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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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06-06-2012, 06:53 AM | #2 |
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Well, if they had Durant and Westbrook and Harden, I'll say yes.
But I think OKC is better for them if they're not as good, because they're the only show in town and people would probably still support them. I don't think people in KC would keep going downtown on a Tuesday to see a crummy team play the T-Wolves they same way they probably would in OKC. |
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06-06-2012, 06:53 AM | #3 |
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Would they still get Kevin Durant?
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06-06-2012, 07:03 AM | #4 |
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NO. They didn't support the team when they had one.
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06-06-2012, 07:25 AM | #5 |
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No. Bad karma bro.
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Unfortunately I would say no. Between the Chiefs, Royals and KU there really isn't much more room to spread this few number of fans.
I think Sporting is the perfect size for Kansas City. An NBA team would simply have been too big. 41 home games a year is more difficult to fill than one would think. |
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06-06-2012, 07:51 AM | #8 |
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Yes. A winner is a winner. You go to the Finals, people will show.
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06-06-2012, 07:52 AM | #10 |
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Untrue. The Kings didn't leave because of lack of support.
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The people that don't care about the Chiefs and Royals because they suck would also flock to a successful NBA team.
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Waiting until they make a conference championship, isn't support. It's band-wagon.
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That's why they split between TWO CITIES???
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06-06-2012, 07:56 AM | #14 |
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23k people attended the Royals game last night.
A marginally successful NBA team would have no problems packing the Sprint Center.
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