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Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:26 am
by Indy
The Bobster wrote:I found this very interesting -
"The new group featuring [Hank] Aaron and his partners is the second known consortium with certifiable interest in buying the Hawks. NBA.com and Bloomberg.com reported earlier this week that former NBA stars Grant Hill and Junior Bridgeman have teamed with USA Basketball chairman Jerry Colangelo and son Bryan Colangelo, two-time NBA Executive of the Year, to form a group that also will be bidding on the team."
http://espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/12152 ... ks-bidders
Agreed. I didn't know that.
Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:27 am
by Superbone
I wonder if Colangelo wishes he had never sold the Suns?
Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:30 am
by Indy
No way. You have to cash out an investment at some point.
Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:17 pm
by Mori Chu
So why would he buy the Hawks? Does he itch to be involved in running an NBA team again? Does he just think of it as another investment? Does he want to install BC as the GM there and give his son another opportunity to build and manage a team?
Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:20 pm
by Indy
I would assume it is a great investment.
Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:23 pm
by Mori Chu
I still don't get why the fan support is so poor in Atlanta. They always seem to have half-empty crowds in their arena, even for playoff games. The Hawks are a pretty good team historically who have given their fans some fun squads to cheer for. And Atlanta is a big city with a diverse population, where I'd think an NBA team would get great support. Why is it so bad?
Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 12:32 pm
by JCSunsfan
Mori Chu wrote:I still don't get why the fan support is so poor in Atlanta. They always seem to have half-empty crowds in their arena, even for playoff games. The Hawks are a pretty good team historically who have given their fans some fun squads to cheer for. And Atlanta is a big city with a diverse population, where I'd think an NBA team would get great support. Why is it so bad?
Because its not the SEC, NASCAR, pro bass fishing, or noodling.
Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 1:13 pm
by Indy
Read that email from the owner... it explained it pretty well.
Re: Suns News: Week 11 1/5-1/11
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:40 pm
by Cap
I see that the Suns are one spot behind the Hawks in attendance, ranking #24.
The Pistons, sadly, are #29. How can that devastated city afford to support the Pistons, Lions, Tigers and Red Wings?
http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance