Josh Harris buys Commanders

[Eyeamok]

Well this is a total surprise. Where exactly did he get the money from to make this purchase? This is the same guy that wanted to lay off workers to save money during COVID right?

[76ciology]

Well this is a total surprise. Where exactly did he get the money from to make this purchase? This is the same guy that wanted to lay off workers to save money during COVID right?

His networth increased around 50% from 2019-2021 from 3.8B to 5.3B

Another thing is I think banks would be more willing for him to lend money to buy a team (given how he has done with the Sixers) than to lend him money to pay for expense during a pandemic with no games played.

[phillynative]

Hes a Business man through and through.



Pat Croche was a gem

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

And the Indians, and the St. John's Redmen.

Syracuse Orangemen, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders...Between cancel culture and teams relocating, it's been a struggle for me to keep up with the names.

When did Syracuse drop the 'men'?

Something about cohesion, identity, and uniform look. I don't think in that case it was changed due to people suddenly being offended by it.

[Eyeamok]

Well this is a total surprise. Where exactly did he get the money from to make this purchase? This is the same guy that wanted to lay off workers to save money during COVID right?

His networth increased around 50% from 2019-2021 from 3.8B to 5.3B

Another thing is I think banks would be more willing for him to lend money to buy a team (given how he has done with the Sixers) than to lend him money to pay for expense during a pandemic with no games played.

His net worth increased by 3.88 to 5.38 billion. Now I am no hater. Make that money man. But just Imagine how much money he could have made if he actually had laid those workers off. /s

The part about the banks lending him money could easily send us into another area. So I'll just say yes.

[HardenToSixers]

Why would anyone care unless it affected the way the Sixers are run?

He's a rich guy who likes toys, more power to him. My only issue with Harris was letting Silver destroy the Process, but since then he's shown he's willing to spend the money to build a winner, even though his hires for the most part haven't been stellar.

because he bought a franchise that is one of the top 3 rivals to the biggest team in town? probably one of the first times this has ever happened.

Oh c'mon. The days of local businessmen with an affiliation to a city owning pro teams are loooooong gone. Harris has absolutely no ties to Philly other than owning the Sixers - hell, he owns the Devils, who are one of the Flyers main rivals! These are billion+ dollar investments that are like toys to these people.

Him owning the Devils is something that has been a conversation point for a while for the same reasons I discussed. This recent purchase is a similar "transgression" but even more egregious. Saying he owns the Devils as well only proves my exact point further. This is like me saying Colangelo was a crap GM, he let all our assets expire to nothing and you replying "hey! plenty of GMs are crap. Colangelo even built an entire roster around Ben Simmons for multiple years while we had Joel Embiid on the roster".... yes exactly.

I believe the circumstances of owning a significant team in a fairly large market and then purchasing one of the biggest rivals to the biggest team in the city is 1) distasteful 2) criticizable 3) atypical 4) potentially unprecedented.

I don't disagree he did it as an investment, nor do I think he did it maliciously, nor do I disagree that times have changed, nor do I think he has been a bad steward of the Sixers compared to league average, aside from a few (significant) disappointing moments.

He is however among the top shameless money grabbing owners in sports though and I will rip him when I see fit.

[mjkvol]

I don't disagree he did it as an investment, nor do I think he did it maliciously, nor do I disagree that times have changed, nor do I think he has been a bad steward of the Sixers compared to league average, aside from a few (significant) disappointing moments.

He is however among the top shameless money grabbing owners in sports though and I will rip him when I see fit.

You can rip him all you want, it's a free (well, sort of) country.

Your initial comment is really all that matters with regard to being a Sixers fan. The wealth gap and the rich 'elite' becoming richer are horses that left the barn ages ago, so I can't get caught up in bashing any sports team owner unless it has a direct effect on a team I follow or they allow their politics to affect the operation of the franchise.

[mjkvol]

Syracuse Orangemen, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders...Between cancel culture and teams relocating, it's been a struggle for me to keep up with the names.

When did Syracuse drop the 'men'?

Something about cohesion, identity, and uniform look. I don't think in that case it was changed due to people suddenly being offended by it.

Sorry, but I don't buy it, not in this day and age.

[the_process]

It's certainly very distasteful that Harris now owns the Devils and the Commanders.

Only Philly fans care about this though, so we roll our eyes and hope he sells the Sixers and moves on to MLB somewhere else.

[HardenToSixers]

I don't disagree he did it as an investment, nor do I think he did it maliciously, nor do I disagree that times have changed, nor do I think he has been a bad steward of the Sixers compared to league average, aside from a few (significant) disappointing moments.

He is however among the top shameless money grabbing owners in sports though and I will rip him when I see fit.

You can rip him all you want, it's a free (well, sort of) country.

Your initial comment is really all that matters with regard to being a Sixers fan. The wealth gap and the rich 'elite' becoming richer are horses that left the barn ages ago, so I can't get caught up in bashing any sports team owner unless it has a direct effect on a team I follow or they allow their politics to affect the operation of the franchise.

Well then consider this thread like the Eagles super bowl thread and other threads pertaining more broadly to Philadelphia sports, which I'm assuming that you didn't have an interest in paying attention to, and don't pay attention to it?

