The Clippers or the Los Angelas Kings of Hockey should go to another arena. Lakers should be the only team playing in it because there good. So either the Lakers move or the other two.
I think the Clippers should go to Anaheim (the Pond), but not because the Lakers are good (even though they are), but because in Anaheim the Clippers will have real fans, and possibly even a packed house every night (I know I would buy tickets). Most facilities house more than one team, and they are designed to do so. The Staples Center would lose a ton of money if they only housed the Lakers.
^ I agree los, the Clippers really should move to the Pond. I went there to watch a Laker pre-season game once since it was so close, and it was a pretty nice arena. I also think the fan base will be much better, because it would be a team for Orange County. I would also definitely start going to Clipper games if it was at the Pond. They could also establish their own fans, because I know a lot of Laker fans who just go to Clipper games to go see other teams because they can't afford Laker tickets. As for the Lakers being good and shouldn't have to share the Staples Center I couldn't disagree more. Almost every arena hosts some other good team, and I don't see why the Staples Center should be any different. As long as schedules are planned right and it's shared I don't see a problem. By the way Kobe-360 it's Los Angeles not Los Angelas. Not trying to be a smartass or anything, just thought you might want to know that.
The Clipps played some of their home games at the Pond for a few years prior to moving to the Sports Arena. They had limited success....so I really don't blame Sterling for resisting a change...
I'm also against having both teams play at the Staples Center. It takes away from being able to call it your homecourt and when they play one another, there really is no homecourt advantage. Of course Donald Sterling is a business genius not having to run his own stadium and piggy backing off the Lakers success. A lot of Laker fans go to Clipper games just so they can have a chance to experience Staples Center. Sterling is also able to jack up the prices by having the Clippers at Staples Center and he gets to sell Clipper Merchandise at the Laker store. Does anyone know when the Clippers lease runs out?
Staples Center is one of the most luxurious sports arenas in the world. It is definitely a privilege to be the hometeam of the arena... but it also means huge expense to keep it running. And I don't think the Lakers would want the Clippers and Kings to play elsewhere cuz they ease the cost burden.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting PupMelo:</div><div class="quote_post">Staples Center is one of the most luxurious sports arenas in the world. It is definitely a privilege to be the hometeam of the arena... but it also means huge expense to keep it running. And I don't think the Lakers would want the Clippers and Kings to play elsewhere cuz they ease the cost burden.</div> No matter what, the cost burden is going to be passed onto the fans. The Lakers are not hurting for fans, so I don't think they would have a hard time selling out even with a price increase in their tickets. Also there are a lot of other promoters and tradeshows who pay top dollar to use the Staples center as their venue. It would just open up the doors for more of those type of functions if the Clippers were forced out.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting shapecity:</div><div class="quote_post">I'm also against having both teams play at the Staples Center. It takes away from being able to call it your homecourt and when they play one another, there really is no homecourt advantage. Of course Donald Sterling is a business genius not having to run his own stadium and piggy backing off the Lakers success. A lot of Laker fans go to Clipper games just so they can have a chance to experience Staples Center. Sterling is also able to jack up the prices by having the Clippers at Staples Center and he gets to sell Clipper Merchandise at the Laker store. Does anyone know when the Clippers lease runs out?</div> That's one reason why I like the Clippers here. For a lot of NBA fans in Los Angeles, we can't afford to watch the Laker games. Yet we have a less expensive alternative with the Clippers. Indeed Anahiem is a short drive, so we could still watch their games if they move. However, we lose a bit of feeling knowing it's "Anaheim's team," not ours. In addition, the Pond has nothing on Staples IMO.
