NBA Playoffs 2012 Running thread

That had everything to do with LeBron James doing what superstars are supposed to do.

 

The irony is they might not be the 31st team. If the Kings and Sacramento can't reach an arena deal (I understand they've started negotiating again), then Seattle may snag them to bring to the Emerald City.

 

Exactly. Considering the prevailing view is that the league has over-expanded (indeed, I've heard the word contraction tossed out more than expansion in NBA conversations these days), not sure what would make people think the league will be adding another franchise any time soon.

If Seattle wants another team they'll more likely have to take someone else's.

 

It seems like I always hear about what a poor coach Spoelstra is by fans, SJ posters and talk radio screecher, but every coach I hear talk about him says he's very good. Riley, it appears, thinks he's very good.

Where does that disconnect come from? Is it simply NBA coaches not wanting to speak badly of other NBA coaches? Or is it that fans just see his baby face and think he can't possibly be as good as a grizzled NBA coach such as Doc Rivers (he's not as good as Rivers, but you get the point)?

 

It is because the Heat have underachieved in the eyes of many fans who hate the team based on a televised press conference.

And any time there is a perception that a team is underachieving it is always the coaches incompetence.....

 

It always amazes me how Charlotte lost one team, then got another one right away.

 

That's because they never should have left in the first place. Cities are penalized if they won't build a new stadium not because a greedy owner takes the money and runs.. How long did it take Cleveland to get another NFL team? Two years?

I have no idea what Seattle's arena issues are. If they build a new arena, it's probably only a matter of time before they get a team.

I don't know what Seattle's arena issues are. If they have a new arena, they'll eventually get a team.

 

I'm sure the Bobcats have a nice, new arena.

Too bad no one is ever in it.

 

I walked up and got tickets there in the front row of the second deck for $10 in 2008. Place wasn't half full. I think the Raptors were in town.

 

Stern would rather have a team in a brand new arena that is half full, than an average one that is packed.

 

The NBA, I think more than any other sport, needs to adjust ticket prices. I'm sure there are a couple places that have, but there was a stretch about a decade ago when the prices just got crazy. My mom and stepdad had seats that went from $35ish to $100 in about three years and I know there were a couple places that went up that quickly as well.

With the exceptions of the Lakers, Heat, Knicks, Bulls and Celtics and maybe 1-2 other teams, people won't pay that these days...

 

I really like this for some reason.