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For scrubs no doubt.
no, enough with the small market teams. Why leave one struggling small market city to go to another? The Hornets should go to Seattle or (If the Nets don't move to Brooklyn) move to Queens
For scrubs no doubt.
This is the greatest news I've ever heard. the Hornets and their goty, AIDS infested hole of a state.
lol go figure it be a UTAH JAZZ fan to make a comment like that ... typical racist, little , Mormon white boy!!!
Same old, same old. I owe you money, don't I, ass face?
How much? PM me your address.
LOL black people.
ah son but you know your Mormon white women love em!
LOL Utah has still never won a championship in either college or professional sports. LOL losing 47-7 at home.
The hostility in this thread is disgustingly funny.
looks like a downer he's on there, not an upperyou have a cute kid...but why dress him or her in a MJ outfit Spur fan...why not in Robinson or Duncan attire - Spurfan....MJ is old news...he's practically a crackhead now:
"New Orleans' population was recorded as reaching its historic peak by the 1960 Census
The Census Bureau in July 2006 estimated the population of New Orleans to be 223,000;
a subsequent study estimated that 32,000 additional residents had moved to the city as of March 2007, bringing the estimated population to 255,000, approximately 56% of the pre-Katrina population level.
Another estimate, based on data on utility usage from July 2007, estimated the population to be approximately 274,000 or 60% of the pre-Katrina population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans
White flight, black flight, Nouvelle Orleans seems to be dying, blacker and poorer, high crime in US ranking, and smaller.
The real killer was Army Corp of Engineers' incompetence, ie, CoE's usual results.
Last edited by boutons_deux; 12-06-2010 at 08:17 AM.
You gotta look at market area, and New Orleans is growing again if you look at that. City pops don't mean for sports teams."New Orleans' population was recorded as reaching its historic peak by the 1960 Census
The Census Bureau in July 2006 estimated the population of New Orleans to be 223,000;
a subsequent study estimated that 32,000 additional residents had moved to the city as of March 2007, bringing the estimated population to 255,000, approximately 56% of the pre-Katrina population level.
Another estimate, based on data on utility usage from July 2007, estimated the population to be approximately 274,000 or 60% of the pre-Katrina population.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans
White flight, black flight, Nouvelle Orleans seems to be dying, blacker and poorer, high crime in US ranking, and smaller.
The real killer was Army Corp of Engineers' incompetence, ie, CoE's usual results.
Wow, other teams will want now more to win with an NBA team
got ass got pinked...
Yea I see you're on the way to a mental breakdown, either that or you have no life. I'm willing to bet it's both.
Nope, just Karma and poetic justice all rolled into one. The Earth's Ass Hole doesn't deserve an NBA team.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-hornetssaleStern confirms league takeover of Hornets
By Brett Martel
NBA Commissioner David Stern confirmed on Monday that the league is proceeding with its plan to buy the New Orleans Hornets from majority owner George Shinn and minority owner Gary Chouest.
Shinn has been trying since last spring to sell the team to Chouest, but those negotiations stalled.
“George Shinn has been an exceptional owner for New Orleans and Gary Chouest has been extraordinarily supportive as a minority owner,” Stern said. “However, in light of the uncertain economic situation in New Orleans and Louisiana, Gary has decided not to move forward with the purchase of George’s majority interest.
“In the absence of any viable purchaser seeking to own the Hornets in New Orleans, I recommended to the NBA Board of Governors that the best way to assure stability and the adequate funding of the franchise would be for the league to step in, and complete the transaction and assume control.”
Stern confirmed that the league has recruited New Orleans native Jac Sperling to be the NBA’s administrator of the team until it can be sold to a more permanent owner. Sperling is a sports attorney and the vice chairman of the NHL’s Minnesota Wild.
The Hornets will be the first NBA team owned by the league.
Stern did not say what the NBA is paying for the club but did say the franchise “has been valued in excess of $300 million.”
The NBA says the sale still must be approved by the NBA’s Board of Governors, which will likely vote on the matter next week.
Shinn founded the Hornets in 1988 in Charlotte and moved them to New Orleans in 2002. After Hurricane Katrina damaged much of New Orleans, the Hornets spent two season playing in Oklahoma City from 2005-07.
Stern said he has notified Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu about the NBA’s takeover, adding that the league “will continue our dialogue with them about ways to strengthen the franchise for new ownership in New Orleans.”
Sperling said he’s been assured the Hornets will have the necessary resources to “keep the team compe ive and further the team’s relationship with the fans of New Orleans.”
The Hornets are 13-7 under new coach Monty Williams and new general manager Dell Demps, but after a surprising 11-1 start, they have lost six of eight games.
Hornets President Hugh Weber will remain in his current role overseeing the day-to-day operations of the team.
“Our purpose and resolve will always be to build the Hornets into a championship contender,” Weber said.
I think the NBA should take over the Mavs since they will have a better chance of advancing past the first round. Unfortunately, Cuban is in town and the Mavs are not sniffing a le.
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