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That's right! I forgot that we were supposed to have an NBA or NHL team by page 75 of this thread.KC_JAYHAWK wrote: 90 pages in and we still don't have an NBA or NHL team....I'm done with this thread
1. San Antonio's population is much larger than Milwaukee and the about same size as KC.brewcrew1000 wrote: San Antonio has won like 3 championships in the past 10 years and they have a smaller population then KC or Milwaukee, so i don't buy the whole small market conspiracy.
It's Funk's fault, not yoursAllThingsKC wrote: That's right! I forgot that we were supposed to have an NBA or NHL team by page 75 of this thread.
. I was being facetious. I just don't see KC landing an NBA or NHL team, so why not go for an AHL team and see how attendance does? I do not see KC getting a team anytime soon. Though since the Mavericks have been supported pretty well, my guess is AHL would too.KC_JAYHAWK wrote: It's Funk's fault, not yours
I'm from Milwaukee and I think we really get an unfair population number when CSA and MSA populations are counted because Chicago steals Kenosha and Racine is usually never factored into the population numbers. Kenosha to Milwaukee is closer then Kenosha to Chicago but for some reason Kenosha is apart of Chicagos population, makes no sense. If anything, Kenosha/Racine and Waukegan should have there own MSA populationAllThingsKC wrote: That's right! I forgot that we were supposed to have an NBA or NHL team by page 75 of this thread.
1. San Antonio's population is much larger than Milwaukee and the about same size as KC.
2. San Antonio only has one pro team.
It has a lot to do with the NBA being the only game in town in OKC. Portland and Sacramento are also considered some of the best fans in the NBA and they are one sport towns.GRID wrote: Living in a market that follows the NBA, I get a lot more general NBA vibe even though I don't follow it much (although much more than I did while in KC).
I can tell you that OKC has quickly become a respected NBA city with great NBA fans. The only things I hear about OKC are how tough it is to play there, how much the fans are into the games and even some pretty positive feedback from people that have traveled to OKC as we have a lot of business travel between OKC and DC (FAA has a huge presence in OKC).
If OKC can build such a respectable image and not be the stepchild of the NBA teams, then anybody can do it and they are half the size of KC.
Having said that, while I think KC could support an NHL or NHL team, it sure doesn't look likely without local ownership that wants a team in KC. That's why I have always pushed for an AHL club in KC. It would be better than the mavs, but KC probably wouldn't support two minor league hockey clubs.
mgsports wrote: WNBA Team? DL Team?
That she is! She has that hot looking school teacher fetish look to her!NDTeve wrote: Palin is hot.
I doubt the D-League will look at Independence. They already have two well drawing winter tenants. The Comets and Mavericks both eat up all the primo weekend dates. The D-League ain't coming in and playing Tuesdays and Wednesdays.mgsports wrote: WNBA keeps expanding so KC could be inline for a team. DL might look at Independence,MO to put a Team.
Congrats. You just won the internet!WSPanic wrote: The WNBA is the Ross Dress For Less of professional sports leagues.
how many people in KC really have that kind of dough? KC's old money families (the Kempers, Blochs, Halls, Helzburgs, etc.) don't seem interested in such things and the new money (Min Kao, who else?) don't either. after all, neither the royals nor the chiefs are owned by locals. if the NBA were to come to KC, it would need to come from some regional or national owner or ownership group simply choosing to do so for whatever reason - a prospect which grows dimmer every day.KCMax wrote: baffled why some rich dude in KC wouldn't want to step up and purchase a team and "be a hero" to Kansas City the way Clay Bennett is in OKC (or Ewing Kauffman was).
