Comments on: Can Louisville Support an NBA Team?

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Fri, 09 Dec 2011 03:02:23 +0000

[...] decade or so, multiple serious attempts have been made to lure an NBA franchise to town, and multiple studies suggest that Louisville could certainly support [...]

By: Evan

Evan — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 05:17:50 +0000

Louisville would probably be better for an MLB team rather than an NFL, NBA, or NHL team due to its baseball tradition.
Louisville has 1.4 million in its metro area, which is larger than New Orleans (1.2 mil), Buffalo (1.2 mil), Oklahoma City (1.3 mil), Memphis (1.3 mil), and Green Bay (306,000).
Louisville has 597,000 only because it is a city-county. It had been a declining city before 2003, when it became a city-county.

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Mon, 07 Feb 2011 15:12:24 +0000

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Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:25:50 +0000

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By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:51:42 +0000

some one needs to make david stern read this

By: Laura Hall

Laura Hall — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:37:12 +0000

Great article. I wish we could bring Albrecht back to Louisville more often!

By: Sunghwan Kim

Sunghwan Kim — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:39:35 +0000

Hello Mr. Stahmer, my name is Sunghwan Kim and I am a freshman at Syracuse University majoring in Sport Management. I also graduated from Ballard High School in 2010 in Louisville, so it is nice to read this from a fellow alumni. I am writing a paper about the Kings franchise moving to Louisville, how viable is this option or is it just speculation and some fun rumor going around? I liked your research, I think I will use it in my paper! Thank you

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Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:15:05 +0000

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By: Albrecht

Albrecht — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 15:03:36 +0000

While I agree that professional franchises can enhance the profile of their host cities, the franchises themselves do not necessarily lead to any dramatic economic growth. The presence of these franchises can be very valuable, but it is generally in terms of perceived value as opposed to tangible value. They can also improve civic pride and quality of life.

It is sad to see Louisville’s decline in relation to other metro areas over the past 30 years and see former peer cities land franchises while Louisville cannot.