Comments on: No Hotel Rooms Downtown? http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/ The Oklahoman\'s Steve Lackmeyer breaks down Oklahoma City brick by brick Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:39:21 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Patrick http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-164 Patrick Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:47:53 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/#comment-164 Because of it's status in the hip-hop culture, Bill Simmons calls the NBA all-star game "The Black Super Bowl." Besides the game, it's a weekend of parties, corporate events, etc. JA is right when he states we don't have the hotel/convention space to host something like that... Because of it’s status in the hip-hop culture, Bill Simmons calls the NBA all-star game “The Black Super Bowl.” Besides the game, it’s a weekend of parties, corporate events, etc. JA is right when he states we don’t have the hotel/convention space to host something like that…

]]> By: Shane http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-163 Shane Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:41:05 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/#comment-163 People just don't understand, and they won't understand until we have an NBA team that is happy and successful here. That's why getting an NBA team is so important- there are so many people who have this idea of OKC and will realize how wrong they were when we show them how we roll. I can't get over people acting all surprised that Bennett wanted to move the team to OKC- were the terms of the agreement not to look for a place in Seattle and then look elsewhere? Did Washington not vote down all the possible options for Bennett? Seems to me like the conditions of the contract were fulfilled. People just don’t understand, and they won’t understand until we have an NBA team that is happy and successful here. That’s why getting an NBA team is so important- there are so many people who have this idea of OKC and will realize how wrong they were when we show them how we roll.

I can’t get over people acting all surprised that Bennett wanted to move the team to OKC- were the terms of the agreement not to look for a place in Seattle and then look elsewhere? Did Washington not vote down all the possible options for Bennett? Seems to me like the conditions of the contract were fulfilled.

]]> By: Steve Lackmeyer http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Steve Lackmeyer Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:45:42 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/#comment-162 Here is what he said after asking why OKC couldn't just get an All Star game instead of a team: "If the city of okc is not large enough to host this game, it does not have the hotel capacity, it is not a big time enough place, it makes you wonder, why would you want to play 41 games a year there?" It's a somewhat odd question on his behalf. I'm curious what the hotel room supply is like in Sacramento, Charlotte, Detroit and Cleveland. Here is what he said after asking why OKC couldn’t just get an All Star game instead of a team:

“If the city of okc is not large enough to host this game, it does not have the hotel capacity, it is not a big time enough place, it makes you wonder, why would you want to play 41 games a year there?”

It’s a somewhat odd question on his behalf. I’m curious what the hotel room supply is like in Sacramento, Charlotte, Detroit and Cleveland.

]]> By: johnnyincog http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-161 johnnyincog Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:26:15 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/#comment-161 i believe he specifically said that okc did not have enough hotel rooms to support an NBA All-Star game. not a team in general. and in that sense, i doubt we do have enough hotel space of the quality that would be demanded by that crowd. i believe he specifically said that okc did not have enough hotel rooms to support an NBA All-Star game. not a team in general. and in that sense, i doubt we do have enough hotel space of the quality that would be demanded by that crowd.

]]> By: HR http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/comment-page-1/#comment-160 HR Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:10:42 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okccentral/2008/04/16/no-hotel-rooms-downtown/#comment-160 Could it be that you dont need hotel rooms in order to have an NBA team? I mean, won't the fans come from Oklahoma City? So, why would there need to be massive amounts of hotel rooms - when OKC residents will be going to the games ? "roll-eyes" Sure, to host an All Star game, you need hotel rooms - i mean, most people will be from out-of-town for that game, right? So I wonder why this guy failed to use his head and instead tried to drag OKC down with something that doesn't even make sense. ?? It only proves how stupid he really is! Could it be that you dont need hotel rooms in order to have an NBA team? I mean, won’t the fans come from Oklahoma City? So, why would there need to be massive amounts of hotel rooms – when OKC residents will be going to the games ? “roll-eyes” Sure, to host an All Star game, you need hotel rooms – i mean, most people will be from out-of-town for that game, right? So I wonder why this guy failed to use his head and instead tried to drag OKC down with something that doesn’t even make sense. ?? It only proves how stupid he really is!

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