What team could the NBA do without?

[houheffna]

I’ve been way out of the loop since an early return from the cruise and am still in the process of catching up on everything.

Stern romanticizing with the black art of contraction struck me as both surprising and odd (you might remember a few years back, he was flirting with the idea of adding teams in Europe, which is a virtual impossibility with the current NBA schedule; and yet now he wants to exterminate franchises).

The NBA has never been more seen, more known or more popular than it is now - having lived and worked in nations such as China and Brazil, the awareness of NBA basketball is unparalleled and many of their native countrymen play for many of these teams.

If I ran the NBA I wouldn’t be looking to cut teams, I’d be looking to increase the number of them.

If you consider the present approval rating of the league, and consider the ratings the product continually generates, they could EASILY add two more franchises and still be making money.

There are plenty of cities hungry for NBA basketball who have either never had the chance or who had their teams stolen from them (I.e. Seattle).

So let’s make the discussion - which cities deserve a shot at an NBA team? Below you will find my short list, which is as follows:

1. Las Vegas- What is taking them so long? Vegas is absolutely perfect for the direction the NBA is heading (lights, camera, action).

2. Seattle - One of the best NBA cities to date. I still haven’t the faintest clue why a town like that could lose out to a dump and a hell hole like Oklahoma City.

3. Arkansas- I went to a high school game in Little Rock one night and the cheering was so loud you would have sworn you were at the NBA Finals. They deserve a shot.

4. Hawaii - Clearly, Europe is not going to work but Hawaii is a good test case, especially for teams like the Lakers, Clippers and Warriors who would play them 4 times a year. In 10 years I fully expect to see an NBA franchise in either Honolulu or in Maui.

5. Arizona - Arizona has been expanding so much in recent years, they’re predicting for it to be in the top 3 largest American cities by 2015. 2 franchises in Arizona would then be every bit as appropriate as having three in California.

The truth is, no team deserves to be contracted. We need to think that this is these guys’ bread and butter. These guys have families - wives and kids and when you advocate contraction you are actually cheering for their livelihoods to be taken away.

How would you like someone to do that about YOUR job and YOUR career?

All of you who were advocating that are skunks and rascals and you should be ashamed of yourselves.

Read number 5 back to yourself...

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

lol at the idea of an NBA team in Hawaii or Arkansas.

 

[Frank Breakfast -Styleham]

See that's what I'm so confused about. In one post it says 4 and in that one it says 3.

Read number 5 back to yourself...

 

[Frank Breakfast -Styleham]

If they put a team in Arkansas Scottie Pippen would be the GM or coach.

 

[houheffna]

See that's what I'm so confused about. In one post it says 4 and in that one it says 3.

LOL, that was my point, you were confused...

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

arkansas and hawaii? LOL

 

[CODE_BLUE56]

definitely get rid of the raptors or bobcats....and relocate the other to a bigger city like St. Louis....and the Clippers should move back to San Diego...

 

[Bullsman24]

charlotte has no fan base no matter what the team, clippers are the ugly stepsister, memphis is secobd in town to the university.

nj is much better after leaving the izod

 

[Frank Breakfast -Styleham]

To be honest, I'd much more like to see some name-changes than contraction.

1. The Bobcats? Seriously. The Bobcats - named after FORMER owner Richard (Bob for short) Johnson. Let's just be glad his name isn't Richard...

Bobcats is a name for a middle school team. They have to re-name that team.

2. There's been talks to re-name the Wizards the Washington Bullets. They never should have changed the name in the first place.

3. Memphis Grizzlies? How many Grizzlies have you seen in Tennessee?

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

There were an awful lot of Grizzlies in Vancouver, where they were originally from.

Nevertheless, the act you're doing isn't that funny.

 

[Frank Breakfast -Styleham]

I understand where they came from but am wondering why they kept the name.

Nevertheless,my opinions being perceived an act is funny to me. I'm not trying to be funny. I'm just talking.

I don't care if you don't like them.

Wouldn't care if no one liked them.

Didn't know you were the judge for what was funny and what wasn't.

There were an awful lot of Grizzlies in Vancouver, where they were originally from.

Nevertheless, the act you're doing isn't that funny.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Look, there it is again.

 

[Frank Breakfast -Styleham]

lol you know when you do that, it just makes me do it a thousand times more.

Don't care what you think man.

Look, there it is again.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

You're on fire today.


You're the man now, dog.

 

[WindyCity7]

whatever team prope roots for ....bull hater

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

Yep, hate the Bulls.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

lol at Prope hating the Bulls. That's why he's on this forum.

 

[WindyCity7]

lol at Prope hating the Bulls. That's why he's on this forum.

^^this acman2:

 

[Scout200]

How would you like someone to do that about YOUR job and YOUR career?

Nicely said!