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  • triplela
    Rookie
    • Feb 2003
    • 189

    #106
    Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

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    ADW said:
    New Orleans will do very good with walk up crowds, obtaining high season ticket numbers down there may be tough. I read on HornetsReport.com that season tickets for this year are way down. However, New Orleans will draw huge walk up crowds from tourist, convention goers, and other visitors to the city. The Hornets asked the NBA to schedule most of their home games on weekends and during times when large conventions are in town. That plan may work, because I plan on making the trip down to New Orleans in Decmeber to catch a Saturday night game between the Hornets and Grizzlies.

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    I live about 30 miles to the north of New Orleans, on the northshore of Lake Ponchartrain. Due to the stupidity of our local cable company(Charter Communications), the residents north of the lake(about 25-30 miles outside of New Orleans) cannot watch the Hornets games on television. When the Hornets moved here, Cox Communications, the cable company for the south shore of the lake, started up its own regional sports network, Cox Sports Television. The big draw of the network was the Hornets TV package. Also broadcast on the network was the New Orleans Zephrys AAA baseball team, LSU Tiger football, basketball, baseball, Tulane sports, Southeastern Louisiana University sports, as well as select regional sports. Charter Communications does not carry Cox. Charter wants to put it on a digital tier of sports programs and charge more. Cox is saying no way. Put the channel on basic cable. This stalemate has been going on for over a year now. It is ridiculous. The Hornets, themselves, are staying out of the dispute. I guess they got their money and are happy, BUT, I refuse to purchase any Hornets merchandise now. No shirts, hats, or tickets. There is a growing amount of people on the northshore who feel as I do and are also boycotting the Hornets. They are not renewing season tickets, are not buying mini plans. Nothing. Maybe now with the ticket base falling, the Hornets might get involved. But until I am able to watch the team when they are on the road, I refuse to spend a penny on that team. And I am not alone in that feeling. There are a number of upper class, "ritzy" neighborhoods on the northshore with people wiht money. These people are not renewing their tickets. The satellite companies are no help either. Neither Dish Network nor Directv carry the Cox Sports channel and neither have plans to add the channel to their lineup in the future. It is ridiculous and frustrating down here.

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    • ADW
      Pro
      • Jul 2002
      • 512

      #107
      Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

      You're right about the bad feelings folks on the Northshore have about the Hornets due to the Cox/Charter dispute. However, I do understand where both companies are coming from. Cox wants their RSN (regional sports network) to be on basic cable. By having it on basic cable, Cox can charge Charter a fee for every subscriber they have. In turn Charter could then turn around and increase it's rates for all of it's subscribers. By putting the RSN on a digital sports tier, Charter can avoid paying the subscription fees and thus only the people who truly want the Cox Sports Network will get it. This type of battle is going on in other markets across the country with professional sports teams starting their on RSN's. Cablevision has a similar disupte raging with the NY Yankees' YES Network and the Minnesota Twins who recently started their own RSN are having a similar disupte with Time Warner. Sports franchises start their own regional sports networks as a way of generating more revenues. The Grizzlies will be starting an RSN next season and are currently negotiating with the local cable companies in the area.


      On a side note, Cox is seriously considering dropping ESPN from it's basic cable and putting it on a digital sports tier. Currently ESPN charges $2.25 per subscriber for it's network and Cox feels the fee is a little too high.

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      • ADW
        Pro
        • Jul 2002
        • 512

        #108
        Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

        You're right about the bad feelings folks on the Northshore have about the Hornets due to the Cox/Charter dispute. However, I do understand where both companies are coming from. Cox wants their RSN (regional sports network) to be on basic cable. By having it on basic cable, Cox can charge Charter a fee for every subscriber they have. In turn Charter could then turn around and increase it's rates for all of it's subscribers. By putting the RSN on a digital sports tier, Charter can avoid paying the subscription fees and thus only the people who truly want the Cox Sports Network will get it. This type of battle is going on in other markets across the country with professional sports teams starting their on RSN's. Cablevision has a similar disupte raging with the NY Yankees' YES Network and the Minnesota Twins who recently started their own RSN are having a similar disupte with Time Warner. Sports franchises start their own regional sports networks as a way of generating more revenues. The Grizzlies will be starting an RSN next season and are currently negotiating with the local cable companies in the area.


        On a side note, Cox is seriously considering dropping ESPN from it's basic cable and putting it on a digital sports tier. Currently ESPN charges $2.25 per subscriber for it's network and Cox feels the fee is a little too high.

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        • ADW
          Pro
          • Jul 2002
          • 512

          #109
          Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

          You're right about the bad feelings folks on the Northshore have about the Hornets due to the Cox/Charter dispute. However, I do understand where both companies are coming from. Cox wants their RSN (regional sports network) to be on basic cable. By having it on basic cable, Cox can charge Charter a fee for every subscriber they have. In turn Charter could then turn around and increase it's rates for all of it's subscribers. By putting the RSN on a digital sports tier, Charter can avoid paying the subscription fees and thus only the people who truly want the Cox Sports Network will get it. This type of battle is going on in other markets across the country with professional sports teams starting their on RSN's. Cablevision has a similar disupte raging with the NY Yankees' YES Network and the Minnesota Twins who recently started their own RSN are having a similar disupte with Time Warner. Sports franchises start their own regional sports networks as a way of generating more revenues. The Grizzlies will be starting an RSN next season and are currently negotiating with the local cable companies in the area.


