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Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« on: July 18, 2006, 09:56:57 pm »
I pose this question to the Charlotte Hornets / Montreal Expos / Cleveland Browns / Philadelphia A's fans of the world. Okay, not that last one, unless you're 100 years old. Has your team ever moved? It looks like my favorite team is about to. Everyone knows how well the OKC Hornets experiment worked this past year, and with the PR disaster it would be for the Hornets to abandon New Orleans full time, it looks as though OKC and their highly profitable fans have a vacancy for a basketball team in a few years. Put two and two together and it looks like my beloved Sonics are on the move when their Arena lease expires in 4 years. Have any of you ever been through this kind of thing before? Were you able to continue following your team? Is that even possible from 2,000 miles and one bitter break-up away? Should I just forget the NBA all together and start following English Premier League soccer?
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #1 on: July 18, 2006, 10:08:03 pm »
The Browns example is a bad one because the franchise was so storied. The fans put up such an uproar that the name, colors, logos and brands all stayed in Cleveland while Mr Modell took the business to Baltimore. We got our team back a few years later and for almost everyone, it's like the 'Team' never left...just the owner and some of the players, I think only one or two may still be playing there.

It was traumatic but the fans did such a good job of organizing and fighting that it turned out well.

Don't the Sonics have the awesome Sasquatch that does dunks? You GOTTA keep that around.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #2 on: July 18, 2006, 10:13:07 pm »
Minus the past five years, the Sonics have a storied history as well. They've won a title, been to the finals several times, and for several years  during the mid to late 90s were the most dominant team behind Michael Jordan's bulls. That might not be as storied as the Browns, but it's not like they're an empty franchise.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #3 on: July 18, 2006, 10:14:00 pm »
But you're right about the city as  a whole not being quite as rabid as Cleveland in trying to maintain their legacy.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #4 on: July 18, 2006, 10:21:30 pm »
I recall when they were basketball BIONIC!
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #5 on: July 18, 2006, 10:42:17 pm »
That's why I'm a college basketball fan.  It's not like the University of Kentucky is going to up and move out of state.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #6 on: July 18, 2006, 10:51:45 pm »
Everybody seems to hate the NBA these days and, quite frankly, I can't blame them for it. I've somehow managed to keep following the league despite its glaring faults, though. But you're right, at least UW is never going to leave Seattle. Oh, sweet Huskies.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #7 on: July 18, 2006, 10:54:25 pm »
T-teams can MOVE? Do they just change their name to the place they are moving to? This is greatly puzzling. I am used to teams sticking around long enough for pointless rivalries to form between different areas of London.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #8 on: July 18, 2006, 10:55:29 pm »
It's America, man. They don't care about loyalty or fan base or rivalries or tradition. They only care about the money.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #9 on: July 18, 2006, 11:04:58 pm »
The Ollers don't even get a mention, man that is Harsh.

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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #10 on: July 18, 2006, 11:07:45 pm »
Quote from: melack on July 18, 2006, 09:56:57 pm
Should I just forget the NBA all together and start following English Premier League soccer?

Yes.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #11 on: July 18, 2006, 11:22:59 pm »
A good hello to the Westsider.

I'm over in Spokane.   I escape in 30 days.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #12 on: July 18, 2006, 11:24:39 pm »
Not to be an ass or anything, but if you could consider my team the OKC Hornets, then I suppose I will have to go through this kind of thing in a year or two.  Fortunately, I will have the Sonics to ease my pain.


Seriously though, sorry.  Most people here don't even give a shit about the NBA and just want any pro team they can get to improve the city.  I guess that is how it is everywhere, though.  Also, Oklahoma fucked over you a couple years ago when you got the semi bust Desmon Mason.  Luckily he is playing okay now, with the Hornets. 

One final thing.  One of my friends can get free suite tickets to all Hornets games, which is a nice thing to have for a college students, if only for the free booze.


Also, yes, you should start following EPL.  I started a couple years ago and now don't care at all about any leagues in the United States, except the MLB.
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #13 on: July 18, 2006, 11:32:33 pm »
Quote from: pmcd9 on July 18, 2006, 11:04:58 pm
The Ollers don't even get a mention, man that is Harsh.

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I'm glad the Oilers are in Nashville.  HA!
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Re: Has Your Team Ever Moved?
« Reply #14 on: July 18, 2006, 11:39:46 pm »
Don't forget the Lakers.  When they started out, they were not in Los Angeles - they were near LAKES.

You gotta love the teams that DON'T change their names appropriately.
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