http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/downtown/2008/05/09/8302189/ Just another Blogs.lasvegasnow.com weblog Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:46:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/downtown/2008/05/09/8302189/#comment-1061 C David Ericson Sun, 11 May 2008 21:11:45 +0000 http://blogs.lasvegasnow.com/downtown/2008/05/09/8302189/#comment-1061 There has been a lot of talk of bringing an NBA team to Las Vegas. I, personally am not a big fan of basketball. (The All-Star game was a fiasco.) I understand there may be a second NASCAR race during The Chase, and I think that is terrific. But I wonder how many Las Vegan's (not tourists) would prefer a MLB baseball or NFL football team in the valley. A rivalry with Phoenix, or LA, for any team seems inevitable, so why the line at an NBA team. Seattle (I moved here from there more than 2 years ago) is struggling to keep their Sonics in town because the team (and the NBA) are so greedy. Key Arena (yes, it is aging) is no longer good enough for them. What if they built it (an arena) and nobody came? This does not seem like the only way to revitalize downtown. (Personally, I think it would do the opposite.) And aren't we just looking for some form of entertainment for those living and moving here that the residents actually want? I think most would rather drive ten miles south, than into town for a good game. But I could be wrong. Is there a study that shows I am wrong? There has been a lot of talk of bringing an NBA team to Las Vegas. I, personally am not a big fan of basketball. (The All-Star game was a fiasco.) I understand there may be a second NASCAR race during The Chase, and I think that is terrific. But I wonder how many Las Vegan’s (not tourists) would prefer a MLB baseball or NFL football team in the valley. A rivalry with Phoenix, or LA, for any team seems inevitable, so why the line at an NBA team. Seattle (I moved here from there more than 2 years ago) is struggling to keep their Sonics in town because the team (and the NBA) are so greedy. Key Arena (yes, it is aging) is no longer good enough for them. What if they built it (an arena) and nobody came? This does not seem like the only way to revitalize downtown. (Personally, I think it would do the opposite.) And aren’t we just looking for some form of entertainment for those living and moving here that the residents actually want? I think most would rather drive ten miles south, than into town for a good game. But I could be wrong. Is there a study that shows I am wrong?

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