1. 04-11-21 10:27 AM #1
    stevenash
    I AM NOT #IAMKVB
    stevenash's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-17-11
    Posts: 45,072
    Betpoints: 361

    Alex Rodriguez Near Deal to Purchase the Minnesota Timberwolves

    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/10/s...berwolves.html
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

    $20
    Angelman
    donation 02/15/2021

  2. 04-11-21 10:27 AM #2
    stevenash
    I AM NOT #IAMKVB
    stevenash's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-17-11
    Posts: 45,072
    Betpoints: 361

    They have pro basketball in Minnesota?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

    $20
    Angelman
    donation 02/15/2021

  3. 04-11-21 02:29 PM #3
    lonegambler23
    Org Mafia
    lonegambler23's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 06-22-16
    Posts: 8,939
    Betpoints: 10965

    when is enough money for this guy?????
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 04-11-21 02:42 PM #4
    jjgold
    Update your status
    jjgold's Avatar File Clerk
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 373,769
    Betpoints: 1928

    non story

    owns very little of it
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 04-11-21 02:56 PM #5
    Art Vandelay
    Corona on St. Pats... WTF!
    Art Vandelay's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 09-11-06
    Posts: 5,526
    Betpoints: 7679

    Wouldn't want this putz anywhere near my team!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
    175 pts

    3-QUESTION
    SBR TRIVIA WINNER 10/18/2021

    175 pts

    3-QUESTION
    SBR TRIVIA WINNER 10/14/2021

  6. 04-11-21 04:33 PM #6
    stevenash
    I AM NOT #IAMKVB
    stevenash's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-17-11
    Posts: 45,072
    Betpoints: 361

    Quote Originally Posted by Art Vandelay View Post
    Wouldn't want this putz anywhere near my team!
    I hear ya but from all accounts he's a very sharp businessman, but yeah a putz too.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

    $20
    Angelman
    donation 02/15/2021

  7. 04-11-21 04:39 PM #7
    jjgold
    Update your status
    jjgold's Avatar File Clerk
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 373,769
    Betpoints: 1928

    Sports is way different from a business

    Minnesota a pithole state too
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 04-11-21 05:53 PM #8
    Marigold HD
    Marigold HD's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 09-03-07
    Posts: 4,970
    Betpoints: 912

    Watched a show on him yesterday. No very popular
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 04-11-21 05:58 PM #9
    goduke
    goduke's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 02-17-10
    Posts: 8,711
    Betpoints: 18

    Look at the details though. Isn’t going to take control of the team till 2023. I wouldn’t be surprised if him and his partners move this team to Seattle then.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 04-11-21 06:07 PM #10
    Mr KLC
    Mr KLC's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 12-19-07
    Posts: 28,156
    Betpoints: 411

    Timberwolves owner is stating the deal can only take place if the team stays in Minnesota. Their lease is signed until 2035.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

    $20
    Angelman
    donation 02/15/2021

  11. 04-11-21 06:11 PM #11
    stevenash
    I AM NOT #IAMKVB
    stevenash's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-17-11
    Posts: 45,072
    Betpoints: 361

    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Sports is way different from a business

    Minnesota a pithole state too
    Yeah, but Jeter bought a big chunk of the Marlins and finally got back to the playoffs.

    Mahomes bought a chunk of the KC Royals now they’re light years better and will be in the wild card mix this year. Or should be.

    Point being smart retired sports stars know how the sports business works.

    Look, I’m not the biggest A-Rod supporter in the world as I think he can be a putz at times too but many insiders say he’s smart and a smart business person.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

    $20
    Angelman
    donation 02/15/2021

  12. 04-11-21 08:59 PM #12
    seaborneq
    It's time to collect
    seaborneq's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 09-08-06
    Posts: 21,901
    Betpoints: 1668

    Its cheaper than JLo
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
    175 pts

    3-QUESTION
    SBR TRIVIA WINNER 10/14/2021

  13. 04-11-21 09:28 PM #13
    BuckyOne
    BuckyOne's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-02-15
    Posts: 2,375
    Betpoints: 1305

