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[cometswin5]

A co-worker just told me he saw this on one of the news stations.


Just found this: http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/Sports/Detail?contentId=1202659&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=6.1.1

[CamrnCrz1974]

[cometsdrivefor5]

[toad455]

Well the good thing is I don't think he'll fold the team if an owner doesn't come along. But this could be a good thing that maybe somebody with a passion for the Comets will buy the team and get more fans in the arena.

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[4ever_bball_fan]

CD45 just called me at work screamin'....

I can just see Van sweatin' his socks off...

Where's that guy that has been posting on here that they want to buy a team??? Here's your best shot, buddy...four championships in the books. LOL.

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[cometsdrivefor5]

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[4ever_bball_fan]

One thing to remember, kids...if Alexander doesn't own the Comets....they don't get to play in his big arena. Think about alternative venues...and would Comets fans drive there...like Hofheinz Pavillion...which would be perfect, in my opinion...great size for the crowd coming now.

If they try to keep a deal to play at Toyota Center...he would just charge them rent out the ying. No, Alexander does not "own" the building...but, I am not so naive to think he won't have a say on that rental contract.

This is scary and exciting, all at the same time.

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[An_nic]

To me it kinda came out of left field but then again I don't know much about Houston...but by the sounds of it doesn't sound like you could have you team ripped away from you. So good luck to whatever happens and GO COMETS!

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[cometsdrivefor5]

[FUTUREwnbaOWNER]

I bet if everyone on here donated some money we all could be minority investors in the team and have one or two people be the majority.

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[cometsdrivefor5]

[FUTUREwnbaOWNER]

jus saying...then more ideas could be thrown around

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[cometsdrivefor5]

[Slovydal]

[cometsdrivefor5]

[cometswin5]

I know this article was written almost ten years ago but it still hold true.

Houston is crawling with millionaires:

http://www.chron.com/content/chronicle/metropolitan/97/03/23/houstonwealth.2-0.html

Quote:

According to one estimate, the number of millionaires in Houston has more than doubled in the past two years. There are about 81,000 millionaires in the city, according to Payment Systems Inc., a research firm that monitors wealth.

I'm sure somebody or several people, hopefully, will step up.

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[cometsdrivefor5]

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[cometsdrivefor5]

[GGL]

Now I have one big a** headache.....that I did not need.

[CamrnCrz1974]

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[bullsky]

[CamrnCrz1974]

[NK]

There's more to this than meets the eye.

Frankly, I don't feel like typing a small book.

He's been pushing the sale idea for some time now behind the scenes.

One issue is his asking price.

He tried to sell the team out from under us a few years ago, with the idea of them going out of town. They were his ex-trophy wife's plaything and his ego wanted them gone. The controlling powers weren't going to allow that at the time.

Now? Who knows? He's been offered very good money for them in the past but the new owners wanted them to stay in Houston and Les wouldn't accept that.

Not sure how the lease works at the TC. I know Mayor Brown sold away everything he could and pocketed the $. He's hiding in his chalet in Italy, safe from extradition and most of his staff is in federal prison or awaiting trial.

I have no idea how this will affect the team or if he can even sell them. He's been offered lots before and passed on it.

This does explain the chaos in the front office lately.

I think we have to realize that we could lose the team, and if we do, it's due to the continued lack of support and shrinking fan base. That can only be blamed on Van Chancellor and his years of neglet and mismanagement.

I wanted that bastard gone back in '02 and I took a lot of heat for it on thehrr.com

I said back then that Van would be the man responsible for Houston losing the WNBA unless he was replaced. I also said I wanted to be wrong in that prediction.

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[cometsdrivefor5]

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[NK]

[jimmyk]

This makes darn near a quarter of the league's teams having some sort of ownership change and/or rumblings about moving in the same season.

And that bothers me a lot.

[THE GOTCHA713]

yah...my sources confirm the above. for you locals watch fox26 news at 9pm. more details to come.

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[bullsky]

Have faith Comet fans. Hopefully, all will go well.

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[NK]

[stever]

...from the Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/4266677.html

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[bluewolfvii]

[suemar]

All I want for Christmas is the Comets!! Actually, I would be happy to find team owners who love the womens game, listen to what fans want and dont have areana deals,etc as their primary focus. Its a business but still...I hope it works out okay.

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[cometsdrivefor5]

[mztay]

I agree with NK...this organization has gone awry for a while now...with the ever-increasing angst that alot of fans have with Van and the explosive news that Sheryl has been boinking the female, assistant coach for years right under management's noses (with a full-scale, media blitz and interviews that highlighted it during the fall months ), petitions PLUS the obvious reminder to Les that he bought them for the trophy wife. He just wants this organization out of his mind--I can't say I blame him and its not like he's the only one looking for takers. I do believe, however, that there are places to play, i.e., Hoffeinz Pavillion--which seems ideal, IMO. The fanbase is being lost because of many things and its up to us to get it back and we CAN get it back. If the prospective owner(s) believe the fans need or want the TC--they couldn't be more wrong. We just want a few changes, that's all but there goes my plan to boycott the Comets if Van stays--I don't want them to leave.

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[MsTena-T]

I agree with MzTay on this one.

[Luuuc]

I also agree with MzTay, but disagree with MsTena-T & NK.

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[comets2207]

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[cometsdrivefor5]

W-H-A-T??? This has got to be a JOKE...Please tell me I'm right? C2207, you know my head is FUCKED UP this morning

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[cherrystreet]

So are you guys are saying Swoopes was the final straw that broke the camel's back? I'm just asking? I was not going to boycott the Comets anyway. But like many they don't have to playing in Toyota for me. However, I think new ownership would like to see an average of 7,000 plus and nowhere else can hold that. Good dialogue going on here.

[4ever_bball_fan]

Cherry...I don't think Sheryl is mztay's point...it was the mismanagment of that entire situation for such a long time, and it's affect on the team's morale. He was not in control of the team, and they gave up playing for him...heck, some players just walked out on contracts during that period...unheard of in Houston.

And, just fyi...Hofheinz Pavillion holds 8,500, with luxury boxes around the top rim. Very nice venue to re-establish the stability of the season ticket holder base, imo.

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[ClayK]

I am not a big fan of Van Chancellor. He has been unfailingly uncooperative with me over the years, almost to the point of rudeness. If I were a network TV guy, I'm sure he would have been Mr. Southern Charm ... hypocrites always annoy me.

That said, Van's reign in Houston has been, by and large, a successful one. He hasn't drafted well, but they've never had high picks. (Who could they have drafted that they didn't?)

Swoopes, a lesser Barry Bonds, is a problem. She's a great, great player, but not the kind of personality you build a franchise around. You can't trade her because she's an icon, but when you keep her as her skills fade, her annoyance factor becomes higher and higher.

Who else could they trade? Tina? Michelle Snow?

I don't think Van's the genius he was made out to be when the Comets were winning it all, but he's not a doofus either. He may be a bit of a jerk, or more than a bit of a jerk, but he's been an above average WNBA coach/GM. Has his time passed? Most likely -- but who out there is going to be better? Ann Meyers?

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