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Gosh, I'm so proud of the Pacers I could burst! They've really worked hard this season, and have earned a great spot at #2 for quite some time. I am excited about this week's game against Detroit. The Pacers have a game the night before, I hope Detroit plays the previous night also, so the are both "equal".
Reggie Miller makes the fans so happy when he makes those killer 3 pointers at the end of the fourth quarters! And just think...Brad Miller was a Pacer last year! Gosh, thats rough ...but I'm not complaining, just.... he's from Indiana! A Hoosier! And Pollard hasn't amounted to anything yet! maybe he'll step up here soon! Today my son and husband are at a Harlem Globetrotters show at Consenco Fieldhouse. I hope some Pacers are there! I'm going to take my daughter to the Hobby Lobby and buy art supplies.
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Lizra - I'm sure you're quite excited about the Pacers beating the Pistons (to stop their team-record win-streak at 13!).
I for one am excited that the Pacers and Pistons both give the east a chance to be competitive with the west in this year's final. That Midwest division is still oh-so-tight! If the season ended today, the west teams in the playoffs would be 2 from the Pacific (Sacramento and LA Lakers) and 6 (out of 7) from the Midwest!! Bulls... starting a trend of giving up double-digit leads on their way to double-digit losses. If your favorite team is playing them and gets way behind, there's not a whole lot to worry about. |
01-21-2004, 02:40 PM | #123 |
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The Bulls coach has some work to do!! How frustrating! Need more defense?
Oh, It was so nice last night! After the Colts loss, it was good to see Tony Dungee (Colts coach) there (and Helio Castraneves, the Indy 500 champ also) enjoying the win. Jermain O'neal...too sweet! Reggie...."oh what a thrill" BOOM Baby! Rick Carlisle always looks miserable! I hope the Pacers dont "melt down" after the All-Star break, like last year. The coach thing was weird! There was Larry Brown ( who will always be a great Pacer's coach IMO, he struggled with us through all the Jordon/Bulls years) and Rick Carlisle, the Pistons old coach...incestuous! Glad the players were different! Yeah....East is cool! Oooh! I just checked the ratings! Numero 1, at .750! Wow, wow, wowee!
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Well New Jersey gets the shaft again. After losing for decades in NJ - the now winning Nets were sold today and are moving to Brooklyn. I think I will have to get my voodoo dolls out for them too. Make the team worthless to brooklyn. [edit] Crooklyn.
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This is a letter I sent to the governor, NJ senators and several newspapers around New Jersey regarding the Nets moving to Brooklyn.
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So it's the Brooklyn Nets or something now? I wonder if the name will change? Sorry JD....
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The Nets won't be moving until 2006 though supposedly. It still also has to get approved - but the generally feeling is that it will just be rubber stamped and they are out of her come 2006. Thanks for the condolences. It's just another stab in the back to NJ.
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01-23-2004, 02:19 PM | #129 |
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Well ever notice any lakes in Los Angeles? And do they play a lot of Jazz in Utah? Generally teams avoid changing their names even when they move because the name has some mass appeal and therefor financial worth. Thats why that baseball team in LA is still known as the Dodgers even after like 50 years.
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[edit] Having now clarified Gollum - how many states/cities have allowed a team to move and keep their old location's name? The Nets will be moving less distance than the Giants and Jets did when they moved to NJ. Valandil - they will be the Brooklyn Nets.
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By the way - I just got a phone call from the Home News Tribune and they are considering publishing my letter to the Governor. All the times I have gotten a phone call, my letter has been published, even though they always say it's "for consideration" and they're just checking to make sure I am the author and that it is acceptable for publication. So chances are - it will be and hopefully it will appear in the Sunday edition. If the Star Ledger published it - it would be great. It's a much larger newspaper.
I sent a letter complaining about the Plainsboro police and they got off my back. Maybe this will have an affect too. Also - According to a Home News Article - the NJ Sports Authority is trying to keep the Nets moniker. They feel another pro Basketball team may move here. I don't know why they think that when they also complain that NJ loses $2 million a year on the lease to the Nets. Quote:
As for there being a fan base - the only way to develop a fan base is when there is a sense of self for the city or state. New Jersey does not have this, nor do they attempt to develop it. It's funny how they claim that the reason was subsidies, but the owner didn't get subsidies for the Nets in Brooklyn. He is a developer though and will be developing the arena and the business complex there. Sometimes a state has to spend some money to generate tourism dollars and nothing gets the exposure around the country and world like sports franchises. Also - New Jersey needs to do things that change it's image. While I was in Tennessee - I was surprised at the number of people I saw wearing New Jersey Nets shirts, and how all the stores sold New Jersey Nets items. We did not have that when we were losing. In addition, once Xanadu is finished and the Nets and Devils are playing in the center of it, people would see a great place to visit. For those who don't know what Xanadu is - it is this... Quote:
More Xanadu Information I think after Xanadu is built - the Nets would have been more than profitable, there would be public transportation, there would be restaurants, there would be tourists who would "catch a game". Right now the Meadowlands is just in the middle of a swamp with no restaurants or anything else around. The area would be a family envronment that would give people something to do, before and after a game.
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I remember telling someone from Nassau COunty that Long Island is made up of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. She was quick to point out that Brooklyn and Queens are not part of Long Island. Maybe politically that is true but geographically it is not true. One can look at a map of NY and see Long Island is made up of Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties. ======================================== I think that JD is correct, that in New Jersey people, citizens and the politicians that claim to represent them, should take pride in their state. The Giants and Jets are not the only teams that claim to play in another city, while playing in another. The Dallas Cowboys play in Irving, TX. The Washington Redskins play in Landover, MD. The Buffalo Bills play in Orchard Park, NY. to name a few teams. edit: some spelling mistakes
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