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Originally posted by nang1980
New Orleans demographics would not rate an expansion team. The Hornets moved there because the city gave them all that money and they had an arena already built. When the NBA expands, they want cities that are growing and have a good sized TV market, neither of which applies to New Orleans. In the last 30 years, New Orleans has lost people. Their TV market is like 44th. Also, if George Shinn had stayed in Charlotte, the city would not support the team. With Larry Bird coming in, they will. The league did the right thing in this instance.
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Must be a Charlottean. Sounds like the same stuff we heard during the relocation process when the Charlotteans tried to convince us that there was no way the NBA would approve a move to N.O. I do not know what you mean by "gave them all that money," but whatever they get here is alot less than it will cost to bring an expansion team to Charlotte.