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"Just a matter of time until KC gets an NBA team"
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05-19-2018, 07:19 AM | #2 |
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I really hope this happens, because I’m getting kind of tired of rooting for the Phoenix Suns. The first time they’ve ever had the #1 pick and I’m POSITIVE they’ll find a way to screw it up.
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05-19-2018, 07:22 AM | #3 |
"You like to drink?"
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Seems logical to me, though I think barring some magic economic boom that KC is saturated on an avenues for sports spending.
Load the bench up with KU/KSU/WSU/MU G-League / Euro caliber dudes and hope the lottery gods are favorable. |
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05-19-2018, 07:32 AM | #4 |
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Nah, KC and Seattle are the threats that the NBA uses to extract taxpayer money for new stadiums for its existing teams.
Just like LA was for the NFL. I am betting St. Louis and Oakland now move into that position. |
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05-19-2018, 07:37 AM | #5 |
Bono & Grbac wasn't enough
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Mahomes will play point guard when he's not busy winning Lombardi's
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05-19-2018, 07:42 AM | #6 |
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I think that died with OKC. The NBA should be looking at international expansion
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05-19-2018, 08:07 AM | #7 |
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I just assume Rock Chalk Jayhawk.
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05-19-2018, 08:28 AM | #8 |
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05-19-2018, 08:46 AM | #9 |
I’m a Mahomo!
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I don't believe it.
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05-19-2018, 09:02 AM | #10 |
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Maybe if someone relocates
Or if there is relocation plus the addition of one more team OKC is hardly a problem. A Kansas City team could draw from a larger fanbase than OKC (Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska) |
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05-19-2018, 09:24 AM | #11 |
You Sweetie!
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Not to be ugly - but I should hope so, Oklahoma City has a team!
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05-19-2018, 09:57 AM | #12 |
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It seems like the NBA has the least parity in championships among the major sports, so I did some digging. Looks like it is true.
--- Number of teams that have won championships since 1990: MLB: (16) CIN, MIN, TOR, ATL, NYY, MIA, ARI, ANA, BOS, CHW, STL, PHI, SFG, KC, CHC, HOU NFL: (14) NYG, WAS, DAL, SF, GB, DEN, STL, BAL, NE, TB, PIT, IND, SEA, PHI NHL: (13*) PIT, MON, NYR, NJD, COL, DET, DAL, TB, CAR, ANA, CHI, BOS, LAK NBA: (10**) CHI, HOU, SAS, LAL, DET, MIA, BOS, DAL, GSW, CLE In progress: *3 of the 4 remaining teams have never won a Stanley Cup. **All four remaining teams have won the Finals since 1990. - Number of cities with a championship since 1990 that are not a top-10 media market: MLB: (7) CIN, MIN, TOR, MIA, ARI, STL, KC NFL: (8) GB, DEN, STL, BAL, TB, PIT, IND, SEA NHL: (6*) PIT, MON, COL, DET, TB, CAR NBA: (4**) SAS, DET, MIA, CLE In Progress: *1 of the 4 remaining teams is in a top-10 media market **3 of the 4 remaining teams are in a top-10 media market |
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05-19-2018, 10:01 AM | #13 |
Now you've pissed me off!
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I would worry about Kansas City continuing to support the team after the initial shine wears off. They already lost one NBA franchise, albeit in a different era, and they've already abandoned the Royals again. Kansas City is a fairweather sports town.
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05-19-2018, 10:03 AM | #14 |
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The problem with the NBA is that one superstar or two superstars on one team can pretty much dominate an era due to the number of players in the NBA being smaller. The NHL kind of has an answer to this as a goalie that is hot can pretty much bring a lesser talented team through the playoffs and even win a cup ie Roy in Montreal.
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05-19-2018, 10:08 AM | #15 | |
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