Bradley Center development alone can’t keep Bucks, Payne says

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The Fundamentals
Published 10/3/2008 by Brandon Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
... Don Walker of The MilWaukee Journal Sentinel:  “The Bradley Center’s plans for development on land it owns around the arena cannot secure the future of the Milwaukee Bucks, Ulice Payne Jr., chairman of the center’s board of directors, said Thursday. “It cannot ensure the survivability of the Milwaukee Bucks,” Payne told business leaders at a breakfast forum sponsored by the Business Journal of Milwaukee. Asked about a new arena for the National Basketball Association team, Payne said: “The question of a new arena is a community question. It’s not a Bradley Center ...

Without a New Arena, the Bucks Could Bolt from Milwaukee
Published 10/3/2008 by Marcel Mutoni (marcelmutoni@gmail.com) at SLAM Online
... “Real-estate development may play a role in keeping the NBA in Milwaukee. But standing alone, it’s not the solution,” said Ulice Payne Jr., chairman of the Bradley Center’s board of directors. ...

Saturday Notes: Free tix for Monday, Woelfel at camp, the Skiles show, and Hollinger's pessimism
Published 10/4/2008 by Frank Madden at Brew Hoop
... .  There continues to be chatter about developing land around the BC to add another band-aid to the situation, but even BC Chairman Ulice Payne knows it's not a long-term solution. ...