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Oklahoma City dead last in average attendance at the NBA All-Star break

Purple_Pills
Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
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http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance

1 76ers 31 628,980 20,289
2 Bulls 29 587,881 20,271
3 Mavericks 29 583,965 20,136
4 Raptors 31 613,261 19,782
5 Heat 29 570,470 19,671
6 Cavaliers 31 582,960 19,432
7 NY Knicks 31 596,990 19,257
8 Celtics 31 574,680 19,156
9 Nuggets 31 591,318 19,074
10 Trail Blazers 30 559,366 18,645
11 Lakers 28 517,444 18,480
12 Pistons 29 534,926 18,445
13 Jazz 30 546,180 18,206
14 Warriors 29 523,856 18,064
15 Magic 29 511,793 17,648
16 Nets 29 510,458 17,602
17 Hawks 27 472,275 17,491
18 Bucks 29 506,491 17,465
19 Kings 29 498,341 17,184
Hornets 27 463,990 17,184
21 Clippers 28 481,038 17,179
22 Wizards 26 446,180 17,160
23 Grizzlies 29 497,101 17,141
24 Suns 30 495,059 17,071
25 Spurs 30 511,676 17,055
26 Pelicans 30 499,972 16,665
27 Timberwolves 33 544,896 16,512
28 Rockets 28 454,721 16,240
29 Pacers 32 493,013 15,406
30 Thunder 29 443,901 15,306

Fuck you David Stern, you surly, vindictive prick.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.
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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
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  • DawgOfTheAges
    DawgOfTheAges Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 1,751 Founders Club
    edited February 2023
    We all knw that The thunder would wind up on the bottom and that no-one would care about the franchise... no surprise at all. It was worth it to the NBA at the time though, that's really all that mattered.
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  • DerekJohnson
    DerekJohnson Administrator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 68,485 Founders Club
    edited February 2023
    Purple_Pills said:

    http://www.espn.com/nba/attendance

    1 76ers 31 628,980 20,289
    2 Bulls 29 587,881 20,271
    3 Mavericks 29 583,965 20,136
    4 Raptors 31 613,261 19,782
    5 Heat 29 570,470 19,671
    6 Cavaliers 31 582,960 19,432
    7 NY Knicks 31 596,990 19,257
    8 Celtics 31 574,680 19,156
    9 Nuggets 31 591,318 19,074
    10 Trail Blazers 30 559,366 18,645
    11 Lakers 28 517,444 18,480
    12 Pistons 29 534,926 18,445
    13 Jazz 30 546,180 18,206
    14 Warriors 29 523,856 18,064
    15 Magic 29 511,793 17,648
    16 Nets 29 510,458 17,602
    17 Hawks 27 472,275 17,491
    18 Bucks 29 506,491 17,465
    19 Kings 29 498,341 17,184
    Hornets 27 463,990 17,184
    21 Clippers 28 481,038 17,179
    22 Wizards 26 446,180 17,160
    23 Grizzlies 29 497,101 17,141
    24 Suns 30 495,059 17,071
    25 Spurs 30 511,676 17,055
    26 Pelicans 30 499,972 16,665
    27 Timberwolves 33 544,896 16,512
    28 Rockets 28 454,721 16,240
    29 Pacers 32 493,013 15,406
    30 Thunder 29 443,901 15,306

    Fuck you David Stern, you surly, vindictive prick.

    While this makes my day and I agree that Stern was a piece of shit, we also have to acknowledge what it must have been like for him to deal with the Seattle City Council.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,103
    Fuck Howard Schultz.

    Fuck him with a red hot poker AND an AIDs infested cheese grater.

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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,293 Standard Supporter
    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
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  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,664 Standard Supporter
    I'm surprised the Pace Cars are second to last. I thought Indiana lived, breathed, ate, drank, and shit basketball?
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    Fire_Marshall_Bill said:

    I'm surprised the Pace Cars are second to last. I thought Indiana lived, breathed, ate, drank, and shit basketball?

    No one can just be shit forever and not bleed attendance nowadays. Not even the B1G and SEC.
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,293 Standard Supporter
    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.

