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Louie Vega
11-08-2006, 04:33 AM
I can't provide a link to a story yet. I just heard it on Fox Sports Net Radio. Will the Kingz be making their way to Las Vegas soon?
dimsah
11-08-2006, 06:43 AM
Does no one else think having pro athletes in Vegas full time is a bad idea?
Come on. There are way too many thugs now. What's going to happen when these guys hit the streets of Vegas?
Kermit
11-08-2006, 07:38 AM
nah, it's a great idea. i for one love it when players make asses of themselves on a regular basis.
Joepa
11-08-2006, 08:07 AM
Two words if that happens:

High Comedy
Zunni
11-08-2006, 08:24 AM
NBA Vegas won't happen while Stern is running the show, and he's said so, repeatedly.
Obstructed_View
11-08-2006, 09:21 AM
The Maloofs are already having fantasies of free agents underbidding each other to play for them in Vegas.
TDMVPDPOY
11-08-2006, 09:46 AM
thug life!
Obstructed_View
11-08-2006, 09:50 AM
Jason Terry to the Las Vegas Kings!
50 cent
11-08-2006, 10:34 AM
The City of Sacramento is stupid.
Obstructed_View
11-08-2006, 11:30 AM
The City of Sacramento is stupid.
True. Prepare to become a no-horse town.
tlongII
11-08-2006, 12:47 PM
No way that an NBA team winds up in Vegas. NBA games would have to be taken off the board of every casino which would mean millions of lost revenue. Won't happen.
tsb2000
11-08-2006, 12:53 PM
It's happened before, when ITT/Sheraton owned the Knicks.
dbestpro
11-08-2006, 02:24 PM
Vegas will not support a team. Too many casinos would have to give up gambling options on NBA games. It will never happen. More likely scenario is Lousiville. There is stong sentiment to bring back the Kentucky Colonels. If this happens Pepsi/KFC indorsements are already in place for the arena to be called the bucket. Sacramento may not move, but the next team that does has money and endorsements waiting.
samikeyp
11-08-2006, 02:37 PM
Viva Las Vegas.

The NBA is already establishing a presence there with the next All-Star Game.

If not Vegas......OKC. If they don't get the Hornets or the Sonics.
samikeyp
11-08-2006, 02:37 PM
There is stong sentiment to bring back the Kentucky Colonels.

That would be cool.
Louie Vega
11-08-2006, 03:37 PM
NBA Vegas won't happen while Stern is running the show, and he's said so, repeatedly.

Why is he having AllStart Weekend there this year?
TheSanityAnnex
11-08-2006, 03:41 PM
The City of Sacramento is stupid.Hey dumbfuck, do you realize the proposal was turned down because THERE WAS NO DEAL IN PLACE.

Now you tell me how it is stupid to vote no on something that has zero percent chance of happening because it doesn't exist.
BillsCarnage
11-08-2006, 04:02 PM
Why not Seattle if the Sonics split? Though i've thought the Blazers could end up in Seattle if the Sonics split as well.
jman3000
11-08-2006, 04:03 PM
leon valley
Kori Ellis
11-08-2006, 04:04 PM
Why is he having AllStart Weekend there this year?

Because they made some agreement about not taking bets on the AllStar game there or something like that. But Vegas isn't going to stop having bets on NBA games, so Stern won't let a team move there.
Kori Ellis
11-08-2006, 04:05 PM
Why not Seattle if the Sonics split? Though i've thought the Blazers could end up in Seattle if the Sonics split as well.

Seattle looks like they are putting together a pretty good proposal about builiding an arena in Bellevue (suburb) so they might end up staying put.
BillsCarnage
11-08-2006, 04:13 PM
Seattle looks like they are putting together a pretty good proposal about builiding an arena in Bellevue (suburb) so they might end up staying put.

They are, but is that proposal to keep the Sonics our lure another team? That remains to be seen.
Zunni
11-08-2006, 07:25 PM
Because they made some agreement about not taking bets on the AllStar game there or something like that. But Vegas isn't going to stop having bets on NBA games, so Stern won't let a team move there.
What she said. Stern got them to take one meaningless exhibition game off the board. Mandating the loss of revenue for 1200+ regular season games plus playoffs is NOT going to happen, and that's Stern's condition for an NBA team in Vegas.
RuffnReadyOzStyle
11-09-2006, 12:16 AM
No-one seems to question the premise that NBA team + Vegas equals more likelihood of corruption. This premise just doesn't stand up to me, not in the age of information technology. Corruption can happen from one side of the world to the other with a phone call or text message. Someone please explain to me how that changes if there's an NBA team in Vegas?
Zunni
11-09-2006, 12:22 AM
No-one seems to question the premise that NBA team + Vegas equals more likelihood of corruption. This premise just doesn't stand up to me, not in the age of information technology. Corruption can happen from one side of the world to the other with a phone call or text message. Someone please explain to me how that changes if there's an NBA team in Vegas?
It's much more traceable if you do it long distance (phone records, internet fingerprints ) which would be an inhibiting factor. Much easier to meet Guido on the corner for the hookup.
Aggie Hoopsfan
11-09-2006, 12:26 AM
No way that an NBA team winds up in Vegas. NBA games would have to be taken off the board of every casino which would mean millions of lost revenue. Won't happen.

Actually, I have clients in Vegas (talking city/county government here...). They're aiming for the Kings (bringing them to Vegas), and their proposal to address gambling is to take all the Vegas games off the board, and the rumor is that will be 'good enough' for Stern.
Kori Ellis
11-09-2006, 01:17 AM
Actually, I have clients in Vegas (talking city/county government here...). They're aiming for the Kings (bringing them to Vegas), and their proposal to address gambling is to take all the Vegas games off the board, and the rumor is that will be 'good enough' for Stern.

I believe it's already been said by Stern/NBA that yes, that would be good enough and that it's also been already shot down by Las Vegas government. They aren't willing to take the proposed Vegas teams games off the board. I sat in on a couple press conferences of Stern and other league officials about it and I believe that's where it stands at the moment and neither side looks to give in.
Slomo
11-09-2006, 04:53 AM
It's much more traceable if you do it long distance (phone records, internet fingerprints ) which would be an inhibiting factor. Much easier to meet Guido on the corner for the hookup.What is preventing you or the players/official to meet with guido now?

Sincerely I don't get it. How is having a team in LV more dangerous from the aspect of rigging the games because of gambling?

What could you or anybody else do then that is impossible now?
50 cent
11-09-2006, 11:33 AM
What is preventing you or the players/official to meet with guido now?

Sincerely I don't get it. How is having a team in LV more dangerous from the aspect of rigging the games because of gambling?

What could you or anybody else do then that is impossible now?
Seems like a bit of paranoia on the part of the NBA.