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Could a NBA team survive in the triangle?

Bj-Monster23

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I know that the triangle is a real basketball area. It's the king of College Basketball. So my question is could a NBA team like the Kings or someone else survive in the triangle? I know the market isn't as big as Charlotte but I think it's possible. know that Charlotte has the Bobcats but who goes to see the Bobcats play other then people in Charlotte? It just too far from other area's in NC especially Northeast with city's like Rocky Mount,Roanoke Rapids, and parts of VA. Raleigh is the capital of NC and I think with the increasing population in the city that one day might be able to support a NBA franchise.Could a NBA team survive in the triangle?

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I know that the triangle is a real basketball area. It's the king of College Basketball. So my question is could a NBA team like the Kings or someone else survive in the triangle? I know the market isn't as big as Charlotte but I think it's possible. know that Charlotte has the Bobcats but who goes to see the Bobcats play other then people in Charlotte? It just too far from other area's in NC especially Northeast with city's like Rocky Mount,Roanoke Rapids, and parts of VA. Raleigh is the capital of NC and I think with the increasing population in the city that one day might be able to support a NBA franchise.Could a NBA team survive in the triangle?

that's the real question :)

I live here and I've never gone to see them.

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The Raleigh market is actually just about as big as Charlotte, but I'm not sure having a team there would be a great idea. The Charlotte area doesn't really have much college sports competition. As much as I love the Charlotte 49ers, the community does not support them like the Triangle supports the college programs there. Maybe someday that will change, but that's the reality now.

I'm just not sure there are enough entertainment dollars to go around to support all the college programs and an NBA team.

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Raleigh is one of the fastest growing cities in america...I think it could support an NBA team, but not if one is also in Charlotte. Two can't be supported in the same state. I'd rather see a MLB team come to Raleigh and build a stadium on the south side of the city on those hills/Dorothea Dix area. But I don't know what size city is required to support a MLB team either...but considering what cities have MLB teams, I think it's doable.

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Raleigh is one of the fastest growing cities in america...I think it could support an NBA team, but not if one is also in Charlotte. Two can't be supported in the same state. I'd rather see a MLB team come to Raleigh and build a stadium on the south side of the city on those hills/Dorothea Dix area. But I don't know what size city is required to support a MLB team either...but considering what cities have MLB teams, I think it's doable.

They should take the one out of Charlotte and put it in Raleigh. I'm not saying that anything is wrong with Charlotte but a NBA team in Raleigh would be huge for the whole state. It would be better economic wise for the fans if you ask me because I stay northeastern Carolina and the only way I can get to see a Bobcats game is I will have to drive 4hrs or drive to RDU and fly to Charlotte.

If a team Like the Kings was to land in Raleigh i'm pretty confident that the NBA stadium will get built downtown Raleigh.

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Not sure the current NBA team will survive in Carolina and I'm pretty sure if it doesn't make it in Charlotte it won't get moved a couple hours away to Raleigh.

College basketball fans in the Carolinas are spoiled because the Big 3 programs (Duke, UNC and Wake) have been relatively successful over the past generation, and don't underestimate that generation because it's not a lot of older folks going to watch b-ball these days, it's the younger generations. And that's even more prevalent in the NBA where the average fan's age is lower than MLB, NFL or NHL. In my opinion, not unlike the Carolina Panthers, you put a losing product on the field and nobody will come to watch. One can walk up to any Carolina Panther or Charlotte Bobcats game and buy tickets at less than face value. The same cannot be said for any ACC basketball matchup- because they have a winning reputation.

The Panthers playoff run seasons have been tough tickets to find, but it's not held over. Cam Newton gets drafted and the stadium is pretty jammed up...until the team gets into one of its very predictable losing streaks when the fans disappear. If Wake, UNC and Duke were to all go in the tank and start a string of historical losing seasons and it carried on for any length of time longer than 6-10 years, they'd start losing their fan base as well.

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