    If the league expands it's not going to have an odd-number. It will be Seattle and Vegas. They "compete" with all the other major sports in many other markets.
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,293 Standard Supporter
    Also, the NBA has a ratings problem.

    https://deadspin.com/nba-tv-ratings-all-star-game-tnt-salt-lake-city-1850149749

    According to Sportico, NFL games accounted for 82 of the 100 most-watched U.S. broadcasts in 2022. Thatโ€™s seven more than last year when the 2021 mark was 75 out of 100. College football had five of the top 100, political programming had four, the World Cup had three, and college basketball had two.

    Do you want to know how many the NBA had?

    ZERO!
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  • Purple_Pills
    Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.

    Blazers to Seattle. Cook it. If only one NW team, Portlandโ€™s NBA days are numbered. The team is for sale soon.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    Purple_Pills said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.

    Blazers to Seattle. Cook it. If only one NW team, Portlandโ€™s NBA days are numbered. The team is for sale soon.
    LOL.

    Blazers are a classic franchise. Paul Allen made it so. It was his passion.

    I don't hate Seattle basketball fans. Oh wait, yes I do. Invest your money in UW men's bball.

    You got a hockey team instead. I like them. Don't love them, but it's cool to watch NHL through them.

    Fuck off.
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  • Purple_Pills
    Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
    Seattle set all kinds of attendance records with the Sonics.

    We will be sure to let Portland keep their name and history when the team relocates to Seattle.

    Donโ€™t worry, Ja Morant Trail Blazers II is on your way. Or New Orleans. Or OKCโ€ฆ

    Either way, two teams plus will be in the NW.
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,293 Standard Supporter
    haie said:

    Purple_Pills said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.

    Blazers to Seattle. Cook it. If only one NW team, Portlandโ€™s NBA days are numbered. The team is for sale soon.
    LOL.

    Blazers are a classic franchise. Paul Allen made it so. It was his passion.

    I don't hate Seattle basketball fans. Oh wait, yes I do. Invest your money in UW men's bball.

    You got a hockey team instead. I like them. Don't love them, but it's cool to watch NHL through them.

    Fuck off.
    The Blazers have as much value to the league as the Magic or Thunder.
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  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,103
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    Purple_Pills said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.

    Blazers to Seattle. Cook it. If only one NW team, Portlandโ€™s NBA days are numbered. The team is for sale soon.
    LOL.

    Blazers are a classic franchise. Paul Allen made it so. It was his passion.

    I don't hate Seattle basketball fans. Oh wait, yes I do. Invest your money in UW men's bball.

    You got a hockey team instead. I like them. Don't love them, but it's cool to watch NHL through them.

    Fuck off.
    The Blazers have as much value to the league as the Magic or Thunder.
    The Blazers are the Washington Generals as far as value to the rest of the league

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  • Fire_Marshall_Bill
    Fire_Marshall_Bill Member Posts: 25,664 Standard Supporter
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.

    If the league expands it's not going to have an odd-number. It will be Seattle and Vegas. They "compete" with all the other major sports in many other markets.
    I tried to get into the Jailblazers to fill the Sonic void. I'm more into the Canucks and that's as a very casual fan and as someone who grew up 10 x more into basketball. The Kraken are gay.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    Purple_Pills said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.

    Blazers to Seattle. Cook it. If only one NW team, Portlandโ€™s NBA days are numbered. The team is for sale soon.
    LOL.

    Blazers are a classic franchise. Paul Allen made it so. It was his passion.

    I don't hate Seattle basketball fans. Oh wait, yes I do. Invest your money in UW men's bball.

    You got a hockey team instead. I like them. Don't love them, but it's cool to watch NHL through them.

    Fuck off.
    The Blazers have as much value to the league as the Magic or Thunder.
    You kill the Magic and you still have the Heat.

    You can't kill or move Portland at this point.

    NBA has no desire to put in a second Northwest team.

    Similar to why Portland is never getting an MLB team with the Mariners already there.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.
    LOL

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

    The ๐ŸŒน Garden is just south of the Columbia river for a reason.

    It would have been much easier to build the new arena well outside of Portland.
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,293 Standard Supporter
    New? That building was built nearly 30 years ago. Basically all arenas are built in cities, not outside of them. The NBA is not the NFL. It's cited where it is because that's where the city is located.

