I was talking to some Nashville friends and they expressed their desire for Nashville to get an NBA team. They seem to think it makes sense...

I wasn't sure if the city could support the NFL, NHL, and NBA.

Thoughts?

Rather see Nashville get an atom bomb detonated in its core

(09-27-2015 04:09 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I was talking to some Nashville friends and they expressed their desire for Nashville to get an NBA team. They seem to think it makes sense...

I wasn't sure if the city could support the NFL, NHL, and NBA.

Thoughts?

(09-27-2015 04:09 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I was talking to some Nashville friends and they expressed their desire for Nashville to get an NBA team. They seem to think it makes sense...

I wasn't sure if the city could support the NFL, NHL, and NBA.

Thoughts?

Not in that arena for certain.

(09-27-2015 04:09 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I was talking to some Nashville friends and they expressed their desire for Nashville to get an NBA team. They seem to think it makes sense...

I wasn't sure if the city could support the NFL, NHL, and NBA.

Thoughts?

I think the NBA disagrees. 1 team in Tennessee is plenty.

Nashville will get a NBA team about the same time Memphis gets a NFL team.

(09-27-2015 04:53 PM)fsquid Wrote:  Rather see Nashville get an atom bomb detonated in its core

I live in Nashville, so thanks!

It's a great city, just too many disgusting Vawl fans.


And no, they could not support an NBA team. They don't even like basketball.

I agree. Just didn't have any "facts" to back up my claim.

they came close a couple times, particularly with a possible Timberwolves relocation

When Heisley let it be known that he was getting out of Vancouver, the following cities were mentioned initially....

Anaheim, Louisville, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Nashville, Buffalo, San Diego

then there was this washed up river town who came in late and stole the show

If the Preds weren't there, it's likely that the Grizzlies could very well have ended up in Nashville

(09-27-2015 04:09 PM)HometownTiger Wrote:  I was talking to some Nashville friends and they expressed their desire for Nashville to get an NBA team. They seem to think it makes sense...

I wasn't sure if the city could support the NFL, NHL, and NBA.

Thoughts?

I think the real question is can Nashville support the NHL and NBA at the same time. I think the answer is no due to the similarity of the seasons. Nashville's average income is higher than Memphis' but only slightly (about $3,000 per) so supporting 2 teams at the same time would be difficult. I'm sure the Preds have some sort of "main tenant rights" to the arena so that would be a HUGE impediment unless another arena was built, which is another issue all to itself

While Nashville is growing for sure, the Titans suck up most of the limited corporate support leaving the Predators scrambling, although their success of late has helped. The Preds have to have a direct Metro Government subsidy of about 6 million a year to stay solvent. Try getting something like that down here. There's just not enough large corporate support for a third major league franchise up there. We're lucky to have two large companies here, FedEx and AutoZone, that are both huge into sports marketing.

We'd get an MLB team before an NBA team.

Not sure the NBA would even allow a team in Nashville as long as Grizzlies are in Memphis. They see the area in between Memphis and Nashville as Grizzlies territory. Splitting that area between two teams is not a great idea.

Hawks and Grizz ownership would fight against it.

(09-29-2015 02:05 PM)ncrdbl1 Wrote:  Not sure the NBA would even allow a team in Nashville as long as Grizzlies are in Memphis. They see the area in between Memphis and Nashville as Grizzlies territory. Splitting that area between two teams is not a great idea.

this

(09-29-2015 03:12 PM)aTxTIGER Wrote:  Hawks and Grizz ownership would fight against it.

and that

Listed below are the top 40 or so Metropolitan areas. Nashville falls in line with other cities about the same size of having only one major pro sport (I didn't count hockey). Las Vegas is where the NBA will go next anyway.

1. New York - 2 NBA, 2 NFL, 2 MLB
2. Los Angeles - 2 NBA, 2 MLB
3. Chicago - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 2 MLB
4. Dallas - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
5. Houston - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
6. Philadelphia - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
7. Washington D.C. - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
8. Miami - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
9. Atlanta - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
10. Boston - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
11. San Francisco - 1 NBA (Oakland), 1 NFL, 1 MLB
12. Phoenix - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
13. Detroit - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
14. Seattle - 1 NFL, 1 MLB
15. Minneapolis - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
16. San Diego - 1 NFL, 1 MLB
17. Tampa - 1 NFL, 1 MLB
18. St Louis - 1 NFL, 1 MLB
19. Baltimore - 1 NFL, 1 MLB
20. Denver - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
21. Charlotte - 1 NBA, 1 NFL
22. Pittsburgh - 1 NFL, 1 MLB
23. Portland - 1 NBA
24. San Antonio - 1 NBA
25. Orlando - 1 NBA
26. Sacramento - 1 NBA
27. Cincinnati - 1 NFL, 1 MLB
28. Kansas City - 1 NFL, 1 MLB
29. Las Vegas - 0 teams
30. Cleveland - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB
31. Columbus - 0 teams
32. Indianapolis - 1 NBA, 1 NFL
33. San Jose - 0 teams, 1 NHL
34. Austin, TX - 0 teams
35. Nashville - 1 NFL
36. Virginia Beach - 0 teams
37. Providence - 0 teams
38. Milwaukee - 1 NBA, 1 NFL (Green Bay), 1 MLB
39. Jacksonville - 1 NFL
40. Memphis - 1 NBA
41. Oklahoma City - 1 NBA
42. Louisville - 0 teams
43. Richmond, VA - 0 teams
44. New Orleans - 1 NBA, 1 NFL
    

(10-01-2015 09:07 AM)mairving Wrote:  [*]Seattle - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB

when did Seattle get an NBA team?

(10-01-2015 09:23 AM)bsp34 Wrote:  

(10-01-2015 09:07 AM)mairving Wrote:  Seattle - 1 NBA, 1 NFL, 1 MLB

when did Seattle get an NBA team?

My brain was fogged in kinda like Seattle this morning.

I never thought of Nashville as a NHL town, but NHL seems to be easier to support than NFL or NBA. NFL and NBA in Nashville might be tough, but more likely than Memphis. Nashville has a diverse economy that could support both. Memphis still needs to have a better economy to support NFL and NBA.

But, this talk brings back memories of Memphis having those pre-season ticket sales. And, I LOVED the Memphis Southmen, the original Memphis Grizzlies! And, the Csonka, Kiick and Warfield days.