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Post by nashvillehoyas on May 30, 2012 19:45:20 GMT -5
Congratulations to New Orleans Hornets..... Anthony Davis should make an immediate impact.
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Post by kchoya on May 30, 2012 20:33:01 GMT -5
Hey Tom Benson, please buy the Hornets. We'll make it worth your while.
-- David Stern
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Post by DanMcQ on May 30, 2012 21:39:53 GMT -5
Pay the man, Shirley.
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Post by hoyainspirit on May 31, 2012 4:38:32 GMT -5
Y'all just jealous. ;D
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Post by kchoya on May 31, 2012 10:47:47 GMT -5
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 31, 2012 11:56:54 GMT -5
If I were Stern, I'd have rigged it. Between mismanagement and just being the world's second most boring city, why send Anthony Davis to Charlotte? Instead, you can send him to New Orleans, so people can forget the whole Chris Paul thing. And everyone loves New Orleans.
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Post by professorhoya on May 31, 2012 14:48:46 GMT -5
Lottery has always been rigged.
Starting with frozen envelope with crease in corner:
Lebron and Kyrie Irving to Cleveland, hmm.
NBA is sports entertainment.
It's still real to me, darn it!
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Post by Nevada Hoya on May 31, 2012 16:25:42 GMT -5
So, why is this not a conflict of interest? Lawyers out there, could there be a case against the league/NO?
And SF, I'll bite, what is the world's most boring city? How can you differentiate one boring city from another?
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Post by hoyarooter on May 31, 2012 16:54:49 GMT -5
If I were Stern, I'd have rigged it. Between mismanagement and just being the world's second most boring city, why send Anthony Davis to Charlotte? Instead, you can send him to New Orleans, so people can forget the whole Chris Paul thing. And everyone loves New Orleans. Laker fans won't forget the Chris Paul thing any time soon. Perhaps some time in the next decade.
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Post by nashvillehoyas on May 31, 2012 18:19:42 GMT -5
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist to either Charlotte or Washington..... Jordan loves this guy.
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Post by nychoya3 on May 31, 2012 18:44:50 GMT -5
Hope the Wizards get Gilchrist. After Davis, he's the only guy who looks like a sure thing to me. Even if he's not a star, you know you're getting a solid starter who will defend and is a great competitor. So worst case is a young Caron Butler. Best case is considerably better.
After that...I don't know. Beal, Drummond, Robinson, etc...some of these guys will be pretty good but there's a lot of bust potential after Gilchrist and Davis.
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Post by SFHoya99 on May 31, 2012 18:46:13 GMT -5
So, why is this not a conflict of interest? Lawyers out there, could there be a case against the league/NO? And SF, I'll bite, what is the world's most boring city? How can you differentiate one boring city from another? I realize it is probably not actually the world's most boring city, but I consider Dallas to be the most boring city, per capita, at least in the US. This may get me banned, considering our kind board leader lives 'round those parts.
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Post by DFW HOYA on May 31, 2012 20:53:16 GMT -5
I realize it is probably not actually the world's most boring city, but I consider Dallas to be the most boring city, per capita, at least in the US. Obviously, you've never been to Oklahoma City. Or Shreveport. Or Houston (a nod to our friends down I-45...) Dallas is many things (flat, windy, short on history before 1936, etc.) but it's not boring. I think many patricians along the East and West coasts bemoan "flyover country" and assume there's nothing to do. Far from it. The region adds a new resident every four minutes, it keeps growing every day with new schools, homes, and jobs. Two numbers that new residents like to hear: 1. Median home price: $151,800 2. State income tax: 0% As said, there are always plenty of things to do, reflective in the fact that there are more restaurants per capita than anywhere else in the US, or that locals eat out more than anyone, even than Manhattanites. Maybe that's a knock on family cooking these days, but such is the spice of life. www.bundle.com/article/how-america-eats-out/?nss
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Post by SFHoya99 on Jun 1, 2012 9:42:29 GMT -5
I realize it is probably not actually the world's most boring city, but I consider Dallas to be the most boring city, per capita, at least in the US. Obviously, you've never been to Oklahoma City. Or Shreveport. Or Houston (a nod to our friends down I-45...) Dallas is many things (flat, windy, short on history before 1936, etc.) but it's not boring. I think many patricians along the East and West coasts bemoan "flyover country" and assume there's nothing to do. Far from it. The region adds a new resident every four minutes, it keeps growing every day with new schools, homes, and jobs. Two numbers that new residents like to hear: 1. Median home price: $151,800 2. State income tax: 0% As said, there are always plenty of things to do, reflective in the fact that there are more restaurants per capita than anywhere else in the US, or that locals eat out more than anyone, even than Manhattanites. Maybe that's a knock on family cooking these days, but such is the spice of life. www.bundle.com/article/how-america-eats-out/?nssNo, I haven't been to a lot of places, and yes, some of my comment was hyperbole. However, I don't dislike flyover country at all. I love Louisville, have had a lot of fun in St. Louis, KC, Knoxville, Milwaukee and loads of other non-Chicago (which is awesome as well) cities in "flyover country." I don't doubt that my lack of enjoyment of Dallas is partially driven by who I know there, but when the driving force of interest is big, cheap houses, the number one thing to see is Cowboys Stadium and everyone wants to go to another steakhouse, eh. For such a Large city, it just seems devoid of things to do that don't involve shopping. I can totally understand wanting no income tax and a big house -- but obviously I've made my choice on that versus other things.
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Post by hoyarooter on Jun 1, 2012 11:24:15 GMT -5
From my one experience in Dallas during the summer, I would say it specializes in humidity. Of course, that's not just Dallas.
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Post by DFW HOYA on Jun 1, 2012 12:08:55 GMT -5
From my one experience in Dallas during the summer, I would say it specializes in humidity. Of course, that's not just Dallas. Humidity is somewhat uncommon here, being 275 miles from the Gulf. It's not exactly the dry heat of Phoenix, but it's certainly not New Orleans, either. DC is far more humid by comparison. To SF's point, a lot of the convention trade is pushed in the direction of Arlington, overpriced steak houses, Billy Bob's Texas, Dealey Plaza, etc. There are certainly better ways to spend one's time, however.
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