The Great Park the new home of the L.A. Clippers?

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This is the same ploy as the Angels moving to the Great Park.  It won't happen. 

Clippers - Nobody in their right mind would move that team from LA to OC.  They would lose out on tons of revenue. 

Angels - Leverage to get Anaheim to negotiate on the current stadium which is already is a fantastic location.
 
Actually, I think revenue would be just as good at the Honda Center in Anaheim because you can pull in people from the Inland Empire.

I doubt a move to The Great Park would make sense when the Honda Center is already NBA ready (Samueli was prepping for the Kings to move to Anaheim until KJ Stern'd it).
 
An oc move wouldn't hurt the clippers. They would still sell out. The national tv revenue is split evenly. The la/oc market is one tv market for the purpose of the local tv deal
 
The traffic nightmare if it does ever happen ..  But I would consider buying a season ticket if it does happen :p
 
qwerty said:
An oc move wouldn't hurt the clippers. They would still sell out. The national tv revenue is split evenly. The la/oc market is one tv market for the purpose of the local tv deal
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TV might.. but not revenue.  OC is a much smaller market obviously. 
 
the funny thing is if they did move to irvine they would probably call themselves the Los Angeles Clippers of Anaheim like the angels and wouldnt even mention irvine.
 
qwerty said:
the funny thing is if they did move to irvine they would probably call themselves the Los Angeles Clippers of Anaheim like the angels and wouldnt even mention irvine.
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If they mention Irvine their value would increase..  ::)
 
gpaaib said:
Does anyone feel concerned about the way the surrounding Irvine communities would be affected?
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I don't think anyone realistically feels it's going to happen.  Not sure if City of Irvine would even approve.
 
gpaaib said:
Does anyone feel concerned about the way the surrounding Irvine communities would be affected?
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It is very unlikely this will happen. There are way too many hurdles and the Clips still have a standing contract to play at Staples until 2024.

I wouldn't mind a pro stadium (for the NFL actually) at the GP but I don't think the logistics match. A better location would actually be in Tustin Legacy but that won't happen either.

As to how it will affect real estate values, generally, any type of large number venue actually increases values (even airports), but that is relative to the how the area was doing prior to construction, economic factors, type of sports franchise, and demographics.

Since Irvine is already a high value real estate location, I don't think there would be a significant increase... but it's not an exact science.

Would you rather have a sports arena or an airport?
 
Karina Onofre is in the race for the 74th Assembly District. I don't know if she is using this to draw attention or what.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

State Assembly Candidate will be at Clippers Playoff game

74th State Assembly candidate Karina Onofre plans to attend Clippers vs. Oklahoma City NBA Playoff game Friday May 9th

Irvine, California Wednesday May 7, 2014 California State Assembly candidate Karina Onofre announced she will attend upcoming Second-Round NBA Western Conference Playoff game between the Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder, Friday May 9 at Staples Center, 7:30PM.

Earlier this week Karina Onofre called for formation of a blue-ribbon committee to lure NBA Clippers basketball franchise from Los Angeles to Orange County. Said Onofre, an Orange County native, business owner and Democratic candidate, ?Response to the Clippers in Orange County has been incredible. I?m building the best Task Force, so LA?s problems can become Orange County?s greatness!?
Said Onofre, ?I?ve confirmed the genuine interest of many people in Orange County to this idea, and will have a great team up-and-running ASAP. Prominent corporate leaders, small business owners like myself, community leaders, public officials all owe it to their community, to step-up and work together, to make this a reality.?
Continued Onofre, ?Based on positive feedback how to present the best possible proposal to the Clippers, I realize I may have misspoken when I talked about the cities I hope to represent in Sacramento: Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods and Newport Beach. As my esteemed colleague and Republican opponent in the 74th Assembly race has said, it is up to the residents and their local elected officials to make decisions about their communities. That?s what this committee is all about. I hope Newport Beach Councilman Keith Curry will join me on this all-important Task Force, to bring the Clippers to Orange County.?
?I passionately believe our community can be the right new home for the Clippers. We have so much to offer them, and they can become a great business resource for Orange County.?
?Friday night I?ll be at Staples Center, to cheer-on the Clippers in their quest to reach the NBA Playoffs finals. I hope to meet fans, players and key members of their organization to discuss this idea, to bring the Clippers to a brand new home in Orange County.?
 
Not a chance this will happen.  The Clips will move to Honda Center or relocate somewhere like Seattle before they move to GP. 

Also, listening to ESPN Radio, it sounds like there's going to be alot of hurdles to get Sterling to sell his Clips.
 
The only way Sterling will sell the Clips is for the fans/players/coaches to form a unit to force it.  Legally, I don't think the NBA can do it.
 
jmoney74 said:
The only way Sterling will sell the Clips is for the fans/players/coaches to form a unit to force it.  Legally, I don't think the NBA can do it.
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all of those ownership agreements are heavily in favor of the leaugue to be able to kick out an owner.  i dont think they would have made the announcement they did (banning him and forcing the sale) if there werent reasonably certain  that they could force a sale.
 
qwerty said:
jmoney74 said:
The only way Sterling will sell the Clips is for the fans/players/coaches to form a unit to force it.  Legally, I don't think the NBA can do it.
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all of those ownership agreements are heavily in favor of the leaugue to be able to kick out an owner.  i dont think they would have made the announcement they did (banning him and forcing the sale) if there werent reasonably certain  that they could force a sale.
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I read from somewhere that the Commissioner has the power to allow players to opt out of their contracts and become free agents.  Sterling would be wise to sell at maximum price before Silver is forced to do this and devalue the franchise.
 
jmoney74 said:
The only way Sterling will sell the Clips is for the fans/players/coaches to form a unit to force it.  Legally, I don't think the NBA can do it.
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The NBA constitution has a provision for that:
Under the terms of Paragraph 13 of the constitution, NBA owners also have the right, by three-fourths vote, to revoke ownership if an owner "fails to fulfill" a "contractual obligation" in "such a way as to affect the [NBA] or its members adversely."
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Additionally, Section 35A regarding "MISCONDUCT OF PERSONS OTHER THAN PLAYERS", Silver has the final word:
Any person who is charged with such conduct shall be
given an opportunity to answer such charges after due notice, and the
decision of the Commissioner shall be final, binding, conclusive, and
unappealable. The penalty for such offense shall be within the absolute
and sole discretion of the Commissioner and may include a fine,
suspension, expulsion and/or perpetual disqualification from further
association with the Association or any of its Members.
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As a lawyer, Sterling will probably fight all these things and it may set precedence for future problems, but forcing Sterling to sell is an actionable and contractually supported stipulation in the NBA constitution. How that interacts with his Constitutional Rights (ie First Amendment) is probably where he is going to dance.
 
irvinehomeowner said:
How that interacts with his Constitutional Rights (ie First Amendment) is probably where he is going to dance.
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there was no violation of his first amendment rights.
 
I didn't say there was a violation, I just think someone as litigious as Sterling would say his freedom of speech is protected and can't be used as "misconduct".

Irvinecommuter would probably know better on how Sterling would use Constitutional law as a tool against his ownership contract.
 
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