Hornets sale enters new phase.

[Pilot172000]

I think that the NBa has vested interest in keeping this team in NOLA and will ensure it with this sale. We are in much better hands than when with our former owner!

[Unknown Poster]

I went to UVA undergrad -- does that make me a Virginia local~ Anyway, agreed that Benson is the safest choice simply because he has so much money tied up into the downtown area.

[P Raff]

A OWNER?!?!?!

Where do you get these?

[AUSSIE_PELICAN]

Help me out:

Since the NBA own the Hornets are they more likely to sell to a
local owner or anyone who has the money?

Thanks

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I went to UVA undergrad -- does that make me a Virginia local~ Anyway, agreed that Benson is the safest choice simply because he has so much money tied up into the downtown area.

Benson has the most reason to want the Hornets here, and so would anyone profiting Champions Square. I want someone who has incentive to keep the team here beyond whatever baubles other places throw at the owner. As far as character etc. go . . . to me, they're all out for things other than what I'm out for in the end, and that's about the end of that.

UVA . . . I did a pop-in over there this Summer. Nice school. Huge TJ fan here. The town seems conducive to studying . . . tip me off to a good spot for grub for my next jaunt.

[Unknown Poster]

Blue bird cafe... if it's still there. Been fifteen or so years.

[Unknown Poster]

Help me out:

Since the NBA own the Hornets are they more likely to sell to a
local owner or anyone who has the money?

Thanks

Probably local. They wouldn't have gone through this whole production if they just wanted to ship it off to the highest bidder. They could have done that a year ago.

[flytronix225]

March 15 is the trade deadline. Do yall think the owner will be in place by then?

[bandogo]

On conference call today hugh weber stated owner should be in place in 4-6week

[heybigmatt]

Mike Dunleavy Sr has family in NOLA. Makes sense. Mike is always in town visiting them. That family had a lot of athletes at Newman.

[The JNR]

UVA treated the Tulane refugees after Katrina like utter crap. We were bullied, talked down to, and demeaned everywhere we turned. Someone told me they were glad our city was underwater now, and most people spent hours trying to convince me that Charlottesville was 10000 times better than New Orleans. It was the worst four months of my life. Bodo's was delicious, though.

But I don't want to threadjack, so I'll talk about ownership. I really want a balance of knowledge and $$$, so Chouest is probably at the bottom of my list. Dunleavy could be a good choice if only for the NBA connections. Tom Benson strikes me as a bad idea for a few different reasons. But overall, if they're committed to keeping the franchise in the city and don't want to completely get rid of everyone in the organization, I'm on board.

[Eman5805]

UVA treated the Tulane refugees after Katrina like utter crap. We were bullied, talked down to, and demeaned everywhere we turned. Someone told me they were glad our city was underwater now, and most people spent hours trying to convince me that Charlottesville was 10000 times better than New Orleans. It was the worst four months of my life. Bodo's was delicious, though.

But I don't want to threadjack, so I'll talk about ownership. I really want a balance of knowledge and $$$, so Chouest is probably at the bottom of my list. Dunleavy could be a good choice if only for the NBA connections. Tom Benson strikes me as a bad idea for a few different reasons. But overall, if they're committed to keeping the franchise in the city and don't want to completely get rid of everyone in the organization, I'm on board.

Yeah, they would've arrested me, cuz I would've broken people.

[ramsters60]

On conference call today hugh weber stated owner should be in place in 4-6week

if true....prior to the tread deadline....sorry, I guess this was a response to a question, huh?

[geaux]

after thinking about this more, I stick with my original opinion. Benson has too much incentive to make the hornets successful for me to want anyone else. Hornets need to be more involved with Champions Square/entertainment district in the making... and Benson can and will make that happen, imo.

[Eman5805]

If the NBA allows it, I'd love Benson to get in on the team.

[SeauxCrazy]

Where do you get these?

Around the interwebs

[Austrian_Pelican]

On conference call today hugh weber stated owner should be in place in 4-6week

but hornets weeks a much more longer then normal weeks ... see the injury reports heheh

[Sengir]

I hope it isn't Tom Benson, I agree with the article on that front, you need a dedicated owner or ownership group to make a small market team work and someone who already owns the biggest game in town isn't going to try and offer a better product to compete but seems to just want to buy up a competitor to increase his range without having to suffer competition.

Chouest seems the best choice on all fronts.

[Smirk]

Where do you get these?

It's one of the most popular and common gifs of all time. Very easy to find.

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Why not just tell him one of the very easy ways and end this and some future conversations?

[shuali]

Why not just tell him one of the very easy ways and end this and some future conversations?

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Mischief managed.