Isn't one of the MLB teams in LA surpose to follow later on down the road and move to this new network? Either Dodgers or Angels.
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As for the Sacramento-to-Orange County Kings, local media in Sacramento seems almost resigned to this being a done deal.
The pro sports leagues could have five teams in a market, if it's big enough to support that. There's no limit AFAIK.
Will the market support the currently-Sacramento Kings? That, we'll see. They will at least not be in the same building as the Lakers and Clippers.
Will the market support the currently-Sacramento Kings? That, we'll see. They will at least not be in the same building as the Lakers and Clippers.
Ken said:
My best guess is the Dodgers. They already carry "exclusive" Dodgers On Demand content right now on their VOD systems. The rights to their coverage will probably come nowhere close to what they're paying for the Lakers right now.
All I can say is, three NBA teams, two MLB teams, two NHL teams, two MLS teams and zero NFL teams???
radiojomo said:All I can say is, three NBA teams, two MLB teams, two NHL teams, two MLS teams and zero NFL teams???
Don't you mean two NBA teams? Lakers and Clippers
And I wonder why the 2nd biggest city doesn't have a NFL team
recto101 said:
The Bay Area already has an NBA team. The Warriors are a perennial doormat, but they are there. And if Seattle had been able to get their arena issues straightened out, the Sonics never would have left.
And any talk about the Raiders returning to LA is coming from the dementia-addled mind of Al Davis. :
There was buzz about 8 months ago about the Kings moving to Louisville, KY. But that died off pretty quickly, I don't think they got all the investors they needed.
There is occasional buzz about the Kings moving to San Jose, though the Warriors would fight that (as the Lakers and Clippers are against the current in-the-works plan).
Ken, radiojomo meant three teams, if the Kings move south.
Ken, radiojomo meant three teams, if the Kings move south.
KeithE4 said:recto101 said:
The Bay Area already has an NBA team. The Warriors are a perennial doormat, but they are there. And if Seattle had been able to get their arena issues straightened out, the Sonics never would have left.
And any talk about the Raiders returning to LA is coming from the dementia-addled mind of Al Davis. :
Absolutely agree on the Sonics part; although if Seattle does get the NBA back, there is no way the voters are going to go for it, if the city wants the NBA back private funding is going to have to be the way to go on a new arena.
I mean this area(I live in Seattle-Tacoma by the way) has tons of wealthy buisnessmen that would jump at the chance to fund a new building, like Steve Balmer of Microsoft; I know there's been many rumors that he would be the person to fund a new arena if one gets built up here.
recto101 said:
If I were running things, I would have the Clippers move permenately to Anaheim, as the Clippers barely get any support in LA as it is ;D As for the Kings, I would have them go to Seattle, Pittsburgh, Kansas City, St. Louis, San Jose or Las Vegas(although that's probably a long shot).
Ditto on the Anaheim Clippers idea!
All I know is that the chances of the Kings moving to Anaheim are bigger than most people think. The City of Anaheim and the owner of the Honda Center have been on the record that they want an NBA Basketball team in town.
The Maloof Bros want to monetize their team and get a real stadium to place their third rate team. It's similar to the Clippers move to Los Angeles
All I know is that the chances of the Kings moving to Anaheim are bigger than most people think. The City of Anaheim and the owner of the Honda Center have been on the record that they want an NBA Basketball team in town.
The Maloof Bros want to monetize their team and get a real stadium to place their third rate team. It's similar to the Clippers move to Los Angeles
radiojomo said:Ditto on the Anaheim Clippers idea!
All I know is that the chances of the Kings moving to Anaheim are bigger than most people think. The City of Anaheim and the owner of the Honda Center have been on the record that they want an NBA Basketball team in town.
The Maloof Bros want to monetize their team and get a real stadium to place their third rate team. It's similar to the Clippers move to Los Angeles
Thanks; I mean it makes sense to move the Clippers to Anaheim when besides Blake Griffin they don't really have any stars on their team, and the fan support for them is far less then the Lakers and has been for most of the time both teams have been in the same city.
The Clippers have had their chances to be competitive, they had Danny Manning for a while, but that was really(until now) the only real star the Clippers ever had and that was pretty much the only time they were int he playoffs(although they did have one good year in like 2007 or something).
If Anaheim and the Honda Center want a team so bad, why doesn't Donald Sterling just sell the Clippers and move the team; then with the Kings(if they do move) they'll have more options open, and won't have to worry about Anaheim; they could choose from KC, Pittsburgh, Vegas, St. Louis, Seattle, etc.
Basically more options means more choices, which means the better opportunity for the Maloofs to make the right decision and move the team to a city they know will support the team instead of just going for the snap decision and moving the team to a place where they'll be in the shadow of two NBA teams.
The main problem though here is Donald Sterling; he's one of the league's worst owners and would never sell the team because he's making money owning the franchise, even though the team is garbage most years; so he would have to be deceased or in a state of not being a competant owner for the Clippers to be sold.
I do agree the Maloofs want a good arena for their team, but I can't help but thinking their missing the bigger picture here; for example: New York and that general metro area has three NHL teams, now for a while that was fine because there was support for all three, but the Islanders have fallen a bit and they almost moved.
Sure in the 80's this would have been an interesting idea, to have three NHL or NBA teams in the same market, but now i'm not so sure; the Islanders though are an exception, because they have won Stanley Cups and should have fan support.
For the Kings and the Clippers, you have one team in a one team market(Sacramento) who's been good for periods of time and hasn't been able to win a title because they can't win in the playoffs and the other team in the Clippers in a market with sports overload in LA.
Sports overload meaning a bunch of college teams, two NHL teams(one in Anaheim), two MLB teams(again one in Anaheim), two MLS teams and for now two NBA teams; so taking this in mind, why move the Kings to a market that has two NBA teams already, despite being the second biggest media market in the country and risking the fact that the Kings might not draw in Anaheim with the Clippers and Lakers in LA and possibly having to go through this again a few years down the road, when you could move the Clippers to Anaheim, have two NBA teams in that market still, but one in LA proper and have the Kings be able to pick where they want to play without worrying about fan support.
It makes sense when you think about it
mgsports said:
True; although I have heard that Vancouver wants a team back(although the Grizzlies failed miserably both in attendance/fan support and on the court).
Of those cities mentioned Tampa, Montreal, KC, St. Louis, Nashville, Columbus, Vancouver and Calgary all have arenas that could concievably house NBA teams because all those cities arenas have or currently host college basketball or other basketball games.
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