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cellocgg said:
WNBA is a clownshow
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imho, it started with that ridiculous striped basketball ... reminds me of the Globetrotters clown show, and one of the main reasons why I don't watch a minute of wnba, lol

somewhere in a brand strategy meeting, someone likely suggested "If we get them to watch the striped beach ball, they will be mesmerized like children, and they won't notice anything else ... ..."

(awaits rebutles about overseas balls and/or pics of Dr J)
 
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DSquiz said:
I hope this ends the argument over this, net cost:

“The Huskies in men’s basketball net $600,000-plus for a sellout in Storrs, $1 million-plus with a sellout in Hartford.”

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This was always the case, but brainwashed Gampel deniers pushed the other motive. Seats sell, and having 5k more is major cash flow.
 
CTBasketball said:
This was always the case, but brainwashed Gampel deniers pushed the other motive. Seats sell, and having 5k more is major cash flow.
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I think the problem is less a sellout where 6000 more seats generate roughly $67 apiece, as the fact that what happens when they don't sell out at what point is the school operating at a loss by going to Hartford?

Also, I have to laugh at the Hartford crowd seems to love name-calling. I guess this prospect of an additional 30 minute drive make some people angry..
 
I keep hoping for more pictures. It's like the biggest secret in the state
 
willie99 said:
I keep hoping for more pictures. It's like the biggest secret in the state
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Actually, I think they've done a pretty good job of promoting it and a pretty good job on the renovation. It's an old building and it's always going to have it's limitations, but the renovation seems well thought out and well executed.
 
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I trust they have, seen a few pictures, but I want more
 
CL82 said:
I think the problem is less a sellout where 6000 more seats generate roughly $67 apiece, as the fact that what happens when they don't sell out at what point is the school operating at a loss by going to Hartford?

Also, I have to laugh at the Hartford crowd seems to love name-calling. I guess this prospect of an additional 30 minute drive make some people angry..
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Yeah I mean you need to sell seats regardless. When Ollie had us battling to stay above .500 in the AAC it probably made most financial sense to play in Gampel.

Both sides name call, have season tickets at both, and the only thing that angers me is when people leave games early.
 
zls44 said:
What the hell are you talking about

Hartford. Wasn’t. Beating. Indy. Ever.
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meanwhile the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame sits in Springfield, MA

tell me that you subscribe to the "Will never happen, Debbie Downer" approach, w/o telling me (sad face)


NCAA Hall of Champions, Indianapolis
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Flipside said:
meanwhile the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame sits in Springfield, MA

tell me that you subscribe to the "will never happen, Debbie Downer" approach, w/o telling me (sad face)
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Yeah, and the people who run the BB HOF do everything they can to crap on Springfield. Ask around. Awful org to work with in the community, constantly pulling events out of the city and doing them anywhere else.

The NCAA HQ is in Indianapolis. That is why they get Final Fours. IT. IS. IN. THE. CONTRACT. WITH. THE. CITY. HARTFORD. WASNT. GETTING. THAT. YOU. IDIOT.
 
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zls44 said:
Yeah, and the people who run the BB HOF do everything they can to crap on Springfield. Ask around. Awful org to work with in the community, constantly pulling events out of the city and doing them anywhere else.

The NCAA HQ is in Indianapolis. That is why they get Final Fours. IT. IS. IN. THE. CONTRACT. WITH. THE. CITY. HARTFORD. WASNT. GETTING. THAT. YOU. IDIOT.
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I am slightly disturbed and amused with your continued hostility, and dedicate one of my favorite artists' tracks, to you

 
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87Xfer said:
Do you think they can't find a lower profile tax write off?
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Well they can, but when you’re a billionaire owning a WNBA team for a write off is a better conversation starter over cavier than owning a regular company that loses millions.
 
CTBasketball said:
Well they can, but when you’re a billionaire owning a WNBA team for a write off is a better conversation starter over cavier than owning a regular company that loses millions.
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$325M is real money. Someone isn’t spending much that for a write-off, they’re doing because they think they can make money.
 
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zls44 said:
Yeah, and the people who run the BB HOF do everything they can to crap on Springfield. Ask around. Awful org to work with in the community, constantly pulling events out of the city and doing them anywhere else.

