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Man, that ASG would be old, dirty and boring
Stern will make sure it won't happen
Spurs interested in securing a future NBA All-Star Game
San Antonio Business Journal
by W. Scott Bailey
The NBA announced recently that it will take its 2011 All-Star Game to Los Angeles, which last hosted the festivities in 2004. Next February, the Metroplex will host the mega event in the billion-dollar Cowboys Stadium.
San Antonio has hosted the NBA All-Star Game once — in 1996 at the Alamodome. And now Rick Pych, president of business operations for Spurs Sports & Entertainment, says the franchise is interested in bringing the sport’s marquee players back to the Alamo City.
Houston hosted the 2006 NBA All-Star Game. It also hosted the event in 1989.
The 2010 NBA All-Star Game will be played at Cowboys Stadium, an 80,000-seat, retractable-roof venue located in Arlington. Some of the related events, including the Rookie Challenge, will be staged in Dallas — which hosted the 1986 NBA All-Star Game.
Man, that ASG would be old, dirty and boring
Stern will make sure it won't happen
Idiots should have thought about it when the AT&T Center first opened. Now other teams are building new arenas and getting the ASG, and LA is getting it, well, because they're LA. , the Cowboys Stadium is getting it and they don't even host an NBA team at that stadium.
I highly doubt they would bring it back to SA, but that's just me. I'd love to see it here though.
Don't have the "stadium" for it.
LA gets away with it cause its LA.
I don't think its so much the capacity of the arena, but its location. Judging by Stern's remarks after LA was awarded the 2011 game, the proximity to hotels and a convention center are factors. The scenic drive from downtown to the AT&T won't help SA's chances.
“We’re likely to shorten the rotation a bit because it’s getting more difficult to find cities with the kinds of amenities, close hotel accommodations, the convention center and the like, and LA has been a popular destination,” he said.
The commissioner said Orlando and its yet unfinished new arena is a candidate to again host All-Star weekend “in the very near future.”
This year’s event was in Phoenix and next year it will be in Dallas. Warm weather climates in major tourist destinations appeal to the NBA’s owners and international broadcasters, Stern said
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns
Not sure where you're going with this. Are you suggesting a future San Antonio All-Star Game at the dome?
I wonder if the Spurs are trying to get it for the AT&T Center or the Alamodome. The Alamodome might actually be better, especially considering what Mel_13 just posted. A couple million in renovations and the Alamodome may be suitable enough for an All-Star game.
The Alamodome has gotten good reviews for Final Fours ... and the All-Star game is a similar atmosphere and the requirements are similar.
The Cowboys Stadium is out in the middle of anywhere USA suburbia and there aren't even nearly enough hotel rooms nearby to host a small convention. It would literally be like having the ASG at The Rim.
Also, the drive to the AT&T center may not be scenic but it's quick and easily accessible via the bus or trolley.
Again, the Cowboys stadium is nowhere near any complex of hotels nor is it anywhere near a large convention center.[I]“We’re likely to shorten the rotation a bit because it’s getting more difficult to find cities with the kinds of amenities, close hotel accommodations, the convention center and the like, and LA has been a popular destination,” he said.
Last edited by Buddy Holly; 06-20-2009 at 02:54 AM.
Could you elaborate? We don't have the stadium or arena? Why wouldn't we have the proper facility?
Gets away with what?LA gets away with it cause its LA.
Why doesn't San Antonio have an NFL team? Someone said because of the Cowboys? What does that mean? If California, New York and Florida can have 3 NFL teams, why not Texas? After all, it is the second most populated state in the US. I would love for San Antonio to have an NFL team.
I'd love to see the game in SA. I have season tickets so I should be able to attend some of the events. But with Jerryworld in the Metroplex and the Reliant Complex in Houston, San Antonio is the third most likely destination in Texas to get an NBA All-Star Game or an NCAA Final Four. Forget about a Super Bowl.
I'm sure Stern's definition of 'close' is flexible and is influenced greatly by the amount of money he can generate in a given location. Jerry's Stadium was built to generate cash and the NBA, NFL, and NCAA all booked their premier annual events there before construction was even complete.
It is what it is. San Antonio with the Alamodome (or the AT&T plus the Convention Center) can no longer expect to outbid Houston and the Metroplex for the very biggest sporting events.
Houston is a great location for the ASG with the hotels and convention center right there by the Toyota Center. We are talking across the street kind of access. The Americas has a bridge to the Convention Center on one side and on the adjacent side a bridge to the garage that you exit and literally cross 4 lanes to the Toyota Center. It is closer than VIP parking.
"Shorten the rotation" means that the ASG in the future will be in cities of players the NBA wants to pimp, but usually can't because they don't advance far enough in the playoffs. San Antonio won't see another ASG, at least not until the current team disbands and rebuilds, putting a bunch of guys playing rec ball on the floor to please the league and the networks.
