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Sorry to start a new topic but I am so excited OKC made the finals.  Goooooo thunder.
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I still have no idea why the league approved moving a team from Seattle to OKC.

That said, the team has a ton of talent and should be a force for years. Durant arguably is the one guy I hand the ball to if I need points late. Dude has ice water in his veins.
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The owner's could not get a new arena.  Sold to guy with bucks from OKC.  Still no new arena.  He moved them to his hometown, their new arena was upgraded as well.  The Hornets were a big draw in OKC after they played their temporarily after Katrina.

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Im aware of all of that, but one city is Seattle and one is Oklahoma City. ;) Seriously though, huge difference in media market etc. The league is dumb, IMO, going into smaller markets like OKC, Memphis, New Orleans. OKC draws well because it was new to them and now the are a good team. Give them a bad team and I bet they draw 12k a night.
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the1wags wrote:Im aware of all of that, but one city is Seattle and one is Oklahoma City. ;) Seriously though, huge difference in media market etc. The league is dumb, IMO, going into smaller markets like OKC, Memphis, New Orleans. OKC draws well because it was new to them and now the are a good team. Give them a bad team and I bet they draw 12k a night.

The one thing with OKC is they are the only pro game in town.  Seattle was splitting their market 3 ways.  Much bigger market but all of those teams are going after the same corporate dollars.  That being said, if they can get a new arena up, I don't think it will be long for the NBA to return (maybe the Kings) or the NHL may end up there.


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Greg S wrote:
the1wags wrote:Im aware of all of that, but one city is Seattle and one is Oklahoma City. ;) Seriously though, huge difference in media market etc. The league is dumb, IMO, going into smaller markets like OKC, Memphis, New Orleans. OKC draws well because it was new to them and now the are a good team. Give them a bad team and I bet they draw 12k a night.

The one thing with OKC is they are the only pro game in town.  Seattle was splitting their market 3 ways.  Much bigger market but all of those teams are going after the same corporate dollars.  That being said, if they can get a new arena up, I don't think it will be long for the NBA to return (maybe the Kings) or the NHL may end up there.


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There seems to be a set of people in Seattle that were into the NBA and a large proportion that couldn't tell you the team's name.  With the cost of NBA tickets in these large cities, that set was destined to get bigger still.  If OKC can out number the hard core Sonics fans, then they should get the team.

Glad to see them do so well.
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Seattle will get another team it's only a matter of time.  I'm still confused how Oakland has Golden State, easily the worst pro team out of any sports.
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Linkin5 wrote:Seattle will get another team it's only a matter of time.  I'm still confused how Oakland has Golden State, easily the worst pro team out of any sports.
They are the Bay Area's team and are moving back to a new arena in San Francisco (where they played in 60's to the early 70's).  I think it's supposed to open for the 2017-2018 season.  Supposed to be near the Bay Bridge.

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Thunder up!  Hope they can finish.
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Durant owns the 4th.
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Do we not have a Korver thread?  I couldn't find one.

Anyways Korver headed to Atlanta.
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Twitter is about to blow up with a rumor that the NBA has been surveying Omaha as a possible expansion city.
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Biff's sports almanac says no. When Kansas City, Pittsburgh, or Seattle get a team, then we can start laughing about the thought of Omaha getting a team. Throw St. Louis on that list, too.
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Not saying I even remotely believe it.  Just saying its out there in the twitter world, people will run with it.
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The NBA would fail here, terribly.



Then again, most franchises in the NBA fail financially, don't they? Bring it on!  :lol:
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iamjacobm wrote:Not saying I even remotely believe it.  Just saying its out there in the twitter world, people will run with it.
I saw some Donnell guy on twitter reference it, is that what you saw?
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Thats alright going to Creighton games is the same fan experience as you would get if Omaha had an NBA team. At least Creighton sells out the Clink every game hard to believe an NBA team would even come close.

