90 Days or not all?

that's unrealistic.
*2003-2004 is probably way too quick to put together an arena/park deal, even though the land is pretty much set aside. Design, approval, funding, all have to be taken care of after ownership is taken care of, and putting 90 days on the decision means August of this year - basically expecting an arena to be built and finished in a year. A second year to get things taken care of gives a year to build, and six months on either side to straighten up and polish, and take care of the unforseen problems that will arise.
*the timing of an NBA franchise is usually set by the NBA, and generally the NBA doesn't take well to non-NBA people telling them what to do. A 90 day situation kinda tells the NBA what to do.
*The NBA generally makes these decisions, not owners. See above about pissing off the NBA, and add in the fact that it's not ownership's decision to become an owner - the NBA does that. Therefore they have their own timetable for doing things and I don't imagine they'll budge much.
*competitively you like to have your staff in place and planning. One year does that, as the team could have a personnel staff and possibly even a coach (though unlikely) in place during the 02-03 season. They can accomplish this in the given time frame without a problem, but they'd want to hurry and will have a far smaller list of options if they're trying to put together a front office during the NBA's offseason. Ideally they're making a move for front office personnel right now and that's not realistic.
Not a logistical problem, just a quality one. That tends to be a harder obstacle.


On the other hand, it does strike while the fire is hot, sorta. Problem is I don't see a whole lot of basketball sentiment in this area right now and had there been an exciting playoff series (there wasn't, IMO) there would at least be more of a showing from basketball fans in general.
 
IMO, the city of Charlotte (and the Carolinas) didn't have a chance to MISS the NBA, if that makes any sense. It was never gone.

A lot of Carolinians were so soured on the owners, they aren't ready to stand and cheer for the next owners to ride in on that white horse and bring it back. Most sports fans (and the majority of this board) are ready for that. But a lot of the others aren't.

I think if the city would have had to sit through a few years without a team, with no expansion talks, they'd be much more enthousiastic. They'd have missed the buzz the Hornets had created (figuarativly).

The NBA is in the middle of a substantial decline in popularity, expanding is going to do nothing to help that. Be it Charlotte, or DC, or Gastonia. It just wont and the NBA knows it.

I think the NBA is ready to come back here (they know we really took one up the ass), but I'm gonna be anxious to see if the support is really where they believe it's going to be.
 
>>Already working against him is the time frame he's set and a second potential ownership group led by Bob Sturges, a minority owner in the Miami Heat.

I hadn't heard about this. Interesting. He's also trying to buy the Magic, though.
 
Missed C. Jemal? C. Jemal run? Glad he's gone - never cared for his column. Guess every town needs one...Horvath in Harrisburg, PA, Caulton Tudor in Raleigh...

Sorenson in Charlotte...or Pat...or anyone...
 
Originally posted by magnus ver magnusson
that's unrealistic.
*2003-2004 is probably way too quick to put together an arena/park deal, even though the land is pretty much set aside. Design, approval, funding, all have to be taken care of after ownership is taken care of, and putting 90 days on the decision means August of this year - basically expecting an arena to be built and finished in a year. A second year to get things taken care of gives a year to build, and six months on either side to straighten up and polish, and take care of the unforseen problems that will arise.
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---Actually its not.... the way it was intended was for there to be an arena be built for the new owners BUT they would play the 1st yearor 2 in the old Coliseum

Quote from the article --->>Ideally, a new team would play in the Coliseum for the first two years while a new building was built.


*the timing of an NBA franchise is usually set by the NBA, and generally the NBA doesn't take well to non-NBA people telling them what to do. A 90 day situation kinda tells the NBA what to do.
*The NBA generally makes these decisions, not owners. See above about pissing off the NBA, and add in the fact that it's not ownership's decision to become an owner - the NBA does that. Therefore they have their own timetable for doing things and I don't imagine they'll budge much.
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---The NBA put M.L. Carr in place in the Sting's front office... don't you think they are the ones helping to make this push... sounds EXACTLY like what Stern would have said in his place... he's not pissing off the NBA he's doing their bidding.

*competitively you like to have your staff in place and planning. One year does that, as the team could have a personnel staff and possibly even a coach (though unlikely) in place during the 02-03 season. They can accomplish this in the given time frame without a problem, but they'd want to hurry and will have a far smaller list of options if they're trying to put together a front office during the NBA's offseason. Ideally they're making a move for front office personnel right now and that's not realistic.
Not a logistical problem, just a quality one. That tends to be a harder obstacle.
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---Not a big deal... we'd PREFER it the other way... but you don't look a gift horse in the mouth

On the other hand, it does strike while the fire is hot, sorta. Problem is I don't see a whole lot of basketball sentiment in this area right now and had there been an exciting playoff series (there wasn't, IMO) there would at least be more of a showing from basketball fans in general.
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---By the time the playoffs were here a BIG percentage of fans quit watching to cut down on the pain... it doesn't matter HOW much we liked basketball... we couldn't cheer a team that was being taken from us... many(myself) couldn't watch... it would have prolonged sentiment feelings for the team... basically a lot were like "I can't watch or get behind the Hornets because these are essentially the New Orleans Hornets" How do you cheer a team to a championship when the banner won't even be raised in the town the championship was won in??
 
>>Ideally, a new team would play in the Coliseum for the first two years while a new building was built.

My fault :D Tell the truth I didn't get very far down the article before I wanted to start writing and then didn't stop.

---The NBA put M.L. Carr in place in the Sting's front office...

This I didn't know either. But come on, it's the Sting. :D Not like that move made the ESPN front page.

>> he's not pissing off the NBA he's doing their bidding.

I guess I just don't see a need for him to put a three month timetable on things. If the NBA wants things together, they'll get things together. They have the work to do, Belkin's just gotta plead a case.
 
Originally posted by magnus ver magnusson
This I didn't know either. But come on, it's the Sting. :D Not like that move made the ESPN front page.
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LOL!!! And have you heard the WNBA players might strike... when the Labor Board heard they may strike they were quoted as saying "What's the WNBA?"
 
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