bradley
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03-22-17 08:55 PM - Post#227940
In response to mrjames
I believe that it is 50/50 if the tournament is at the Palestra next year if the plan will be to move to Brooklyn in 2019. If they decide not to go to Brooklyn, I doubt that it will be at the Palestra next year. Highly unlikely that the Palestra will be the site beyond this year or next year.
Why? It is simply the wrong to have the tournament permanently at the home court of any team. My suggestion to the IL is do the right thing and THINK unlike what you have done so far about the tournament -- location and format. Pretty sad!
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Tiger69
Postdoc
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Yale 03-23-17 12:39 AM - Post#227945
In response to bradley
Amen, Bradley. As President and Wart Alum DT would say, "SAD!"
We need to think "brand", market share, sell the product to ESPN, and blow smoke up Jon Feinstein's exalted a$$,...(Thank you God and this bottle of tequila in my right hand that I am retired and will NEVER have to attend another meeting and listen to bs like that with a straight face again!).
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H78
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Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Reg: 01-06-11
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03-23-17 03:05 AM - Post#227946
In response to Silver Maple
Am I asking and answering my own questions like a famous Princeton alum who helped break the Middle East? You bet.
Ha!
Thanks for this!
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Go Green
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03-23-17 06:13 AM - Post#227947
In response to bradley
Why? It is simply the wrong to have the tournament permanently at the home court of any team. My suggestion to the IL is do the right thing and THINK unlike what you have done so far about the tournament -- location and format. Pretty sad!
It can be the wrongest thing that ever happened. But if you can't come up with a suitable alternative venue, it will stay at the Palestra.
I really don't see the league spending $1M to rent out Barclay's for the weekend. And the guess here is that having it at Fordham would dampen the enthusiasm for the event
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Silver Maple
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Loc: Westfield, New Jersey
Reg: 11-23-04
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03-23-17 09:37 AM - Post#227958
In response to H78
Am I asking and answering my own questions like a famous Princeton alum who helped break the Middle East? You bet.
Ha!
Thanks for this!
Thank you Maurice. I'm here through Thursday. Be sure to tip your waitress. (OTOH, my wife requests that you please no longer respond to my "lame attempts at humor," as "that only encourages him.")
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