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Would the OKC Thunder had been as successful if they were in KC?
Re-reading the below thread and their recent success got me thinking about this.......could it have been the same in KC? IM gonna say no. OKC was lightening in a bottle.......They had no pro sports and the city has really rallied behind them. But who knows.....whats your take?
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KANSAS CITY-OMAHA KINGS
Season GP Total Avg. 1972-73 41 261,860 6,387 1973-74 41 232,692 5,675 1974-75 41 308,906 7,534 KANSAS CITY KINGS Season GP Total Avg. 1975-76 41 272,675 6,651 1976-77 41 330,526 8,062 1977-78 41 315,722 7,701 1978-79 41 442,354 10,789 1979-80 41 375,387 9,156 1980-81 41 336,585 8,209 1981-82 41 280,564 6,843 1982-83 41 340,359 8,301 1983-84 41 370,270 9,031 1984-85 41 262,812 6,410 ONLY ONE SEASON did they even do an avg of over 10,000 They clearly didn't support the team.
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You might want to check what players the Kings drafted and signed over those years as well. The management might have well been actively trying to run the franchise in to the ground.
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I'm not saying they wouldn't support them NOW, but I was clearly right when I said they DIDN'T support the team in the PAST. Admit it and move on.
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I do believe there are a lot Chiefs fans who are anti-NBA fans in KC if this board is any indication. Small sample size I know..... Sporting News have become pretty successful, but im willing to bet that’s a different fan entirely than NBA fan. OKC has been sort of unique. They were obviously an underserved market and starving for a Pro team. KC just isn’t in that boat.
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A lot of cities that have teams now have lost one in the past. This is the dumbest reasoning against an NBA team I hear. So what if kc lost a basketball team 40 years ago? A lot has changed since then.
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It's my OPINION, that KC wouldn't have supported the Thunder as much as OKC has. I base the opinion on something tangiable like past attendance records, not on "Things change." No shit, things change, but that isn't something tangiable like attendence records. That's just a guess on your part.
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I'm not sure what your point is. If your saying the jury is still out on whether OKC will "support" the team after the KD and Westbrook years, then I agree. However, KD is only 23 years old. |
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The Thunder was the Seattle Super Sonics and they were hardly a contender in recent years.
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I'm still not sure what your point is. I was there during the Hornets years and attended many games. When you transition from Chris Paul to Kevin Durant, it's easy to stay excited about the NBA.
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