Funding for LA Lakers Parade

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Archean_Life
Date: June 15, 2009 at 12:39 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

With the state of California, and the city of Los Angeles, neck deep in budget crises, with government employees losing their jobs, programs being cut etc., should the Lakers' victory parade be paid for with public funds?
Should the Lakers (or team x) pay for their own parade(s)? Should they find private sponsors?
What if the city weren't in crisis? Would it be ok then? Why or why not?

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: eazye
Date: June 15, 2009 at 12:42 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

Well, apparently Pittsburgh is having their's today. But I'm down for the team or a sponsor funding this or even the NBA itself

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: grapplethis
Date: June 15, 2009 at 12:59 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

the lakers are putting up half the cost, the city of LA is putting up the rest.
how much could a parade possibly cost? i do'nt know about LA, but street closures in San Francisco aren't too expensive.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: eazye
Date: June 15, 2009 at 01:08 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

They said the last one was 1.1 million

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: grapplethis
Date: June 15, 2009 at 01:09 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

eazye said:
They said the last one was 1.1 million
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that's not terrible. but yeah i see no reason the lakers can't fund that themselves. i see no reason KOBE couldn't fund that himself.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Archean_Life
Date: June 15, 2009 at 01:17 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

eazye said:
They said the last one was 1.1 million
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That's true - but for some reason this one is supposed to cost 2 million.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: pretendingtowork
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:04 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

Archean_Life said:
eazye said:
They said the last one was 1.1 million
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That's true - but for some reason this one is supposed to cost 2 million.
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That is on top of the expenditures the city has to pay to for all the stupid crap that happened last night. Yay for living in a state that can't control it's spending!!!!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: grapplethis
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:08 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

^^ and to think some people still defend Ahnold.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: ShadyCambo
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:32 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

Archean_Life said:
With the state of California, and the city of Los Angeles, neck deep in budget crises, with government employees losing their jobs, programs being cut etc., should the Lakers' victory parade be paid for with public funds?
Should the Lakers (or team x) pay for their own parade(s)? Should they find private sponsors?
What if the city weren't in crisis? Would it be ok then? Why or why not?
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I'm all for not only having them pay for their own damn parade, but also having them pay for the damages to the city their "fans" did.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: pretendingtowork
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:43 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

ShadyCambo said:
Archean_Life said:
With the state of California, and the city of Los Angeles, neck deep in budget crises, with government employees losing their jobs, programs being cut etc., should the Lakers' victory parade be paid for with public funds?
Should the Lakers (or team x) pay for their own parade(s)? Should they find private sponsors?
What if the city weren't in crisis? Would it be ok then? Why or why not?
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I'm all for not only having them pay for their own damn parade, but also having them pay for the damages to the city their "fans" did.
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Maybe not the damages, let insurance companies pay that...but at least the bill for the extra police force to patrol the Staples center even though the game wasn't played at the staples center.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: grapplethis
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:45 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

you'd think LA fans woudl be used to winning championships, between UCLA basketball, the lakers and USC football. and in recent years, the angels and ducks.
this is the kind of s--- you expect from a town that doesn't usually win, like Oakland or Vancouver

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: ShadyCambo
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:49 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

grapplethis said:
you'd think LA fans woudl be used to winning championships, between UCLA basketball, the lakers and USC football. and in recent years, the angels and ducks.
this is the kind of s**t you expect from a town that doesn't usually win, like Oakland or Vancouver
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Okay, two things wrong with what you said.
Number 1. College sports don't really count.
Number 2, and I can't stress this enough. ANAHEIM IS NOT L.A. That would be like saying San Francisco and Oakland are the same.
Maybe the rioters weren't laker fans, but frustrated fans of other loser LA teams, the Dodgers, Clippers, Kings,

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: grapplethis
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:51 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

