"It was a sad day when the Sonics left Seattle, a move I opposed. It’s exciting to think about the NBA coming back to Seattle and renewing the rivalry with the Portland Trail Blazers. However, it is too early for me to comment any further without a specific plan or proposal to review."
JSeahawks wrote:Paul Allen on the subject:"It was a sad day when the Sonics left Seattle, a move I opposed. It’s exciting to think about the NBA coming back to Seattle and renewing the rivalry with the Portland Trail Blazers. However, it is too early for me to comment any further without a specific plan or proposal to review."
Personally as a Portlander, and Oregonian, i'm hoping the NBA happens in Seattle (couldnt care less about the NHL). Its getting old having the Ducks, and to a lesser extent the Beavs, whoop up on the Huskies and Cougs all the time. We need another Seattle sport team we can whoop up on.
Smurf wrote:500M private funding, 200M from the public, which would be payed back in a self funded way. No new taxes. Thats the huge part IMO.
Smurf wrote:JSeahawks wrote:Paul Allen on the subject:"It was a sad day when the Sonics left Seattle, a move I opposed. It’s exciting to think about the NBA coming back to Seattle and renewing the rivalry with the Portland Trail Blazers. However, it is too early for me to comment any further without a specific plan or proposal to review."
Personally as a Portlander, and Oregonian, i'm hoping the NBA happens in Seattle (couldnt care less about the NHL). Its getting old having the Ducks, and to a lesser extent the Beavs, whoop up on the Huskies and Cougs all the time. We need another Seattle sport team we can whoop up on.
Don't forget the Sounders...and how we keep kicking your ass...
On Thursday, the City of Seattle officially introduced the proposal it received for a new arena that would house both an NBA and NHL franchise.
pinksheets wrote:Emily Heffter @EmilyHeffter
Arena construction would not start until both an NBA and NHL team are acquired. It includes no new taxes.
Is that accurate? That seems like a tall order to coordinate with two separate sports leagues when it's already tough enough to get a team, but to time it accordingly so this gets done seems tougher.
JSeahawks wrote:Paul Allen on the subject:"It was a sad day when the Sonics left Seattle, a move I opposed. It’s exciting to think about the NBA coming back to Seattle and renewing the rivalry with the Portland Trail Blazers. However, it is too early for me to comment any further without a specific plan or proposal to review."
Personally as a Portlander, and Oregonian, i'm hoping the NBA happens in Seattle (couldnt care less about the NHL). Its getting old having the Ducks, and to a lesser extent the Beavs, whoop up on the Huskies and Cougs all the time. We need another Seattle sport team we can whoop up on.
Tech Worlds wrote:JSeahawks wrote:Paul Allen on the subject:"It was a sad day when the Sonics left Seattle, a move I opposed. It’s exciting to think about the NBA coming back to Seattle and renewing the rivalry with the Portland Trail Blazers. However, it is too early for me to comment any further without a specific plan or proposal to review."
Personally as a Portlander, and Oregonian, i'm hoping the NBA happens in Seattle (couldnt care less about the NHL). Its getting old having the Ducks, and to a lesser extent the Beavs, whoop up on the Huskies and Cougs all the time. We need another Seattle sport team we can whoop up on.
You will get yours.... And when you do I won't let you forget it.
Throwdown wrote:5 words for you blazer fans
Sam Bowie and Greg Oden
JSeahawks wrote:Throwdown wrote:5 words for you blazer fans
Sam Bowie and Greg Oden
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Might as well throw Brandon Roy in the mix too. But I wont play this game til its signed, sealed and delivered that you have a new team.
JSeahawks wrote:Just curious, do the Huskies have a pretty nice on campus basketball arena or will they likely use the new arena as well?
twisted_steel2 wrote:pinksheets wrote:Emily Heffter @EmilyHeffter
Arena construction would not start until both an NBA and NHL team are acquired. It includes no new taxes.
