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too good... Since the Gondi family was one of the most affluent and well-connected families in Paris it occurred to de Paul that he had discovered an important resource to aid his mission. Together, they devised a plan that would help Paris and the newly founded Congregation of the Mission. They would pool the vast wealth held by the nobility of France and direct it into a worthy investment for the betterment of Paris and its impoverished peasants. They would build a basketball arena! De Paul and the other members of the Congregation loved basketball but their team struggled frequently against rival missions, as their current stadium was simply too great a distance from where they were located to allow for proper training. “In order to better our basketball team and ‘attract more people to our mission, de Paul thought, we should build a spectacular stadium right down the road from the peasants we are serving. It was a perfect plan. Except, that’s not what happened. depauliaonline/opinions/a-vincentian-view-of-depaul-s-mccormick-arena-1.3115173#.UoK6W5RgZhh