no need to fold while they are turning a profit. wins and losses don't have a whole lot to do with making profit. just ask donald sterling why the clippers have sucked for so long. he'll tell you that by keeping costs low, he insures that he will not only make a profit but annually be among the most profitable franchises in the league. the gasol trade was a great move for them. doesn't matter what the media or fans think. moving all of that money off the books kept them in business. paying pau that amount of money was a terrible investment for them because they weren't seeing any returns. neither in the win column or in the bank. can't move to seattle until the arena is remodeled, or a new one is built. this is the nba's policy regarding a return to seattle. so do they stay or move? well this has to do with when the lease is up on the arena (which i dont know), and if they are earning a profit. now gay and mayo will be pretty marketable players, plus they are keeping their payroll really low, and should be due for the nba's shared revenue. i'd say they are fine right were they are. even if they suck.
My father lives in Seattle and they are begging for a team to go there. Although I think the team has a lot of good young players I think they should just stay or move else where. Seattle will have some the Super Sonics once again.
I have always advocated a demotion-promotion system, like soccer leagues around the world. That would solve tanking and having perennial losers like the Grizzlies in one fell swoop. But I know that will never happen here.
Why would you want to get rid of a bad team? That's potentially four easy wins during the regular season.
Player transactions are always gonna look terrible when your operating budget is only half the other 29 teams. If Memphis sold out every game, Gasol & company might still be there.
Move...to the Eastern conference. Oklahoma city can replace them as our more natural proximity-based division rival. And I guess the West can adopt some crappy team like Milwaukee, just so Minnesota and Milwaukee can do their own thing up there and play each other 8 times a year (Stern can grant a waiver).
