OT: NJ's pathetic attendance

[Fez Hammersticks]

Well, they deserve it.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — It was a sad sight in a sorry season.

In front of about 1,000 fans, the New Jersey Nets lost for the 48th time before the All-Star break, trounced 97-77 by the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

You can say it was because of the storm but the metro area of NJ is huge. Having 1,000 fans show up is sad.

 

[Buzz Killington]

I had cousins in New Jersey who didn't even know they existed.

 

[hasoos]

I was watching part of a Memphis game the other night. Even though Memphis is near .500 most of the seats were empty.

 

[Buzz Killington]

Isn't Memphis a pretty poor city?

Same with Newark?

 

[hasoos]

Isn't Memphis a pretty poor city?

Same with Newark?

Unsure, I have never been there.

 

[Buzz Killington]

they seem like they are, so lets just assume they are.

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

Like OKC, Memphis should not have a pro franchise.

 

[Wheels]

Like OKC,

I thought I heard they were doing pretty good on attendance.

 

[hasoos]

It's ok. The Russian Mafia will start attending Nets games soon. Just think, all the game noise will make it very hard for the FBI to eavesdrop on them!

 

[Fez Hammersticks]

I thought I heard they were doing pretty good on attendance.

They've only sold out 13 times this season.

 

[NJNetz]

The Nets have 4 games thus far, and the weather was horrible yesterday. Why risk traveling in dangerous conditions to watch your home team get blown out.

And btw, the Nets arena is the middle of a swamp.

 

[Wheels]

They've only sold out 13 times this season.

lol well I stand corrected. Maybe they had good attendance when NOLA was there part time. Sorry for that, carry on gentlemen!

 

[Boob-No-More]

I went to a SMALL high school and we drew 2.5x as many fans for every home game (which was our gym's maximum capacity).

But hey, they are the worst team in NBA history. So, they deserve the worst crowds. Still, it's sad to see. You think they would start giving tickets away by the thousands to get the parking and consession revenue.

BNM

 

[Wheels]

The Nets have 4 games thus far, and the weather was horrible yesterday. Why risk traveling in dangerous conditions to watch your home team get blown out.

And btw, the Nets arena is the middle of a swamp.

I drove a treacherous Columbia River Gorge a few times in the winter to watch a crappy 21 win team. But I guess even that is better than that record.

 

[NJNetz]

The Nets have never had great attendance, even when they were a winning team.

 

[julius]

There were times when the Blazers, during their most recent run of crappy seasons, had far smaller #'s than the number announced in attendance.

 

[hasoos]

There were times when the Blazers, during their most recent run of crappy seasons, had far smaller #'s than the number announced in attendance.

Yea that is pretty normal to this day. I am not sure why they bother doing this, except that it means more advertising revenue.

 

[THE HCP]

When the Nets were good, i don't think there attendance was good. It's a shithole! The arena is horrible and it's tucked in the middle of a swamp. Memphis' arena is gorgeous, but always empty. Pretty poor town. OKC= Giant Trailor Park.

 

[hypnosmurf]

I thought I heard they were doing pretty good on attendance.

I watched the blazers play there on a sunday afternoon and about half of the seats were empty. Most people I know in Tulsa hate the NBA.

 

[BlazerBeliever]

The Nets have never had great attendance, even when they were a winning team.

Can anyone name these five players? I can name Kidd, Kittles and Van Horn

 

[THE HCP]

Mutumbo?

 

[THE HCP]

KMART

 

[NJNetz]

Mutumbo?

No.

 

[MickZagger]

Todd Macollough.

He got so fat after he retired.

 

[jlprk]

What does it mean that the arena's in a swamp? Is it sinking like quicksand? Does a moat surround it? Is it on a little island? Is it Louisiana marsh with Florida alligators? Or is it a drained, former English bog that is now a mudflat, with no plants? Give me a picture in words so I'll understand.

Seems like no matter how bare the ground is, someone driving on a road to the giant parking lot will see only pavement. Why does everyone complain the arena's in a swamp?

 

[TehChad]

Pretty sad really. It's been awhile since a team was as bad as New Jersey.

If someone had a lot of patience and wanted to lock in season tickets, I'll bet you could get a great deal with a little negotiating. I'm sure the Nets office would gladly take pretty much any offer for tickets, and with some luck, you might see John Wall leading the Nets to an NBA Finals berth in a few years...

Hey, you never know!!

 

[THE HCP]

What does it mean that the arena's in a swamp? Is it sinking like quicksand? Does a moat surround it? Is it on a little island? Is it Louisiana marsh with Florida alligators? Or is it a drained, former English bog that is now a mudflat, with no plants? Give me a picture in words so I'll understand.

Seems like no matter how bare the ground is, someone driving on a road to the giant parking lot will see only pavement. Why does everyone complain the arena's in a swamp?

So sorry, I didn't realize you were so swamp sensative.

 

[Boob-No-More]

And btw, the Nets arena is the middle of a swamp.

Come on, get with the program. The correct term is Federally Protected Natural Wetland Habitat.

Sounds much more appealing than swamp.

One of my all time favorite place names is: Great Dismal Swamp. Seems redundant to me. Is there any other kind?

BNM

 

[jlprk]

So sorry, I didn't realize you were so swamp sensative.

Defensive, eh? Are you the one making the lily-backed quichetoad extinct?

I was serious! I just want a verbal picture so I can envision the thing. I have read for years that it's in a swamp, in articles with no comments following, and this was my first opportunity to ask anyone. What's it look like? Does it smell like fetid mud or like wet green clay? Do mosquitoes bite you as if you're fishing on a lake? Do people walk their dogs there to do their business? Besides the businessmen, does anyone take their dogs their to poop?

 

[Boob-No-More]

I was serious! I just want a verbal picture so I can envision the thing.

Here:

At least the corporate sponsor's logo fits in with the swamp theme.

BNM