    I remember KJR carrying Blazers games after the Sonics left. That lasted all of about 15 minutes. Nobody gives a shit about that meaningless franchise. I'm sure hundreds of white trash in Battle Ground are big fans, though.
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  • BennyBeaver
    BennyBeaver Member Posts: 13,346
    BleachedAnusDawg said:



    I remember KJR carrying Blazers games after the Sonics left. That lasted all of about 15 minutes. Nobody gives a shit about that meaningless franchise. I'm sure hundreds of white trash in Battle Ground are big fans, though.

    Facts.
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  • ntxduck
    ntxduck Member Posts: 6,141
    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.
    LOL

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

    The ๐ŸŒน Garden is just south of the Columbia river for a reason.

    It would have been much easier to build the new arena well outside of Portland.
    The rose garden is just south of the Columbia river because Portland is just south of the Columbia river. Nba arenas are almost always downtown.
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  • Purple_Pills
    Purple_Pills Member Posts: 2,110
    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.
    LOL

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

    The ๐ŸŒน Garden is just south of the Columbia river for a reason.

    It would have been much easier to build the new arena well outside of Portland.
    Nobody north of the Toutle has given a shit about the TrailMixers since Roy retired.

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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    edited March 2023
    ntxduck said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.
    LOL

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

    The ๐ŸŒน Garden is just south of the Columbia river for a reason.

    It would have been much easier to build the new arena well outside of Portland.
    The rose garden is just south of the Columbia river because Portland is just south of the Columbia river. Nba arenas are almost always downtown.
    Jesus Christ, what?!

    It was way more convenient for them to build an arena in Beaverton or SW of city limits.

    Paul Allen was a die hard blazer and envisioned them being the main Northwest team. So he forced the new arena being just across the bridge from Washington.

    PS: the ๐ŸŒน Garden isn't what I would consider downtown. And I lived in Portland for years.
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  • BleachedAnusDawg
    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,293 Standard Supporter
    haie said:

    ntxduck said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.
    LOL

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

    The ๐ŸŒน Garden is just south of the Columbia river for a reason.

    It would have been much easier to build the new arena well outside of Portland.
    The rose garden is just south of the Columbia river because Portland is just south of the Columbia river. Nba arenas are almost always downtown.
    Jesus Christ, what?!

    It was way more convenient for them to build an arena in Beaverton or SW of city limits.

    Paul Allen was a die hard blazer and envisioned them being the main Northwest team. So he forced the new arena being just across the bridge from Washington.

    PS: the ๐ŸŒน Garden isn't what I would consider downtown. And I lived in Portland for years.
    Ahh, yes, Paul Allen had the foresight to build a new arena 12 years prior to the Sonics being sold out of town, at the same time that the Sonics had just been in the Finals, because he just new that someday it would make the most sense to have the main PNW team located in a metro-area with half the population of the Seattle-metro area.

    In fact, he "forced" the Rose Garden right next to where the prior arena had already existed since 1960 because he's so smart.
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  • haie
    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    ntxduck said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.
    LOL

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

    The ๐ŸŒน Garden is just south of the Columbia river for a reason.

    It would have been much easier to build the new arena well outside of Portland.
    The rose garden is just south of the Columbia river because Portland is just south of the Columbia river. Nba arenas are almost always downtown.
    Jesus Christ, what?!

    It was way more convenient for them to build an arena in Beaverton or SW of city limits.

    Paul Allen was a die hard blazer and envisioned them being the main Northwest team. So he forced the new arena being just across the bridge from Washington.

    PS: the ๐ŸŒน Garden isn't what I would consider downtown. And I lived in Portland for years.
    Ahh, yes, Paul Allen had the foresight to build a new arena 12 years prior to the Sonics being sold out of town, at the same time that the Sonics had just been in the Finals, because he just new that someday it would make the most sense to have the main PNW team located in a metro-area with half the population of the Seattle-metro area.

    In fact, he "forced" the Rose Garden right next to where the prior arena had already existed since 1960 because he's so smart.
    It has nothing to do with the sonics. He didn't give a shit about them. The growth was happening west and SW of Portland Metro and it would have been easier to build an arena in Beaverton or Tualitin. Maybe even Happy Valley where there has been a ton of money pumped in.

