Your Buffalo Rapids

[Snarf]

The ABA team that is supposed to play in Buffalo next year announced it will be called the Buffalo Rapids. Still no home court for the team. Granted I will be shocked if the ABA is still alive next year, seeing teams go out of business in the middle of the season and teams move in the middle of the season.

And the funny part, the owner plans to build his own 6,500 seat arena in Buffalo. Yeah right, right next to the new Peace Bridge, the Adelphia building downtown, the E-Zone on the water front, and all those other small arenas that were supposed to be in Lancaster and West Seneca.

What a joke

[The REAL Sabres]

The logo was introduced yesterday...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/gdffl86/rapids.gif

I like it a lot.

[HURLS]

So where are the Rapids in Buffalo? NF has some rapids.

[Snarf]

I bet we will never see the team play. I would be suprised if the league makes it till next October or whenever they start. The defending champions Arkansas something or anothers already dropped out of the league.

But that logo is pretty cool.

[The REAL Sabres]

I bet we will never see the team play.Well you have me down to a tee...

[buffmattky]

yeah...the rumors I've heard about the ABA and who can get in and how the players get paid...heck, I bet I could make an ABA team. :D

But I agree...I'm not bankin' on seeing the team active yet and even so, it's almost like a minor minor-league at this point. It's a shame considering some of the history of the league

[ckg68]

Besides,who could ever forget the drama down in Nashville? First the team hires a newbie coach...a female no less,and she doesn't do badly. Then she gets into a battle with one of the owners over playing time,and fires her on the court. Next,that owner gets hospitalized and the coach gets her job back. Finally,she basically says,"the hell with it" and leaves.

Have I described the year that was the Nashville Rhythm or the past few weeks of whatever daytime drama you care to insert here? :)

[Snarf]

yeah...the rumors I've heard about the ABA and who can get in and how the players get paid...heck, I bet I could make an ABA team. :D

But I agree...I'm not bankin' on seeing the team active yet and even so, it's almost like a minor minor-league at this point. It's a shame considering some of the history of the league


Not only could you play for the team, but I bet you could own an ABA team too. It seems that anyone with a job can buy a team. You can tell it is a great league when you can apply for a team on the leagues website.

Now if Buffalo got a CBA team I might go check it out as long Isiah Thomas was not involved with the league somehow.

[The REAL Sabres]

Damn these are nice. Too bad it isn't the NBA. :( ...we'd blend right in. :D

Home Jersey
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/gdffl86/hometop.gif
Home Shorts
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/gdffl86/homeshorts.gif

Road Jersey
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/gdffl86/awaytop.gif
Road Shorts
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/gdffl86/awayshorts.gif

A nice homage to the Braves though.

[Snarf]

Those are nice uniforms. And the team has a website too BuffaloRapids.com (http://www.buffalorapids.com) which is not much now. But that seems to be more then other teams have. But they still got big problems, #1 they have no place to play.

[The REAL Sabres]

But they still got big problems, #1 they have no place to play.I'd go see them at the Arena (they would match the floor:)) but I can't see that happening. They play somewhere poor and go the same way as the Wings.

[Snarf]

Wow, the Buffalo Wings, that is pulling one from the past. The Wings still run local roller hockey leagues in Buffalo, but there is no pro roller hockey anywhere. I could see them (the Rapids) playing at Buff State, just they would be in the other half of the arena. The arena is too expensive to rent for anyone that is not owned by the Sabres. The Rochester Razorsharks are going to play at the BCA I guess. Speaking of Rochester, they have some ugly uniforms.

http://www.rochesterrazorsharks.com/RAZUNI.jpg



And Buffalo hired a coach and GM they said on WGR today, but I can't remember his name and they don't have on the Rapids website or the ABA site.

[The REAL Sabres]

Rich Jacob, I believe. He used to work with the New York Knicks and all local college basketball teams.

[TRIPLE P]

I heard they are moving to Hamilton.

[The REAL Sabres]

Here's TBN's story on coach Jacob.
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20050427/1017348.asp

Now here's what I found very strange...Another Buffalo native, Kevin Cadle, a highly respected coach on the pro circuit in England, was strongly considered for the position. Nice also reached out to former NBA players - including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - but says Jacob is a better fit.:scratch: That would have been interesting.

