bosrs1 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Ok, now that sterling is pretty much gone time to get them out of LA. The Majority of clippers fans are ban wagon anyway. They'd be better off in Seattle or KC there are much better fans for them in those cities anyway.Not really. They stand to make far more money as the second LA team then they would make in a far smaller city like Seattle. An KC is a backwater when it comes to the NBA not worth even talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterchaoss Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Owning the smaller share of a huge, lucrative market can be more valuable than 100% of a smaller market. Kansas City? Seriously? ok Kansas city was me just throwing out a name with Seattle. But honestly the market share they have here is probably even smaller than what the kings have in Sacramento, Seattle is a prime spot for the clips, bigger market then they're market share here better fans, given the choice I'm moving to Seattle. Kershaw is GOD! Kershaw is LIFE! Kershaw is ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Owning the smaller share of a huge, lucrative market can be more valuable than 100% of a smaller market. Kansas City? Seriously? ok Kansas city was me just throwing out a name with Seattle. But honestly the market share they have here is probably even smaller than what the kings have in Sacramento, Seattle is a prime spot for the clips, bigger market then they're market share here better fans, given the choice I'm moving to Seattle.The lucrative LA TV rights that are for sale next year all but guarantee they're not going anywhere. Even their smaller slice of LA is worth more than Seattle can offer. This isn't the Clippers of 10 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burkell007 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Can't the board of governors keep rejecting a sale till sterling makes verry little from a sale??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Can't the board of governors keep rejecting a sale till sterling makes verry little from a sale???I would imagine that doesn't matter. This is a matter of speed. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanB06 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Can't the board of governors keep rejecting a sale till sterling makes verry little from a sale???What does the league have to gain from that? You'd be depressing the values of the rest of the teams if you do.The idea should be to sell the team for as much as possible, and make sure Sterling gets as little of that as possible. Sodboy13 said: As you watch more basketball, you will learn to appreciate the difference between "defense" and "couldn't find the rim with a pair of bloodhounds and a Garmin." meet the new page, not the same as the old page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Sterling gets the money from the team, because he still owns it. This isn't some fantasy world where the guy ends up homeless drinking from the wine bottle in a paper bag because he fancies himself a 21st century slave owner. He chose to have his money invested in an NBA team, and now he can't do that anymore for the rest of his life. That, and the (apparently maximum) fine given to him are just about the most severe punishments the league can hand out in this situation; I'm not sure they have the grounds or desire to rescind his franchise outright. They are a basketball league, not super happy magic justice court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I keep hearing pundits ask why the NBA didn't nail him for this sooner. Is there evidence they could have used at the time or do they expect "guilty, until proven innocent" to reign terror o'er the courts? On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Needschat Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 In a perfect world, the NBA would revoke sterling's franchise rights then sold the team for "fair market value" to new owners, with the proviso of keeping them in L.A. That money being spread among the other owners. Oh what could have been.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterchaoss Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Owning the smaller share of a huge, lucrative market can be more valuable than 100% of a smaller market. Kansas City? Seriously? ok Kansas city was me just throwing out a name with Seattle. But honestly the market share they have here is probably even smaller than what the kings have in Sacramento, Seattle is a prime spot for the clips, bigger market then they're market share here better fans, given the choice I'm moving to Seattle.The lucrative LA TV rights that are for sale next year all but guarantee they're not going anywhere. Even their smaller slice of LA is worth more than Seattle can offer. This isn't the Clippers of 10 years ago. Um a tv network is no good if you can't get them on tv we still dont have dodgers games, and I wouldnt be surprised if dont for a couple of years I doubt one the clippers get will be anywhere near the size before the Dodgers TV issues I doubt it'll be there now. These are also the clippers that lucked into a good team do to stern being a pos and gm that made these moves being gone. who is going to out bid the Seattle group who could probably be getting Microsoft involved. The Magic group would be alienating itself from two sets of fans Lakers fans for magic being a traitor and Dodgers fans for loseing focus on them, it's like a death sentence for them in the public