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Spurs Flirt with Austin

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by lnchan, May 6, 2022.

  1. daywalker02

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    Open marriage.
     
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  2. steddinotayto

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    Conspiracy Theory tinfoil hat on: Spurs will end up with a top 3 pick that will resuscitate the franchise and put them back into perennial contenders for the next 2 decades.
     
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  3. CCorn

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    Lulling Spurs
     
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  5. tmacfor35

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    They will end up building a new stadium on the outskirts of SA towards Austin. Calling it now.
     
  6. rockbox

    rockbox Around before clutchcity.com

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    Smart move from the Spurs. Austin is already Spurs country and Austin is the largest city in the country without a big 3 team. Considering FC Austin is the most expensive and probably the most profitable MLS team, the Spurs would be stupid to let go of their grip of the city from a basketball standpoint.
     
  7. robbie380

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    The AT&T center isn't terrible but there is absolutely nothing around it. San Antonio sucks but that area is like a black hole.
     
  8. tmacfor35

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    Honestly the stadium inside is weird... feels super old. They are ready for a new one. I think with the growth of New Braun, they would be smart to connect both cities. Should help attendance. San Antonio does not take that long to drive from one side to the other.
     
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    Somewhere in that direction would make a lot of sense. It's roughly 1 hour from downtown Austin and 30 minutes from the Buda area. The population along that I-35/130 toll corridor is absolutely booming. They need to reorient themselves as the central Texas team over the next decade.
     
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  10. TheRealist137

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    Central Texas Spurs of San Antonio
     
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    I think Austin would be perfect city for a NBA team.
     
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    As a hays county resident the spurs moving into the San Marcos, new Braunfels, Kyle area would be awesome and make a lot of sense.
    There is a lot of open land and the area is growing rapidly.
     
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    This person gets it.
     
  14. Ottomaton

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    Honestly, the suburbs in the hills NE of San Antonio feel more like an extension of Austin, than they do part of the rest of San Antonio, in my limited experience.

    Waiting for San Antonio/Austin to become a merroplex like Dallas/Ft Worth.

    That is almost definitely drug abuse. Either opiates or meth, which both cause excessive scratching for different reasons.
     
  15. Invisible Fan

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    Name is doable, just need to figure out where they play though.

    GS Warriors...California Angels...Texas Rangers
     
  16. lnchan

    lnchan Sugar Land Leonard
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    Why not go back to the Alamodome...?
     
  17. Air Langhi

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    The stadium is only like 20 years old.
     
  18. DaDakota

    DaDakota Balance wins
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    New Braunfels Spurs
    San Marcos Spurs

    DD
     
  19. kdchilds

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    The Spurs messed up by putting that arena on the east instead of downtown San Antonio.
     
  20. Dankstronaut

    Dankstronaut Way, way out here.

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    Y'all take a deep breath because the Texans will be asking for either major money to upgrade or a brand new stadium before 2030.
     

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