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It looks like Korver is heading to the Nets, should be an interesting team to watch next year.
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Kyle Korver just set an NBA record 90 consecutive games with a three pointer!
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Coyote wrote:Kyle Korver just set an NBA record 90 consecutive games with a three pointer!
Awesome!
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Korver's record now stands at 107.
BTW he recently passed up Dirk Nowitzki for the # 23 Career 3-point Scoring Leader.
Of the top 50, only #11 Steve Nash (.428) has a better shooting percentage than him (.422)
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USA hoops reveals 28-player pool
ESPN wrote:USA Basketball announced Thursday its 28-player pool for the next three summers that features a wide variety of American standouts, stretching from Miami's reigning MVP LeBron James to mercurial Sacramento Kings big man DeMarcus Cousins to Atlanta Hawks shooting specialist Kyle Korver.
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Korver's streak ended today in an 0-5 attempts

2012-14 Kyle Korver 127
1994-96 Dana Barros 89
1998-89 Michael Adams 79
1995-96 Dennis Scott 78
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Dana Altman was at the game according to ESPN, too bad he had to see the game where the streak ended.
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Apparently the Hawks game that starts in 45 mins isn't sold out, its the playoffs...
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iamjacobm wrote:Apparently the Hawks game that starts in 45 mins isn't sold out, its the playoffs...
When was the last time the Braves sold out a postseason game? It's Atlanta...
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USA Basketball Announces 19 Player Roster For 2014 Men’s National Team Training Camp

Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards);
DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings);
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors);
Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans);
Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons);
Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City Thunder);
Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets);
Paul George (Indiana Pacers);
Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers);
James Harden (Houston Rockets);
Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz);
Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers);
Kyle Korver (Atlanta Hawks);
Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers);
Kevin Love (Minnesota Timberwolves);
Derrick Rose (Chicago Bulls);
and Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors).
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I really hope Omaha gets the Bulls exhibition game next year. We need to show Iowa how its done. Des Moines just had Denver vs. Golden State last night (11,105 attendance) and Cedar Rapids has Minnesota vs. Milwaukee tonight (probably close to a sell out but the arena only holds less than 7,000 for basketball) I would like to think if we can land the Bulls next year, the Centurylink should have close to 14-15,000 especially with McDermott being on the team along with Derrick Rose and all the other stars the Bulls have.
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New Nike 'Just Do It' ad for Cleveland... Gives you chills:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6S1JoCSVNU
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Just looking at NBA all-time scorers and realized that Kobe Bryant is 140 pts short of passing Michael Jordan for 3rd all-time. At his current avg this year, that will probably happen within the next 2 weeks (5-6 games).
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The Sixers lost to San Antonio last night and fell to 0-17 on the season. That is the second worst start in the NBA (New Jersey Nets 2009-10, 0-18) The Sixers could tie the record Wed night @ Minnesota and could break it on Friday vs Oklahoma City.
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Derrick Rose is out again, this time with a right knee meniscus tear. No timetable for his return, but there is a possibility that he could return this season. Being a huge Bulls' fan, I hate hearing the news.
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Some talk that the Bucks might be on their way out of town if they can't get this new arena done. Seattle and Louisville are the two cities being mentioned most.
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'A forgotten team':
South Omaha Museum reminisces on years Omaha had NBA team




The South Omaha Museum opened a new exhibit exploring the years Omaha had its own NBA team. The Once We Were Kings exhibit will be open until Feb. 24. It's filled with memorabilia of the Kansas City Omaha Kings. They played in Nebraska from 1972 until 1975. "It's almost like a forgotten team. I don't think anybody's ever done an exhibit on it. They've done news stories on it, but not on exhibit. So, over the years, I've collected all this. Omaha, Kansas City Kings that nobody else really wanted. But I collected it. And so, I put it into a collection. And I hope one day to be able to exhibit it to the public in Omaha," said museum curator Gary Kastrick. The museum is located in the Center Mall near 42nd and Center streets.
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