eye here. Its a real possibility they leave, and It's the only option wanted by the majority of people here in LA. Kershaw is GOD! Kershaw is LIFE! Kershaw is ALL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I keep hearing pundits ask why the NBA didn't nail him for this sooner. Is there evidence they could have used at the time or do they expect "guilty, until proven innocent" to reign terror o'er the courts?If I wanted to step in and defend the NBA, I'd say his racism up until now wasn't "detrimental to the league"... I don't think you had any evidence of sponsors cancelling/staying away, public outcry, potential boycotts, etc. because of the housing discrimination case or any comments he might have made before. With all of the sponsors walking out within hours of each other, the league has a pretty airtight case (I resisted the urge to say "slam dunk") showing that his douchebaggery is hurting the team and the league in a quantifiable way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Owning the smaller share of a huge, lucrative market can be more valuable than 100% of a smaller market. Kansas City? Seriously?ok Kansas city was me just throwing out a name with Seattle. But honestly the market share they have here is probably even smaller than what the kings have in Sacramento, Seattle is a prime spot for the clips, bigger market then they're market share here better fans, given the choice I'm moving to Seattle.The lucrative LA TV rights that are for sale next year all but guarantee they're not going anywhere. Even their smaller slice of LA is worth more than Seattle can offer. This isn't the Clippers of 10 years ago.Um a tv network is no good if you can't get them on tv we still dont have dodgers games, and I wouldnt be surprised if dont for a couple of years I doubt one the clippers get will be anywhere near the size before the Dodgers TV issues I doubt it'll be there now. These are also the clippers that lucked into a good team do to stern being a pos and gm that made these moves being gone. who is going to out bid the Seattle group who could probably be getting Microsoft involved. The Magic group would be alienating itself from two sets of fans Lakers fans for magic being a traitor and Dodgers fans for loseing focus on them, it's like a death sentence for them in the public eye here. Its a real possibility they leave, and It's the only option wanted by the majority of people here in LA.Just because you give the highest bid, that does not mean you will be accepted. Ask Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Can't the board of governors keep rejecting a sale till sterling makes verry little from a sale???Um, no. That's the very definition of cutting off your own nose to spite your face. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yeah, forcing him to sell the Clippers at a low price would undermine the value of every other team.Also, the Clippers are staying in LA because they make a lot of money playing in the Staples Centre. Talk of moving them is just nonsensical. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Plus, the lower the sale price, the more likely Sterling will go balls out to fight in court so he'd at least essentially retain an annuity for himself in profits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 At the end of the day Sterling's going to get paid a lot of money for the team and to just go away. There's no way that can be avoided because, well, it's his team. Yeah, it would be great if they could rescind the franchise, contract the team, or shoot the Clippers' head offices into the sun, but that's not how the real world works. Sterling's going to go away, but he's going to do it with a substantial cheque. That does suck, but at least he's out of the NBA. Which is all the NBA should be worried about anyway. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 If the Clippers moved, some other city would suffer, because a line would form to take their place. You'd have the LA Bucks or LA Pelicans as soon as they could move.It's very unlikely that anyone would move them, unless it's some bajillionaire who's life long dream was to own an NBA team in his home town no matter what the cost (so we end up with the Des Moines Clippers), or someone who feels that he can make more in a situation where he owns and runs his own arena. Considering the off-court revenue that LA generates, I doubt that a situation like that exists. The thing is, who knows if they would continue their "sweetheart deal" at Staples with new ownership? That could be a factor in all of this. "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Can't the board of governors keep rejecting a sale till sterling makes verry little from a sale???Not unless they want to lose any lawsuit Sterling brings against them. They have to sell in good faith, that means getting the best value they can. If they don't Sterling has grounds in court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 I am excited about the impending Clippers bidding war. $800 million, at least. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonBlue Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 It's hard to imagine the Clippers moving when they didn't even move to Orange County. I know that was party due to Sterling's ego, but cant see a relocation happening. "I did absolutely nothing and it was everything I thought it could be." -Peter Gibbons RIP Demitra #38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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