ShadyCambo said:
grapplethis said:
you'd think LA fans woudl be used to winning championships, between UCLA basketball, the lakers and USC football. and in recent years, the angels and ducks.
this is the kind of s**t you expect from a town that doesn't usually win, like Oakland or Vancouver
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Okay, two things wrong with what you said.
Number 1. College sports don't really count.
Number 2, and I can't stress this enough. ANAHEIM IS NOT L.A. That would be like saying San Francisco and Oakland are the same.
Maybe the rioters weren't laker fans, but frustrated fans of other loser LA teams, the Dodgers, Clippers, Kings,
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i know Anaheim isn't in LA. but anaheim draws much better and i can only imagine it's plenty of people from LA proper. There are giants fans in Oakland, and A's fans in San Francisco. So for the purposes of sports, yes, anaheim is LA. College sports do count for sure. but either way, just from the lakers they should be used to it.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: kobeVSraja
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:53 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

I think the NBA should pick up the tab on the parade! I mean they are there champions!

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: grapplethis
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:56 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

kobeVSraja said:
I think the NBA should pick up the tab on the parade! I mean they are there champions!
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you're just lucky raja bell aint in the western conference any more. jk
i think kobe should just pay it out of pocket, considering he won the last game essentially by himself.
was there ever a less climactic finals mvp award? hmm i wonder who's gonna win!
it must pain the great bill russell to see a trophy named after him given to a laker. btw, finally they named it after him. it's about damn time. if the award had existed when he played, he'd have 12.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: Archean_Life
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:56 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

ShadyCambo said:
Maybe the rioters weren't laker fans, but frustrated fans of other loser LA teams, the Dodgers, Clippers, Kings,
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Or just thugs and losers looking for an excuse.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: grapplethis
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:57 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

^^ word.
rioting when you win is even dumber than rioting when you lose. "woooo we won! lets destroy the place we live in"
they kill dogs for that.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: EnderWiggin
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:58 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

Archean_Life said:
ShadyCambo said:
Maybe the rioters weren't laker fans, but frustrated fans of other loser LA teams, the Dodgers, Clippers, Kings,
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Or just thugs and losers looking for an excuse.
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Nah, that couldn't be it...

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: osubuckeye4
Date: June 15, 2009 at 02:58 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

kobeVSraja said:
I think the NBA should pick up the tab on the parade! I mean they are there champions!
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+1
I'm sick of seeing all these champion cities try to go "all out" and outdo what the city before them did for their victory celebration.
Just set aside some of the NBA's profits towards parade funds (say it's $1 million and grows each year with inflation) and tell each time that they are limited to that amount for their parade.
Sure, some cities will be able to do more with the money (less crime in Minnesota then in Detroit hence less police/security force needed), but at least every team will have it equal and you won't get into these ridiculous public funding debates.
At the end of the day... 1.1 million dollars is like .02 cents for you or I... not going to make or break the state and there are a lot of bigger issues to fry.
If they were doing 1.1 million dollar parades every day then yea,it's a problem. Spending it one day to celebrate a great accomplishment that generated 100x that revenue for the state, not a big issue in my opinion.
Someone making $25,000 a year buying a Starbucks coffee for breakfest to celebrate a nice raise they got (say a $3,000 raise) is not a problem. Someone making $25,000 a year buying a $5 Starbucks coffee every day for breakfest and then another coming home from work is a problem that needs to be addressed.

 

[Nastycrow]

Originally posted by: EdoKaz818
Date: June 15, 2009 at 03:00 PM
Source: https://forum.mmajunkie.com/threads/funding-for-la-lakers-parade.14481/

I live in LA. Most those rioters are fans and thugs. Some Fan thugs just looking to FSU. I remember in 2001 they burned cars, they fought each other, and alot more other s--- but its LA cant expect much lol.
Anyways Lakers should fund the parade. Im glad they won they deserved it. They wrecked every team that got in there way but now its time for them to do us fans a favorite and pay for the parade.
PS Kobe is the best ever