Is that accurate? That seems like a tall order to coordinate with two separate sports leagues when it's already tough enough to get a team, but to time it accordingly so this gets done seems tougher.
I keep hearing it's at least one.... who ever commits first (an NBA team or and NHL team), then construction begins. That does seem crazy difficult to try and coordinate acquiring both at the same time to pull off the arena plan.
Throwdown wrote:5 words for you blazer fans
Sam Bowie and Greg Oden
Yoonhawk wrote:"However, TSN notes that the NHL might not be interested in leaving Atlanta just yet. "We've been working with local ownership for quite a long time now, in terms of trying to find a new local ownership in that market," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told TSN. "Luckily, that has gone largely under the radar screen, but the fact of the matter is that it has been transpiring. We believe what we say, which is that we're committed to the markets in which we put our franchises. We should make all reasonable efforts to keep franchises there."
Sound familiar?
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/rumors/post ... nhl-353508
Msfann wrote:Seattle has never had a problem supporting its teams, i don't see why that would change now. they welcomed the sounders with open arms and that looked great to any sport looking to move this way. I'm no hockey fan but if we got a team i would be all over that and would watch/go to games all the time.
Tech Worlds wrote:Msfann wrote:Seattle has never had a problem supporting its teams, i don't see why that would change now. they welcomed the sounders with open arms and that looked great to any sport looking to move this way. I'm no hockey fan but if we got a team i would be all over that and would watch/go to games all the time.
We support our teams when they win. No doubt. But nobody in the country is going to confuse us with a great sports town.
I am all over having more teams. I know that I don't have the coin to attend more then a handful of hockey or basketball games. Not with my current commitment to the Seahawks.
My Tapatalk was first.
BlueThunder wrote:Breaking news on the phoenix coyotes front. Paul Silvi just reported on King5 news that a guy name Greg Jamison has just been approved by the NHL to purchase the franchise. It is unclear if he intends to keep the team in Phoenix. I got the feeling that that's exactly what he intends to do. No panic though. After quite a bit of research, I've discovered that there are at least 5 NHL teams that could be had. Do your Google research, 'cause there ain't much as of this posting.
Tech Worlds wrote:Not to sound like a Debbie Downer, but I am not so convinced this city will support 4 professional teams.
We will see but I my reservations.
sammyc521 wrote:I think we are sports fans with differing degrees of fanaticism to each different sport.
For myself I would go:
#1 Seahawks (Fall/Winter)
#2 Sonics (Winter/Spring
#3 UW Football (Fall/Winter)
#4 Mariners (Spring/Summer)
#5 UW Basketball (Winter Spring)
#6 Sounders (I have no clue)
#7 Local NHL Team (I have no clue)
I mean seriously, MLS and NHL has like 1 week off between season. I'm pretty sure.
While it's a valid point that every fan only has so many dollars to spend, that doesn't mean that they would stop following the team on TV. More money is generated through TV rights than ticket sales. I don't think it would be an issue at all.
In a 2008 settlement agreement, former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and city council president Richard Conlin signed an agreement with Bennett that split up the teams’ assets and naming rights.
What Seattle ended up with were the Sonics trophies and championship banners, which are now housed at the Museum of History and Industry. What Bennett got – and what Seattle wants – is the name, logo and team colors.
For those that see the glass as being half full, Bennett said he would turn over the team name, logo and colors to a new owner, free of charge, as long as the NBA approves it.
Fuzzman55 wrote:If the NBA had any integrity Clay Bennett would be removed from the head of the relocation committee. Why should anyone trust that [insert insult of choice here] not to screw us over?
sammyc521 wrote:Fuzzman55 wrote:If the NBA had any integrity Clay Bennett would be removed from the head of the relocation committee. Why should anyone trust that [insert insult of choice here] not to screw us over?
Hahahaha... it should be obvious that the NBA has no integrity. How many teams have they allowed to move in the decade?
One of their most famous teams is originally from Minnesota, and since when did Utah become synonymous with musical Jazz?
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