Comments on: Report: Warriors Reach Deal for New Arena in SF

By: ga's

ga's — Tue, 22 May 2012 06:46:48 +0000

Sheesh…Its not like the GSWarriors are moving to Santa Clara, like the 49ers. The Warriors will be a 10 minute ride across the Bay Bridge, and faster by BART.

By: dknight.007

dknight.007 — Tue, 22 May 2012 06:07:38 +0000

What a slap in the face to the REAL hardcore W’s fans that are located in the East Bay.

This says it all that Lacob is trying to cater to the big elite evil corporations and the 1%:

San Francisco is considered a more lucrative sports market and a waterfront arena would likely increase the Warriors value by tens of millions of dollars, said sports economist Andrew Zimbalist.

“It has more large corporations; it has more high-income people; it has a larger population base to draw from; and it potentially incorporates the market in San Jose,” he said.

Either way, the Warriors willingness to leave is “a slap in the face,” said Chris Dobbins, founder of Save Oakland Sports and a member of the Coliseum authority, which oversees the municipally-owned complex.

“We’re very upset,” Dobbins said.

If they name the team San Francisco Warriors that will be even more of slap in the face. Expect attendance to not be the same as it was in Oakland, especially if the team continues to SUCK!

An Arena near the Pier 30-32 site would cause terrible congestion and public transportation would be nightmare as well.

The fair weather corporate elite and 1% that Lacob is catering to will not support this team through thick and thin, especially when they continue to suck, like how the team was supported at Oracle Arena, when they have sucked for so long.

Th real hard core East Bay fans who have night in and night out sold out Oracle after 18 years of consistent should stop showing up next year after this clown Lacon slaps them in the face tomorrow and tells them he wants to go to SF.

Going to SF isn’t going to bring high priced free agents to play with the W’s…being a good consistent winning hoops team is what attracts free agents!

By: John Starks

John Starks — Tue, 22 May 2012 02:28:08 +0000

@Trapped In Golden State #15 – Just read your article, man. A+. Sorry I didn’t catch that before.

By: dknight007

dknight007 — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:07:50 +0000

By: dknight007

dknight007 — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:06:09 +0000

If they name the team San Francisco Warriors that will be even more of slap in the face. Expect attendance to not be the same as it was in Oakland, especially if the team continues to SUCK!

An Arena near the Pier 30-32 site would cause terrible congestion and public transportation would be nightmare as well.

By: dknight007

dknight007 — Tue, 22 May 2012 00:04:32 +0000

What a slap in the face to the REAL hardcore W’s fans that are located in the East Bay.

This says it all that Lacob is trying to cater to the big elite evil corporations and the 1%:

San Francisco is considered a more lucrative sports market and a waterfront arena would likely increase the Warriors value by tens of millions of dollars, said sports economist Andrew Zimbalist.

“It has more large corporations; it has more high-income people; it has a larger population base to draw from; and it potentially incorporates the market in San Jose,” he said.

“We’re very upset,” Dobbins

By: Bay Area Sports Guy – Warriors moving to San Francisco – how will the Bay Area change?

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:42:47 +0000

[...] will fight the Giants for advertising space on MUNI buses and light posts. That could be why, as Marcus Thompson II reported, the Giants may continue to negotiate with the Warriors to keep them in their neighborhood. While [...]

By: deano

deano — Mon, 21 May 2012 22:11:31 +0000

Nobody going to Warriors games spends money in Oakland. You cannot walk from Oracle to anything but your car or BART. Once you are in your car or on BART, you’re gone from Oakland, unless you live in Oakland. In that case, you’re still going home just like everybody else. It’s an in-and-out evening of basketball. Oakland will lose nothing more than what it will lose from GSW.

By: Bay Area Sports Guy – Warriors moving to San Francisco – how will the team change?

Mon, 21 May 2012 22:03:59 +0000

[...] Marcus Thompson II reports that while the Warriors aren’t denying Lauridsen’s report and will almost certainly end up in San Francisco, the proposed arena at Piers 30/32 isn’t set in stone … so to speak. The Warriors, according to league sources, had preliminary discussions with the San Francisco Giants. But those discussions didn’t pan out as, according to one source, the two sides clashed over how much control the Giants would have. [...]

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 21 May 2012 20:34:45 +0000

It wont affect the fans..they play indoors so the crappy SF weather in winter and spring isn’t a factor. Its gotta hurt the city of Oakland’s revenue..20,000 people must spend quite a bit of coin around the Stadium.
This whole thing of let Oakland rot by Fisher and Beane is so evil.
I saw a true program on a Detroit man starting some Internet success in that city..and he chose a rundown ghetto. He wanted to give back to the community (And we all know Beane and Fisher are takers) rebuild the city’s infrastructure.
Well,that area of Detroit now has been raised,buildings filled with other new company’s that have moved in because of the cost being a great value.
I’ve said that for years..John Fisher and Joe Lacob could team up and revitalize Oakland..except for the fact that they don’t give a damn that is.