2, 2008 19:55:29 GMT -5
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jgalt
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Post by jgalt on Jul 2, 2008 20:58:19 GMT -5
finally that joke is over, i wonder what the new team will be called, hopefully something better than the wizards or the raptors, expansion teams never seem to get good names. (i realize the wiz arent a recent expansion/relocation team)
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Jul 2, 2008 21:11:24 GMT -5
Admittedly, I am not an expert on fly over country, but is Oklahoma City even a city? By what standards?
How many people live there... and why?
OK, a little on the mean, elitist side maybe. But how many people on this board would really like to live there?
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PhillyHoya
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Post by PhillyHoya on Jul 2, 2008 21:22:28 GMT -5
I looked and there's no direct flights from DCA to OKC but you can fly through one of about 15 different cities en route.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jul 2, 2008 21:29:49 GMT -5
Admittedly, I am not an expert on fly over country, but is Oklahoma City even a city? By what standards? How many people live there... and why? OK, a little on the mean, elitist side maybe. But how many people on this board would really like to live there? Oklahoma City is one of the largest cities in the USA by land mass (621 sq. miles). It has a population of 500,000 and a metro area of 1.1 million. By that size, it's metro area is comparable to Hartford and slightly smaller than Memphis. Much of the economy is either government (e.g., a state capital) or light industrial. The University of Oklahoma is in a neighboring suburb. OKC would not be among my first 10 choices for relocation, but then again, I'd probably rather go there than Houston. Like Little Rock, Omaha, Des Moines, and Albuquerque, it serves a regional need and does not have the same national standing, but OKC does have ambitions of being on the national map and the NBA is one way to do that. |
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Jul 3, 2008 12:41:58 GMT -5
Admittedly, I am not an expert on fly over country, but is Oklahoma City even a city? By what standards? How many people live there... and why? OK, a little on the mean, elitist side maybe. But how many people on this board would really like to live there? Oklahoma City is one of the largest cities in the USA by land mass (621 sq. miles). It has a population of 500,000 and a metro area of 1.1 million. By that size, it's metro area is comparable to Hartford and slightly smaller than Memphis. Much of the economy is either government (e.g., a state capital) or light industrial. The University of Oklahoma is in a neighboring suburb. OKC would not be among my first 10 choices for relocation, but then again, I'd probably rather go there than Houston. Like Little Rock, Omaha, Des Moines, and Albuquerque, it serves a regional need and does not have the same national standing, but OKC does have ambitions of being on the national map and the NBA is one way to do that. Thanks for the info. Just doesn't sound like a major league city to me. What does Dallas have? 6 million or so? (in the area) Houston even more? OKC??? I just don't get why the NBA would expand there. |
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EasyEd
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Post by EasyEd on Jul 3, 2008 18:24:06 GMT -5
Oklahoma City has a larger population than New Orleans, Cleveland, Atlanta, Sacramento, Minneapolis and Miami.
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Post by washingtonhoya on Jul 3, 2008 18:36:31 GMT -5
Oklahoma City is one of the largest cities in the USA by land mass (621 sq. miles). It has a population of 500,000 and a metro area of 1.1 million. By that size, it's metro area is comparable to Hartford and slightly smaller than Memphis. Much of the economy is either government (e.g., a state capital) or light industrial. The University of Oklahoma is in a neighboring suburb. OKC would not be among my first 10 choices for relocation, but then again, I'd probably rather go there than Houston. Like Little Rock, Omaha, Des Moines, and Albuquerque, it serves a regional need and does not have the same national standing, but OKC does have ambitions of being on the national map and the NBA is one way to do that. Thanks for the info. Just doesn't sound like a major league city to me. What does Dallas have? 6 million or so? (in the area) Houston even more? OKC??? I just don't get why the NBA would expand there. It doesn't need to be a major league city, though. Portland, San Antonio, Sacramento, Orlando, Salt Lake- All places where the NBA thrives because it's the only major show in town. There are no other franchises competing for local corporate advertising, local TV, etc. Of course, it also isn't working in Memphis or Charlotte (both times--the first even before the Panthers were around). Oklahoma City has a larger population than New Orleans, Cleveland, Atlanta, Sacramento, Minneapolis and Miami. By metropolitan area all those areas dwarf OKC, with the exception of New Orleans, which is roughly equal after having its metro area halved three years ago. Until David Stern makes a declaration that you're only allowed to go to NBA games if you reside within the particular city limits of the arena, OKC will be the small fry of the NBA. |
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Post by AustinHoya03 on Jul 3, 2008 19:47:11 GMT -5
To kind of echo what washingtonhoya said, when the Spurs moved to San Antonio from Dallas in 1973, the population of the Metro area was under 1M people, the team played in the Hemisfair arena -- seating capacity 10,000 --- and the team drew its largest crowds on 50 cent beer night (or so I am told).
Although San Antonio is still not a gigantic metropolis, and it's still probably not a place I would choose to move to, it's a much better town than it was when it became an NBA city. While OKC is not going to become a great city like Seattle overnight, it does have an expanding economy and population, and I am told that a central redevelopment plan has improved the city somewhat. I am guessing Bennett and Co. have sold Stern on the city's potential, rather than its present state.
There are some very nice neighborhoods in OKC, so someone with some serious cash like Jeff should be able to find a very nice place to live. His entertainment and dining options will be a bit limited (hope you like Sonic, Jeff) -- if I were an NBA baller I'd start looking for a professional chef and some serious home theater equipment.
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lichoya68
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Post by lichoya68 on Jul 6, 2008 10:48:50 GMT -5
hmmm oklahoma reminds me of when big john went to u of oklahoma and interviewed flew him out on some campus oil jet and when he said he didnot like to practice on the floor they had they said theyd put in a new one maybe like in a new gym or something and when he said he liked frank reinzo they said well bring him along as the athletic director for bball or something like that but then big john said something about he wasnt so sure hed be so comfortable in oklahoma even with alll that oil money wasnt quite like dc hope oklahomas better good luck to jeff go hoyas
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SirSaxa
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Post by SirSaxa on Jul 6, 2008 11:14:50 GMT -5
hmmm oklahoma reminds me of when big john went to u of oklahoma and interviewed flew him out on some campus oil jet and when he said he didnot like to practice on the floor they had they said theyd put in a new one maybe like in a new gym or something and when he said he liked frank reinzo they said well bring him along as the athletic director for bball or something like that but then big john said something about he wasnt so sure hed be so comfortable in oklahoma even with alll that oil money wasnt quite like dc hope oklahomas better good luck to jeff go hoyas Lic, was that when the rich alums got together to buy him a house? |
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