habdynasty
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OT: Would a NBA team succeed in Montreal?
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It might attract some fans at first, for the novelty of the game, but would soon wear out it's welcome and you'd have a hard time getting 5,000 fans to attend. I'd much rather have the Expos back in a real baseball stadium downtown. That would work.
Habs 4 Life
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Depends if that product is a winner or not, that's Montreal. Look at the attendance of the Expos during that 94 run, team wins people will show up.
AllanMTL46
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lol? Baseball? And you guys say basket-ball is boring
I never said basketball was boring. It just plain sucks. Baseball might be boring for some, but for many is one of the nicest sports out there.
Price My Man Crush
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But the Raptors play in the same arena as the Toronto Maple Leafs? Poor excuse, guys!
Toronto isn't Montreal, they have a much larger population and it's as close as you can get to an "American" city in Canada.
Habs 4 Life
No Excuses
It's nice to go sit there and enjoy great weather while watching a game with a beer, but let's be honest Baseball is a boring sport
I still think a Stadium would have saved us
HabsByTheBay
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It depends if where they play sucks too. If Labatt Park was built in 1985, don't you think the Expos are still here, getting solid attendance?
The Big O killed the Expos, two CFL football franchises, and nearly killed a third before they had the sense to move to Molson Stadium. The place is sports cancer.
Habs 4 Life
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yes and no
I really do believe about the winning product, yes you can say it happens in every city but in Montreal you won't get as many walk ins as in other US cities if the team is bad.
Look at Saputo last year when he joined the MLS, I remember him saying it on air if I don't put a winning product on the field I'm toast. This year the Impact are playing great and now everyone is interested in soccer and the Impact
Its funny because i think that it could really work only if its the same owner as the habs (Molson/Bell etc...). BTW Bell's ceo is an ex basketball player.
It would be a nice deal for the owners to own a basketball team as well because it would be another platform to promote their products...
You also have the Bell Centre downtown near all the clubs, restaurants & hotels. We would prolly attract a lot of people from out of town to see the big stars when they're in town.
It would be a nice deal for the owners to own a basketball team as well because it would be another platform to promote their products...
You also have the Bell Centre downtown near all the clubs, restaurants & hotels. We would prolly attract a lot of people from out of town to see the big stars when they're in town.
AllanMTL46
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For some yes it can be boring, but you can't generalize it. No sport is boring to everyone. Personally, I take baseball over basketball in Montreal ANYTIME.
HabsByTheBay
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I guess the Alouettes will be the litmus test, 'cause they're getting close to the end of their run but they're in a downtown stadium that just got renovated.
I just feel like the Expos never got a chance to see if they could draw OK with a bad team - Jarry Park was cute but the way they threw it up over a single winter meant it was very sparse in amenities and not really well-built for baseball. The Big O is just a disastrous stadium, hands down. The Expos needed to win to draw because nobody ever wanted to be in the place otherwise.
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Price My Man Crush
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You guys better watch the end of this game right now, this is ****ing crazy. Damn, the Heat coming back again.
Poulet Kostopoulos
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LOL. I just came here to check if there was a thread about that.
Wow! What an amazing NBA finals and I don't even like basketball much.
And I agree NBA finals >>> NHL finals. In fact, the entire NHL playoffs have been a big meh in terms of entertainment.
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Price My Man Crush
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no way dude
hate boston or whatever, but game 1 and 2 was great hockey
>boston
>game 1 and 2 was great hockey
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