Addressing the new Hornets lease agreement

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"the only real loss is the 30 million dollars to get out of the lease, move the team, and pay the NBA to allow him to move. For a man owning a 272 million dollar franchise, that hurts, but you have to acknowledge what just happened in this deal: Shinn gave up a 15 million dollar practice facility for the right to leave. Got that? In his mind, he's already paid 15 million dollars" [link]

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Friday Bullets
Published 1/11/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Ryan Schwan of Hornets 247 analyzes the costs of the Hornets leaving vs. staying, and realizes that the new lease, in many ways, represents an investment in leaving -- because the Hornets are giving up state funding for an expensive practice facility that they'll presumably need if they're going to stay. ...

The 10-man rotation, starring Scalabrine, his guns, and his new blog
Published 1/11/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... I especially liked the Chicago Bulls' theme song and comment. 6th: Indianapolis Star. Jermaine O'Neal's swanky club is closing down. Or, at least, changing formats. Via Indy Cornrows, who had a funny take on the development. 7th: 3 Shades of Blue. An exhaustive, entertaining look at what should be an entertaining Grizzlies/Warriors pairing tonight. 8th: Hornets247. A look at the lease agreement between the Hornets and the state of Louisiana, and a ...

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