Is the NBA starting to treat the NBA All Star Game locations like the Superbowl? Since 2004, these are the cities that have hosted it. LA Denver Houston Las Vegas New Orleans Phoenix Arlington/Dallas LA Orlando Houston New Orleans So...since 2004 LA has had it twice, Houston has had it twice, New Orleans will have had it twice once next years game is done. Not saying Portland should get it or whatever (that ship sailed a long long time ago), but it's pretty obvious that the ASG has become more about outright making money (LA twice in 7 years, Houston twice in 7 years, New Orleans twice in 6 years)... Did they make an announcement that i missed that they're just going to rotate the ASG between a few cities?
I don't know. They already went there to help make the city not feel bad about itself, whats the draw of the 2nd time?
Having enough hotels just gets you on the list to be considered. How they decide (when 20 of the 30 teams have enough hotel rooms) is the big question.
All star weekend is colloquially known as black thanksgiving or blacksgiving...hence the new orleans appeal. {Poasted via palm pilot}
The appeal of New Orleans is that the entire city's infrastructure is based on the tourism industry. There are very few places in the country that are better equipped to house, feed, and entertain the amount of people that an event like the All-Star game brings in.
It's funny that you say it's to "not make the city feel bad about itself," when roughly a million tourists are in the city as you post that, enjoying Mardi Gras. The city has been, and always will be about tourism.
300 years ago the French founded a tourist town. They located it at the mouth of the Mississippi so they could decorate it as a fake port.
Did you seriously just fuckin compare Portland to Cleveland, Minneapolis, or Charlotte? You obviously don't know shit about our city.
I have had a chance to visit NO on several occasions since moving to Texas, and it is a blast. I can easily see the appeal
This. And frankly I think the All-star game and the Superbowl (or any big event during the winter) should be held in warm, tourist friendly cities. It's supposed to be a reward for everyone involved.
