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Originally Posted by Tinordi
Teams don't build practice facilities because they provide zero marginal revenue. If you're a business are you have only so much money, you're going to use that money where it will return the greatest amount of dollars back. A practice facility provides you with no dollars back so it's basically a non-starter.
Now if you could entice some elected officials to build it for you then now you're talking...
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Not necessarily. A practice facility has a tangible benefit if it attracts good free agents which in turn leads to winning. Playoff games are a much bigger boost to bottom line growth have any other revenue stream as I see it.
It isn't frivolous and I don't think they see it as such. However, you're in the right ballpark when looking at ROI in that it's murky to know the answer, so they may assume minimal. Having a team with a winning tradition will do more to attract free agents than a practice facility, so it's likely on the back burner