Yes, the whole big market - small market thing does not always make sense to me.  Take last year's National League playoffs.  People were falling over themselves talking about how the Rockies and Diamondbacks were these small market teams that could.  I'm sorry, but how are Denver and, especially, Phoenix small market? 

I know the "small market" term derives from how much revenue a team generates.  But I think that a lot has to do with the team's ability to generate interest among the fans.  Look at Miami.  No one will ever call the Heat small market, yet the Marlins budget is pathetic.  And this is a franchise that, if you project the pace at which they're winning World Series, could be viewed as one of the most successful in MLB history.

I don't know, something is wrong with our professional sports.  What would help is a hard salary cap in every sport, and not just for a total budget, like the NFL, but on individual salaries too.  This would allow teams to keep their stars for a long time and not have to rebuild every 3-4 years the way NFL does now.  Of course, human greed would never allow this to happen.

I suppose.  I just hate the thought of the Timberwolves rebuilding process, and it is just the start of it - I dont know why anyone would want to go through it if they had a choice.

I just think it is kind of crazy how many states there are without professional sports teams. And then there are NY and California with alot. And they all still have a huge fan base, and they rake in alot of fans at the games.

"I dont know why you'd want another NY Basketball team that is going to have to rebuild... "

Well, I think that the Nets are in a much better shape than the Knicks.  At any rate, the earliest they can move to the Barclays Center is 2010.  That gives them two full seasons to rebuild and come to Brooklyn with a winning team.  I'm pretty sure that their revenue will jump up tremendously because of all the excitement that the move to Brooklyn would generate.  When the Mets brought Brooklyn Cyclones to Coney Island, everybody in Brooklyn went nuts.  Imagine what bringing a major professional team would do.

I tried to paste an old New York Nets of ABA logo here, but Sportsline is not allowing me to.  Oh, well.

Well, to answer your first question, people find out about other peoples blogs from other people adding you to their favorites.

Just want to thank you for serving. It doesnt matter if people oppose the war - we still thank you for your service.

And, well, I dont know why you'd want another NY Basketball team that is going to have to rebuild... I dont like rebuilding. The Timberwolves season was bad to watch..

Well thank you again.