Kings moving to VA beach????

amcoolio · Post #1 » by **amcoolio** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:45 pm

http://www.news10.net/news/article/2062 ... o-Virginia

WTF? VA Beach is practically in North Carolina....did we just gain another NBA team? How in the world is an NBA team going to sustain there? Its smaller than Raleigh without the colleges!

MKG14 · Post #2 » by **MKG14** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:51 pm

This is annoying for the NBA. And they'll still be western conference, which will be annoying for the teams who have to go out to play them.

Post #3 » by **fatlever** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:54 pm

HOLY ****!!! thats nuts.

decent sized metro when you add norfolk and hampton, but still...

this is a little too close to my bobcats. what if they get a better tv deal and take away the raleigh/durham market?

MKG14 · Post #4 » by **MKG14** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 5:55 pm

http://www.sactownroyalty.com/2012/8/23 ... inia-beach

this guy makes some good points as to why it doesn't make sense yet

Post #5 » by **fatlever** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:04 pm

yeah, sounds like its possibly a bogus report. because it really make no sense at all.

MKG14 · Post #6 » by **MKG14** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:06 pm

fatlever wrote:yeah, sounds like its possibly a bogus report. because it really make no sense at all.

though it is being reported all over, especially in sacramento

MPM · Post #7 » by **MPM** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:11 pm

I heard they were also looking at Gastonia.

Post #8 » by **fatlever** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:24 pm

MPM wrote:I heard they were also looking at Gastonia.

led by the investment team of james worthy, sleepy floyd and fred durst.

Eoghan · Post #9 » by **Eoghan** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:13 pm

MKG14 · Post #10 » by **MKG14** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 10:50 pm

on the sacramento board they're confident that it's just a rumor at this point, that the VA Beach side put it out

Liver_Pooty · Post #11 » by **Liver_Pooty** » Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:19 pm

I would think that Kansas City or some other city like that would have a MUCH better change of getting an NBA team than Virginia freakin Beach.

freakon0mics · Post #12 » by **freakon0mics** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:05 am

Why would a team be rumored to go anywhere else than Seattle? That city deserves a basketball team more than any other city.

MKG14 · Post #13 » by **MKG14** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:10 am

freakon0mics wrote:Why would a team be rumored to go anywhere else than Seattle? That city deserves a basketball team more than any other city.

and really, they should be staying on the western half of the continent!

amcoolio · Post #14 » by **amcoolio** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 1:09 am

freakon0mics wrote:Why would a team be rumored to go anywhere else than Seattle? That city deserves a basketball team more than any other city.

Isn't Seattle unwilling to build a stadium? Plus, with soccer being big there as well, they'd likely be the 4th pro team that matters in the area and that would hurt them quite a bit.

MPM · Post #15 » by **MPM** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 12:37 pm

fatlever wrote:
MPM wrote:I heard they were also looking at Gastonia.

led by the investment team of james worthy, sleepy floyd and fred durst.

Yes, you're correct - Fred Durst is Gastonia's Jay-Z.

HornetJail · Post #16 » by **HornetJail** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 2:10 pm

MKG14 wrote:This is annoying for the NBA. And they'll still be western conference, which will be annoying for the teams who have to go out to play them.

I'm pretty sure they'd bump Milwaukee over to the Western Conference. :lol:

Seriously though, Seattle/Vancouver or Las Vegas would make a lot more sense than Virginia Beach. Too close to Charlotte or Washington DC.

Post #17 » by **fatlever** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:54 pm

move miami to the western conf

Kembastockton · Post #18 » by **Kembastockton** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 4:57 pm

freakon0mics wrote:Why would a team be rumored to go anywhere else than Seattle? That city deserves a basketball team more than any other city.

Why? Haven't they lost two teams already?

CHA_77_Bobcats wrote:
MKG14 wrote:This is annoying for the NBA. And they'll still be western conference, which will be annoying for the teams who have to go out to play them.

I'm pretty sure they'd bump Milwaukee over to the Western Conference.

Seriously though, Seattle/Vancouver or Las Vegas would make a lot more sense than Virginia Beach. Too close to Charlotte or Washington DC.

Considering that there are states with multiple teams I doubt if that matters much.

fatlever wrote:HOLY ****!!! thats nuts.

decent sized metro when you add norfolk and hampton, but still...

this is a little too close to my bobcats. what if they get a better tv deal and take away the raleigh/durham market?

Speaking as the triangle's number one Bobcats fan I have enough love to accept the kings, and still shoot down to Charlotte for games.

Bassman · Post #19 » by **Bassman** » Fri Aug 24, 2012 6:19 pm

VA Beach will always be among the metros seeking a pro team, and they are getting a meeting with King's brass. That means nothing but hearing a pitch, which helps you build upon your leverage in other situations. But, I do think the potential for a move is real given their situation.

Kansas City is dying for a pro basketball or hockey team team, as they already built a grand arena in hopes of landing one. They'd prefer basketball. St. Louis NBA fans always clamor for a move here, and there is a great arena that could share basketball with the NHL Blues, but the market probably cannot handle 4 pro teams.

I seriously doubt any NBA team relocates to the Norfolk area, although they do have a large population to draw from.

HornetJail · Post #20 » by **HornetJail** » Sat Aug 25, 2012 1:21 pm

MountBiyombo wrote:Considering that there are states with multiple teams I doubt if that matters much.

California's bigger than the Carolinas, Virginia, and DC combined and has a population several times that.