sc85sis wrote:Just throwing this out here, so take it for what it's worth. If the NBA does expand, don't they have to do at least two teams keep the conferences even?
But you'd have to add two teams, meaning more dilution and potentially a weak East Coast market to keep things even.
A. Dilution is not a serious concern. See above.
B. The league absolutely does not have to expand by two teams. The NBA has regularly had spans with an odd number of teams, including from 1970-74 (17 teams) and from 1980 (when expansion to Dallas brought the league to 23 teams) through 2004 (when the Bobcats made it 30). During that span, the league added teams in twos and fours when adding them as single teams or in threes would have given the NBA conference balance. Guess what: the NBA traditionally hasn't cared too deeply about conference balance!
So it's totally reasonable to believe that the NBA could expand only to Seattle, giving the West 16 teams, and likely giving the Northwest Division a sixth team.
Hawk Finn wrote:Actually, I wouldn't mind St Louis. But give me Syracuse over Seattle, without question.
chris98251 wrote:Yeah NY needs another team, isn't that why Buffalo Braves are now the Clippers.
Pstark3 wrote:The reason Chris Hansen has been so calm...?
pinksheets wrote:Maybe Hansen has been told expansion has been coming, but I'll tell you that ESPN has not been told by the NBA "hey, we're expanding, we just wanted to let you know so you could get your mobile app ready ASAP, just don't tell anybody."
That whole thing is meaningless.
pinksheets wrote:Maybe Hansen has been told expansion has been coming, but I'll tell you that ESPN has not been told by the NBA "hey, we're expanding, we just wanted to let you know so you could get your mobile app ready ASAP, just don't tell anybody."
That whole thing is meaningless.
Pstark3 wrote:http://live.wsj.com/video/stern-kings-suitors-never-got-their-30m-back/29840C18-F728-41D4-B332-E8CDF4814498.html#!29840C18-F728-41D4-B332-E8CDF4814498
Stern says the $30M deposit is "non-refundable"
JOz56 wrote:Pstark3 wrote:http://live.wsj.com/video/stern-kings-suitors-never-got-their-30m-back/29840C18-F728-41D4-B332-E8CDF4814498.html#!29840C18-F728-41D4-B332-E8CDF4814498
Stern says the $30M deposit is "non-refundable"
It always was, more so the Maloofs couldn't back out. That doesn't change the fact that Stern is an absolute worthless human being. I really wish Hansen would have nuked it. I wanted Stern's final year to be as miserable as possible.
Hawkfan77 wrote:JOz56 wrote:Pstark3 wrote:http://live.wsj.com/video/stern-kings-suitors-never-got-their-30m-back/29840C18-F728-41D4-B332-E8CDF4814498.html#!29840C18-F728-41D4-B332-E8CDF4814498
Stern says the $30M deposit is "non-refundable"
It always was, more so the Maloofs couldn't back out. That doesn't change the fact that Stern is an absolute worthless human being. I really wish Hansen would have nuked it. I wanted Stern's final year to be as miserable as possible.
Yeah, I wish Hansen got a little dirty and made Stern deal with a lawsuit in his last year.
Tech Worlds wrote:http://www.komonews.com/sports/Report-NBA-Chris-Hansen-in-productive-talks-for-Seattle-expansion-team-211272931.html?m=y&smobile=y
Chris Hansen and Steve Ballmer, the principal investors in the prospective Seattle basketball ownership group, have reportedly started "productive" talks with the NBA for securing an expansion team.
Throwdown wrote:Oh you're not gonna jump off a cliff again are you, Blitzer????
CALIHAWK1 wrote:NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL!
Throwdown wrote:CALIHAWK1 wrote:NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL!
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volsunghawk wrote:Throwdown wrote:CALIHAWK1 wrote:NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL!
is boring, boring, boring, boring
INCORRECT
Throwdown wrote:CALIHAWK1 wrote:NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL!
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SacHawk2.0 wrote:Sacramento sucks
Blitzer88 wrote:Hey lets all look at it this way, if we get an nhl team we will get an nba team and likewise if we get an nba team we will get an nhl team. At least thats how I see it.
Throwdown wrote:Blitzer88 wrote:Hey lets all look at it this way, if we get an nhl team we will get an nba team and likewise if we get an nba team we will get an nhl team. At least thats how I see it.
Incorrect, the NBA team must be acquired to even build the SoDo Arena, we don't get an NHL team without assurance that we will have a new arena for a team.
NBA team is the major goal.
twisted_steel2 wrote:Throwdown wrote:CALIHAWK1 wrote:NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL! NHL!
is boring, boring, boring, boring
Dude!
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