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Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Sun Apr 3, 2011 8:23 pm
by navysully
We all hate Sarver. There is no (that I know of) defender of him on this board. We represent a solid voice of the Suns fans everywhere.

In the history of sports, have fans ever chased an owner out? If no, how would we go about doing it. You can say boycott games, but I am not sure that would work. I dunno, maybe some kind of human chain? haha.

Bottom line: I WANT SARVER GONE!

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Sun Apr 3, 2011 8:28 pm
by Kerrsed

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Sun Apr 3, 2011 8:31 pm
by navysully

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Sun Apr 3, 2011 8:33 pm
by hunterxaz
Deron Williams pushed Sloan out, so maybe we can get Sarver out.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Sun Apr 3, 2011 8:33 pm
by RaisingArizona
Only way would be to stop supporting this team financially which in turns puts less money in his pockets. He may consider selling if he continues to lose money on this franchise.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Sun Apr 3, 2011 9:02 pm
by Kerrsed
ginobiliflops wrote:He may consider selling if he continues to lose money on this franchise.

Or if we burned his house down.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yq1KeyEARBU[/youtube]

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Sun Apr 3, 2011 9:34 pm
by Calvin Klein
If Sterling is still there...

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Sun Apr 3, 2011 10:41 pm
by RunSunRun
ginobiliflops wrote:Only way would be to stop supporting this team financially which in turns puts less money in his pockets. He may consider selling if he continues to lose money on this franchise.


Pretty much, only reason why Sterling is still owns the Clips is because of how profitable the LA region is, television, ad revenue, ticket sales, etc.

If we have a couple of losing seasons, it will weed out all the bandwagoners and attendance / viewership should plummet.

Its a double-edged sword, we want the Suns to win a championship, but it means Sarver is staying. If Sarver sells, it means we will have to endure multiple years of a cellar-dwelling team.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Mon Apr 4, 2011 8:16 am
by mybloodisorange
Kerrsed wrote:
ginobiliflops wrote:He may consider selling if he continues to lose money on this franchise.

Or if we burned his house down.




No good, he would just find some way to profit from the insurance claim.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Mon Apr 4, 2011 9:09 am
by BurningHeart
If we force his hand financially, he'll be less willing to put out a championship-level product on the floor.

Really there's no way unless someone gets an ownership group together to put a bid.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Mon Apr 4, 2011 1:54 pm
by JasonDaPsycho
BurningHeart wrote:If we force his hand financially, he'll be less willing to put out a championship-level product on the floor.

Really there's no way unless someone gets an ownership group together to put a bid.

Exactly

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Tue Apr 5, 2011 1:46 pm
by RaisingArizona
BurningHeart wrote:If we force his hand financially, he'll be less willing to put out a championship-level product on the floor.

Really there's no way unless someone gets an ownership group together to put a bid.


Like Barkley and some of his buddies?

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Tue Apr 5, 2011 2:17 pm
by BurningHeart
I think all the ex-Suns should intervene.

Actually, I wish some self-made m(b?)illionaire that has always rooted for the Suns would come along and purchase the team.

That's what happened with my Buffalo Sabres. New owner, lifelong Sabres fan, took over February 22 and you immediately saw a massive change in the way everything was done. In the arena, with the media, with the players....just, everything. I'd kill to see that type of change happen here.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Tue Apr 5, 2011 2:23 pm
by MarJJMar
ginobiliflops wrote:Only way would be to stop supporting this team financially which in turns puts less money in his pockets. He may consider selling if he continues to lose money on this franchise.


If you want the Suns to re-locate to San Diego or whatever then you are right.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Tue Apr 5, 2011 2:33 pm
by RaisingArizona
California with 5 teams? Wouldn't happen. AZ is a big enough state to be able to support an NBA team.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Tue Apr 5, 2011 3:15 pm
by Sun Scorched
So most every ownership group has a lead (Sarver) and several limited partners. You wouldn't need to buy the whole team (in theory), you'd just need to buy Sarver out of his share.

Grant Hill comes to mind.... he has legitimate investments and I could see him really excelling at ownership. Can you imagine? Hill vs. Jordan, Part II.

Re: Have fans ever pushed an owner out??

Posted: Tue Apr 5, 2011 4:26 pm
by navysully
Sun Scorched wrote:So most every ownership group has a lead (Sarver) and several limited partners. You wouldn't need to buy the whole team (in theory), you'd just need to buy Sarver out of his share.

Grant Hill comes to mind.... he has legitimate investments and I could see him really excelling at ownership. Can you imagine? Hill vs. Jordan, Part II.


I would love to see Shaq as an owner and he's one of the few players who made enough money in his playing days to actually afford a team.