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re: Mexico City is in high consideration for NBA expansion team.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 10:28 am to Domeskeller
Posted on 11/15/22 at 10:28 am to Domeskeller
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There are too many teams in the NBA now.
Not from a talent standpoint. The talent pool has exceeded the team pool
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Posted on 11/15/22 at 10:31 am to lionward2014
Those guys would be gods in Mexico City. It is the largest city in North America. It has a lot of slums and can be dangerous. It also has insane wealth also. I think the biggest fear would be corruption.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 10:33 am to Rand AlThor
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I'll pass on those road games
Very apparent youve never been. Went in June, beautiful city and felt safer walking around than most US cities.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 10:38 am to QJenk
Mexico City is legit awesome. It could be doable IMO if the NBA worked with the Mexican government and basically gave every player and coach armed secret service details for both MC and the traveling teams.
Ritz Carlton, world class shopping food and entertainment all in downtown M.C. Must just stay in the main quadrant.
Ritz Carlton, world class shopping food and entertainment all in downtown M.C. Must just stay in the main quadrant.
This post was edited on 11/15/22 at 10:40 am
Posted on 11/15/22 at 10:40 am to QJenk
The Halcones Negros (Blackhawks)
Posted on 11/15/22 at 11:42 am to QJenk
Imagine the elite arse you can pull down there as an NBA player. Orgies every night
Posted on 11/15/22 at 11:46 am to Rand AlThor
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I'll pass on those road games
Mexico City actually has crazy rich areas, with Michelin Star restaurants and some of the highest end shopping anywhere. If you stay in those areas its safe and a much better city to live in than many already in the NBA.
If you go outside of those areas you could die pretty easily though
Posted on 11/15/22 at 11:50 am to Tvilletiger
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I think the biggest fear would be corruption.
For sure.
I think the fear would be the cartels getting their tentacles into ownership, the players, or officials...or outright kidnapping some of them for gain.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:00 pm to Fun Bunch
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Mexico City actually has crazy rich areas, with Michelin Star restaurants and some of the highest end shopping anywhere. If you stay in those areas its safe and a much better city to live in than many already in the NBA.
I wouldn't normally do this to someone, but since you were ruining the NFL game thread this weekend by playing semantics with the Bills/Vikings bad call this is for you:
There are no Michelin star restaurants in Mexico City. Michelin doesn't cover Mexico.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:03 pm to MusclesofBrussels
"Michelin Star level restaurants", happy? They have multiple restaurants in the world's top 100.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:03 pm to SirWinston
TD never fails to disappoint. People here shitting on Mexico City as a road game trip when fricking Indiannapolis, Memphis, Sacramento, Charlotte, Milwaukee, etc all have teams.
Staying in Roma, Polanco or Condesa is up there with any city in the world in terms of desirability. But sure going to OKC really revs the engine as a trip possibility.
Staying in Roma, Polanco or Condesa is up there with any city in the world in terms of desirability. But sure going to OKC really revs the engine as a trip possibility.
This post was edited on 11/15/22 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:13 pm to tigerfan88
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Staying in Roma, Polanco or Condesa is up there with any city in the world in terms of desirability
This.
My wife was extremely wary when we visited Mexico City for the first time back in 2019. But she absolutely loved Polanco, and we had a great time throughout the city.
Now she keeps asking when we're going to go back.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:29 pm to QJenk
No way Mexico City gets an NBA expansion over Haiti.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:47 pm to CoyoteSong
You are a million times safer in Mexico City than you are in Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles
And they have NBA teams in those cities
And they have NBA teams in those cities
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:55 pm to QJenk
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Sending 20 year olds with millions of dollars to Mexico city is a brilliant idea.
My sister lived in Mexico City for 5 years.
She ended up having to buy 3 cars over the years and she wasn't rich. Dumpy cars, stolen. NBA lifestyle would be a deathwish in Mexico City.
NBA players should have chats with the USMNT how fun it is to play in Mexico. There would have to be a financial incentive for any player to sign...a bonus...like they do with Toronto for taxes.
This post was edited on 11/15/22 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:56 pm to QJenk
If anything, the nba needs to get rid of a few teams
Posted on 11/15/22 at 12:58 pm to SportsGuyNOLA
quote:that seems like an exaggeration
You are a million times safer in Mexico City than you are in Detroit, Chicago, and Los Angeles
Posted on 11/15/22 at 1:00 pm to QJenk
Mexico City is no less a shithole than a lot of American cities
It has some very nice areas and crime isnt that bad
It isnt Juarez or Tijuana
It has some very nice areas and crime isnt that bad
It isnt Juarez or Tijuana
Posted on 11/15/22 at 1:01 pm to Cosmo
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Mexico City is no less a shithole than a lot of American cities
Eh
MC has MUCH higher highs than many American cities not New York or LA...
And much lower lows than any American city.
Posted on 11/15/22 at 1:11 pm to Fun Bunch
They could make it work with enough investment in security, the NBA could purchase its own 5* residential building to house players (both home and away) and build its own arena downtown in the safe district.
Mexico govt would be fully on board IMO and then they could work to expand the safe district block by block each year.
Also any player on the MC team could get an insane 75% salary kicker and they could wean it down by 10% each year to a normalized 20% kicker by year 10 or so.
Mexico govt would be fully on board IMO and then they could work to expand the safe district block by block each year.
Also any player on the MC team could get an insane 75% salary kicker and they could wean it down by 10% each year to a normalized 20% kicker by year 10 or so.
This post was edited on 11/15/22 at 1:12 pm
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