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macd-gm wrote:Freakin State Farm Arena? What are we farmers. This is a major urban center. I'm disappointed in Porsche, Coke, and Delta for not stepping up. I'd be disappointed in UPS too but i don't want a brown hawks shirt.
macd-gm wrote:I guess the good part is no more of this:
norcocredo wrote:It's called the basketball hall of fame not the life hall of fame.
Robo_Claw wrote:macd-gm wrote:I guess the good part is no more of this:
I think the name sucks but I DONT CARE I NEVER HAVE TO SEE THAT D-BAG SHAVE A STUPID MOUSTACHE AND THEN SHAVE IT OFF ON EVERY SINGLE COMMERCIAL BREAK
praise be.
Zeno wrote:Oden2 wrote:I bet they will regret that after 10 years when 10 years of naming rights costs 1 billion
It's a pretty horrific deal getting 10 million dollars less for the same deal 20 years down the line.
By comparison, the Raptors (and more importantly Maple Leafs) just signed a deal for their buildings naming rights at 20 years, 800 million. Previous deal was 20 years, 80 million. Not sure if that's Canadian or US dollars but the increase is what's notable.
Thanks for the honesty.MorbidHEAT wrote:My dislike for Lin started during Linsanity. It was absurd. It's probably irrational dislike at this point, but man he gets on my nerves. He's been tearing us up though.
ChokeFasncists wrote:Zeno wrote:Oden2 wrote:I bet they will regret that after 10 years when 10 years of naming rights costs 1 billion
It's a pretty horrific deal getting 10 million dollars less for the same deal 20 years down the line.
By comparison, the Raptors (and more importantly Maple Leafs) just signed a deal for their buildings naming rights at 20 years, 800 million. Previous deal was 20 years, 80 million. Not sure if that's Canadian or US dollars but the increase is what's notable.
What's going on? Bad timing? This team could become good pretty soon.
MaceCase wrote:I don't think the Raptors are garnering 800 mil for their stadium naming rights, I think that is at least 80% Maple Leafs so I'm not faulting the Hawks for only sharing Phil... State Farm with the Dream.
Another sweet deal for Hawks owner Tony Ressler
I thought the Hawks and State Farm reached an agreement on naming rights for the team’s arena. I was mistaken. What really happened is the basketball team and the insurance company reached an agreement to transform the city of Atlanta.
Seriously, that’s what they said. The subject line for the media release that arrived in my inbox blared: “STATE FARM AND ATLANTA HAWKS BASKETBALL CLUB ANNOUNCE GENERATIONAL COLLABORATION TO TRANSFORM CITY OF ATLANTA.”
They say they will accomplish this with “new community engagement programs and philanthropic initiatives.” In the release, Hawks principal owner Tony Ressler declared: “Generations will be positively impacted by the work we do throughout Georgia, and we could not be prouder to have the State Farm name on our new arena.”
myAJCI’ve got to be honest: transforming the city of Atlanta sounds like a very arrogan . . . um, ambitious proclamation for a basketball team and an insurance company.
Ressler said that he and his partners consider the team to be a “community asset.” That must mean, after spending $142.5 million in public money on the $192.5 renovation, the community should be expecting a check from the Hawks for appreciation on the value of its asset. And surely citizens will get a piece of the $175 million State Farm is paying the Hawks for naming rights.
Ressler’s Hawks may not transform the city of Atlanta with these community programs, but the city of Atlanta certainly is transferring a lot of public money to him. At least the city can look forward to getting lots of losing basketball out of it.
HMFFL wrote:MaceCase wrote:I don't think the Raptors are garnering 800 mil for their stadium naming rights, I think that is at least 80% Maple Leafs so I'm not faulting the Hawks for only sharing Phil... State Farm with the Dream.
I just worked at that arena last week.
They're doing a major renovation project backstage in all areas. Many upgrades for both teams!
The backstage area at that arena is extremely small and has weird hallways.
norcocredo wrote:It's called the basketball hall of fame not the life hall of fame.