[BillyT92679]

I'd go see them at the Arena (they would match the floor:)) but I can't see that happening. They play somewhere poor and go the same way as the Wings.
I like how the floor at HSBC reflects the colors of the Braves.

[eSabre]

I like how the floor at HSBC reflects the colors of the Braves.
The colors on the floor of the Arena are part of the offical Arena color scheme. I doubt it has anything to do with the Braves.


BTW, Rich Jacob is the head of the Sports Management program at Medaille College.

[BillyT92679]

The colors on the floor of the Arena are part of the offical Arena color scheme. I doubt it has anything to do with the Braves.


BTW, Rich Jacob is the head of the Sports Management program at Medaille College.
Yeah I didn't write they did it on purpose, I just wrote that they resemble each other.

[ThomasVanek]

Those uni's are sharp...but the ABA is an almost worthless league.

[Mouldsie]

hire the guy who made those tight jersey's for da bills

[Wing Eater]

Those uni's are sharp...but the ABA is an almost worthless league.


exactly!

[BillyT92679]

It will still be nice to have pro basketball back in upstate NY.

[billspwn]

im not really into basketball, but i'd go watch a few games, like i go watch the bisons a couple times a year.

[willis2113]

i hope they come to buffalo its one 1 more team to get season tix for and i hear turner is supposed to be signin with us so itll be fun to continue to watch him and hopefully more bulls will play for us... alla Mark Bortz he is my hero sixth man of the year....like me lol

[BanditsRock11]

alla Mark Bortz he is my hero sixth man of the year....like me lol

First of all...its "a la" not alla.

Secondly you werent 6th man of the year for us this year, more like 9th man of the year :rofl:

Remeber when you almost made that 3.....

[willis2113]

remember when you almost played defense.. lol im all about the low post game and i believe i did out score you in 1 or 2 games.

oh i was 6th man of the year... its my game comin off the bench like nick van exel lol...

[LaxBandit]

Rapids will play their games at the Bert Flickinger Center-downtown ECC Campus. (Just a stones throw from Dunn Tire Park.) First ever player: Tim Wynn-a guard-played at Bona.

[Mouldsie]

They are holding tryouts...

anyone going out? :D

[Scary Good]

yeah Tim Winn is sweet...I hear rumors about Stokes as well. It would be cool to see a team with good former local players

[BanditsRock11]

Tonights the night, Rapids season and home opener!

[Snarf]

The Rapids have a new owner after Gary Nice was tossed out of the league for not meeting payroll. The Rapids have no home court after they were tossed from the Flick after Nce could not pay the rent.

So who is the new owner.......Dan Robbie, yes the son of former Dolphins owner Joe Robbie.

http://www.abalive.com/news/releases/?newsid=2005122306008

There is rumors the Rochester Razorsharks may bail on the ABA after the season for the NBA D-League. Maybe Buffalo will follow.

[ckg68]

Well,at least the Rapids lasted longer than the Niagara Daredevils....

[The REAL Sabres]

NBADL?!?! Wow, I'd like that a lot better! And it would give me something sports watching related when the Bisons are out of town.

[Snarf]

NBADL?!?! Wow, I'd like that a lot better! And it would give me something sports watching related when the Bisons are out of town.


According to the article in the D&C where I read it, the NBADL plays in the winter like the NBA. I know last weekend I was at my dads and flipping throught the channels and there was an NBADL game on the NBA Channel.

[The REAL Sabres]

No, they play in July-August area. Unless they changed it. They might have since they are now considered the NBA's "minor league".

[Snarf]

Okay Jeff, I did some reseach and found the NBADL now plays from November to Apil. Probalby they can get more people in the arenas in the winter then in the summer.

[The REAL Sabres]

Okay Jeff, I did some reseach and found the NBADL now plays from November to Apil. Probalby they can get more people in the arenas in the winter then in the summer.Yeah, that must be new. It's their first year as the NBA's "minor league".

[Billsman]

So what does Buffalo have now, basketball wise.

[BanditsRock11]

So what does Buffalo have now, basketball wise.

ABAs Buffalo Rapids. Thats about it unless you want to go college, Canisius, UB, Niagara.

[Billsman]

Thx BR, where do they play?

[The REAL Sabres]

Where don't they play...