2006-08-10 16:00:28 · 14 answers · asked by josh_ferguson3 1 in Sports ➔ Basketball
No, they tried it once and it was a failure. Primarily a hockey and football market. Baseball stinks there too even with that nice new park.
2006-08-10 16:06:27 · answer #1 · answered by Michael S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's an interesting question. First, here in Philly, we already lost the Warriors to San Francisco/Oakland, and the Sixers barely sell out the games even while winning. The irony is that Philly is called a basketball town, but I think that has more to do with the college level.
That's what leads me to the Steel City. I've wondered why a team has not represented the city. I think it has a lot to do with the college game being more popular. But I really don't know. It seems like a challenge right now as the Pens are hard pressed to get a new arena constructed for them. If that occurs, then there is a very good chance that Pittsburgh can get a relocated franchise, as the NBA is over-expanded.
If I'm lucky, the Sixers will move there, but I don't want to wish them on anyone, really. They put the "B", the "A", and the "D" in bad.
2006-08-10 17:06:55 · answer #2 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
as it is, not likely anytime soon. some places that may get a team include Las Vegas and Oklahoma City. The Seattle Sonics are relatively likely to move to Oklahoma, if not the Hornets are next likely. Las Vegas is only mentioned becase there is always a quiet rumor about it happening in al lsports. Pittsburgh just isn't on the market right now. If a Pittsburgh area billionaire wants to buy a team, he can move it where ever he wants. So they might get a team that way. For now, don't get yoru hopes up. It takes a lot of rumors and business talk to get something like that to happen.
2006-08-10 16:06:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably not anytime soon. Right now the city is having enough trouble keeping the Pens and Pirates because they arent bringing the the profit they should be. If the city does anything for sports teams it will be to finally help the Pens get a new areana to play in. They have been trying to work out a deal to get funding for years, and finally it looks like funding might be something required of any bid to build a casino in the area. It is possible that once things pick up for the pens someone will turn their attention to an NBA team, but I don't think its likely in the next 10 years.
2006-08-11 01:37:58 · answer #4 · answered by lexie 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
could there be? certain. they have a clean Consol ability middle, huge inhabitants, the rust belt is the most important bball producer contained in the country with small cities like akron that are so committed to bball and colleges like Marquette, Indiana, OSU, Pitt etc all round, and there is a good rivalries between them, detroit, cleveland, and philly will there ever be? no. its as a lot because the vendors the position to positioned a crew, and in the present day the communities that would have moved were New Jersey, Atlanta, Sacramento, Charlotte, and New Orleans. NJ did flow, the vendors would ought to pry basketball from the historic city of the Hawks, Sacramento now has recommendations with a four hundred million plus dollar city boost let including section plans, on properly of the Seattle flow, New Orleans proprietor needs to commence a clean custom in Louisiana no longer flow, i imagine you'll truly haven't any crew than Charlotte, so no different communities are on their way out of their city the nba is more effective likely to compress than improve and would contained in the destiny fold communities like Sacramento, Charlotte, or New Orleans in the adventure that they could't attraction to gamers to be aggressive and rewarding. sorry, i could like to work out the Penguins have a roomate in consol ability centre besides the undeniable fact that!
2016-11-24 19:30:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
only if you find a copy of the classic movie "The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh"
2006-08-10 16:57:05 · answer #6 · answered by bulladawudz 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Pittsburgh is a football city that doesn't support baseball much or hockey even they had one the greatest players in NHL history (Lemeiux). No way Pittsburgh gets an NBA team, it's a horrible market.
2006-08-11 01:18:38 · answer #7 · answered by ulbud k 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Pittsburgh sucks in hockey and baseball but at least they got football to back them up so I don't think they need an Nba team.
2006-08-10 16:35:55 · answer #8 · answered by Yangster 5 · 0⤊ 6⤋
will st. louis i say no the NBA needs to get rid of some teams like the wizards or trail blazers or grizzlies, raptors you the teams that have never really done anything
2006-08-10 16:06:33 · answer #9 · answered by bao187 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I hope not. Las Vegas will be the next expansion team.
2006-08-11 00:00:09 · answer #10 · answered by Malcolm uses Xbox 360 Avatar 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