Sport Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Pittsburgh broadcasts Cleveland Cavaliers games on local TV.Cleveland would never broadcast Pens games. doesn't Cleveland Broadcast the Blue Jackets sometimes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luigi74 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 Pittsburgh had an ABA team from '67 to '70...they won the ABA Championship in '67, and had HOFer Connie Hawkins on the team. Their colors were Orange & Blue a la Syracuse...here's a link with their history and logo: http://www.remembertheaba.com/Pittsburgh-Pipers.html Had the Pipers not been sold and moved for a year after the 1968 season they could have built a decent fanbase and maybe survived until the merge, once they came back the few fans they had could care less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtman62 Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 The Pipers were renamed the Condors and played from 1970 to '72 when the team went belly-up. I, for one, have also wondered why the NBA has seemed to ignore Pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted June 9, 2006 Share Posted June 9, 2006 However Pittsburgh has an ABA team now called the Xplosion.But, yeah, they need a new arena. However, this doesnt seem like a basketball city to me either, and i live here.However, imagine if the Pens got the new arena and, somehow, Pittsburgh gets an NBA team. We would have a state-of-the art arena, the best ballpark in the country, a world champion football team in a great stadium, a young talented hockey team, and one of the most historic baseball teams in the country.Hey, a guy can dream, can't he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfab Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Did somebody mention "Condors"?!? Here's where I go WAY off topic. I'd like to see an Anaheim NBA relocation. I know, already 2 teams in the area that'd probably have to be indemnified, along with a relocation fee. Today's 6/9 LA Times briefly noted the Ducks' owner is supposedly interested in buying the Jailblazers. Here's the Condors connection, in my addled mind: when the Ducks announced they'd drop "Mighty", they said they considered new names. Two examples mentioned were "Bears" and "Condors". I think "Anaheim Condors" would be a SWEET NBA team name. Along with Ducks, two "fowl" Anaheim pro team names, all pun intended. Gwen Stefani courtside @ Anaheim Condors NBA games?!? Fahgeddaboutit!! "The Amazing Fabwell... Knows All... SEES All... Tells NOTHING!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadmanLA Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 Pittsburgh broadcasts Cleveland Cavaliers games on local TV.Cleveland would never broadcast Pens games. doesn't Cleveland Broadcast the Blue Jackets sometimes? FSN Ohio carries all the televised Blue Jackets games locally. However, there are split feeds for each of the Columbus, Cleveland, and Cincinnati markets. Usually if the Blue Jackets are the only team playing on FSN Ohio on a certain night, then the whole state gets the games, but if the Cavs and Blue Jackets are both playing on FSN Ohio that particular night, one game goes on the main channel, while the other goes on an alternate channel. Of course, because of territorial broadcast rules, Reds are not shown in the Cleveland area, and the Indians games (no longer on FSN Ohio) are not available in the Cincinnati area...unless you had MLB Extra Innings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winters in buffalo Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Pittsburgh is overextended with 3 pro teams as it is. The reason they don't have an NBA team is that they shouldn't. Maybe if the Pirates left, they could support the Pens and a basketball team, but since they have a new park, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosioux76 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Pittsburgh is overextended with 3 pro teams as it is. The reason they don't have an NBA team is that they shouldn't. Maybe if the Pirates left, they could support the Pens and a basketball team, but since they have a new park, I doubt that will happen anytime soon. Here I read through this whole thread only to have WiB steal my point. Thanks man But it's the only point worth making. No league sees Pittsburgh as a viable expansion market. Not only are the Penguins' failures well documented, but the city has shown little ability to draw much interest in the Pirates. Hell, I'm going to two games this week but only because the Twins are in town. Pittsburgh is a Steelers town. For a while it was a Pirates town, too, but several decades of mediocrity will suck the interest out of any casual fan. I think the only league to consider expanding to Pittsburgh in recent years was the XFL, and look how well that turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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