OT: Team USA basketball is comming to Sunsland

[SunsDynasty]

I don't know if you guys saw this article or not already but team USA is moving there basketball hq to a suburb of Phoenix. Here's the article it was on ESPN and also the local newspaper.

USA Basketball leaves Colorado Springs for new Arizona home
Associated Press

Updated: November 18, 2008, 3:19 PM ET
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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- USA Basketball is moving its headquarters from Colorado Springs, Colo., to the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, adding to the city's growing roster of sports facilities.


The Glendale City Council on Tuesday approved a memorandum of understanding for the project, which will include USA Basketball's executive offices, a multi-court training facility and a 150-room hotel.

The complex will be adjacent to the Phoenix Coyotes' Jobing.com Arena and University of Phoenix Stadium, which is home to the Arizona Cardinals and the Fiesta Bowl.

"The amenities which will be available at our headquarters and on the campus are distinctive and high-end, and will greatly expand our capacity to contribute to the overall growth of our sport," said outgoing USA Basketball president Val Ackerman, who led relocation efforts.

USA Basketball is the national governing body for teams that represent the United States in the Olympics and other international competitions. The new facility will be the primary training site for all U.S. national teams, and it also is expected to play host to year-round basketball competitions.

USA Basketball had been headquartered in Colorado Springs, home of the U.S. Olympic Committee. The group announced last year it would consider moving so it could consolidate its facilities.

Citing a study by Elliot D. Pollack & Company, the city of Glendale said the move would generate a 25-year economic impact of $24 million.

Former Phoenix Suns owner Jerry Colangelo, who put together the 2008 Olympic gold medal-winning team, was instrumental in the move. Colangelo was recently elected chairman of USA Basketball's board of directors.

The U.S. Olympic Committee also considered moving out of Colorado Springs but announced in March it would stay after the city agreed to put together a $53 million deal for a headquarters and training center.

Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

[MaryvalesFinest]

This is great!

If you think about it in 2010 the Suns could probally get a team USA player to come play for the Suns. They would have the whole practice court to themselves and stuff which would be enticing for any free agent.

[Gorilla Warfare]

This is great!

If you think about it in 2010 the Suns could probally get a team USA player to come play for the Suns. They would have the whole practice court to themselves and stuff which would be enticing for any free agent.

Or they can play on their teams practice court.....??? Come on dude, you're killing me smalls.

[TASTIC]

This is great!

If you think about it in 2010 the Suns could probally get a team USA player to come play for the Suns. They would have the whole practice court to themselves and stuff which would be enticing for any free agent.

Or they can play on their teams practice court.....??? Come on dude, you're killing me smalls.

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great movie

[eastsidecrossover]

The only way that happens mary is that the suns take your suggestion and build a new areana in the ghetto of Maryvale!! BRILLIANT!!

[MaryvalesFinest]

The only way that happens mary is that the suns take your suggestion and build a new areana in the ghetto of Maryvale!! BRILLIANT!!

The area has gotten better now thanks to sheriff Joe