NBA franchise in louisville?... a reality... possibly so.

I put this "dream" of a NBA franchise in the "careful what you wish for" category. First off, no "billionaire" is going to bring a franchise to town to play in a musty 50 year old arena (while the local college team plays in a brand new state of the art facility down the street) without some major-major "improvements" to said facility (think "sky boxes" and a bunch of other really-really trendy and expensive things)...Secondly, no "billionaire" is going to use their money to make these improvements (how do you think they GOT to be billionaires...they used other people's money to get there)...So where does this money come from ? Why we -give- it to them of course. Hmmmmm, how about a new "sin" tax...how about additional hotel taxes, how about...well you get my point.

[Robin Garr]

J. Bruce Miller was Jefferson County Attorney (DA equivalent) back when I was a reporter for the newspapers. For what it's worth, the news staff generally judged Bruce as having a large ego lacking in sufficient intellectual underpinnings to hold it up.

Watching his efforts to become a player in the sports-management world since we got back to town, I'd say, to put it as politely as I can, that I wouldn't really count on anything until the cards are dealt and laid out on the table.

I will believe it when I see it. I see our taxes being spent to "improve" the facility. Didn't we do that a few years back? Do I smell another Cordish-style deal in the offing?

Hopefully no.

J. Bruce Miller was Jefferson County Attorney (DA equivalent) back when I was a reporter for the newspapers. For what it's worth, the news staff generally judged Bruce as having a large ego lacking in sufficient intellectual underpinnings to hold it up.

Watching his efforts to become a player in the sports-management world since we got back to town, I'd say, to put it as politely as I can, that I wouldn't really count on anything until the cards are dealt and laid out on the table.

I can't recall where I saw it...but I ran across an article, identifying in some detail, what this guy is spending his budget on. Based on the information in that article, I don't know that I would question his intelligence as much as I would his morals. He's definitely riding some kind of "movers and shakers" gravy train and apparently has no intention of getting off until the last stop.

[Robin Garr]

He's definitely riding some kind of "movers and shakers" gravy train and apparently has no intention of getting off until the last stop.

I won't judge his morals, but what you said just there sounds like Bruce.

He's definitely riding some kind of "movers and shakers" gravy train and apparently has no intention of getting off until the last stop.

I won't judge his morals, but what you said just there sounds like Bruce.

Perhaps the word "conscience" (as opposed to morals) was what I was looking for...