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Quote from: D~Nice on May 18, 2007, 09:43:24 AMQuote from: Now_I_Know on May 17, 2007, 05:44:58 PMQuote from: D~Nice on May 16, 2007, 07:20:23 PMQuote from: Now_I_Know on May 16, 2007, 06:53:33 PMQuote from: D~Nice on May 16, 2007, 06:26:04 PMI don't see a NBA team here in Vegas. Maybe baseball. And Goodman wants a arena downtown, the airport here is making a fuss about having it close by the strip and that would pump money into downtown like Colangelo did in Phoenix.Baseball is the last sport that wants to be in Vegas...The MLB said they don't want their players attracted to the temptation of the cirt life, and lets not forget the gambling problems the sport has faced...Like I said, NBA and NHL are the two likely possibilities.True. NHL before NBA though. Unless Stern can be persuaded and they get around that betting thing. That is the only thing that really stands in the way. I really don't know if Vegas is fan wise ready for a pro team though. It would give tourists another thing to come out for so filling the arena should not be a problem but as long as they are winning who cares. It is when the team would be losing I would wonder if they would still support the team.UNLV has a pretty loyal fanbase...UNLV has a in the closet fanbase that comes out when they go to the tournament. Vegas is a bandwagon city. They only started showing Rebel Pride again once they knew they were in the tournament. There are small pockets of diehard fans like any other team. UNR in Reno get more fan support then fans out in Vegas. There is too much to do out here, especially if the college is losing. Hmm go out to a club or see a show or go see UNLV play. If they are not winning, forget it. Before this season the Thomas & Mack was not even 1/2 full for their games. Same with football. And maybe that support would change with a pro team. If not they can always funnel tourists into the games to watch whatever pro team we get.I promise you that a team in Vegas would be a cash cow.
Quote from: Now_I_Know on May 17, 2007, 05:44:58 PMQuote from: D~Nice on May 16, 2007, 07:20:23 PMQuote from: Now_I_Know on May 16, 2007, 06:53:33 PMQuote from: D~Nice on May 16, 2007, 06:26:04 PMI don't see a NBA team here in Vegas. Maybe baseball. And Goodman wants a arena downtown, the airport here is making a fuss about having it close by the strip and that would pump money into downtown like Colangelo did in Phoenix.Baseball is the last sport that wants to be in Vegas...The MLB said they don't want their players attracted to the temptation of the cirt life, and lets not forget the gambling problems the sport has faced...Like I said, NBA and NHL are the two likely possibilities.True. NHL before NBA though. Unless Stern can be persuaded and they get around that betting thing. That is the only thing that really stands in the way. I really don't know if Vegas is fan wise ready for a pro team though. It would give tourists another thing to come out for so filling the arena should not be a problem but as long as they are winning who cares. It is when the team would be losing I would wonder if they would still support the team.UNLV has a pretty loyal fanbase...UNLV has a in the closet fanbase that comes out when they go to the tournament. Vegas is a bandwagon city. They only started showing Rebel Pride again once they knew they were in the tournament. There are small pockets of diehard fans like any other team. UNR in Reno get more fan support then fans out in Vegas. There is too much to do out here, especially if the college is losing. Hmm go out to a club or see a show or go see UNLV play. If they are not winning, forget it. Before this season the Thomas & Mack was not even 1/2 full for their games. Same with football. And maybe that support would change with a pro team. If not they can always funnel tourists into the games to watch whatever pro team we get.
Quote from: D~Nice on May 16, 2007, 07:20:23 PMQuote from: Now_I_Know on May 16, 2007, 06:53:33 PMQuote from: D~Nice on May 16, 2007, 06:26:04 PMI don't see a NBA team here in Vegas. Maybe baseball. And Goodman wants a arena downtown, the airport here is making a fuss about having it close by the strip and that would pump money into downtown like Colangelo did in Phoenix.Baseball is the last sport that wants to be in Vegas...The MLB said they don't want their players attracted to the temptation of the cirt life, and lets not forget the gambling problems the sport has faced...Like I said, NBA and NHL are the two likely possibilities.True. NHL before NBA though. Unless Stern can be persuaded and they get around that betting thing. That is the only thing that really stands in the way. I really don't know if Vegas is fan wise ready for a pro team though. It would give tourists another thing to come out for so filling the arena should not be a problem but as long as they are winning who cares. It is when the team would be losing I would wonder if they would still support the team.UNLV has a pretty loyal fanbase...
Quote from: Now_I_Know on May 16, 2007, 06:53:33 PMQuote from: D~Nice on May 16, 2007, 06:26:04 PMI don't see a NBA team here in Vegas. Maybe baseball. And Goodman wants a arena downtown, the airport here is making a fuss about having it close by the strip and that would pump money into downtown like Colangelo did in Phoenix.Baseball is the last sport that wants to be in Vegas...The MLB said they don't want their players attracted to the temptation of the cirt life, and lets not forget the gambling problems the sport has faced...Like I said, NBA and NHL are the two likely possibilities.True. NHL before NBA though. Unless Stern can be persuaded and they get around that betting thing. That is the only thing that really stands in the way. I really don't know if Vegas is fan wise ready for a pro team though. It would give tourists another thing to come out for so filling the arena should not be a problem but as long as they are winning who cares. It is when the team would be losing I would wonder if they would still support the team.
Quote from: D~Nice on May 16, 2007, 06:26:04 PMI don't see a NBA team here in Vegas. Maybe baseball. And Goodman wants a arena downtown, the airport here is making a fuss about having it close by the strip and that would pump money into downtown like Colangelo did in Phoenix.Baseball is the last sport that wants to be in Vegas...The MLB said they don't want their players attracted to the temptation of the cirt life, and lets not forget the gambling problems the sport has faced...Like I said, NBA and NHL are the two likely possibilities.
I don't see a NBA team here in Vegas. Maybe baseball. And Goodman wants a arena downtown, the airport here is making a fuss about having it close by the strip and that would pump money into downtown like Colangelo did in Phoenix.
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