Re: NBA for OKC- Hornets Relocating
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Originally Posted by
Karried
NBA`S HORNETS MAY MOVE TO OKC TEMPORAIRILY
Monday, September 19, 2005
Oklahoma City council members will have the New Orleans Hornets on the agenda for Wednesday`s scheduled council session. The council is expected to approve a deal that would bring the NBA team to Oklahoma City, temporarily. The Hornets and the NBA will make some type of official announcement later today as to where the team will play this season. Some of the games will be in Louisiana, but most of the 41 home games probably will be played at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City.
Not to be nit-picky or anything .... ...
but I think you Oklahomans need to get your heads out of the sand. This holier than thou attitude that everyone in OK seems to be having is exactly what has held OKC back more than anything Istook or any other idiot you have in office has ever done!!!
Get a grip. Why do you have to justify with yourselves that the team is temporarily relocating??? That is the case, so be it.
Anderson et al is right. If it makes business sense, See the New Orleans moniker drop from the name and Oklahoma City appear on it! Honestly, that is what you all SHOULD want!
Come On Here, JOIN THE BIG LEAGUES!!! Its all about competition! Dont you all see that is why Baton Rouge is crying about OK's actions? Or that Tulsa is telling you all how "BAD" you are for stealing that team.
OKC is stealing NO TEAM!!!! NO ONE IN OKC has the intention of Stealing the Team! BUT it is in OKCs best interest to support the team and present them an offer they cant refuse. Its called LIFE!!! This happens, it is exactly how St Paul Minnesota got an NHL franchise. It is EXACTLY how THESE New Orleans Hornets that you are all worried about offending EVEN became NO Hornets!!!
Remember, OKC had gotten the shaft time and time again - for being too small OR no quality of life OR too close to Dallas OR ON AND ON! Now is your time to shine in the big leagues!
None of us in larger cities even think OKC is Stealing the Hornets. We're saying, hey that makes sense as the team was going to move away anyways!! OKC is big enough to support it, so be it!
My goodness, and excuse my french for those "soft ears" on the forum - but I think this stuff is ridiculous.
San Antonio IS fighting and dying HARD for the New Orleans Saints. I was on the skyscraperpage forum yesterday and you wont believe the battle going on there - between SA and Sacramento!!! And Sac isnt even a candidate for the Saints AND the Saints ARE going to play in SA. ?? And SA has announced they want it permanent!!! That could be a good business decision!!! That's life!!!
Im not saying OKC should be a crass as SA but instead, take your heads out of the sand OKC!!! If you want to be in the big leagues of the major cities, you need to take advantage of opportunities when they come - AND (AS WE SAY IN FINANCE) CLOSE THE DEAL!!!!
Believe me, you will always hear from smaller places (like Tul and Baton R and so on) who say that. But given the chance, they would surely do the same thing (and Tulsa would surely use the team to brag on how they are better than OKC). No offense Tul, but you know you would [as history has shown us]!!!
Can we move on from this conversation now!!! Go Hornets!!!
Oklahoma City, the RENAISSANCE CITY!
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