SLC: Least Favorite NBA City

[sugarloaf]

Players still not apt to like Utah

Big surprise here, I live in SLC, I was born and raised here and I'm ready to run for the border myself!

[The Nation]

Toronto is 2nd at 16 percent, damn, its way too cold here in toronto. Boston, ny, detroit, milwaukee and chicago are much much warmer than Canada!!

Remember Steve Francis walking in with a Winter Jacket, in July in Vancouver....idiot!!

[See Red]

Interesting. I wonder where Denver ranks on the list -- it has some stereotypes that make it less attractive to athletes, but I know that the teams here feel confident that if they can get the athletes to visit Denver, they can get 'em. I remember reading an article about that about two years back, actually.

[DrBear]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar always spoke well of Milwaukee and its fans, but couldn't wait to get out.

"It's too cold for me - but it's too cold for them, too."

[cappital92]

New Jersey should have gotten the nod. Welcome to East Rutherford! We have Giants Stadium,the Continental Airlines Arena,Meadowlands Racetrack,Parking,and swamp!

[HedleyLamarr]

Interesting. I wonder where Denver ranks on the list -- it has some stereotypes that make it less attractive to athletes, but I know that the teams here feel confident that if they can get the athletes to visit Denver, they can get 'em. I remember reading an article about that about two years back, actually.

Ask Kobe how much he likes Denver....

[sugarloaf]

Interesting.  I wonder where Denver ranks on the list -- it has some stereotypes that make it less attractive to athletes, but I know that the teams here feel confident that if they can get the athletes to visit Denver, they can get 'em.  I remember reading an article about that about two years back, actually.

What are those stereotypes?

[Brendan]

if vancouver was still in the nba they would be number one, which always pissed me of because players would complain about the rain, but then when it comes the seatlle no one ever complains even though it rains even more there. If only they would of given vancouver a chance then we'd still have a team.

[sugarloaf]

if vancouver was still in the nba they would be number one, which always pissed me of because players would complain about the rain, but then when it comes the seatlle no one ever complains even though it rains even more there. If only they would of given vancouver a chance then we'd still have a team.

I don't see the big deal, Seattle is a great city and from what I've seen of Vancouver (only been there once) it's a great city too!

[Lee.]

Players still not apt to like Utah

It's all BS2282's fault.

[nwtrailtrekker]

if vancouver was still in the nba they would be number one, which always pissed me of because players would complain about the rain, but then when it comes the seatlle no one ever complains even though it rains even more there.  If only they would of given vancouver a chance then we'd still have a team.

I don't see the big deal, Seattle is a great city and from what I've seen of Vancouver (only been there once) it's a great city too!

both cities are absolutely beautiful, family friendly yet full of nightclubs and such.

but vancouver, as a city, is not a basketball city. i dont believe attendance was very high.

what i never understood is why they were in the midwest divison...

[Brendan]

if vancouver was still in the nba they would be number one, which always pissed me of because players would complain about the rain, but then when it comes the seatlle no one ever complains even though it rains even more there.  If only they would of given vancouver a chance then we'd still have a team.

I don't see the big deal, Seattle is a great city and from what I've seen of Vancouver (only been there once) it's a great city too!

both cities are absolutely beautiful, family friendly yet full of nightclubs and such.

but vancouver, as a city, is not a basketball city. i dont believe attendance was very high.

what i never understood is why they were in the midwest divison...

in vancouver basketball is quickly becoming more popular with the kids i know personly that in my high school more people know who Boris Diaw is than Markus Naslund. The attendance in vancouver was low but remember we had pretty crappy teams, i just wish the nba would of given us more than 6 years.

[OMMF]

but then when it comes the seatlle no one ever complains even though it rains even more there.

Uhh...

It rains an average of 38.6 inches a year in Seatlle while Vancouver averages about 112cm a year, or about 5½ inches more.

But why would you let a fact get in the way of your rant, right?

[DrBear]

It wasn't the NBA that moved the team, it was the original owners selling out.

[fiasco!]

Players still not apt to like Utah

It's all BS2282's fault.

that's a bit Cynical, wouldn't you say?

[Brendan]

It wasn't the NBA that moved the team, it was the original owners selling out.

ya but the nba still gave the owners permission to seek a new location.

[ColeJ]

didn't dirk once say "utah is not a good city"?

[nyk]

Can someone tell me what made the Jazz want to leave New Orleans for Utah? (I would like to know)

And Yes If I was an NBA player, Utah would not be my top choice of cities to play in or move my family to.

Also the problem with the Toronto is not that its cold up there, Its that it is in Canada and NBA player dont exactly jump at the chance at playing north of the border like baseball and hockey players, but ill still play there before i play in alot other NBA cities. Give it time the Raptors will be moving to the US in no time.

till then....

[DG_YouKnowWhatThatMeans]

Vancouver was just a terrible idea for the NBA. Memphis seems to be working out much better, although I would have put the team in St. Louis.

[The_Admiral]

Can someone tell me what made the Jazz want to leave New Orleans for Utah? (I would like to know)

And Yes If I was an NBA player, Utah would not be my top choice of cities to play in or move my family to.

The team was purchased by a Mormon who saw that the team was not doing well in New Orleans, and thought that since Salt Lake City supported the ABA well enough, it could handle the NBA and show the world how well the Latter-Day Saints could make a basketball club work. It was kind of a combination of smart business sense and civic/religious pride, since church and state are inextricably tied in Salt Lake City.