Jamaaliver wrote:Mike Cunningham throwin' flames!!!Another sweet deal for Hawks owner Tony Ressler
I thought the Hawks and State Farm reached an agreement on naming rights for the team’s arena. I was mistaken. What really happened is the basketball team and the insurance company reached an agreement to transform the city of Atlanta.
Seriously, that’s what they said. The subject line for the media release that arrived in my inbox blared: “STATE FARM AND ATLANTA HAWKS BASKETBALL CLUB ANNOUNCE GENERATIONAL COLLABORATION TO TRANSFORM CITY OF ATLANTA.”
They say they will accomplish this with “new community engagement programs and philanthropic initiatives.” In the release, Hawks principal owner Tony Ressler declared: “Generations will be positively impacted by the work we do throughout Georgia, and we could not be prouder to have the State Farm name on our new arena.”
myAJCI’ve got to be honest: transforming the city of Atlanta sounds like a very arrogan . . . um, ambitious proclamation for a basketball team and an insurance company.
Ressler said that he and his partners consider the team to be a “community asset.” That must mean, after spending $142.5 million in public money on the $192.5 renovation, the community should be expecting a check from the Hawks for appreciation on the value of its asset. And surely citizens will get a piece of the $175 million State Farm is paying the Hawks for naming rights.
Ressler’s Hawks may not transform the city of Atlanta with these community programs, but the city of Atlanta certainly is transferring a lot of public money to him. At least the city can look forward to getting lots of losing basketball out of it.
macd-gm wrote:Jamaaliver wrote:Mike Cunningham throwin' flames!!!Another sweet deal for Hawks owner Tony Ressler
I thought the Hawks and State Farm reached an agreement on naming rights for the team’s arena. I was mistaken. What really happened is the basketball team and the insurance company reached an agreement to transform the city of Atlanta.
Seriously, that’s what they said. The subject line for the media release that arrived in my inbox blared: “STATE FARM AND ATLANTA HAWKS BASKETBALL CLUB ANNOUNCE GENERATIONAL COLLABORATION TO TRANSFORM CITY OF ATLANTA.”
They say they will accomplish this with “new community engagement programs and philanthropic initiatives.” In the release, Hawks principal owner Tony Ressler declared: “Generations will be positively impacted by the work we do throughout Georgia, and we could not be prouder to have the State Farm name on our new arena.”
myAJCI’ve got to be honest: transforming the city of Atlanta sounds like a very arrogan . . . um, ambitious proclamation for a basketball team and an insurance company.
Ressler said that he and his partners consider the team to be a “community asset.” That must mean, after spending $142.5 million in public money on the $192.5 renovation, the community should be expecting a check from the Hawks for appreciation on the value of its asset. And surely citizens will get a piece of the $175 million State Farm is paying the Hawks for naming rights.
Ressler’s Hawks may not transform the city of Atlanta with these community programs, but the city of Atlanta certainly is transferring a lot of public money to him. At least the city can look forward to getting lots of losing basketball out of it.
Heck yes. Someone needs to call out this crap. Do bad no one really reads Hawks coverage. It should be on the front page.
And further in the article in talks about the city throwing a bunch of money to develop the Gulch and the company getting that sweetheart deal is Resselers brother. Atlanta will never learn.
jayu70 wrote:macd-gm wrote:
Heck yes. Someone needs to call out this crap. Do bad no one really reads Hawks coverage. It should be on the front page.
And further in the article in talks about the city throwing a bunch of money to develop the Gulch and the company getting that sweetheart deal is Resselers brother. Atlanta will never learn.
They'll all end up on a Federal indictment somewhere down the line.
norcocredo wrote:It's called the basketball hall of fame not the life hall of fame.
Robo_Claw wrote:jayu70 wrote:macd-gm wrote:Heck yes. Someone needs to call out this crap. [Too] bad no one really reads Hawks coverage. It should be on the front page.
They'll all end up on a Federal indictment somewhere down the line.
One can only hope, too bad the legal system for the rich is a different one than ours.
Jamaaliver wrote:Robo_Claw wrote:jayu70 wrote:
They'll all end up on a Federal indictment somewhere down the line.
One can only hope, too bad the legal system for the rich is a different one than ours.
What in the world?!?
