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Sacramento Kings Ownership Showdown in NYC
As most of you know, yesterday was the big showdown pitch meetings between Seattle and Sacramento for the Kings. As expected, we didn’t get much as meetings were behind closed doors and Stern did show his cards. I watched most of the three press conferences and here are the major things that I took away that […]
Sacramento Arena term sheet thoughts…
Everyone should know by now that a prerequisite to Seattle getting an NHL team is getting an NBA team. Hence the focus on the Sacramento Kings situation. As you may or may not know, Kevin Johnson announced that he had come to terms on a new arena deal with prospective owners of the Sacramento Kings. […]
Election Cheat Sheet for SoDo Arena Supporters
Nothing can replace doing research on your own and evaluating candidates positions on issues important to you but I thought I would put together an election cheat sheet together for Arena Supporters. This has been an important issue to me and more importantly I observed how elected officials conducted themselves through the process. Just because […]
Oh you Mariners never cease to surprise me….
The Mariners are at their obstructionist tactics again. They have sent another letter to the City council opposing the Arena. You can read the SeattlePIs article here or the deadspin article here. Both give a good overview of the situation. I don’t totally buy the deadspin theory but I know how lucrative RSNs can be […]
The Port of Seattle in Pictures
I happen to be going for a bike ride last Thursday night and found myself right by the port at 6:15. The Seahawks had a game that same night that began at 7pm. Reported attendance was 66,000. Naturally, one would think this would be the worst scenario for the port and who knows how many […]
Life expectancy of Arenas
I often see that people question how long an arena can last and therefore questioning the 30 year term of the Bond payback schedule in the SoDo Arena. So I decided to do some research on the Current NBA franchises and their arenas. Of active arenas being used in the NBA, the average age is […]
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