OFFICIAL AROUND THE NBA: FEBRUARY 2024

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    The thing is if Seattle gets a team and maybe Las Vegas Portland could become part of a better market area that also includes The Current Champions and the TWolves that seem to have finally found some success. The Division is pretty tough as it stands.
     
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    Elle is absolutely the better half.
     
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    Cugel The epitome of mediocrity

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    that's real funny....panic came calling

    pretty sad that a dumbass anti-Semitic remark in a video game 3 years ago ended his career and ruined his reputation
     
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    if he actually had game, this would not matter in the least bit.
     
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    Nah, he's just not that good. If he could play defense and rebound he would still be in the NBA.
     
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    I swear I have seen that face at times when he had the ball in his hands.
     
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    Looks like Portland will never host. And that doesn't bother me one bit.



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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    yeah, our convention center's what, 40% of the minimum size?

    That seems like a strange, arbitrary qualifier.
     
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    Guess you'll miss out on the incredible presence of Guy Fieri... What a shame.
     
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    So I know a little bit about what's coming. Portland will have at least one more 5 star pretty quick called Cascadia. And they are going to build the Hyatt Place which will also be 5 star 23 story building with about 200 more rooms. Choice Cambria will have just under 200 rooms also but I'm not sure that will be 5 star?
    There is also the Kimpton Riverplace that is very close to 5 star.
    The Hotel issue is getting fixed.

    Now the convention center is a problem. After the 2019 renovation they have hit a standstill. They actually need to build pretty much a whole new convention center. They could do another addition but It's never going to reach 500,000+ Sq Ft. The conversation is that the Coliseum again is in the way. Seems to always come down to why are we saving the coliseum?

    Flights won't be a problem at all here in another year. PDX is in the middle of a huge upgrade. 75 nonstop domestic and 20 international will be an easy target.
     
    kjironman1, Feb 22, 2024
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    Silver will just move the goal post when Portland infrastructure is close.
     
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    Seems like a deliberate, disqualifier.
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Did Indiana really meet all these requirements???
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    We should have our own All-Star game. We will call it the MegaBowl.
     
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    He just did and we are still close is all I'm saying. The Convention center is the big problem. the question there though is Portland still has the expo center available and the Coliseum so some of that might fill some of the void?
     
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    You do know they host the Indianapolis 500 right?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    Does the Indianapolis 500 really care about international flights and convention center space?
     
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