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calbearman76
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I voted Philly for selfish reasons but I do not think Philly will be in the next round, assuming we get 2 new teams.
Also, hot take but I don’t think SF is in the top 4. I don’t think Lacob is serious as he has had a long time and only made excuses and I also don’t think the Beard group has the boba fides to actually operate a team. We’ve seen a lot of good civic PR about it but how much capital does this group have? I don’t recall ever hearing much about who was in this group? I think them entering the fray has given Lacob another excuse (the optics of the W selecting him over the AASG, regardless of their financials, would look terrible). So I’d love to be surprised and see them emerge has a viable candidate but I am skeptical. The league, for better or worse, wants more Mark Davis’ and Joe Tsai’s as owners.
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chadb
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| Posted: 08/08/23 11:56 am ::: |
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Also voted Philly but think there are better options (not sure Wells Fargo is the best sized for our team and not really any other options).
I like Nashville, Toronto and Denver myself
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johnjohnW
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| Posted: 08/08/23 1:18 pm ::: |
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| chadb wrote: |
Also voted Philly but think there are better options (not sure Wells Fargo is the best sized for our team and not really any other options).
I like Nashville, Toronto and Denver myself |
I used to live in the Camden waterfront area and would have selfishly been cool with doing what Washington did and have a small arena in Camden that functions as a practice facility for the 76ers lol
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calbearman76
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| Posted: 08/08/23 7:02 pm ::: |
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| Perhaps it isn't realistic due its age, but I would love them to play at the Palestra. It is still one of the best places to watch basketball.
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tfan
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| Posted: 08/08/23 11:53 pm ::: |
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| Perhaps it isn't realistic due its age, but I would love them to play at the Palestra. It is still one of the best places to watch basketball. |
Even though I was in Northern New Jersey as a kid there was a broadcast station that would show college games from the Palestra. I remember the "Big 5" which has now added Drexel to make 6.
The Sky played at a college gym for a bit and now the Wings do, so there is precedence for a WNBA team in a college arena. They are better sized for the WNBA, but pro fans will knock older arenas.
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| Posted: 08/09/23 11:06 am ::: Re: Article on Expansion |
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| I voted Bay Area cuz that's what I want to happen. However, Alana (and thus the funding group) were caught up in the Silicon Valley Bank going under so I don't know how that will impact their ability to get all the funding lined up.
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| Posted: 08/15/23 10:48 am ::: |
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Denver Rush ? Denver Diamonds ? Colorado Explosion revival ?
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| Posted: 08/15/23 2:34 pm ::: |
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https://denvergazette.com/sports/denver-nuggets/nba-insider-colorado-ties-inducted-into-hall-of-fame-aaron-gordon-and-nikola-jokics-second/article_5480bda2-3af0-11ee-9e18-47f09e508920.html
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1. Denver Blast
Not out of the question, I suppose. Here’s the logo I’ve come up with. I get copyrights now. 💥
2. Denver Hops
What does beer have to do with the WNBA, other than this author seems to be drinking it? He talks about dunker Fran Belibi being from Denver and how perfect that would all work out. Hello, Fran Belibi is never going to play in the WNBA. Stop drinking beer. 🍺
3. Denver 5280
Why does this author have to make things so complicated? Just call it the “Denver Mille”. It HAS to be the Denver Mile if the league goes to Denver. No, pilight, I don’t care if some racquetball team is already called that, it has to be the Denver Mile.
4. Denver Summit
No, no, no…. sounds too much like Pat Summitt. If Tennessee or Knoxville ever gets a team, we can call them the Summit or Summitt. Rocky Top?
5. Denver Cougars
Leave to a beer drinking guy like Vinny to come up with a name like this. The term often refers to older women who prefer younger partners. Maybe Sue Bird and Taurasi can lead this team?
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| Posted: 08/16/23 2:17 pm ::: |
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| Denver Nuggets and Chicken Fingers
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| Posted: 08/16/23 5:00 pm ::: |
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| Posted: 08/16/23 9:43 pm ::: |
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| The men's team was named in recognition of the Pike's Peak gold rush... Call them the Denver Rush.
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Queenie
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| Posted: 08/16/23 10:11 pm ::: |
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| Denver Rush sounds like the kind of abstract, non-plural, nebulously conceptual name that WNBA owners eat up with a spoon, so I'm going to second Silky on that.
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Richyyy
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| Posted: 08/17/23 3:26 pm ::: |
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| Posted: 08/17/23 6:52 pm ::: |
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| Queenie wrote: |
| Denver Rush sounds like the kind of abstract, non-plural, nebulously conceptual name that WNBA owners eat up with a spoon, so I'm going to second Silky on that. |
+1 for the Rush
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tfan
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| Posted: 08/18/23 12:47 am ::: |
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| WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert will visit Denver, Colorado on Wednesday to meet with investors and tour potential facilities as the city vies for an expansion team, according to the Denver Post. |
I was ready to she doesn't need to inspect arenas since the Wings play in an old small arena. But it turns out College Park Center at the University of Texas Arlington has only been open since 2012. And it seats 7,000, which is bigger than I remembered.
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pilight
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| Posted: 08/18/23 1:56 pm ::: |
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| Reportedly they looked at Ball Arena, where the Nuggets play, and Magness Arena, home of the Denver University Pioneers. Ball seats 18000, Magness 7200.
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| Posted: 08/18/23 3:55 pm ::: |
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| I was ready to she doesn't need to inspect arenas since the Wings play in an old small arena. But it turns out College Park Center at the University of Texas Arlington has only been open since 2012. And it seats 7,000, which is bigger than I remembered. |
Reallly......the smallest arena in the league is in DC and yet you chose to shoot shots at Dallas because of what again ? Check the attendance thanks :roll: |
The smallest venue in the league is, in fact, in Atlanta. And my interpretation of the so-called "shot" was that it was more about the mistaken belief that the venue was old than it was about it being too small.
Also, and I understand that 'team-first' fans are always going to stand up for their teams, but Wings fans seem to be hyper-defensive about their team, in a way that is unique to them, and I find myself wondering what that's about?
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