          On a side note, Cox is seriously considering dropping ESPN from it's basic cable and putting it on a digital sports tier. Currently ESPN charges $2.25 per subscriber for it's network and Cox feels the fee is a little too high.

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          • U2MOFO
            Rookie
            • Jun 2003
            • 67

            #110
            Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

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            Kruza said:
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            ADW said:
            This is how I think the new divisions will look. I think this format would be the best fit from a geographical standpoint.

            Eastern Conference
            Atlantic Division
            Boston
            New Jersey
            New York
            Philadelphia
            Toronto

            Central Division
            Chicago
            Cleveland
            Detroit
            Indiana
            Milwaukee

            Southeast Division
            Atlanta
            Charlotte
            Miami
            Orlando
            Washinton

            Western Conference
            Midwest Division
            Dallas
            Houston
            Memphis
            New Orleans
            San Antonio

            Mountain Division
            Denver
            Minnesota
            Portland
            Seattle
            Utah

            Pacific Division
            Golden State
            LA Clippers
            LA Lakers
            Sacramento
            Phoenix


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            Looks good, but I would have Portland and Phoenix swap divisions.

            Kruza

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            hummm.. not sure about having Minnesota in a division called the MOUNTAIN DIVISION... the closest thing to a Mountain around here is the Speed bump i hit on the way into work

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            • U2MOFO
              Rookie
              • Jun 2003
              • 67

              #111
              Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

              </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
              Kruza said:
              </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
              ADW said:
              This is how I think the new divisions will look. I think this format would be the best fit from a geographical standpoint.

              Eastern Conference
              Atlantic Division
              Boston
              New Jersey
              New York
              Philadelphia
              Toronto

              Central Division
              Chicago
              Cleveland
              Detroit
              Indiana
              Milwaukee

              Southeast Division
              Atlanta
              Charlotte
              Miami
              Orlando
              Washinton

              Western Conference
              Midwest Division
              Dallas
              Houston
              Memphis
              New Orleans
              San Antonio

              Mountain Division
              Denver
              Minnesota
              Portland
              Seattle
              Utah

              Pacific Division
              Golden State
              LA Clippers
              LA Lakers
              Sacramento
              Phoenix


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              Looks good, but I would have Portland and Phoenix swap divisions.

              Kruza

              <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

              hummm.. not sure about having Minnesota in a division called the MOUNTAIN DIVISION... the closest thing to a Mountain around here is the Speed bump i hit on the way into work

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              • U2MOFO
                Rookie
                • Jun 2003
                • 67

                #112
                Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

                </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                Kruza said:
                </font><blockquote><font class="small">Quote:</font><hr />
                ADW said:
                This is how I think the new divisions will look. I think this format would be the best fit from a geographical standpoint.

                Eastern Conference
                Atlantic Division
                Boston
                New Jersey
                New York
                Philadelphia
                Toronto

                Central Division
                Chicago
                Cleveland
                Detroit
                Indiana
                Milwaukee

                Southeast Division
                Atlanta
                Charlotte
                Miami
                Orlando
                Washinton

                Western Conference
                Midwest Division
                Dallas
                Houston
                Memphis
                New Orleans
                San Antonio

                Mountain Division
                Denver
                Minnesota
                Portland
                Seattle
                Utah

                Pacific Division
                Golden State
                LA Clippers
                LA Lakers
                Sacramento
                Phoenix


                <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">


                Looks good, but I would have Portland and Phoenix swap divisions.

                Kruza

                <hr /></blockquote><font class="post">

                hummm.. not sure about having Minnesota in a division called the MOUNTAIN DIVISION... the closest thing to a Mountain around here is the Speed bump i hit on the way into work

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                • ADW
                  Pro
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 512

                  #113
                  Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

                  If you've ever been to Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, and Seattle you'd understand my reasoning. The Minneaopolis/St Paul area while not surrounded by mountains is somewhat of a hilly area. I was there in August visiting my sister who lives in White Bear Lake and noticed the landscape while driving around on 35E, 35W, 494, 694, etc. Whatever they name it though that's a the ideal divisional setup.

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                  • ADW
                    Pro
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 512

                    #114
                    Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

                    If you've ever been to Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, and Seattle you'd understand my reasoning. The Minneaopolis/St Paul area while not surrounded by mountains is somewhat of a hilly area. I was there in August visiting my sister who lives in White Bear Lake and noticed the landscape while driving around on 35E, 35W, 494, 694, etc. Whatever they name it though that's a the ideal divisional setup.

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                    • ADW
                      Pro
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 512

                      #115
                      Re: NBA to realign in 2004-2005

                      If you've ever been to Denver, Salt Lake City, Portland, and Seattle you'd understand my reasoning. The Minneaopolis/St Paul area while not surrounded by mountains is somewhat of a hilly area. I was there in August visiting my sister who lives in White Bear Lake and noticed the landscape while driving around on 35E, 35W, 494, 694, etc. Whatever they name it though that's a the ideal divisional setup.

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