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Liver_Pooty wrote:Ticket sales are up 41%.
misterglover wrote:BrotherDave wrote:So is Rudy Gay gonna play PF? B/c we can overpay wings until we're blue in the face, it isn't gonna make us one iota better.
How can it make us worse?? Im sorry but I dont think MKG will every be anything more than a hard working role player, so we dont have any good wings. You gotta start somewhere and i dont really see what alot of ppl see in that i dont think Rudy is overpaid....seeing as how Memphis probably see Zach and then Gasol as there top 2 guys he's overpaid there as a 3rd option but would he be here really
Liver_Pooty wrote:catch20two wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:I think the plan is not to necessarily try to be good until the '14-15 season.
I wonder what happens if we miss out on Andrew Wiggins in 2014. Do we tank another 2-3 years until we draft a superstar?
Draft Jabari Parker, Julius Randle or whomever. Hell next year with a seasoned Walker, an MKG in his 2nd year with a Muhammad/McLemore and a Biyombo that can catch a ball who knows what can happen.
Red Larrivee wrote:Rumor Press
EarlierAs reported earlier this week on Rumor Press, the Charlotte Bobcats are interested in reacquiring their protected first round pick from the Tyrus Thomas trade. They’ve talked to the Bulls a few times and Bismack Biyombo was brought up in conversations. Biyombo has two years left on his rookie contract, but has underperformed for a Top-10 pick.
The Bulls have no interest in trading the Bobcats pick in return for a package built around Biyombo. The Bobcats are seeking a third team with a young, athletic big that they hope can interest the Bulls. We have no recent indication of the Bulls shopping the Bobcats pick, but dating back from last year, we know Charlotte wants the pick back.
The latest:The Bobcats have sought the Sacramento Kings as a potential third team in their efforts to reacquire their first round pick from the Bulls, according to a source.
The Bobcats are trying to interest the Bulls in a young big man who could boost their frontline, like Kings forward Jason Thompson. Thompson is under contract through the 2017 season and is on the table for the Bulls. Thompson has started all 39 games for the Kings this season.
Talks are described as early, and a lot of different ideas are being tossed around. Along with Thompson, Kings guard Jimmer Fredette and a 2013 first round pick coming from Charlotte are on the table. The Bulls are being offered a combination of Thompson, Fredette and a 2013 first round pick from Charlotte. Bobcats swingman Jeffrey Taylor could also be substituted for Fredette in another scenario.
It's unclear whether the Bulls would acquire the Bobcats own or Portland Trailblazers first round pick from the Gerald Wallace trade a few years ago. The Trailblazers pick is top-12 protected, and currently the Blazers have the 14th worst record in the league.
The Kings are interested in Bobcats guard Gerald Henderson. Henderson, who is a restricted free agent this summer, was not offered an extension by Charlotte before the RFA deadline.
Bulls guard Rip Hamilton and center Nazr Mohammed have also been brought up in discussions. In the discussions, Mohammed would go to Sacramento along with Henderson, while Hamilton would go to Charlotte with the Bobcats first round pick from the Bulls.
One deal that works under the CBA (but we don't know if the teams have proposed) would have the Bulls take Jason Thompson, Jeffrey Taylor or Jimmer Fredette, along with a pick from Charlotte, the Bobcats get Rip Hamilton and their pick back from the Bulls, and the Kings taking Gerald Henderson and Nazr Mohammed.
Liver_Pooty wrote:
Ticket sales are up 41%.
JGib23 wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:
Ticket sales are up 41%.
Where does that number come from?
Reported attendance is up around 600 per game this season, which coincidentally is around the number of season tickets they sold for $2 per game...
http://www.rufusonfire.com/2013/1/16/38 ... ee-tickets
Balllin wrote:Zion Williamson is 6-5, with a 6-10 wingspan. I see him as a slightly better Kenneth Faried.
blackham9258 wrote:Jazz fan here: If we structured a trade with you who would you rather have?
Al Jefferson or Millsap?
Al Jefferson would be the most likely to resign.
Would you trade your pick unprotected if we took back a contract?
Would you trade your Detroit pick for either player and just swapping expirings but giving you a true 20/10 guy on your team in the east... you choose Al or Paul.
Would you trade the Portland pick along with either of the other two with any combination of Al or Paul and contract dumping on us?
Liver_Pooty wrote:JGib23 wrote:Liver_Pooty wrote:
Ticket sales are up 41%.
Where does that number come from?
Reported attendance is up around 600 per game this season, which coincidentally is around the number of season tickets they sold for $2 per game...
http://www.rufusonfire.com/2013/1/16/38 ... ee-tickets
Lol. Ben Swanson
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JGib23 wrote:I have no clue who Ben Swanson is.. I googled Bobcats attendance increase and that article was in there... he had good points that I forgot about... Buy one get one free and also free tickets to everyone in attendance because Kemba hit a 3 pointer....
I ask again, where did your comment about ticket sales being up 41% come from? Unless the Bobcats were giving away about 6,000 tickets to every game last season- it's impossible that ticket sales are up 41% because the attendance #'s don't support the claim.
blackham9258 wrote:Jazz fan here: If we structured a trade with you who would you rather have?
Al Jefferson or Millsap?
Would you trade your pick unprotected if we took back a contract?
Would you trade your Detroit pick for either player and just swapping expirings but giving you a true 20/10 guy on your team in the east... you choose Al or Paul.
Would you trade the Portland pick along with either of the other two with any combination of Al or Paul and contract dumping on us
misterglover wrote:JGib23 wrote:I have no clue who Ben Swanson is.. I googled Bobcats attendance increase and that article was in there... he had good points that I forgot about... Buy one get one free and also free tickets to everyone in attendance because Kemba hit a 3 pointer....
I ask again, where did your comment about ticket sales being up 41% come from? Unless the Bobcats were giving away about 6,000 tickets to every game last season- it's impossible that ticket sales are up 41% because the attendance #'s don't support the claim.
See my post from earlier....those sales come from corporate sponsors and promotions like the $2 draft pick sale and buy one get on free promotions....we did great on our tix renewals but one look at the arena during a game lets you know tix sales havent increased that much as it relates to attendance
Even though we have 2 more wins than Washington,we still suck so bad that all the other divisions bottom feeders are pulling away from us. If we do nothing we still should have top 3 2013 and 2014 lottery picks that give us a chance at Muhammad to replace Henderson or Zellar/Noel in 2013 and Wiggins , Parker,Harrison in 2014. I think our 2014 pick is top 5 protected..maybe top 8 with Chicago.
BlackOutBobcat wrote:The 41 percent thing wasn't on sales, it was the amount PRICES increased on the secondary market. Sorry to burst any bubbles, but I guess it's nice that people are willing to pay more to see the Cats.
http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/22 ... ast_Season
misterglover wrote:JGib thats the point i was trying to make...i was trying to agree w/ you, our tix sales havent increased much, and both attendance & interest are waning which is why i originally said i think we both should and are interested in getting a Rudy Gay or some name talent sooner rather than later cuz winning 7 games or maybe 15-20 this year isnt gonna help the bottom line which is what MJ has to ultimately care about in addition to winning
