Inside Biz.com-Sources: Sacramento Kings may move to Virginia Beach, arena deal in the works

[authentic]

WOW!!!

http://insidebiz.com/news/sources-sa...ena-deal-works

[Forehead]

I honestly thought that link was going to be a rickroll or something, but I clicked anyway. This is the first time I've ever seen Virginia Beach referred to as a "resort city."

[visionary]

I saw this news on twitter a few minutes ago and was wondering if anyone would post something about it.
I think a reporter from ABC was reporting about it.

[Gary Clark Fan]

that is insane. Seattle is the perfect fit for the kings not VA Beach. Maybe AI will come out of retirement now and play for his "home" team if this happens.

[amm0409]

WO, Im from VA BEACH, HOLLA!!!! that would be Awesome!!!

[The Evil Genius]

This is awesome x2 for me.

One, it gets the rid of the **** stain that the Maloofs have put on my current locale. Plus, it means my old home will be big time.



I think they should revive the Squires nickname from the ABA days, if it happens.

[Ghost of Nibbs McPimpin]

This is awesome x2 for me.

One, it gets the rid of the **** stain that the Maloofs have put on my current locale. Plus, it means my old home will be big time.



I think they should revive the Squires nickname from the ABA days, if it happens.

Squires would be tight. Though let me say this:

I am looking forward to the Virginia Beach Mega Bowl! The Virginia Beach Mega Bowl!

On a less serious note: The population of suddenly swollen uteri, flush with child support cash is about to go up. Boost to the local economy/labor supply?

[tone_dubbz]

Don't taze me bro!!!!!

I doubt Mayor Sessoms would let that happen, but man that would be too good to me true.

I for one would definitely support the team. They have plenty of room to build an arena at the Sports Plex.

700,000 people when you count Norfolk. Another 225K if you count Chesapeake.

So..I wonder what sites they are looking at?

According to 2010 census, there is 1,671,683 in Hampton Roads all together. I'm pretty sure everyone in the 7 cities would support the cause.

[I_Bleed_B&G]

WTF is in Virginia Beach? Might as well put a team in Ocean City lol

[The Evil Genius]

WTF is in Virginia Beach? Might as well put a team in Ocean City lol

700,000 people when you count Norfolk. Another 225K if you count Chesapeake.

So..I wonder what sites they are looking at?

[lovetoaster]

WTF is in Virginia Beach? Might as well put a team in Ocean City lol

It is a pretty big metro area, though. I believe Hampton Roads is the largest metro area without a major sports team. At 1.7 million in 2010 and growing, it is about the same size as indianapolis and bigger than Nashville, New Orleans, Milwaukee, Memphis and Oklahoma City.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_o...tistical_Areas

I think it is only a matter of time before a team of some sort moves into the area, and I think that the NBA is a good fit.

[HogNose]

WTF is in Virginia Beach? Might as well put a team in Ocean City lol

The Hampton Roads area is a little bit bigger than Ocean City. I'm not sure why no one ever takes this area seriously when mentioning pro teams.

[Lombardi's_kid_brother]

The Hampton Roads area is a little bit bigger than Ocean City. I'm not sure why no one ever takes this area seriously when mentioning pro teams.

Because it has no real money in it. Population is one thing. The dollars in that population is another matter. The one advantage OKC has at the moment is that it is home to a lot of energy companies that are doing extremely well. So filling suites and getting corporate sponsorship is not an issue. At least for the time being. Energy tends to be a boom/bust business so it will be interesting to see how the Thunder do if that business goes in the tank again (which it always does).

Hampton Roads does not have that advantage.

---------- Post added August-24th-2012 at 11:18 AM ----------

Didn't Seatle have a basketball team and lose it because of fan disinterest? Seatle Supersonics?

They lost it because of corporate blackmail. They just spent a ton of money to revamp their arena and were told, "We need a new arena." They said no. The team left.

By the way, I'm 99 percent sure that this is all BS.

The Maloofs are desperately trying to start some kind of bidding war that leaves them with:

1. A new arena,
2. A partner with deep pockets, and
3. Control of the team.

The team could set up shop in Reno for all they care as long as they get those 3 items. Which I don't think they can get.

[HogNose]

Because it has no real money in it. Population is one thing. The dollars in that population is another matter. The one advantage OKC has at the moment is that it is home to a lot of energy companies that are doing extremely well. So filling suites and getting corporate sponsorship is not an issue. At least for the time being. Energy tends to be a boom/bust business so it will be interesting to see how the Thunder do if that business goes in the tank again (which it always does).

Hampton Roads does not have that advantage.

Makes sense.

One question.....why doesn't Pittsburgh have an NBA team? I'm sure Pittsburgh could support an NBA team.

[stevemcqueen1]

Makes sense.

One question.....why doesn't Pittsburgh have an NBA team? I'm sure Pittsburgh could support an NBA team.

They might be able too.

But you'd be hard pressed to convince me there would be more white collar fans in Pittsburgh than Hampton Roads. Hampton Roads has some pretty big corporate presences in the region. Banks, the railroad, the shipyards, government subcontracting, these are things that aren't going away.

You've got the right amount of blue collar fans in the area too. That's where the real enthusiasm for a team comes from.

---------- Post added August-24th-2012 at 01:48 PM ----------

Because it has no real money in it. Population is one thing.

You'd be surprised. It's not like Nova, but the area definitely isn't barren. I also think you are undervaluing how important a large blue collar fan base is. You need these people because they are the ones who go to games and root hard, watch games regularly in their homes, and they spend their money on team merchandise.