Other Sports: The Philadelphia Seventy Sixers 23-24 Season Thread: Punt, Pass, Or Kick? Post Trade Deadline

[Hollywood Cannon]

People love this over on the philadelphia subreddit

I despise Josh Harris getting his way. It’s nauseating. He doesn’t give a flying f*** about the city.

 

[JojoTheWhale]

As an out-of-towner I would much rather see the Sixers in the CC area than the S Philly area. More options for staying overnight and more to do before and after the game. Seems like there is always opposition to this kind of thing and then once it's done everyone likes it.

I like the idea of Center City, but I don't want to lose Chinatown. That's the problem here. I'd rather keep that than the Sixers' arena by a mile.

 

[Danko]

FJH and Mayor Parker. This is dumb. Complete trash move to move it out of stadium complex. Josh Harris simply wants an arena to make the team more valuable when he sells it.

 

[Embiid]

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[BrindamoursNose]

Completely hate the decision to build a stadium in Center City.

 

[Rebels57]

I'm glad they aren't moving to Camden, but I sure do hate that piece of filth Josh Harris.

 

[BringBackHakstol]

Stupid, doesn't solve any problem worth solving except make the rich richer

 

[Lotusflower]

Not surprising. The lack of political creativity in this city is saddening.
5 years to build the stadium and another 25 to actually untangle the logistical nightmare of public transit and parking and development in that area to maximize it.
And that money will come out of taxpayer's pockets while Harris counts his bread.

All to watch Maxey renact the Dame in Portland timeline into the 2030s.

 

[Embiid]

Not surprising. The lack of political creativity in this city is saddening.
5 years to build the stadium and another 25 to actually untangle the logistical nightmare of public transit and parking and development in that area to maximize it.
And that money will come out of taxpayer's pockets while Harris counts his bread.

All to watch Maxey renact the Dame in Portland timeline into the 2030s.

Well if they don't trade it, they do have that Clippers pick in 2028 from the Harden trade that could net a high lottery pick....

Two New Sixers Listed as Team’s Top Trade Assets

With Daryl Morey running the Philadelphia 76ers’ front office, it seems there aren’t many things off the table. Since his days as the leader of the Houston Rock

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[JojoTheWhale]

I forgot the obligatory no public money for stadiums ever. f*** off.

 

[DancingPanther]

Damn but that guy kept posting all of that Camden stuff. I thought for sure it was going to be the Camden Sixers before we knew it. How are they not in Camden yet?!

I like the idea of Center City, but I don't want to lose Chinatown. That's the problem here. I'd rather keep that than the Sixers' arena by a mile.

Is it the same proposed spot as before? The one that is going to whitewash Chinatown?

 

[Lotusflower]

I forgot the obligatory no public money for stadiums ever. f*** off.

Just to clarify, the Harris group wants to pay for the entirety of the stadium...but that's just the stadium. Anyone that's been to Market East knows it sits on top of the most congested public trans hub in the state. A lot of it is unused and dilapidated though it's better now than it was maybe 10 years ago. One of the big selling points for the stadium is supposed to be that it will help boost Septa ridership but Septa is a corrupt, diseased giant held together by rubber bands and paperclips as is. The leadership is not great and they get no help from Harrisburg which always cuts its budget. To make this stadium viable they have to remake the entirety of Market East and that will take years. Harris won't foot the difference I'm willing to bet. And it's the actual city dwellers that will feel that pressure not the suburbanites who will revert back to cars VERY quickly once they have to get a whiff of those pissstained tunnels under Market.

 

[GKJ]

Damn but that guy kept posting all of that Camden stuff. I thought for sure it was going to be the Camden Sixers before we knew it. How are they not in Camden yet?!


Is it the same proposed spot as before? The one that is going to whitewash Chinatown?

Yes.

 

[DancingPanther]

Yes.

That's a real f***ing shame. I'm all for a new stadium in center City but not there. That's shitty

 

[Mkoll]

Josh Harris probably got the Camden officials to propose that non-serious offer just to make the philly government nervous and more open to the new arena idea.

 

[GKJ]

That's a real f***ing shame. I'm all for a new stadium in center City but not there. That's shitty

There’s not really another place to be in Center City. Chinatown isn’t even really an acceptable place. Everyone down there went through this 25 years ago when the Phillies wanted to put a stadium there. A Center City arena or stadium sounds nice but isn’t really practical, the city planning really didn’t have room. Temple wants their own stadium but can’t do it.

 

[Embiid]

Josh Harris probably got the Camden officials to propose that non-serious offer just to make the philly government nervous and more open to the new arena idea.

Nah.. Governor Phil Murphy was all for it..

 

[BrindamoursNose]

Damn but that guy kept posting all of that Camden stuff. I thought for sure it was going to be the Camden Sixers before we knew it. How are they not in Camden yet?!

That's how you sell angry Philadelphians on the idea of a Center City stadium..."You can either eat this stale head of lettuce, or you can eat your own foot"

::gives head of lettuce::

"Well this sucks but at least it isn't my own foot"

Meanwhile, there's a Big Mac in the microwave they ignore as an option for some reason aka STAYING IN THE F***ING SPORTS COMPLEX.

 

[nacc BLOCC]

Just to clarify, the Harris group wants to pay for the entirety of the stadium...but that's just the stadium. Anyone that's been to Market East knows it sits on top of the most congested public trans hub in the state. A lot of it is unused and dilapidated though it's better now than it was maybe 10 years ago. One of the big selling points for the stadium is supposed to be that it will help boost Septa ridership but Septa is a corrupt, diseased giant held together by rubber bands and paperclips as is. The leadership is not great and they get no help from Harrisburg which always cuts its budget. To make this stadium viable they have to remake the entirety of Market East and that will take years. Harris won't foot the difference I'm willing to bet. And it's the actual city dwellers that will feel that pressure not the suburbanites who will revert back to cars VERY quickly once they have to get a whiff of those pissstained tunnels under Market.

whenever i fly back in to philly, and throw open those airport doors to the train platform, i love love loooove that first whiff of musty piss-trash air. they don’t got air like that in dallas.

it’s f***ed that real actual culture is gonna get ravaged when the “fashion district” et al is right there, but hey it’s chinatown.

 

[Embiid]

Thank you Philadelphia!
Now go wash my underwear at a Chinatown laundromat...

 

[FatTugboatFlahr]

I f***ing despise using public transportation.

 

[deadhead]

As an out-of-towner I would much rather see the Sixers in the CC area than the S Philly area. More options for staying overnight and more to do before and after the game. Seems like there is always opposition to this kind of thing and then once it's done everyone likes it.

Depends how they do it.
If it cleans up the area, it's safe to walk, and most of Chinatown is intact (and can benefit from foot traffic) it's a win-win.

But who trusts any Philadelphia government to pull it off?

Not that I care, I'm out of here in a year or two for Western Michigan (wife's family).

 

[Embiid]

I f***ing despise using public transportation.

I despise public AND private transportation...the latter especially.... since you get gouged..

 

[trostol]

I f***ing despise using public transportation.

Regional rail is ok..problem is Septa is f***ing awful

 

[DancingPanther]

I f***ing despise using public transportation.

How very American of you

Regional rail is ok..problem is Septa is f***ing awful

What if I told you septa is actually not awful and is in fact very great and makes Philly one of the leading transportation cities in North America. Sure they could do some updating but the infrastructure is there and way more effective than most cities