Pacers could relocate if deal not struck

[drutripathi1]

wow.. when i read this title... pacers could relocate... a lil part of me died inside >:-o

this team should be called the Indiana Reggie Millers

as you already know, i'm a die hard pacers fan for life but if they relocate.. (i live in VA) this franchise will lose one of its BIGGEST fans.

Pacers SUCKED b4 reggie, and they SUCK after reggie.

I KNew since the day donnie walsh left... this franchise was going downhill.... i'm most likely going to stop watching b.ball as much. b.ball is my life... and this is going to hurt.

if the franchise does move... it was an honor gentlemen... good luck.... i'm going to stop posting until we get a legit team and management.

p.s. fire larry bird (he was a good player not good for our office)
fire jim o'brian ... and fire the idiot that hired him w/out question.
fire the idiot taht got murphy and dunleavy for s.jax and artest
fire the idiot that got tj ford instead of jermaine o'neal
bring back reggie


there is so much iwant to say.. but after reading this... i'm gonna take a time out... think about life & all my good memories watchin b.ball....

once again... it's been an honor gentlemen... i'll post again once we get a legit team. .. sorry for quitting on ya'll.

[8305]

I will be surprised if the Pacers relocate. The main reason is they really hold all the cards in this negoitation with the city. If the Pacers move the city is stuck with the operating costs of Conseco and that's what the Pacers are asking for in this negotiation. So as I see it either way Indianapolis will be picking up the facility operating costs. MIght as well do it with a tenant as without. Keeping the Pacers comes down to a sound economic business decision for Indianapolis. It would be pretty hard for anyone to make an arguement against giving the team what it wants.

[HookShotHibbert]

Our rabid-fanbase and world-class facilities would have a lot of owners intrigued.

U realize our 'rabid' fan base has had Indiana in the bottome of the league the last few years, and as a nose-bleed-cheap-as-possible season ticket holder I was a pair given courtside seats by the team 4 or 5 times this season. 'Rabid' fans who stay home don't make the owners any money. Also a world class facility that cost an owner 15 million dollars a year is far from intriguing!!

I KNew since the day donnie walsh left... this franchise was going downhill.... i'm most likely going to stop watching b.ball as much. b.ball is my life... and this is going to hurt.

Actually the team was at the bottom of the hill when Donnie left.

[HookShotHibbert]

I will be surprised if the Pacers relocate. The main reason is they really hold all the cards in this negoitation with the city. If the Pacers move the city is stuck with the operating costs of Conseco and that's what the Pacers are asking for in this negotiation. So as I see it either way Indianapolis will be picking up the facility operating costs. MIght as well do it with a tenant as without. Keeping the Pacers comes down to a sound economic business decision for Indianapolis. It would be pretty hard for anyone to make an arguement against giving the team what it wants.

If the pacers leave, the C.I.B. could simply tear down Conseco and make a wonderfully paved lot to the 8-10 Sundays the colts play right down the street. The pavement maintainence will be much less than 15 million a year! I am sure the events that are held in Conceso could be held in Lucas. I don't want this to be the case, but I just don't see that the Pacers hold all the cards

[Gremz]

Have to say I'm pretty surprised with all the comments about which team people would jump to if they relocated. Granted I don't live anywhere near Indiana, but the team you go for is still that team no matter where they are or what they are called.

Never do I want to see it happen though.

[mizzoupacers]

Granted I don't live anywhere near Indiana, but the team you go for is still that team no matter where they are or what they are called.

Maybe I'm a bad example, but when the Kings left Kansas City, I just couldn't find a reason to remain interested. My favorite player, Tiny Archibald, had long since moved on. The Kings were a bad team with little personality or flair; I can barely even remember who played for them in their final seasons. The last time I saw them play was at a "home" game against the Lakers that they moved to St. Louis in a desperate attempt to sell some tickets; the game was played in a decrepit old hockey arena, and I think I was the only person there rooting for the Kings...the St. Louis crowd was there to see Showtime, not the lousy Kings. And of course the Kings were blown out, and Magic, Kareem, and company looked like they didn't even have to break a sweat. Man, was it depressing.

If the Kings had stayed in Kansas City, I'd still be a Kings fan. But they didn't. At about the same time they moved to Sacramento, I moved to Indiana for a few years. The Pacers were the NBA team I could see most often, and they had ex-Mizzou star Steve Stipanovitch in the starting lineup...I became a fan. And the rest is history!

[8305]

I will be surprised if the Pacers relocate. The main reason is they really hold all the cards in this negoitation with the city. If the Pacers move the city is stuck with the operating costs of Conseco and that's what the Pacers are asking for in this negotiation. So as I see it either way Indianapolis will be picking up the facility operating costs. MIght as well do it with a tenant as without. Keeping the Pacers comes down to a sound economic business decision for Indianapolis. It would be pretty hard for anyone to make an arguement against giving the team what it wants.

If the pacers leave, the C.I.B. could simply tear down Conseco and make a wonderfully paved lot to the 8-10 Sundays the colts play right down the street. The pavement maintainence will be much less than 15 million a year! I am sure the events that are held in Conceso could be held in Lucas. I don't want this to be the case, but I just don't see that the Pacers hold all the cards

I'll concede that I didn't think about the demo possibility and the resulting money savings. I'm still sticking to my contention. I'll be surprised if the Pacers leave and I'll be even more surprised if they leave and Conseco is demolished as a result.

[Miller4ever]

Have to say I'm pretty surprised with all the comments about which team people would jump to if they relocated. Granted I don't live anywhere near Indiana, but the team you go for is still that team no matter where they are or what they are called.

Never do I want to see it happen though.

Some people have different reasons for rooting for a team. You weren't native Indy, so your loyalties are to the franchise, whereas some of us root for the team that plays in Indiana.

[Gremz]

Have to say I'm pretty surprised with all the comments about which team people would jump to if they relocated. Granted I don't live anywhere near Indiana, but the team you go for is still that team no matter where they are or what they are called.

Never do I want to see it happen though.

Some people have different reasons for rooting for a team. You weren't native Indy, so your loyalties are to the franchise, whereas some of us root for the team that plays in Indiana.

Well I understand that. I'd just assume that if you had no team in Indiana, then you may as well stick with your current team. No?

[Miller4ever]

I'm in a special situation where I've lived in 9 different locations for a total of 8 teams that I could give the hometown nod to. I was born in Indiana and if they move to somewhere outside of those 8 states, then I'll start rooting for the Magic or the Clips.

I've lived in more state than Australia even HAS. Hahahaha.

Ha.

It would depend. I think I would be disheartened for a while, but as long as the Pacers have a franchise that I can get behind even when they move, then I'll probably follow them. It's weird.

[Boneman2]

Our rabid-fanbase and world-class facilities would have a lot of owners intrigued.

U realize our 'rabid' fan base has had Indiana in the bottome of the league the last few years, and as a nose-bleed-cheap-as-possible season ticket holder I was a pair given courtside seats by the team 4 or 5 times this season. 'Rabid' fans who stay home don't make the owners any money. Also a world class facility that cost an owner 15 million dollars a year is far from intriguing!!

I KNew since the day donnie walsh left... this franchise was going downhill.... i'm most likely going to stop watching b.ball as much. b.ball is my life... and this is going to hurt.

Actually the team was at the bottom of the hill when Donnie left.

HookShotHibbert, you remember the 90's and early 2000's, the atmosphere around here was euphoric. You can't tell me the fanbase isn't here because it is. The organization needs to start functioning properly before things get worse.

[Dunthreevy]

Our rabid-fanbase and world-class facilities would have a lot of owners intrigued.

U realize our 'rabid' fan base has had Indiana in the bottome of the league the last few years, and as a nose-bleed-cheap-as-possible season ticket holder I was a pair given courtside seats by the team 4 or 5 times this season. 'Rabid' fans who stay home don't make the owners any money. Also a world class facility that cost an owner 15 million dollars a year is far from intriguing!!

I KNew since the day donnie walsh left... this franchise was going downhill.... i'm most likely going to stop watching b.ball as much. b.ball is my life... and this is going to hurt.

Actually the team was at the bottom of the hill when Donnie left.

HookShotHibbert, you remember the 90's and early 2000's, the atmosphere around here was euphoric. You can't tell me the fanbase isn't here because it is. The organization needs to start functioning properly before things get worse.

You can call our fanbase "rabid" and when things are going right, that's somewhat true. Fact of the matter is, about 80% of the fanbase is EXTREMELY fair-weather and are only "rabid" when it's the popular thing to do.