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Greenville had one of the original D-League teams, the Groove.
May 4, 2015, 10:34 AM
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The NBADL headquarters were even located in Greenville for one year before some big changes were made (the team left Greenville at the same time). Hopefully Greenville will get another chance.
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Orange Blooded [3573]
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Was that the one that Danny Ford was involved in?***
May 4, 2015, 10:47 AM
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The Groove won the league one year
May 4, 2015, 11:25 AM
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Saddest thing was their "parade" in downtown. They came in on a bus and showed the trophy
I happened to be standing there. They got off the bus, about 6 people were there clapping and
several people said "who are those guys. what's going on?"
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Re: NBA D-League in SC?
May 4, 2015, 11:27 AM
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I thought there was a team in Charleston already....North Charleston Low Gators or something crazy..
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About 10 years ago...
May 4, 2015, 1:44 PM
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Asheville, NC was the next closest, Columbus, GA, Fayetteville, NC, Mobile, AL, Huntsville, AL & then Roanoke, VA were all part of the original NBDL.
Greenville, SC has a great arena that needs a tenant other than ECHL hockey, but the town truly sucks as a "SportsTown". The Groove failed here primarily because tightwad Carl Scheer (formerly of the Hornets) ran the show & they didn't even have a marketing department to promote the team or league. The local TV & newspaper don't even cover the BOB-NETS & just this year, Charter Cable didn't blackout their games.
The Hornets needs to stay in NC around the Triangle or Winston-Salem---Greenville & Columbia are a no go. I am all for the concept of 1 team & 1 NBDL minor league for the left over teams. I see maybe Birmingham for the Hawks, Jacksonville for Orlando, Tampa for Miami & Nashville for Memphis. All said, this may be the best solution to the "1 and done" rule for the 19 year olds who make bad decisions & try to go pro.
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Re: About 10 years ago...
May 4, 2015, 2:22 PM
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The pee dee needs something like this.
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Charleston Lowgators.
May 4, 2015, 2:29 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong but weren't they something like that? I guess they didn't have enough fan interest to keep them alive.
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