Grizzlies Attendance

[BlazerBeav]

Was anyone else shocked at how empty the FedEx Forums was tonight? Even in our worst seasons the Rose Garden was never that empty - even for preseason games. If it wasn't for Outlaw's fan club you wouldn't have known anyone was there judging by the crowd noise.

 

[J_Ray]

Memphis is probably the poorest market in the NBA and their team is horrible, so with a bad economy, of course no one will show up.

 

[MIXUM]

who will lose their franchise first?

memphis or sac?

 

[Boob-No-More]

Memphis is probably the poorest market in the NBA

That would be New Orleans.

and their team is horrible

THAT would be Memphis.

BNM

 

[MIXUM]

Sacramento Kings (14-52)
Funny, I didn't hear about Ewing's throwing his name into the mix for the Kings' impending coaching opening. Nor do I hear anyone else jockeying for it either. The Kings are bleeding money, have a CBA-caliber roster and may be bound for another city in a couple of years. What, that doesn't sound enticing?

 

[Chutney]

Put Charlotte on that list too. The Raps just played in their arena and it was absolutely empty. The entire platinum section was sparsely populated, with minimal crowd noise.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

This was one of Stern's biggest blunders.

They left this for a dump known as Memphis, TN.​

 

[illmatic99]

This was one of Stern's biggest blunders.

They left this for a dump known as Memphis, TN.​

It's not as if they were drawing a lot of fans then, either.

http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamatt.htm?tm=VAN&lg=n

Current numbers: http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/attendance

 

[J_Ray]

That would be New Orleans.

BNM

Yea, Memphis is in the same boat though, and they aren't winning, so they are in just as big of a crunch $$$ wise

 

[barfo]

Y'know, this gives me an idea. Maybe if Sac, Memphis, NO, and Charlotte want to move, they could all move to Portland. I think this town could support 5 basketball teams. There would be a game at the RG every night (and the occasional double-header to boot).

barfo

 

[MIXUM]

seattle will have a team by 2011

How about hartford? prob too small but cant be worse then OKC. Uconn is fucking HUGE here. Its all this state has. You know its bad when a minor league hockey team does well.

 

[J_Ray]

Y'know, this gives me an idea. Maybe if Sac, Memphis, NO, and Charlotte want to move, they could all move to Portland. I think this town could support 5 basketball teams. There would be a game at the RG every night (and the occasional double-header to boot).

barfo

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[Natebishop3]

Book it!

 

[oldmangrouch]

Y'know, this gives me an idea. Maybe if Sac, Memphis, NO, and Charlotte want to move, they could all move to Portland. I think this town could support 5 basketball teams. There would be a game at the RG every night (and the occasional double-header to boot).

barfo

One condition: each of the other 4 teams must let the Blazers pick a player from their roster as "territorial compensation."

 

[handiman]

Wouldn't they be better off charging half as much for tickets, doubling the attendance, making more off concessions and parking, and filling enough seats to make it look like an interested audience? Surely, they must be on the wrong side of the supply and demand tipping point.

 

[Uther TheGardener]

its karma for leaving Vancouver.....they were getting decent numbers till it became known that the owner was moving the team...then they said f it why should i go if they were moving?

would any fans attend the last 2 years if your team stunk and they were moving? answer: no.

 

[Natebishop3]

One condition: each of the other 4 teams must let the Blazers pick a player from their roster as "territorial compensation."

We'll take Chris Paul, Kevin Martin, Emeka Okafor, and OJ Mayo. Yeah... that's a lot of guards...

 

[barfo]

Wouldn't they be better off charging half as much for tickets, doubling the attendance, making more off concessions and parking, and filling enough seats to make it look like an interested audience? Surely, they must be on the wrong side of the supply and demand tipping point.

An excellent point. Someone is asleep at the switch.

barfo

 

[J_Ray]

An excellent point. Someone is asleep at the switch.

barfo

Still doesn't take away from the fact they suck, but cutting ticket prices 2/3 would probably increase their attendance somewhat.

 

[Nate Dogg]

Blazers were dead last in the 2005-06 season.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/attendance?year=2006
But in the current year we are holding steady at #3.

 

[cloudydays]

This is kinda out of left field, but is there any support for the NBA in Mexico City?

That's a huge city and I'd imagine it would draw a ton of fans.

 

[J_Ray]

This is kinda out of left field, but is there any support for the NBA in Mexico City?

That's a huge city and I'd imagine it would draw a ton of fans.

There's a reason people are swimming across rivers & jumping fences to come to the US

Only sport they really follow and care about like majority of the rest of the world is soccer.

 

[cloudydays]

There's a reason people are swimming across rivers & jumping fences to come to the US

Only sport they really follow and care about like majority of the rest of the world is soccer.

hmm I remember when the NFL had a 49ers vs Cardinals game in Mexico City and they filled their entire soccer arena, which was about 100,000 seats or something.

 

[Natebishop3]

hmm I remember when the NFL had a 49ers vs Cardinals game in Mexico City and they filled their entire soccer arena, which was about 100,000 seats or something.

With all the kidnappings in Mexico, I certainly wouldn't want to play there.

 

[barfo]

There's a reason people are swimming across rivers & jumping fences to come to the US

To see NBA games, of course.

Only sport they really follow and care about like majority of the rest of the world is soccer.

Then why are they jumping fences? Is it because Portland might get an MLS team?

barfo

 

[Natebishop3]

To see NBA games, of course.



Then why are they jumping fences? Is it because Portland might get an MLS team?

barfo

No, I'm pretty sure it's to see the Lumberjacks play.

 

[barfo]

No, I'm pretty sure it's to see the Lumberjacks play.

I'm a Lumberjack, and I'm ok,
I work all night and play all day.

Actually it is LumberJax, like OddEnormous might spell it.

barfo

 

[MickZagger]

seattle will have a team by 2011

How about hartford? prob too small but cant be worse then OKC. Uconn is fucking HUGE here. Its all this state has. You know its bad when a minor league hockey team does well.

Connecticut will never get another pro sports team. They are too close in proximity to New York and Boston that the fans can drive either way without it being a big hassle. They are either fans of Boston or New York sports teams.

 

[ABM]

who will lose their franchise first?

memphis or sac?

Trivia Question: Of the top 20 largest US metro areas, only three are without NBA franchises. Seattle and San Diego are two. Which is the third?

 

[RW#30]

Trivia Question: Of the top 20 largest US metro areas, only three are without NBA franchises. Seattle and San Diego are two. Which is the third?

St.Louis