The NCAA HQ is in Indianapolis. That is why they get Final Fours. IT. IS. IN. THE. CONTRACT. WITH. THE. CITY. HARTFORD. WASNT. GETTING. THAT. YOU. IDIOT.
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might want to dial it back a little buddy
 
CashewCrew said:
They should move their HQ to City Place if they're going to be investing in the state like this. Bout time a company actually movies INTO the state.
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No sane business is moving into the state. High taxes, high energy costs, and a state motto "tax the rich they can afford it" that scares the heck out of CEOs.

Get the economy in order and that would be the real game changer. It truly has an impact on almost everything that happens with UConn and Peoples Bank.
 
CT attorney general seeking info from WNBA on its role in potential Connecticut Sun sale

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced Thursday that he sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert seeking documents related to the league’s role in the potential sale of the Connecticut Sun.

“I am troubled by recent reports in the press that the WNBA may be wrongfully blocking a sale of the Connecticut Sun that would keep the Team in Connecticut in a manner that may be anticompetitive and may violate state and federal law,” Attorney General Tong wrote in the letter. “I am also concerned about press reports that, in lieu of a sale of the Team to a Connecticut-based buyer, the WNBA is demanding that the Team be sold to the League itself at a price tens of millions of dollars below market value, which could then be sold later to an owner approved to move the Team to a city that is part of the League’s plan of expansion.”

The WNBA reportedly told the Mohegan Tribe that its Board of Governors would likely not approve a sale to a Hartford or Boston-based buyer and instead offered to buy the team for $250 million. The league would then sell to a new buyer while waiving its relocation fee, allowing it to relocate the franchise to a market it prefers.

Tong is requesting the league provide the state with a copy of its operating agreement, membership agreement between the Connecticut Sun and the WNBA, the WNBA’s operating manual, league rules and regulations and copies of all valuations of the Connecticut Sun, including any appraisal, offer or expression of interest.

He also requested a meeting with WNBA leadership.

“Our dedicated and enthusiastic fanbase in Connecticut has strongly supported the Connecticut Sun and the WNBA for over twenty-years; to lose this franchise would be devastating to our state’s economy, our community and our state. Please understand Connecticut will fight hard for our players, coaches and fans, and we will take all steps necessary to keep the Team in Connecticut where it belongs,” Tong wrote in the letter.

“Our state is the epicenter and heart of women’s basketball and a dominant force in the sport,” Tong wrote. “There would be no WNBA—and no worldwide growth in the popularity of women’s basketball—without the players, coaches, and dedicated fanbase in and from Connecticut.”

 
jostar1 said:
CT attorney general seeking info from WNBA on its role in potential Connecticut Sun sale

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced Thursday that he sent a letter to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert seeking documents related to the league’s role in the potential sale of the Connecticut Sun.

“I am troubled by recent reports in the press that the WNBA may be wrongfully blocking a sale of the Connecticut Sun that would keep the Team in Connecticut in a manner that may be anticompetitive and may violate state and federal law,” Attorney General Tong wrote in the letter. “I am also concerned about press reports that, in lieu of a sale of the Team to a Connecticut-based buyer, the WNBA is demanding that the Team be sold to the League itself at a price tens of millions of dollars below market value, which could then be sold later to an owner approved to move the Team to a city that is part of the League’s plan of expansion.”

The WNBA reportedly told the Mohegan Tribe that its Board of Governors would likely not approve a sale to a Hartford or Boston-based buyer and instead offered to buy the team for $250 million. The league would then sell to a new buyer while waiving its relocation fee, allowing it to relocate the franchise to a market it prefers.

Tong is requesting the league provide the state with a copy of its operating agreement, membership agreement between the Connecticut Sun and the WNBA, the WNBA’s operating manual, league rules and regulations and copies of all valuations of the Connecticut Sun, including any appraisal, offer or expression of interest.

He also requested a meeting with WNBA leadership.

“Our dedicated and enthusiastic fanbase in Connecticut has strongly supported the Connecticut Sun and the WNBA for over twenty-years; to lose this franchise would be devastating to our state’s economy, our community and our state. Please understand Connecticut will fight hard for our players, coaches and fans, and we will take all steps necessary to keep the Team in Connecticut where it belongs,” Tong wrote in the letter.

“Our state is the epicenter and heart of women’s basketball and a dominant force in the sport,” Tong wrote. “There would be no WNBA—and no worldwide growth in the popularity of women’s basketball—without the players, coaches, and dedicated fanbase in and from Connecticut.”

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Now this is how you do it. Maybe Tong can get us into the P4.

I love how he asked for all of those documents and said they will do whatever it takes. He basically said, “We’re going to tie you up for a long time. Just give up.”
 
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