I hate to say it, but even Salt Lake City is better set up for an All-Star game than San Antonio, when considering proximity of hotels, shopping, etc.. That said, I think the probability of getting an All-Star game is about the same for both cities: close to zero.
Actually, I'd rate it about this:
Odds of hosting an NBA All-Star game:
AT&T Center: 1%
Energy Solutions Arena: 2%
Alamodome: 4%
damn, i thought it read future all-star player....
they should move the gay ass stock show to the alamodome then if they want to host a ASG
That "gay ass stock show" is one of the only reasons the community arena initiative passed. There was massive support from the Rodeo and Stock show and it's backers, provided that they get exclusive use for a couple of weeks a year. It's going nowhere. If the Spurs want an ASG, it'll have to be in a spiffed up A-Dome.
What? The NBA is using the Cowboys stadium because that's the only way Cuban would have allowed the Mavs to host the game. It has nothing to do with the NBA wanting to have their All-Star game in huge stadiums. It's a terrible way to watch a game. As for Houston, what does their stadium have to do with anything? They just hosted a couple of years back, in their arena.
Yeah because we don't have a team. Only NFL cities can host a Superbowl.Forget about a Super Bowl.
Yes they can. Well, not when pitting stadiums but only so few events require stadiums. The ASG not being one of those.It is what it is. San Antonio with the Alamodome (or the AT&T plus the Convention Center) can no longer expect to outbid Houston and the Metroplex for the very biggest sporting events.
Spurs vouching for an all star game when we will be pretty irrelevant in the nba scene
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Believe what you like. The NFL verdict on San Antonio has long been in. The NBA has now made its preferences known. The NCAA, after bringing the Men's Final Four to San Antonio three times between 1998 and 2008, has announced that they will come to Texas three times between 2009 and 2016, twice in Houston and once up North.What? The NBA is using the Cowboys stadium because that's the only way Cuban would have allowed the Mavs to host the game. It has nothing to do with the NBA wanting to have their All-Star game in huge stadiums. It's a terrible way to watch a game. As for Houston, what does their stadium have to do with anything? They just hosted a couple of years back, in their arena.
Yeah because we don't have a team. Only NFL cities can host a Superbowl.
Yes they can. Well, not when pitting stadiums but only so few events require stadiums. The ASG not being one of those.
The only way San Antonio gets one of the elite national sporting events in its existing facilities is for the Spurs to play their way to the NBA Finals. Beyond that, we'll have to be content with events on a slightly lower level like NCAA Men's Regionals and NCAA Women's Final Fours.
My entire argument is about the NBA not the NFL or NCAA so why that keeps being brought up is ignorant to me.
The NBA doesn't require large stadiums as a qualitifer for hosting an NBA All-Star game. That is my point. Dallas using a stadium is only happening because the Mavs wanted it there.
Wait first off, your theory is in order for SA to host either a superbowl (which it never will be able to because it doesn't have an NFL team), final four or all star game the Spurs must reach the finals?The only way San Antonio gets one of the elite national sporting events in its existing facilities is for the Spurs to play their way to the NBA Finals.
Ok, second, there is nothing wrong with the 7 year old at&t center that would keep the Spurs from hosting a ASG aside from any scheduling conflict with the rodeo.
Until the Spurs make the finals, right? wow...Beyond that, we'll have to be content with events on a slightly lower level like NCAA Men's Regionals and NCAA Women's Final Fours.
Another thing Spurs fans may not realize is even if we are only looking at basketball arenas, the ATT is the third best one in TX. If you have been to AAC or Toyota you know what I mean. Add on to that the fact they are both situated in better areas, and SA is third in Texas, and it's not even close.
Yes, but Houston has hosted an All-Star game in recent years, so I think if Stern would host a game in Texas, it would be between Dallas and SA, not Houston. Either way, I think it's a longshot.
I don't necessarily think that's true. The NCAA got it's eyes blinded by the shine coming off the new stadiums that are Reliant and Jerry World. They'll realize that while the Alamodome isn't close to being the stadium that Reliant and Cowboys Stadium are, it had one thing that others can't match....location.
Reliant is in South Houston if I'm not mistaken, not near the downtown area. And Jerry World is in freaking Arlington, which is nowhere near downtown Dallas.
If you've ever been to the Riverwalk and downtown area during the NCAA tournament or the Alamo Bowl, it's full of tourists from the schools walking from their hotels, to the Riverwalk, then walking to the Alamo, walk to Rivercenter mall to spend some money, and finally, walk to the Alamodome.
The key is, they can walk, which makes it much more appealing. And plenty of fans love the ability to walk everywhere without so much of a hassle.
Sometimes, it takes doing something different to realize the same old, same old was a really good thing.
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