    He chose to deal with the headache of building it right across from Washington.
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    BleachedAnusDawg Member Posts: 13,293 Standard Supporter
    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    ntxduck said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.
    LOL

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

    The ๐ŸŒน Garden is just south of the Columbia river for a reason.

    It would have been much easier to build the new arena well outside of Portland.
    The rose garden is just south of the Columbia river because Portland is just south of the Columbia river. Nba arenas are almost always downtown.
    Jesus Christ, what?!

    It was way more convenient for them to build an arena in Beaverton or SW of city limits.

    Paul Allen was a die hard blazer and envisioned them being the main Northwest team. So he forced the new arena being just across the bridge from Washington.

    PS: the ๐ŸŒน Garden isn't what I would consider downtown. And I lived in Portland for years.
    Ahh, yes, Paul Allen had the foresight to build a new arena 12 years prior to the Sonics being sold out of town, at the same time that the Sonics had just been in the Finals, because he just new that someday it would make the most sense to have the main PNW team located in a metro-area with half the population of the Seattle-metro area.

    In fact, he "forced" the Rose Garden right next to where the prior arena had already existed since 1960 because he's so smart.
    It has nothing to do with the sonics. He didn't give a shit about them. The growth was happening west and SW of Portland Metro and it would have been easier to build an arena in Beaverton or Tualitin. Maybe even Happy Valley where there has been a ton of money pumped in.

    He chose to deal with the headache of building it right across from Washington.
    You mean on land that was already zoned for an arena to be built in the biggest city in the state? If Eugene was the largest city in Oregon the Blazers would be located there, not in Portland.
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    haie Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 23,777 Founders Club
    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    ntxduck said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BleachedAnusDawg said:

    haie said:

    BennyBeaver said:

    haie said:

    The Northwest can only support 1 NBA franchise to the league's expectations.

    Disagree
    Keep waiting. Pump out a few more documentaries. It ain't happening.

    NBA doesn't want more colder climate cities. Free agents don't want to play there. Harder to maintain parity in a league that already struggles for it as is.
    Hilarious take from a Blazer fan. If that's the case, Blazers moving to Seattle is a mere formality.
    No it's not.

    NBA just wants one franchise in the NW and Blazers are an old enough brand to leave where they are. They get Oregon and Washington State residents into them.

    NBA doesn't like competing with all those other brands in Seattle. They'd rather have a new team in Vegas.
    Nobody in WA State cares about the Blazers. Vancouver hillbillies don't count.
    LOL

    You have no clue what you're talking about.

    The ๐ŸŒน Garden is just south of the Columbia river for a reason.

    It would have been much easier to build the new arena well outside of Portland.
    The rose garden is just south of the Columbia river because Portland is just south of the Columbia river. Nba arenas are almost always downtown.
    Jesus Christ, what?!

    It was way more convenient for them to build an arena in Beaverton or SW of city limits.

    Paul Allen was a die hard blazer and envisioned them being the main Northwest team. So he forced the new arena being just across the bridge from Washington.

    PS: the ๐ŸŒน Garden isn't what I would consider downtown. And I lived in Portland for years.
    Ahh, yes, Paul Allen had the foresight to build a new arena 12 years prior to the Sonics being sold out of town, at the same time that the Sonics had just been in the Finals, because he just new that someday it would make the most sense to have the main PNW team located in a metro-area with half the population of the Seattle-metro area.

    In fact, he "forced" the Rose Garden right next to where the prior arena had already existed since 1960 because he's so smart.
    It has nothing to do with the sonics. He didn't give a shit about them. The growth was happening west and SW of Portland Metro and it would have been easier to build an arena in Beaverton or Tualitin. Maybe even Happy Valley where there has been a ton of money pumped in.

    He chose to deal with the headache of building it right across from Washington.
    You mean on land that was already zoned for an arena to be built in the biggest city in the state? If Eugene was the largest city in Oregon the Blazers would be located there, not in Portland.
    If Paul Allen wanted the blazers to be Oregon centric, their arena would have been built in Beaverton, Tualitin or HV/Oregon City. Hope this helps.
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