    Fans will get screwed out of their team. Must be getting close to the end of the Target Center lease???
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 04-11-21 09:47 PM #14
    jjgold
    Update your status
    jjgold's Avatar File Clerk
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 373,769
    Betpoints: 1928

    He will not use much of his money
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 04-11-21 09:58 PM #15
    MinnesotaFats
    MinnesotaFats's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 12-18-10
    Posts: 13,065
    Betpoints: 26

    Quote Originally Posted by BuckyOne View Post
    Fans will get screwed out of their team. Must be getting close to the end of the Target Center lease???
    No, city put 40mm into TC 2 years ago. 15 years left on lease

    BUT,

    there's likely a buyout provision or something

    If you move this team to Vegas it's worth 2b, or, hypothetical, Bejing, it'dbe worth 5 billion...so it's a no brainer
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 04-12-21 11:26 AM #16
    jjgold
    Update your status
    jjgold's Avatar File Clerk
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 373,769
    Betpoints: 1928

    Everyone leaving Minnesota

    Trash state
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 04-12-21 12:02 PM #17
    stevenash
    I AM NOT #IAMKVB
    stevenash's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 01-17-11
    Posts: 45,072
    Betpoints: 361

    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    Everyone leaving Minnesota

    Trash state
    My close friend works for the Twins lives in the burbs of Minneapolis he says Minny/St. Paul has pockets of ghettos that are getting brutal.
    He told me if you wander to like Anoka you're taking your life in your own hands.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote

    $20
    Angelman
    donation 02/15/2021

  18. 04-15-21 07:50 PM #18
    seaborneq
    It's time to collect
    seaborneq's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 09-08-06
    Posts: 21,901
    Betpoints: 1668

    Quote Originally Posted by seaborneq View Post
    Its cheaper than JLo
    Looks like ARod had a choice between a basketball team and a hispanic dream. He chose the cheaper of the two options
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
    175 pts

    3-QUESTION
    SBR TRIVIA WINNER 10/14/2021

  19. 04-15-21 08:00 PM #19
    Fishhead
    Fishhead's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 08-11-05
    Posts: 37,867
    Betpoints: 1817

    Quote Originally Posted by jjgold View Post
    sports is way different from a business

    minnesota a pithole state too
    wow, jfc
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
    175 pts

    3-QUESTION
    SBR TRIVIA WINNER 10/11/2021

  20. 04-16-21 07:41 AM #20
    segu
    segu's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 08-08-20
    Posts: 42
    Betpoints: 66

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  21. 04-16-21 07:57 AM #21
    jjgold
    Update your status
    jjgold's Avatar File Clerk
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 373,769
    Betpoints: 1928

    AROD is hated

    Nobody going to want to play there plus Minny a pithole state
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  22. 04-16-21 08:00 AM #22
    hostile takeover
    hostile takeover's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 12-06-09
    Posts: 2,155
    Betpoints: 3376

    Purchasing a NBA team in Minnesota sounds like one of the worst ideas ever
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  23. 04-16-21 10:22 AM #23
    stake1
    stake1's Avatar Become A Pro!
    Join Date: 12-19-18
    Posts: 12,106
    Betpoints: 0

    That is good news. Hopefully ends his Mlb broadcasting jobs on Sunday night baseball and on Fox sports
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
    175 pts

    3-QUESTION
    SBR TRIVIA WINNER 10/14/2021

  24. 04-16-21 10:44 AM #24
    MinnesotaFats
    MinnesotaFats's Avatar SBR PRO
    Join Date: 12-18-10
    Posts: 13,065
    Betpoints: 26

    Quote Originally Posted by hostile takeover View Post
    Purchasing a NBA team in Minnesota sounds like one of the worst ideas ever
    He will move it to Vegas or Beijing or Mexico City...something big
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  25. 04-16-21 11:38 AM #25
    jjgold
    Update your status
    jjgold's Avatar File Clerk
    Join Date: 07-20-05
    Posts: 373,769
    Betpoints: 1928

    Minnesota is what you call a dead state now

    Loser state
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
Top
« Previous Thread | Players Talk | Next Thread »