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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by poke4christ View Post
    I think it will happen and would be smart. I think 2-3 games a year would be appropriate. After all, this is the state's team, not OKC's.
    Well it was confirmed today that it will be called the "Oklahoma City ____"
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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by MichiganSooner View Post
    What are the possibilities that they would play a few games each season in Tulsa at the new BOK center?
    Maybe 2 preseason games...

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by OU Adonis View Post
    Well it was confirmed today that it will be called the "Oklahoma City ____"
    Can you provide a source? I heard Bennette wanted the opposite to happen. Also, the commish talked about tulsa in the presser as well. I'm not saying your wrong, it would just be a surprise to me.

    I'm an OKC guy myself. Born and raised in Edmond, but I think all of oklahoma should enjoy the team and so I think it would be better to call it the "Oklahoma ____" rather than the "Oklahoma City _____". It would also be better for gaining more fans.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by Stanley1
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    I like how they thinkk there there are no rich people in oklahoma only poor people and we don't even have enough people in the state to fill the stadium... I didn't realize Seattle was this delusional..
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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by OU Adonis View Post
    thanks, good to know.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by Youngsooner View Post
    I like how they thinkk there there are no rich people in oklahoma only poor people and we don't even have enough people in the state to fill the stadium... I didn't realize Seattle was this delusional..
    Stupidity often comes right after someone exhibits bitterness.
    at this point in the process, I can only assume it was a typo and they meant to say "cram"...

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by silverwheels View Post
    Stupidity often comes right after someone exhibits bitterness.
    wise words, more reason not to be bitter.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by silverwheels View Post
    Stupidity often comes right after someone exhibits bitterness.
    Hence Hillary's lead in Pennsylvania.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Stern pwned the Seattle media at the press conference yesterday..Bennett did a great job as well
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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    watch 'em b!tch and whine when the team name is Oklahoma City Tulsans

    or perhaps, much like they've had to share the hornets... the Tulsa/Oklahoma City Sonics

    Even better, they pull an Angels in the Outfield move: The name starts off "Oklahoma Sonics," but then gets changed to "Oklahoma City Sonics" to favor the city they're in. Realizing that they need a better market for royalty money, they play off a city they're not from at all for better t-shirts and hats: THE TULSA SONICS OF OKLAHOMA CITY

    thoughts?

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by Civicus_Sooner View Post

    I'm just so goddamn happy we didn't end up with some Bull**** NHL team a few years ago.

    I hate BB!! Give me hockey any fricking day over some fricking bull**** basket balll team.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by r5TPsooner View Post
    Another HUGE waste of tax payer money!
    I disagree.
    Well, crap.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by Civicus_Sooner View Post
    Funny that Mark Cuban (Dallas Maverics) voted against it. I gues our little market will, in fact put a dent in his bottom line.

    Why Portland voted against, I have no idea. It's only 1.5 hour drive from Seattle to Portland, so the Blazers will get another huge market to pull fans from.
    Cuban claims it was more because he thinks this part of the country is becoming saturated with teams and doesn't have the overall television market to support it, especially as far as potential market growth. He said better for most of the teams to be where the bulk of the country's population is. I suspect it is more to do with the potential to lose Oklahoma fans of the Mavs, but that's just me. He also just likes to be a contrarian, and I sort of like that about him.

    As for Paul Allen, like it has been mentioned, his roots are deep in Seattle, and he doesn't want to **** off his neighbors. Plus, I think some Seattle fans will likely gravitiate to his team (he needs all the help he can get right now), and he didn't want them to hate him for voting "yes." Allen also owns the SEATTLE Seahawks, and is trying to get an MLS expansion team for SEATTLE. Mostly a PR vote, I agree.
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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by BigRedJed View Post
    I disagree.
    As do I.
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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by OU Adonis View Post
    that is great, great news. people sometimes assume that if they don't live in a franchise city, they won't support it. but after a few years you begin to identify with the team and not necesarily the location. there are tons of people who like the cowboys, mavs, kc chiefs etc, that live outside of those markets.

    if the nbas team was in tulsa, i wouldn't reject it because i live in okc. i would support them if i liked the players, coach etc.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by r5TPsooner View Post
    Another HUGE waste of tax payer money!

    i wanted to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you were joking. but you haven't responded to back that up yet.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by poke4christ View Post
    I think it will happen and would be smart. I think 2-3 games a year would be appropriate. After all, this is the state's team, not OKC's.
    Uh... ...based on what? The team is owned wholly by Oklahoma City businessmen, plays in the Oklahoma City taxpayer-funded Ford Center in downtown Oklahoma City, is here almost entirely because the Oklahoma City mayor envisioned his city as an NBA market some years ago, and wouldn't take no for an answer when David Stern tried to brush him aside.

    The team is coming here largely because Oklahoma City voters bought into a vision by Oklahoma City's leadership 15 years ago, and paid $370 million dollars (including $85 million for the Ford Center) out of their pockets to try to elevate Oklahoma City to major league status.

    When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 2 1/2 years ago, Oklahoma City, looking for a chance to prove itself, stepped up and embraced the Hornets, damn near selling out a season where there was only about a month for the team to mount a sales effort. Oklahoma City's corporate community gave the team more in corporate sponsorship than nearly any team in the league. Not a single one of those "Pioneer Partners" was located even as far away as Edmond or Norman.

    Then, when the opportunity presented itself to embrace another team, and Oklahoma City voters were told that they needed to dig deep again and fund $125 million in improvements to the Ford Center, they didn't bat an eyelash and then lined up in unprecedented numbers to overwhemingly tax themselves, again.

    NOW you want to say that this team "is... ...not OKC's?" That, my aggie friend, is downright offensive. How 'bout if people in Weatherford or Guymon were demanding that your pokies played part of their football or basketball season in that town instead of Stillwater, and that OSU's longsuffering fans (those that go to games), those who donate to the university and the athletic programs, had to give up their season tickets to accomodate the people in Guymon? Personally, I would think that was wrong. And heck, OSU truly IS a state institution.

    Look, like I've said many times on here by now, I hope and believe that people from all over this state jump on board. There is room for everyone. Though the OKC metro provided the vast number of fans, fans did and will come from all over the state. I hope Tulsa gets some preseason games, since a number of those are typically travel games to build league fan support. I'd be happy if that was the only away city the team played at during the preseason.

    But Oklahoma City is perhaps more DESERVING of an NBA team, and as a community has worked harder to get one, than any city in the history of the league. We have jumped through hoops that most cities have never even DREAMED OF to get to this point. Don't even think about saying that this is not OKC's team.
    Well, crap.

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    And yes, I know I'm wasting my breath, since the FC lease is already done, for all home games. Just wanted to vent a little.
    Well, crap.

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    Re: NBA Board votes 28-2

    Quote Originally Posted by Mixer! View Post
    Now you've done it... long-assed BRJ rant in 3...2...1...








    I agree.
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