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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
The one thing that they may have going for them would be with new expansion rules the teams are actually starting from a place of not being completely awful. The Thrashers never won a playoff game and only had three seasons where they were over 500.
I understand that their history is mostly that of a Canadian feeder market but that was a new fan base that was given next to nothing to cheer about for a decade. If they were a competitive team to start with would it be different?
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I agree with you. I think for the most part that the viability of the market is a lesser concern (albeit not totally insignificant). It's really about owners having $1 Billion to spend and an arena deal situation that makes it lucrative for them.
The NBA seems to do OK in lots of smaller markets. Sacramento, OKC, Memphis, even San Antonio which is big but little corporate base.