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Snarf
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Mister Shifter said:
Getting free agents to move their families to (deservedly or not) "ho-hum" Ohio is another huge obstacle. For example, two years ago free agents like Chris Bosh were taking MILLIONS less to play in Miami instead of going to Cleveland with LeBron James. NBA Basketball more than any other sport is a star-driven league, and face it, flashy NBA stars don't want to live in Ohio.

There's a reason why the NBA is dominated in markets like Los Angeles, Miami, New York & Chicago. Every now and then you'll have a small market anomaly like OKC that makes a blip on the radar, but historically speaking small market NBA franchises are largely irrelevant. I don't know if Columbus needs another middling sports franchise to bitch about until college football season starts up.

psh, have they even been to the north market!?

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kit444
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Mister Shifter said:
Getting free agents to move their families to (deservedly or not) "ho-hum" Ohio is another huge obstacle. For example, two years ago free agents like Chris Bosh were taking MILLIONS less to play in Miami instead of going to Cleveland with LeBron James. NBA Basketball more than any other sport is a star-driven league, and face it, flashy NBA stars don't want to live in Ohio.

There's a reason why the NBA is dominated in markets like Los Angeles, Miami, New York & Chicago. Every now and then you'll have a small market anomaly like OKC that makes a blip on the radar, but historically speaking small market NBA franchises are largely irrelevant. I don't know if Columbus needs another middling sports franchise to bitch about until college football season starts up.

San Antonio has had a pretty good run, winning four championships over a 13 year period with one of the best records in the league this year. It's difficult, but it's not impossible for a small market to do well.

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lazyfish said:
Why can't folks be happy with OSU sports. Seems the aspirational folks in town are looking for more glam over substance again.

Maybe we'd just like more options than hearing about Ohio State 24/7. How are college sports substantive and pro sports glam?

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Pickerington_Kyle

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Columbus would get so much national attention if we have a major College and two professional (big 4) teams in our city. Plus with the new parks, jobs, and apartments. Our city is only go in the right direction.

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kit444 said:
Maybe we'd just like more options than hearing about Ohio State 24/7. How are college sports substantive and pro sports glam?

Why is there so much hate toward OSU sports on this board? It's the main reason people have heard of Columbus, Ohio.

It doesn't matter anyway. If a team does locate (I'm looking at you, Kings and Bucks) Anaheim and Seattle will probably top their list of options, unless Wexner is willing to buy a franchise and move it here.

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kit444 said:
San Antonio has had a pretty good run, winning four championships over a 13 year period with one of the best records in the league this year. It's difficult, but it's not impossible for a small market to do well.

San Antonio also has the benefit of having no state taxes and warm weather year round.

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Mister Shifter
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There's no way the Maloofs are moving to Columbus. They're as Plastic/Hollywood as it gets. They'd never move to the midwest. Kings are going to Anaheim if anywhere.

Looks like the Milwaukee Bucks relocating are the only likely shot Columbus has in the next few years. They're in serious trouble there. The NBA will certainly not expand and add any new teams.

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lakeerietransplant said:
Why is there so much hate toward OSU sports on this board? It's the main reason people have heard of Columbus, Ohio.

I don't hate Ohio State sports. It's my alma mater. I'm just not satisfied with accepting it as the only thing we need in town.

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Coleman wants city ready when NBA team is available
By Lucas Sullivan
The Columbus Dispatch
Friday May 11, 2012 7:43 AM

An NBA team is a realistic possibility for Columbus, Mayor Michael B. Coleman said yesterday, but not in the next year. “This is strictly an exploratory thing, and Columbus cannot be discovered until we start to explore,” Coleman said of his overture to the league seeking a team. “This puts Columbus in the room and on the table when the discussions occur.”

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2012/05/11/coleman-wants-city-ready-when-nba-team-is-available.html

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Demeatloaf
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I just don't see it. The Maloofs (the Kings owners) are hell-bent on getting the Kings moved to Anaheim.

When the Sonics moved from Seattle and became the OKC Thunder, an email leaked from the team owner Clay Bennet where he said that he "is a man possessed" in regards to getting the Sonics to OKC. Of course that is what ultimately happened.

There is also logistics involved such as keeping the Kings in the western conference. You need an even number of teams in each conference and it would be pretty difficult to justify having a Columbus team in the WC.

It would be pretty cool and I'd love having access to NBA games, but it would probably be the most surprising thing that I've ever seen as a professional sports fan.

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cheap
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why be home to bottom feeding sports teams?

i'd rather have none.

tear the arena down and build 500,000 apartments.

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Pickerington_Kyle

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cheap said:
why be home to bottom feeding sports teams?

i'd rather have none.

tear the arena down and build 500,000 apartments.

What would they do for entertainment?

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lakeerietransplant
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cheap said:
why be home to bottom feeding sports teams?

i'd rather have none.

tear the arena down and build 500,000 apartments.

Your first sentence is so sad, only because it is so true. Ohio has some of the worst run sports teams in the country.

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cheap
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Pickerington_Kyle said:
What would they do for entertainment?

people watching.

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Michael Arace commentary: NBA can work here, but timing isn’t right
By Michael Arace
The Columbus Dispatch
Friday May 11, 2012 6:35 AM

Coleman’s thinking is sound, but he is not going to get an NBA team right now. Maybe, there will be a chance in 10, 15 or 20 years, but not now. Three primary reasons:

READ MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/sports/2012/05/11/nba-can-work-here-but-timing-isnt-right.html

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lakeerietransplant said:
Why is there so much hate toward OSU sports on this board? It's the main reason people have heard of Columbus, Ohio.

It doesn't matter anyway. If a team does locate (I'm looking at you, Kings and Bucks) Anaheim and Seattle will probably top their list of options, unless Wexner is willing to buy a franchise and move it here.

Who hates OSU? And what does supporting more pro sports have to do with OSU to begin with? It's like people believe you can't support both college and pro sports, or for that matter, more than one at a time of either kind.

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lakeerietransplant said:
Your first sentence is so sad, only because it is so true. Ohio has some of the worst run sports teams in the country.

Columbus teams tend to win... maybe not the Blue Jackets, but the rest of them on the college/minor/pro level tend to do decently.

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Obstacles abound as Columbus announces interest in adding an NBA team
Published: Friday, May 11, 2012
By Tom Reed, The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Columbus Mayor Michael B. Coleman wants to bring an NBA team to a capital city in which college football talk is always in season and its two primary professional sports franchises are struggling to attract fans. While luring an existing franchise to Central Ohio would be easier than convincing Ohio State to add splashes of maize and blue to its uniforms, the mayor likely faces a difficult challenge.

READ MORE: http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2012/05/obstacles_abound_as_columbus_a.html

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Pickerington_Kyle

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Columbus is Sports hungry. Whens the last time Cleveland or Cincinnati drawn over 80,000 for an event? Columbus has multiple with Red White and Boom, Ohio State Fair, Buckeye Football, and Jazz and Rib Festival.

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GCrites80s
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Cincinnati's Labor Day fireworks is a big deal that draws half a million, Oktoberfest is huge and Tall Stacks draws 700,000 to 900,000.

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