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re: Chris Paul not sure he would of left NOLA in free agency.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 5:58 pm to GynoSandberg
Posted on 2/16/14 at 5:58 pm to GynoSandberg
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They like spending money on extravagant things and having places to show it off. Clubs and parties, opportunities to "stunt". Nola isn't really like that.
Well, it isn't LA, NYC, Chicago or Miami, no doubt. But Houston, Dallas and Atlanta have nothing except population.
Whatever. The fact is that NO won't have any more of an issue than any other city if it develops a competitive basketball culture. This is the second season of Benson ownership. For frick's sake, we have to be at least a little bit reasonable. Frankly, I think the fact that we lured Evans and Ryno are is at least a little bit encouraging. Give it time. We have time to make this a place where AD wants to stay.
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Posted on 2/16/14 at 6:09 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
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Uh, yes we are.
Outside of events like the bayou classic, super bowl, final 4, all star games there usually isn't huge parties to go to. canal st isnt packed with fancy cars. Sure, NOLA has "parties" and "clubs". But on a regular basis, there really isn't a place for athletes to "be seen" and flaunt their money.
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Holy generalization Batman!!! Definitely JR and probably Baron but has there been another Hornets/Pelican who fits this description? I doubt we're finding guys way outside of the norm.
Well yeah, it's a generalization considering I do not know every NBA player in the league. Of course they all aren't like that. Baron Davis was actually one who loved the city
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Whatever. The fact is that NO won't have any more of an issue than any other city if it develops a competitive basketball culture. This is the second season of Benson ownership. For frick's sake, we have to be at least a little bit reasonable. Frankly, I think the fact that we lured Evans and Ryno are is at least a little bit encouraging. Give it time. We have time to make this a place where AD wants to stay.
this is what i mean. winning will bring people here ultimately.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 6:24 pm to GynoSandberg
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Whatever. The fact is that NO won't have any more of an issue than any other city if it develops a competitive basketball culture. This is the second season of Benson ownership. For frick's sake, we have to be at least a little bit reasonable. Frankly, I think the fact that we lured Evans and Ryno are is at least a little bit encouraging. Give it time. We have time to make this a place where AD wants to stay.
this is what i mean. winning will bring people here ultimately.
Please make sure that comment is attributed to the correct person. Thanks.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 7:11 pm to GynoSandberg
Bc New Orleans is so black. It was neck with DC for the chocolate city nick name at one point. I think Jalen Rose put Nola third overall in his top cities for black athletes. But again what cities are like that in terms of celebrity and money and VIP status? NY, LA, and Miami. Maybe Houston and Dallas and Atlanta and Chicago. Although that's more population for the last group
Let's list cities with less or equal to Nola: OKC, Portland, Orlando, Charlotte, Memphis, Boston, Cleveland, Sacramento, Milwaukee, Detroit, Toronto, Indianapolis, Washington, Salt Lake City, San Antonio,
Let's list cities with less or equal to Nola: OKC, Portland, Orlando, Charlotte, Memphis, Boston, Cleveland, Sacramento, Milwaukee, Detroit, Toronto, Indianapolis, Washington, Salt Lake City, San Antonio,
This post was edited on 2/16/14 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 2/16/14 at 8:07 pm to HeadyBrosevelt
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Sacramento
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Atlanta
Charlotte
Detroit
Indianapolis isn't a destination city, either. Memphis?
Posted on 2/16/14 at 8:25 pm to VOR
We swapped Ayon for Ryno.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 9:25 pm to tigerfan88
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Bc New Orleans is so black. It was neck with DC for the chocolate city nick name at one point. I think Jalen Rose put Nola third overall in his top cities for black athletes. But again what cities are like that in terms of celebrity and money and VIP status? NY, LA, and Miami. Maybe Houston and Dallas and Atlanta and Chicago. Although that's more population for the last group
Let's list cities with less or equal to Nola: OKC, Portland, Orlando, Charlotte, Memphis, Boston, Cleveland, Sacramento, Milwaukee, Detroit, Toronto, Indianapolis, Washington, Salt Lake City, San Antonio,
I'm sorry, but would you mind explaining the meaning of your post? Seriously, I'm not sure of your point.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 9:28 pm to VOR
Some people in the thread were implying that Nola struggles to attract free agents and retain players bc it's an undesirable city to play in. I said it's probably in the top ten cities in the NBA, especially for black athletes. Someone else mentioned that black athletes tend like to be in big splashy cities where they can show off their money and go to big nightclubs and whatnot. I was pointing out that even if that were the case, there are plenty of cities in the nba that don't fit that bill
Posted on 2/16/14 at 9:34 pm to tigerfan88
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Let's list cities with less or equal to Nola: OKC, Portland, Orlando, Charlotte, Memphis, Boston, Cleveland, Sacramento, Milwaukee, Detroit, Toronto, Indianapolis, Washington, Salt Lake City, San Antonio,
Wat.
Posted on 2/16/14 at 9:37 pm to c on z
Boston has a lot of trouble attracting free agents, especially considering their pedigree. Bill Simmons talks all the time about how they struggle to get FA's as opposed to LA
This post was edited on 2/16/14 at 9:39 pm
Posted on 2/16/14 at 10:14 pm to saintsfan22
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but has there been another Hornets/Pelican who fits this description?
Lance Thomas
Posted on 2/16/14 at 10:28 pm to Hazelnut
But he was cool with stunting at McDonald's on Canal
Posted on 2/17/14 at 7:26 am to TotesMcGotes
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We swapped Ayon for Ryno.
We were only able to because Anderson wanted to come here. Sign-and-trades are totally different animals than outright trades.
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