musicman Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) the team is being disbanded cause new owners can't be found. Edited December 2, 2008 by musicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 That sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasVines Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) the NBA is a very short sighted league with fools for management and owners for the most part and criminals and fools all over the court...I would not be surprised to see it fail soon and they have wasted tons of opportunity Edited December 2, 2008 by TexasVines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifuwong Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 (edited) no surprise really. les knew after they won those championships, that it was the end of the road for the comets. he was a smart business man selling the team when attendance fell. chancellor felt the same way and bailed out quick afterwards.looks like hilton will have to sell more furniture to pay for his loss. didn't he buy the team for 10 million? Edited December 2, 2008 by sifuwong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonfella Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Not good news. The Comets simply needed an owner with deep pockets that cared about winning and playing in a nice facility. We could see this coming when they moved to Reliant. I enjoyed watching the girls. Tina Thompson was one of my favs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 That's too bad. I personally was never a big fan, but I supported them just as I do with all the Houston sports teams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 the NBA is a very short sighted league with fools for management and owners for the most part and criminals and fools all over the court...I would not be surprised to see it fail soon and they have wasted tons of opportunityI wouldn't miss the NBA, and I can't say I ever watched a WNBA game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 the team is being disbanded cause new owners can't be found.I think the article I read said they couldn't find owners who wanted to keep them in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 WNBA is quick to change. Quickly removed all references to Comets. Google Cache from yesterday versus today. Sad how the best team in the WNBA was left without owners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 They couldn't like, decide to keep Houston history and stuff here, so just in case a miracle happens in the WNBA gets back on its feet, we can get a new team? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 They couldn't like, decide to keep Houston history and stuff here, so just in case a miracle happens in the WNBA gets back on its feet, we can get a new team?They are a few links here and there, mostly about the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 Do you think the Texans can have the Comets' name now instead of Texans? Excellent idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecondTour Posted December 3, 2008 Share Posted December 3, 2008 (edited) To me, the only thing more surprising than the Comets going under, is that the WNBA has survived as long as it has. After 12 years, the league has yet to make a profit. The WNBA is subsidized by the NBA 12 million dollars a year to cover their losses. That's bad business, particularly in this current economy.Five teams have already folded. It's painfully obvious, given the lack of profits and the lack of any coverage, the interest just isn't there for it. How much longer are they going to bleed money? Edited December 3, 2008 by SecondTour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonmacbro Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Why was I under the impression that the furniture dude (out on I45 South) owned them now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) To me, the only thing more surprising than the Comets going under, is that the WNBA has survived as long as it has. After 12 years, the league has yet to make a profit. The WNBA is subsidized by the NBA 12 million dollars a year to cover their losses. That's bad business, particularly in this current economy.Five teams have already folded. It's painfully obvious, given the lack of profits and the lack of any coverage, the interest just isn't there for it. How much longer are they going to bleed money?If the WNBA would lower the basket by a foot and a half, then there would be butts in seats to see the girls DUNK IT !!! I am with you Secondtour. How the WNBA has lasted this long is beyond me. Macbro, Mattress Mac is too busy losing money with his Westside Tennis mumbo jumbo to risk losing even more with a WNBA. Oh Wait, you mean Hilton, The FACT guy, my bad. I believe Leslie Alexander owned the Comets. Edited December 9, 2008 by TJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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