OT: Are there too many NBA teams?

[TheChamps990411]

what i think should be done is get the celtics,knicks or nets to play a couple home games at xl. wont happen because thats just revenue they lose in their cities.

 

[aceboon]

OKC sells out almost every game.

Yea that comment was just dumb, OKC damn near has a college like atmosphere with the fan support shown at their home games.

 

[UofCT]

I used to have a similar argument to the NHL - the moment they started putting hockey teams in Tennessee and Arizona, they started losing integrity and diluted their product. Some cities just aren't meant to have certain pro-sports franchises - I mean, Oklahoma City? Sacramento? Charlotte? Expansion only makes sense when there is an identity behind the residence.

Also Sac town has the 6th most loyal basketball fan base according to this article

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204740904577191013401920778.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

 

[CTPride]

I live in Sacramento and the Kings are pretty big here, but its pretty hard when you're team sucks. Everyone pretty much just talks about the good ol days with chris webber and crew.

 

[uconNYC]

I'd cut the league to 16 teams. No reason for the Nets and Clippers to exist. Milwaukee, Orlando, and a few other cities could survive without a team.

 

[RuffRuff]

If you throw an NBA franchise is a hobunk city with nothing else do to, sure it's going to be popular amongst the locals but that's small picture micro - the wider product known as the NBA and national or passive fanbase is where it starts to suffer/TV ratings and revenue.

 

[aceboon]

If you throw an NBA franchise is a hobunk city with nothing else do to, sure it's going to be popular amongst the locals but that's small picture micro - the wider product known as the NBA and national or passive fanbase is where it starts to suffer/TV ratings and revenue.

lol, what does this even mean? OKC has the best record in the league and two of the best young players in the game, outside of either of the LA teams I'm sure Stern would be happy as hell if OKC made the finals and he could sell Durant Vs Bron. When Bron was in Cleveland you didn't have people clamoring for him to be another market(except NY homers who argue that his brand would grow in NYC). Obviously OKC isn't a major market but to argue that they shouldn't have a franchise is asinine.

 

[21Huskies]

They need a Billy Beane for the NBA...that'd make a great movie

there are plenty of them.

Also, Charlotte is playing without Henderson, Maggette and DJ Augustin. They'd still stink even with those guys, but they wouldn't be scoring in the 60's and 70's like they are now.

And Johnny Mac is dead on. Just another example of lazy thinking. People think because MJ was the best player ever that he must be a genius basketball mind in terms of talent evaluation. Its been proven time and time again that its untrue. He's an awful executive and even worse evaluator of talent.