NBA in Cincinnati? (Columbus, Dayton, Riverside: apartments, condos, construction)

[1watertiger]

c-bus is too small a tv market, its all about the almighty dollar/profit. cinci should be able to support an nba team with the size of the market there, but will the fans support a team or better yet want a team ? also, i think its a shame cbus doesnt have better attendance for nhl, being they got their shot at a pro team finally. imo, it just shows that cbus is still a miner-leage/college town. ie- cleveland hasnt won (combined teams) in over 140 yrs, but the teams are supported here. my vote is cinci for an nba team ! ps- dayton ? while your at it give a team to akron, mayberry and bfe.

[pirate_lafitte]

Originally Posted by censusdata

There has been a lot of cities getting NBA teams in the past few years, but I've never heard Cincinnati mentioned for one, despite having over 6 million people within a 100 mile radius of Downtown Cinci (that's not a small market)

Is the NBA something people in Cinci want or need?

Cincinnati had a team once. It could do it again. There just needs to be a push for it.

[blabber]

It will never happen again, unless global warming encourages population growth in Cincinnati

[Cincy-Rise]

[Cincy-Rise]

Cool-ass logo and colors...

[hillside]

cle440,

what bigger and better markets?

maestro,

i live in columbus and hear it daily.

cincy-rise,

that's what i was thinking.

[BelieveInCleve]

Originally Posted by Cincy-Rise

It's been a while since you've been here, hasn't it?

What?


Hillside,

All of these metro areas are larger than Cincinnatis and dont currently have an NBA team. I think we can all agree that most of these also have more money to spare than Cincinnati:
Riverside
Seattle
San Diego
St. Louis
Tampa
Baltimore
Pittsburgh

Cincinnati would also be competing with these:
Kansas City
Las Vegas
San Jose
Columbus
Virginia Beach
Austin
Nashville

For the CSA, there are also 3 ahead of Cincinnati. If you added Dayton to the CSA, Cincinnati is the next in line though.

[maestro]

Originally Posted by hillside

cle440,

what bigger and better markets?

maestro,

i live in columbus and hear it daily.

you here Cavs talk daily? Where? I'm telling you, the only talk I ever heard was 1) when Lebron got drafted and 2) when they went to the Finals. I used to bring up the NBA, and I always got the same response: " I don't like basketball". Except maybe Buckeyes b-ball.

[hillside]

Originally Posted by Cle440

What?


Hillside,

All of these metro areas are larger than Cincinnatis and dont currently have an NBA team. I think we can all agree that most of these also have more money to spare than Cincinnati:
Riverside
Seattle
San Diego
St. Louis
Tampa
Baltimore
Pittsburgh

Cincinnati would also be competing with these:
Kansas City
Las Vegas
San Jose
Columbus
Virginia Beach
Austin
Nashville

For the CSA, there are also 3 ahead of Cincinnati. If you added Dayton to the CSA, Cincinnati is the next in line though.

you just answered the question. in about a year, cincinnati will be the 14th largest metro in the country, and the third largest in the midwest.

top 15 metros - 13 nba teams (cinci, seattle)
next 15 metros - 7 nba teams

cincinnati is competing with NONE of those cities for a team. more money to spend? where do you get that?

Riverside - are you serious? LOS ANGELES.
Seattle - they are competing with themselves, and david stern
San Diego - again, are you serious. there are two teams in LA
St. Louis - st. louis is not on a basketball radar
Tampa - the worst sports town around. c'mon
Baltimore - again, not on a hoops radar. also, the wiz are too close.
Pittsburgh - not even a thought for the nba. football town.

Cincinnati would also be competing with these:
Kansas City - they built the arena, but you know why they didn't get the sonics? 1.8 million isn't big enough for a town with two teams already.
Las Vegas - it'll be awhile before vegas sees a team.
San Jose - the warriors??
Columbus - i thought we already went through this one
Virginia Beach - why even mention this town...
Austin - so i guess we need four teams in texas now
Nashville - memphis can't support the griz, and nashville is right where it needs to be - one FOOTBALL team.

[unusualfire]

We could be in serious jeopardy to lose one or even 2 of the big 4 just because of the economy. I wouldn't want a team to come knowing what's going on in this country.