Bring back the Sonics!

dcfaithful

81 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

I'm proud to be from the state with the most intimidating and loudest NBA arena.

i didn't know you were from IL

If you come to Utah, I'll take you to a Jazz game. You'll see what I mean.

Many commentators referred to the arena as the "Decibel Center", a play on the name "Delta Center". During game 4 of the 1997 NBA Finals, a decibel meter installed at floor level had readings of over 110 decibels, close to the noise generated by a jet takeoff. Also, during the 1997 NBA Finals, Hannah Storm of NBC called the then-named Delta Center "One of the loudest places in sports"[12]

dcfaithful

eyedclaar wrote:

81 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

I'm proud to be from the state with the most intimidating and loudest NBA arena.

i didn't know you were from IL

When it comes to being loud and obnoxious, nobody, and I mean nobody, is worse than Mormons... I mean, Utah Jazz fans.

It's worse around Temple Square come general conference time. :twisted:

dcfaithful

eyedclaar wrote:

81 wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

I'm proud to be from the state with the most intimidating and loudest NBA arena.

i didn't know you were from IL

When it comes to being loud and obnoxious, nobody, and I mean nobody, is worse than Mormons... I mean, Utah Jazz fans.

One thing I'm not proud of some of our fans doing is holding their hands over one eye when Derek Fisher is at the foul line. Talk about classless and embarassing for other, respectable fans.

I'd have something to say to someone if they were sitting next to me and did that.

Anyway, back on topic. SONICS!!!

norm

dcfaithful wrote:

One thing I'm not proud of some of our fans doing is holding their hands over one eye when Derek Fisher is at the foul line. Talk about classless and embarassing for other, respectable fans.

such good Christians

dcfaithful

norm wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

One thing I'm not proud of some of our fans doing is holding their hands over one eye when Derek Fisher is at the foul line. Talk about classless and embarassing for other, respectable fans.

such good Christians

Almost as good as the WBC. We certainly have some admirable messengers of God in this country, don't we?

aNiMaL

dcfaithful wrote:

Anyway, back on topic. SONICS!!!

Seriously, bring 'em back!!

Cliffy6745

How about we just get rid of a bunch of these teams and have a much better league.

aNiMaL

dcfaithful wrote:

Hmmm, well...then perhaps they should stay. I wonder if the Mariners get a decent turnout.

I'm proud to be from the state with the most intimidating and loudest NBA arena.

I appreciate what you are doing here, I really do.

That said, please stop suggesting we should get rid or trade away our other two professional sports teams. The M's and the 'Hawks are not going anywhere.

norm

Cliffy6745 wrote:

How about we just get rid of a bunch of these teams and have a much better league.

that goes for all 4 leagues

Cliffy6745

norm wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

How about we just get rid of a bunch of these teams and have a much better league.

that goes for all 4 leagues

Yeah, definitely. Basketball seems like the worst to me though. Maybe hockey but I don't follow that enough so I wouldn't know.

Will be curious to see what kind of attendace the Marlins can pull once their new stadium opens.

aNiMaL

Bump!!

Here is PJ's take on the subject from Seattle 9/2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q90VmGGzxTY

dcfaithful

Cliffy6745 wrote:

norm wrote:

Cliffy6745 wrote:

How about we just get rid of a bunch of these teams and have a much better league.

that goes for all 4 leagues

Yeah, definitely. Basketball seems like the worst to me though. Maybe hockey but I don't follow that enough so I wouldn't know.

Will be curious to see what kind of attendace the Marlins can pull once their new stadium opens.

So you're in support of LeBron James' comment regarding contraction? Don't worry I'm not taking offense or anything, simply curious.

A part of me concurs. I don't think I'd be upset to see some of the perennial bad teams taken out of the league... and I'm speaking mainly about basketball (for lack of following, or caring about the other sports).

dcfaithful

aNiMaL wrote:

dcfaithful wrote:

Hmmm, well...then perhaps they should stay. I wonder if the Mariners get a decent turnout.

I'm proud to be from the state with the most intimidating and loudest NBA arena.

I appreciate what you are doing here, I really do.

That said, please stop suggesting we should get rid or trade away our other two professional sports teams. The M's and the 'Hawks are not going anywhere.

Fair enough. I can respect fully a city wanting to keep their teams. However, I can't respect someone coming in and promising to keep them there and then doing your damndest to move them away as fast as you can.... with the under the table help of a shithead commish.

81

contraction is good. the only reason lebron was crucified was because it would cost jobs and the players union doesn't wan that.

i think they should do what the do in soccer over seas. the team or two each season gets demoted to the minors, and the best team in the minors gets promoted too the majors.

dcfaithful

81 wrote:

contraction is good. the only reason lebron was crucified was because it would cost jobs and the players union doesn't wan that.

i think they should do what the do in soccer over seas. the team or two each season gets demoted to the minors, and the best team in the minors gets promoted too the majors.

That was my only problem with his statement too. But some of the playesr make me wonder how the hell they got into the professionals anyway.

and I wouldn't be opposed to the whole soccer concept.

norm

81 wrote:

contraction is good. the only reason lebron was crucified was because it would cost jobs and the players union doesn't wan that.

i think they should do what the do in soccer over seas. the team or two each season gets demoted to the minors, and the best team in the minors gets promoted too the majors.

YES! relegation would be great for all leagues!

dcfaithful

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

contraction is good. the only reason lebron was crucified was because it would cost jobs and the players union doesn't wan that.

i think they should do what the do in soccer over seas. the team or two each season gets demoted to the minors, and the best team in the minors gets promoted too the majors.

YES! relegation would be great for all leagues!

Just to make sure I understand, would it work like this:

For example: The Utah Jazz have a losing season in 2010-2011...in turn, the next season they would be demoted to a minor league, or d-league until they improve enough to be readmitted into the NBA?

81

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

contraction is good. the only reason lebron was crucified was because it would cost jobs and the players union doesn't wan that.

i think they should do what the do in soccer over seas. the team or two each season gets demoted to the minors, and the best team in the minors gets promoted too the majors.

YES! relegation would be great for all leagues!

best part, no Clippers games.

problem is, would the demoted team continue to play in teh same city/areana? can you imange a D leage game at the staples center and a NBA game in the Dakota's? Or would the Clippers move to the Dakota's and that team move to LA. You could eventually, have the Clippers playing in New York and the Knicks in LA.

Or do the Clippers stay in LA, but the players are all shipped to Dakota and the Dakota players are all shipped to LA and become clippers. and who owns what? could be very confusing.

dcfaithful

81 wrote:

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

contraction is good. the only reason lebron was crucified was because it would cost jobs and the players union doesn't wan that.

i think they should do what the do in soccer over seas. the team or two each season gets demoted to the minors, and the best team in the minors gets promoted too the majors.

YES! relegation would be great for all leagues!

best part, no Clippers games.

problem is, would the demoted team continue to play in teh same city/areana? can you imange a D leage game at the staples center and a NBA game in the Dakota's? Or would the Clippers move to the Dakota's and that team move to LA. You could eventually, have the Clippers playing in New York and the Knicks in LA.

Or do the Clippers stay in LA, but the players are all shipped to Dakota and the Dakota players are all shipped to LA and become clippers. and who owns what? could be very confusing.

Yeah, that would add some difficulty to the whole situation.

81

dcfaithful wrote:

norm wrote:

81 wrote:

contraction is good. the only reason lebron was crucified was because it would cost jobs and the players union doesn't wan that.

i think they should do what the do in soccer over seas. the team or two each season gets demoted to the minors, and the best team in the minors gets promoted too the majors.

YES! relegation would be great for all leagues!

Just to make sure I understand, would it work like this:

For example: The Utah Jazz have a losing season in 2010-2011...in turn, the next season they would be demoted to a minor league, or d-league until they improve enough to be readmitted into the NBA?

sort of

Lets say the Jazz are the worst NBA team. They get demoted to the D league.

The D league champion is than promoted to the NBA.

The Jazz get back to the NBA by being the best D league team.

you could have one or two teams swap each season. So maybe it's the Jazz and Clippers going down.