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Why doesn't Pittsburgh have a NBA team?
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:37 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:37 pm
Would it not get any support?
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Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:40 pm to RedElephants
Too many teams there, I think it would be tough to establish a fan base.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:40 pm to RedElephants
Penguins.
Besides I think a team in Columbus would come before one in Pittsburgh.
Besides I think a team in Columbus would come before one in Pittsburgh.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:44 pm to RedElephants
Same reason Cleveland doesn't have a hockey team
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:44 pm to RedElephants
Almost all NBA franchises are either in
a large market with teams in every major sport (NY, Chicago, Dallas, Twin Cities, etc)
Or
A niche market with only an NBA team (Orlando, Salt Lake, San Antonio, OKC, etc)
Pittsburgh is too in between
a large market with teams in every major sport (NY, Chicago, Dallas, Twin Cities, etc)
Or
A niche market with only an NBA team (Orlando, Salt Lake, San Antonio, OKC, etc)
Pittsburgh is too in between
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 5:46 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:47 pm to RedElephants
quote:
Would it not get any support?
Playing in the Penguins home during their season? No, they wouldn't get much at all. Penguins have sold out what, 355 straight home games? You're not competing with them and they're superstar players.
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 5:48 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:47 pm to genro
Milwaukee is neither of those...
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:50 pm to genro
New Orleans is in between 
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:51 pm to RedElephants
The Pittsburgh Pythons, who later became the Pisces, was the last pro team to play there in the late '70's.
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 5:52 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:52 pm to genro
Toronto, Milwaukee, NOLA, Indiana are a few off the top of my head that are exceptions to that
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:52 pm to goldenbadger08
Meh. Milwaukee would have a team in each of the big 3 if the Green Bay Packers weren't publicly owned.
The first word of my previous post allows for exceptions. There's a better one than Milwaukee. Maybe you can think of it on this Louisiana-based site. Hmmm..
And let's no get into the fact that LA, the 2nd largest media market in the country, has no NFL team
The first word of my previous post allows for exceptions. There's a better one than Milwaukee. Maybe you can think of it on this Louisiana-based site. Hmmm..
And let's no get into the fact that LA, the 2nd largest media market in the country, has no NFL team
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 5:53 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:53 pm to goldenbadger08
quote:Milwaukee doesn't have other teams in state to compete with though.
Milwaukee is neither of those...
Posted on 7/15/14 at 5:58 pm to RedElephants
It's because of Hockey but I think Pittsburgh could support all four with relative ease. The Console Energy arena is really nice. I went to the NCAA tourney there a few years back.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 6:15 pm to htran90
quote:
New Orleans is in between
NOLA doesn't have a very popular NHL team to compete with and using NOLA as an example for an NBA team city
Posted on 7/15/14 at 6:26 pm to WeeWee
Still has two major sports team, you can spin it any way way you want it is still here.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 6:29 pm to RedElephants
Sixers barely get any support
Posted on 7/15/14 at 6:34 pm to JordonfortheJ
I lived in Philly. It's definitely:
Eagles/Flyers
Phillies
Sixers
Eagles/Flyers
Phillies
Sixers
This post was edited on 7/15/14 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 7/15/14 at 6:39 pm to genro
Yep I think the sixers were dead last or near to it in attendance...so of course they aren't going to put another franchise there to compete with it.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 7:55 pm to JordonfortheJ
quote:
Yep I think the sixers were dead last or near to it in attendance...so of course they aren't going to put another franchise there to compete with it.
Philly is about 5-6 hours from Pittsburgh and the main highway in between them is a toll road. The small Philly crowds aren't being boosted by people from Pittsburgh. Those fans would go to Cleveland (2-3 hours) if they wanted to see an NBA game.
Posted on 7/15/14 at 8:23 pm to Bestbank Tiger
Pitt is small as shite and a blue collar town. People there only have so much money
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