Comments on Bucks Diary: My Domino Theory about Seattle and the Bucks

You're right about Vegas being in the mix. The Ne...

2008-07-08T03:25:00.000-05:00

You're right about Vegas being in the mix. The New York Times also mentioned... aahhh I threw it away. I think Kansas City, if you can believe it. They're a one time loser, though, with the Kings in the 70s and 80s. Where the hell was the other city? I wanna say Anaheim, but that doesn't make sense. I have to look that article up. (I always thought St Louis would somehow get back into the Association. They've got the market size... more so than Kansas City.)

For the next five years I only see two cities that...

2008-07-07T22:30:00.000-05:00

For the next five years I only see two cities that are really viable for an NBA team. Seattle and Las Vegas.

If we can somehow send the Memphis team to Vegas, New Orleans then may be the team to go to Seattle if they get their act together up there.

But for the drafting of Chris Paul, New Orleans would be in OKC right now I believe. Sad to say that a great NBA town with history like Milwaukee or Seattle can have their fate determined by some lotto picking luck.

That's right. That was the first domino. And Ste...

2008-07-07T22:16:00.000-05:00

That's right. That was the first domino. And Stern was ADAMANT about keeping the Hornets in the 1/2 city of New Orleans... a city that couldn't support the team at full strength. Bizarre... unless you assume Stern has a plan.

Memphis, you're right, seems a hell of a lot shakier. I remember once I was in Cabo San Lucas and I met a guy from Memphis. I asked him if he was a Grizzlie fan. He acted as if I asked him if he was a communist. That small incident somehow told me all I needed to know about the attachment between the Grizzlies and Memphis.

I agree.What makes zero sense to me is the fact th...

2008-07-07T19:14:00.000-05:00

I agree.

What makes zero sense to me is the fact that New Orleans kept the Hornets. Other than for politically correct reasons, the Charlotte team should have never been allowed to locate there.

And after Katrina, the Hornets needed to stay in OKC.

Our lone good news is that Memphis didn't get Derrick Rose and hopefully that team will continue to suck for another year or two. They'll be the ones to head West to Seattle.