MBB to play at Little Caesars Arena in 2017?
So I heard about this earlier.
There is a Freep article about new Detroit head coach Bacari Alexander meeting with media on Wednesday and it mentions an interesting prospect.
It appears that Michigan and Detroit are working on playing in the first-ever event at the new Little Caesars Arena in 2017.
EDIT: Not the first event period but the first BASKETBALL game.
This is actually historically significant. Why?
Because what was the first-ever event of any kind at Joe Louis Arena? Michigan Basketball vs Detroit on December 12, 1979, an 85-72 Michigan win.
Yeah........I guess the Freep is wrong again. Surprise.
The reason we got to play in the first game at the Joe was because the Wings began the 1979-80 season at Olympia and moved into the Joe in late December.
You screwed up.
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Color me outraged.
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want to sex you up?
Well I read inaugural game as first event and it made sense to me since they opened the old arena up. My bad.
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pleeease tell us why you've taken such a liking to Sparty grads.
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Agreed 100%. When I mention to people that I never click on a Freep link, they look at me like I have three eyes. Good to read these posts and see that I am not alone.
Will the Hot-N-Ready pizza still be $5 inside the arena?
Now only if I could foretell if it'll be double digits in points, rebounds, and assists or three PIZZA-PIZZAs.
And players coming off the bench referred to as "HOT-N-READY."
Always nice to get these blurbs on what's in the freep...not
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As I recall, one of the reasons that Little Caesars Arena (please rename this, Illitch Holdings) exists - well, aside from hockey - is for the potential to bring things like the Final Four or other similar tournaments to Detroit, so piloting basketball with a game during someone's regular season makes sense.
They are working quickly on this arena too - each time I am downtown for a meeting, it looks radically different.
I'm sure they have to finish before he dies.
Supposedly Ilitch's health has rebounded in the past year... Still doesn't change the fact that his wig is pretty, pretty hideous.
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The old LC commercials were hilarious.
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I'll show myself out....
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