OT (sorta): New Orleans awared All Star Game

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  1. Ed O

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    Has anything changed with regards to hotel space in Portland recently?

    If not, why is anyone at all surprised that Portland hasn't been awarded an all-star game?

    At some point I think people should just accept that without more hotel space Portland's never going to get one. And more hotel space is no guarantee of getting one.

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    There probably are some nice open-air markets for them to peruse, as well.

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    I've been to two all star weekends in LA, its a totally overrated experience. Most tickets are for corporate sponsors or you can fork out $300 for 200 level seats. yay.

    Its also colloquially known as "Black Thanksgiving", if that's your sort of dilly. :MARIS61:
     
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    Why does this come up every year? We Blazer fans have been over this again and again.

    Portland barely has enough (quality) hotel rooms if they booked the entire town.

    And, even still, that won't meet the requirements as the NBA requires several very large "headquarters" hotels with extensive meeting rooms and other qualifications.

    Portland doesn't meet that requirement either.

    Just forget about it. It is a pretty lame event anyway. Kind of like the Oscars - very well known, hyped and with a long history where virtually no one involved is happy with the actual event.

    http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2012/02/25/stern-negotiating-doesnt-stop/

    Stern to Portland fans: shut up about it already.
     
    Masbee, Apr 17, 2012
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    This one loses me. You mean, if Paul Allen were not the owner it wouldn't rain in Portland in the winter?
     
    crandc, Apr 18, 2012
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    I don't get it.... What other city can offer the NBA Mrs. HCP?

    But, maybe we don't want the ASG. Expounding upon what BlazerCaravan said, remember when Las Vegas got the ASG in 2007? It was a civilized riot.

    Maybe not every city should get the ASG. Who wants the ASG to be in Milwaukie or Cleveland? The last thing I want to do is to show more Californians that Portland is a nice city.
     
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    It's hard to believe that in 42 years of owning one of the most successful NBA franchises, Portland still can't get an All-Star game.
     
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    It's really not
     
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    I really think it has much less to do with hotels and more to do with the crappy weather in feb and the lack of nightlife options. it's just that saying a "lack of hotels" is an easy cop out.
     
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    Actually, it's easier to be honest if it's something that the city can do nothing about... why would they set themselves up for having to change their reason later (if Portland invested in more hotel space)?

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    Read the thread.

    Learn.

    Then post.
     
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  12. Masbee

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    Facts and Truth is a cop out?

    "I don't like to hear about facts, so I will inject my opinion and claim that is the real truth."
     
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    there are ways around the hotel issue that have already been addressed. so why is this still an issue? look at where they have the games, good weather cities and places with a lot of nightlife. if you watch the trends it isn't hard to figure out why we don't get an ASW.
     
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  14. Ed O

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    There are? What are those?

    And addressed to whose satisfaction?

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    It would work.
     
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    You're damn right it would work. And the lack of hotel space is overblown anyway. It's just an excuse that Stern uses.
     
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    lol. Maybe (There does seem to be a conflict of interest)
     
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    We've had junk mayors lately. If one were to publicly propose that Stern would have a hard time saying no.
     
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    read the thread again! i guess they aren't up to your standards.
     
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    And you know this how?

    In my opinion it WOULDN'T work.

    And who are you to say or claim otherwise?
     
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