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

When did Syracuse drop the 'men'?

Something about cohesion, identity, and uniform look. I don't think in that case it was changed due to people suddenly being offended by it.

Sorry, but I don't buy it, not in this day and age.

I believe they changed it in 2004, so that would have been before cancel culture and this other stuff grabbed a foothold. It was also before the boom of social media too, so when they changed the name, it was rather subtle. The reason behind it was so that Nike could rebrand it I guess.
Now, From what I read, the original settlement that became Albany was called Fort Orange in honor of the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau. The athletic nickname derives from the official color. The school itself is non secretory, so the name change was not religiously motivated either I don't think. You had the Orangemen and the Orangewomen. I think it honestly just came down to shortening the name and rebranding it. Still to this day, I call Syracuse "The Orangemen." One of my favorite NCAA basketball teams.

[mjkvol]

It's certainly very distasteful that Harris now owns the Devils and the Commanders.

Only Philly fans care about this though, so we roll our eyes and hope he sells the Sixers and moves on to MLB somewhere else.

If Harris owning multiple teams means he'll leave the basketball operation to the people that know what they're doing (when we finally get some), then let him buy the freaking Braves next. I really don't care.

[mjkvol]

I don't disagree he did it as an investment, nor do I think he did it maliciously, nor do I disagree that times have changed, nor do I think he has been a bad steward of the Sixers compared to league average, aside from a few (significant) disappointing moments.

He is however among the top shameless money grabbing owners in sports though and I will rip him when I see fit.

You can rip him all you want, it's a free (well, sort of) country.

Your initial comment is really all that matters with regard to being a Sixers fan. The wealth gap and the rich 'elite' becoming richer are horses that left the barn ages ago, so I can't get caught up in bashing any sports team owner unless it has a direct effect on a team I follow or they allow their politics to affect the operation of the franchise.

Well then consider this thread like the Eagles super bowl thread and other threads pertaining more broadly to Philadelphia sports, which I'm assuming that you didn't have an interest in paying attention to, and don't pay attention to it?

Not sure where you're going with that but as a lifelong Eagles fan, I have absolutely zero issue with Harris buying the Skins. As a lifelong Phillies fan, I'd have zero issues with him buying the Braves.

[the_process]

It's certainly very distasteful that Harris now owns the Devils and the Commanders.

Only Philly fans care about this though, so we roll our eyes and hope he sells the Sixers and moves on to MLB somewhere else.

If Harris owning multiple teams means he'll leave the basketball operation to the people that know what they're doing (when we finally get some), then let him buy the freaking Braves next. I really don't care.

Gross, the Braves.

Extremely unsavory.

[mjkvol]

It's certainly very distasteful that Harris now owns the Devils and the Commanders.

Only Philly fans care about this though, so we roll our eyes and hope he sells the Sixers and moves on to MLB somewhere else.

If Harris owning multiple teams means he'll leave the basketball operation to the people that know what they're doing (when we finally get some), then let him buy the freaking Braves next. I really don't care.

Gross, the Braves.

Extremely unsavory.

I guess. I just don't pay attention to who owns what team unless the owner is f***king up my team. Harris seems to be a hands off owner who just likes to own teams like some like to own yachts or real estate or cars.

[the_process]

If Harris owning multiple teams means he'll leave the basketball operation to the people that know what they're doing (when we finally get some), then let him buy the freaking Braves next. I really don't care.

Gross, the Braves.

Extremely unsavory.

I guess. I just don't pay attention to who owns what team unless the owner is f***king up my team. Harris seems to be a hands off owner who just likes to own teams like some like to own yachts or real estate or cars.

And that's fair. It is absolutely only a provincial Philly thing to care about such trivial things.

Well, maybe not only Philly. I suspect that the chowder heads in Boston would care too.

[mjkvol]

Gross, the Braves.

Extremely unsavory.

I guess. I just don't pay attention to who owns what team unless the owner is f***king up my team. Harris seems to be a hands off owner who just likes to own teams like some like to own yachts or real estate or cars.

And that's fair. It is absolutely only a provincial Philly thing to care about such trivial things.

Well, maybe not only Philly. I suspect that the chowder heads in Boston would care too.

So true about it being a Philly thing. I could see talk radio lighting up for weeks over that.

[Sixerscan]

Commanders beat the Eagles and Harris shows up courtside the next day he’s not gonna like the reaction. Guessing they eventually transition to Blitzer or someone else being the main guy.

As far as the eagles go, it’s a shame they don’t have Snyder in the division anymore. Still have Jerry.

[GoSixersBro]

I dislike Harris for reasons. This is not one of them. Guy's not even from Philly so I don't see the issue.

[JudahMax]

I’m just surprised that Bezos didn’t outbid him. I assume that he’s going to want a major sports team eventually & this was a golden opportunity to rebuild a premier franchise from the ground up.

It makes a lot more sense if you understand the market there. The team is ... not popular.

Lmao the team isn’t popular? You sound silly as hell dude the redskins stadium holds 100k people and they always sells out! Dc md and VA pack that stadium out even though they been sucking! The team is ripe for an owner whose going to come in and get the issues fixed. Lol @ they ain’t popular though that’s one of the most ignorant things I’ve heard