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Golden State Warriors moving from Oakland to San Francisco in 2017
Posted on 5/20/12 at 9:54 pm
Posted on 5/20/12 at 9:54 pm
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According to @GSWFastBreak, the Warriors have finalized plans to move from Oakland to San Francisco in 2017. The move would provide the Warriors with a brand new, modern, multi-use arena on Pier 30/32 that would be utilized not only for basketball but other various events. The privately funded arena — assuming all goes smoothly — would cut the tape before the 2017-2018 season.
The move to San Francisco shouldn’t be a surprise as owner Joe Lacob has made it clear of his plans for a move since his ownership began. Oracle Arena is currently the oldest arena in the NBA — it first opened in 1966 — and while renovations took place before the 1996-1997 season, the rust was clearly showing.
While many Warriors fans have fond memories of the arena, the move to San Francisco should be met with open arms. The move not only provides fans with a new arena, but gives potential free agents, players and coaches added incentive to come to the organization. Whether admitted or not, San Francisco is simply a sexier destination than Oakland.
Time and time again the Warriors have lost out on free agents, and while Oakland might not be the sole reason of players hesitance towards committing to sign, it surely didn’t help the cause.
The Warriors will now have a new home in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, awarding fans for their constant loyalty that has been apparent throughout their stay in Oakland.
An official announcement is expected next week.
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The city of Oakland is being completely sonned by San Francisco right now. First with the Giants making it difficult for the A's to move to San Jose and now this. Poor Oakland.
Edit: And here's the link to ESPN confirming the story. LINK
This post was edited on 5/20/12 at 10:00 pm
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Posted on 5/20/12 at 9:57 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
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The city of Oakland is being completely sonned by San Francisco right now.
Not to mention epic beard man.
Posted on 5/20/12 at 10:23 pm to BayouBengals03
They've been to SF before...so it's not like this is a HUGE ordeal. They will keep the same Bay Area theme. It just sucks for Oakland-ers? ites? who have been loyal and have attempted to make it an Oakland home-based team.
Posted on 5/20/12 at 10:32 pm to Unbiased Bama Fan
I think this is a terrible idea. I grew up there and love the Warriors. The fan base is the best in basketball, but there keep such a poor product out there. There's a reason they booed Lacob during Mullin's number retirement ceremony.
Your basically going to isolate the blue collar guys who have tried to support that team through everything, and it will become corporate basketball. You put a good product on that court, and that is the greatest environment in the league
Your basically going to isolate the blue collar guys who have tried to support that team through everything, and it will become corporate basketball. You put a good product on that court, and that is the greatest environment in the league
Posted on 5/20/12 at 11:02 pm to hehateme2285
As your avatar says, you mad.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 12:37 am to JabarkusRussell
Will be near the baseball park. Not a bad move, since that area is near BART, CalTrain, etc.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 7:38 am to Unbiased Bama Fan
they ought to go ahead and make the kick in oakland's nut sack complete and change the name back to the san francisco warriors ..
Posted on 5/21/12 at 11:39 am to TigahRag
I always thought it was stupid that the team didn't have an actual city name in it. As a kid, I use to think Golden State was a city.
Posted on 5/21/12 at 12:28 pm to hehateme2285
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I think this is a terrible idea.
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Your basically going to isolate the blue collar guys who have tried to support that team through everything, and it will become corporate basketball. You put a good product on that court, and that is the greatest environment in the league
If they ever want to put a consistent winning team on the court year-in and year-out this is the best move possible. They will make so much more money being in downtown SF.
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