Post by TrailDucker on Aug 6, 2012 22:28:45 GMT -5
1. New city and team name- Palo Alto Shock
2. Reason- Toronto just is not an NBA city. It may be a hockey city (albeit an unsuccessful recently) but it cannot support an NBA team properly because very few free agents want to go there and even players who are there want to be traded (Vince Carter). Palo Alto is in the heart of Silicon Valley, surrounded by headquarters of Facebook, Google, Yahoo, etc. The affluent area could certainly afford to buy tickets to the Shock games. The stadium would be shared with Stanford's basketball team before a new one could be constructed. The Bay Area is a place where sports teams can be successful, with several championship clubs in the area (Warriors, Giants, As, soon the Sharks)
Thank you,
The future Palo Alto Shock
2. Reason- Toronto just is not an NBA city. It may be a hockey city (albeit an unsuccessful recently) but it cannot support an NBA team properly because very few free agents want to go there and even players who are there want to be traded (Vince Carter). Palo Alto is in the heart of Silicon Valley, surrounded by headquarters of Facebook, Google, Yahoo, etc. The affluent area could certainly afford to buy tickets to the Shock games. The stadium would be shared with Stanford's basketball team before a new one could be constructed. The Bay Area is a place where sports teams can be successful, with several championship clubs in the area (Warriors, Giants, As, soon the Sharks)
Thank you,
The future Palo Alto Shock