kansas city has always been mentioned as being near the front of the line bcuz they have a full sized basketball arena but no team. not sure if they would still be contenders. ppl mention louisville bcuz the college team plays in a full sized arena & obv it’s a big basketball state. have to imagine they’d look at nashville too. feel like a major part of it would just be which groups of rich ppl would be willing to put up the most money & in which cities they’d be trying to do that in
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:15 (two years ago) link
xxxp the courtside seat was a single and i decided to attempt to be a normal human being and invite a friend. got very respectable lower bowl seats though. the knights had a little bit of an advantage in getting their first, and they were also good right away which never ever happens with expansion teams.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:16 (two years ago) link
wonder if an up and coming city like austin would be another possibility. I vote san diego tho because there’s a good chance I live there in a few years
― k3vin k., Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:24 (two years ago) link
i don’t think san diego gets brought up much, don’t believe they have an arena which seems prohibitive given the other contenders
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:30 (two years ago) link
I also assume that a lot of LVK tix purchases in Vegas are hotels having tickets on hand to comp gamblers with.
― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:30 (two years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, March 1, 2022 11:30 AM (five minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
its unfortunate that balmer didnt move the clippers there
― Spottie, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:36 (two years ago) link
the nba definitely shouldnt expand. the talent spread is in a pretty good place right now and theres already too many teams. but whatever
― Spottie, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:51 (two years ago) link
i agree but also i think seattle deserves a team and i dont know who you could move at this point that wouldn't leave just as awkward a hole as the seattle one
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:54 (two years ago) link
clippers i guess
nola clippers kings
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:55 (two years ago) link
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/33394673/philadelphia-76ers-emerging-frontrunners-bring-deandre-jordan
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:55 (two years ago) link
feels bad to give up on a nola team but yeah youre probably right
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 18:58 (two years ago) link
DJ has been cooked for 5 seasons but i guess they just need a live body behind embiid
― Spottie, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:01 (two years ago) link
charlotte too tbh could use an NBA level rich owner and prob a new location. but yeah they’re gonna expand bcuz every team in the league will make a few hundred million bucks off it
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:01 (two years ago) link
DAJ has been largely unplayable for like 3 years running now but i’m glad to hear that special assistant to the GM matt armstrong is still having his voice heard in the front office
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:03 (two years ago) link
nola, charlotte and OKC would be my list xxp
clippers and kings just got new stadiums so they are locked in for a while. those three above have stadiums that are around 20 years old or older.
― Spottie, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:05 (two years ago) link
Rochester Royals 1945/46-1956/57Cincinnati Royals 1957/58-1971/72Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1972/73-1974/75Kansas City Kings 1975/76-1984/85Sacramento Kings 1985/86-Present
cursed franchise
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:08 (two years ago) link
Kansas City-Omaha Kings
lol
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:13 (two years ago) link
Is DAJ more or less cooked than Paul Milsap? Legit question.
― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:15 (two years ago) link
that there are even headline news stories about who is the “frontrunner” for deandre jordan is bizarre.
― call all destroyer, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:18 (two years ago) link
― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, March 1, 2022 2:15 PM (three minutes ago)bookmarkflaglink
if either of them is stepping on the floor for you for more than 3 mins in a real playoff game you have issues
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:21 (two years ago) link
Gulp.
― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:25 (two years ago) link
its cool the sixers starting center doesnt have a history of conditioning issues im sure
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:31 (two years ago) link
in game 7 2019 vs the raptors embiid was +10 in 45 minutes and greg monroe was -9 in 2 minutes in a game the sixers lost by 2
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:37 (two years ago) link
ouch
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:38 (two years ago) link
nets getting drummond in the harden trade might end up being kind of a big deal
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:39 (two years ago) link
Drummond was the best backup the Sixers had in the Embiid era.
― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:41 (two years ago) link
this is also where i feel like doc rivers is a pretty flawed coach, i think a nick nurse or spoelstra type would just say fuck it and roll out like a maxey-harden-thybulle-niang-harris line up in the non embiid minutes. but doc is absolutely gonna throw his corpse of a back up 5 out there come hell or highwater, he played dwight 10 mpg in the hawks series last year incl 9 minutes in game 7
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:52 (two years ago) link
Yeah, one Philly writer was suggesting using Harris as a backup 5.
― removing bookmarks never felt so good (PBKR), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 19:54 (two years ago) link
Vegas's media market ranks 40th at 834k - which is actually bigger than OKC (755k), New Orleans (664k), and Memphis (620k).
Biggest market lacking an NBA team is easily Seattle at 2.1 mil, with Tampa-St Pete right behind them at 2 mil. St Louis would be next at 1.3
― Piven After Midnight (The Yellow Kid), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 22:43 (two years ago) link
Purely anecdotal but impression I have of Vegas residents is there's not many hoop fans. Whenever I'm away from the Strip all I see are militia-type dudes.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 22:57 (two years ago) link
UNLV back in the days of the Shark was a pretty big deal
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 22:58 (two years ago) link
ah they should call them the sharks
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 23:02 (two years ago) link
definitely
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 23:09 (two years ago) link
the freakin sharkanians chewing a towel and whatnot
― lag∞n, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 23:11 (two years ago) link
haha that was the weirdest coaching tic, what a classic character
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 23:17 (two years ago) link
card sharks, pool sharks, it's a name that fits
― roflrofl fight (voodoo chili), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 23:17 (two years ago) link
having a team in orlando is already a bit like having one in vegas
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 23:20 (two years ago) link
I still want a team to be named the Ballers, and that fits Vegas too. Worked better for Brooklyn tho cause of the alliteration.
― A True White Kid that can Jump (Granny Dainger), Tuesday, 1 March 2022 23:22 (two years ago) link
ballers would be a great name
― Spottie, Tuesday, 1 March 2022 23:22 (two years ago) link
New Orleans doesn't deserve a team until they're ready to embrace being the New Orleans Bounce (or until they get the Jazz back).
― Fetchboy, Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:11 (two years ago) link
the Utah Jazz really is the most hilarious name ever
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:47 (two years ago) link
the jazz is funny where the lakers is just dumb like whatre you doin there are no lakes here man its very dry
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:50 (two years ago) link
teams should have to leave the name, titles, etc behind when they move imo, LA should not have access to minnys rings... but the timberwolves should
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:52 (two years ago) link
Would be really wild to think the Wolves could be the Lakers
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:54 (two years ago) link
this celtics-hawks game feels a lot like the one they played on super bowl sunday
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:55 (two years ago) link
hawks are a bit of an embarrassment
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:56 (two years ago) link
maybe we'll get a surprise second superbowl tonight to complete the look
― ciderpress, Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:57 (two years ago) link
tatum has been unreal in this one. hawks are doubling and he's shredding them with passes to shooters. he just invited a double and hung out for a second to give grant williams time to set up for a clean 3.
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:57 (two years ago) link
yeah after struggling early in the season with the new playmaking mandate hes really figuring it out
― lag∞n, Wednesday, 2 March 2022 02:58 (two years ago) link