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Leslie Alexander puts the Houston Rockets up for sale

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by J.R., Jul 17, 2017.

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  1. apollo33

    apollo33 Member

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    Can we just get some Chinese billionaire owners to pitch in
     
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    I'm down to sell my soul to the devil to own the rockets .
    Another 4-5 more souls should be enough. Anyone else willing?
     
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    Does anyone know if Jack Ma likes basketball?
     
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    is it me or does this just seem like the worst freaking timing...wtf?
     
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    maximum value of the franchise. excitement, just acquired SgtDickPunch and months before the season.
     
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  6. Aruba77

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    oh ...i get how it's great timing for Les. I guess, given that we are trying to project this image of a winning, stable franchise, and are trying to attract free agents going forward; trying to retain CP3 going forward; do folks think this will hurt out ability to do that? Curious what impact folks think this will have on our current upward trajectory.
     
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  7. Bandwagoner

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    not good. this will be a thing now that goes on all season. the media will go after every single new owner group prospect and any dirt they have. It won't be a good look. jim crane is a perfect owner and he got absolutely slaughtered.
     
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    The As
    The Astrodome got refurbished not long before they left. They fixed it up then Adams wanted a new multipurpose stadium. The mayor said no so they left.Bud Adams paid to get out of the lease.
     
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  9. BMoney

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    Les will sell the team before the season starts, IMO.
     
    #509 BMoney, Jul 17, 2017
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    Man hadn't checked in here in a while. This is just terrible news.

    Why Les?
     
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    Harden should get a % fron the sale.
    His resign give the franchise a lot of extra value. CP maybe get some % too.
     
    #511 Ming The King, Jul 17, 2017
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    Also people saying the new owners getting rid of the front office, well usually the franchise sucks, which ours doesn't. It's just that time for our owner to let it go since he has no one else to look over it. Did Ballmer completely changed the front office there? Doc is still the president of basketball operations. No one is dumb enough to go in and completely change the culture of a winning franchise
     
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    Last year Alibaba committed US$100 million to Chinese rugby in hopes of growing a future market there. That's a sport the Chinese don't play or watch.
     
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    Les only doing this so we stop talking about Melo
     
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    Aren't Jack Ma and Kobe investment partners? Hmmm
     
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    This is how I want Les to go out...
    [​IMG]
     
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    It's how he makes money tho. He buys luxury properties then flips them in a year or two for profit.
     
    #520 hooroo, Jul 17, 2017
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