Dan Gilbert Statement

[FiveThous]

agreed, the letter, AT THAT MOMENT, pulled people off the ledge as it was what they wanted someone, anyone, to say for them.

Gilbert hasn't always had allies in town as people feel he's just trying to turn Cleveland into Detroit 2.0 w/ all the Quickens businesses. These same people who blast him should ask themselves which Clevelanders are investing as much money into the area as Gilbert has? His Bizdom company is an avenue for people to receive assistance for start up for their companies (like a mini Shark Tank). However, once accepted, these businesses have to start their business in either Cleveland or Detroit, a nice shot in the arm to both areas in terms of potential employment. Rock Gaming has many hotel and restaurant partners in and around Public Square for comps from the Casino rather than monopolize it with a connected hotel and 4-5 unique restaurants within the Horseshoe. I also saw on Twitter that the Cavs have also partnered with 40 restaurants and bars for this season. Gilbert is looking to revitalize an entire area of downtown. Thinks back to the Gateway area in the mid 90's when it was the place to be.

I had no idea about all of this, I guess that's what not living in the area for the last 3 years does. I knew Gilbert was involved but not to this extent.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[Cavatt]

Just watched it. I have totally agreed with his assessment of certain teams that cut costs even when they are in championship mode. I know he was talking about OKC. He is not going to let Dion or Tristan leave if the team wants to keep them. He said when you have hundreds of millions invested in the team, not paying the luxury tax when you are competing for a chip is like giving up on the two yard line. He said yes it's a lot of money, but not compared to the money you already have invested. OKC cheaped out and so did the Heat. May have cost them championships, and for the Heat it was likely a reason they lost LeBron.