Millers want more money
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Coach Ellis
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It's funny to me that Utah fans want to bitch about a pro sports team looking for a tax break when Sacramento, Oakland and San Diego all faced losing their teams (Kings, Raiders and Chargers) minus a MAJOR financial commitment from the community.
There is NO OTHER pro sports team coming to Utah. Probably ever. They are fronting the cost themselves and then asking for a tax break to recoup some of the expense. Less than a $1 million per year tax break for a team that is heavily invested in the local economy. Seems like a no brainer to me.
Sometimes I think people around here like to bitch because they like to bitch. Seattle would GLADLY take our team away from SLC in an effing heartbeat.
There is NO OTHER pro sports team coming to Utah. Probably ever. They are fronting the cost themselves and then asking for a tax break to recoup some of the expense. Less than a $1 million per year tax break for a team that is heavily invested in the local economy. Seems like a no brainer to me.
Sometimes I think people around here like to bitch because they like to bitch. Seattle would GLADLY take our team away from SLC in an effing heartbeat.
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♪alt13
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The RDA should request some sort of street engagement along either 400 w or N Temple. Everyone that gets a tax kickback from the RDA has to go through the design review process and I don't think it's too much to ask.
That being said half of the land in SLC is non taxable(UofU,LDS,State and federal governement,etc)and Utahns have very suburban attitudes. SLC can't afford to lose either the tax dollars or the fans coming into downtown if the Millers decided to rebuild in Sandy.
That being said half of the land in SLC is non taxable(UofU,LDS,State and federal governement,etc)and Utahns have very suburban attitudes. SLC can't afford to lose either the tax dollars or the fans coming into downtown if the Millers decided to rebuild in Sandy.
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They can have it if we get to the salary cap this year.
Small markets have to do this stuff to keep their teams. Sucks but the alternative is worse.
Small markets have to do this stuff to keep their teams. Sucks but the alternative is worse.
So I guess the difference is that liberals take advantage of tax incentives, but they hate doing it?
addictionary
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You sound like Millers' man threating the people.
Lol u had to get overtly political. How do u explain LA NYC DETROIY PISTONS an all the liberal cities in baseball and football building franchise stadiums for there teams?
Political posters like you on this site are a complete joke. Keep driving that left right wedge okay.
green
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The Millers have more to lose than we do. If the Millers sold the Jazz, or moved the team because they couldn't get a new arena, their empire would crumble. They own the Jazz outright. They own the arena the Jazz play in. Their other businesses operate almost purely off the fact that they saved the Jazz and gave us John and Karl.
Screw them. They've screwed us since Deron and Jerry left. It's only less than a million per year, but the state holds all the leverage here. What are the Millers going to do?
Leave?
lol. Get real. They need us way more than we need them.
You think the Millers would move to Seattle? Give up an arena they OWN for a crappy arena the city owns? The Millers would lose MILLIONS in lost revenue on the arena. Let alone all the business they would lose with their dealerships, theaters, etc.
The Millers aren't going anywhere. They won't rebuild in Sandy for hundreds of millions over 20 million.
The Millers have no ground to stand on.
green
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See my post above. The Millers aren't leaving Utah.
addictionary
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The only reason that would happen is if they decide to transform the franchise to a bigger market team if they are thinking that the main reason of their team's disability to contend is their location and small market not being attractive enough. Vegas is a direct changer for that. They would have a big market team like another one to sign, draft and fail over and over again.
In my opinion success in basketball does not come with playing in a big market city. There are much more essential things than that which could get you your rings. The money unfortunately divides greatly formed teams after a certain era of achievement.