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Post by Dan on Mar 4, 2010 4:01:04 GMT
 That's an actual NBA game, the New Jersey Nets. Incredibly empty. |
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Post by pantherinmanc on Mar 4, 2010 8:31:51 GMT
Sorry if it annoys anyone but I have about as much contempt for basketball as I do rugby (although the latter is for more personal reasons). Completely boring sport. I can get baseball, still not enthralled by it but can pitch up in a US/Canadian bar and watch a few games, especially where the stakes are high (eg world series) but Basketball (and, for that matter NFL) I just do not get at all.
How is the above viable?!
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Post by NevesMetro on Mar 4, 2010 9:57:22 GMT
I’m surprised that the Nets got that many! They are 6 – 54, there’s only so much a fan can take  However the Nets and other poor teams aside, Basketball is a very viable sport. March Madness (college) is one of the biggest sporting events in the States. Last nights Duke-Maryland (college) game got 18,000 watching and let’s not forget that the NBA All Star Game last month had over 108,000 in attendance. Personally though out of the NFL, NHL, MLB and NBA for me it comes in 4th |
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Post by Jonzee on Mar 4, 2010 10:52:02 GMT
Phoenix Coyotes:  You get low attendances whatever the sport. The Tampa Bay Rays (Baseball) do not sell many tickets, despite being in the World Series not too long ago. And the Jacksonville Jaguars (Am. Football) regularly don't sell out their home games, which in Am. Football is very extraordinary. |
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Post by pantherinmanc on Mar 4, 2010 11:39:42 GMT
To be fair I went off on a tangent, I just don't like basketball, monotonous rubbish. But attendance wise it's all relative, sure there are college sides which pack out arenas / stadiums in the states and NHL / NBA sides that struggle to get a half filled arena. It's not always to do with the level of the sport and the quality on show but often to do with the local appetite for a particular sport. Personally speaking I like the opportunity to go somewhere other than The Bell Centre, ACC or MSG and pick up tickets with relative ease. Some quality arena's and some quality hockey on show for a tenth of the price you'd pay at any of the aforementioned arenas.
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Post by NevesMetro on Mar 4, 2010 15:31:36 GMT
Personally speaking I like the opportunity to go somewhere other than The Bell Centre, ACC or MSG and pick up tickets with relative ease. Some quality arena's and some quality hockey on show for a tenth of the price you'd pay at any of the aforementioned arenas. Being a fan of all things Atlanta, I have to say that the Phillips Arena is a top quality arena, whether it's quality hockey is for others to judge  |
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Post by pantherinmanc on Mar 4, 2010 15:36:40 GMT
Being a fan of the Leafs I don't think i'm qualified to give an opinion on the quality of hockey :-)
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Post by Dan on Mar 4, 2010 21:26:52 GMT
Phoenix Coyotes: You get low attendances whatever the sport. The Tampa Bay Rays (Baseball) do not sell many tickets, despite being in the World Series not too long ago. And the Jacksonville Jaguars (Am. Football) regularly don't sell out their home games, which in Am. Football is very extraordinary. I know the yotes would come up here. They do get poor crowds, but that one there is in the thousands, their lowest being 6,500 i believe. That NBA pic must be in the hundreds though, it's embarrassing really. I know NJ is a crap area for fanbase, but still... |
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Post by sunbeam on Mar 15, 2010 17:26:28 GMT
What is this thread about? Of course basketball is more popular than hockey (in America).
What next? Football is more popular than rugby in England shocker?
In America it goes (teamsports) -
NFL
MLB
NBA
NHL.
Actually, that's not right. It's more like -
NFL
NFL
College Football
MLB
NBA
College Hoops
NHL
MLS
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Post by Dan on Mar 15, 2010 17:36:16 GMT
What is this thread about? Of course basketball is more popular than hockey (in America). What next? Football is more popular than rugby in England shocker? In America it goes (teamsports) - NFL MLB NBA NHL. Actually, that's not right. It's more like - NFL NFL College Football MLB NBA College Hoops NHL MLS I'll agree with all of that except for NCAA being more popular than the NHL. web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/2009mbbattend.pdfA league-wide average attendance over the regular season of just over 5,000 whereas the lowest NHL attendance in the entire league is well over double that. espn.go.com/nhl/attendance |
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Post by sunbeam on Mar 15, 2010 22:01:07 GMT
According to that link the over 40 schools average over 10,000 in CBB. Not that attendance is a great guide to popularity. The best gauge is media coverage and tv ratings.
The NHL would kill for the interest that March Madness enjoys. March belongs to CBB. Look at the fuss about bracketology. The NBA can't compete with the amateur game rift now.
I've not clicked on ESPN today but the chances are it's front page is Hoops story. Very rare Hockey can lead US sports media (Team USA excepted).
Gotta click on ESPN now!!!
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However the Nets and other poor teams aside, Basketball is a very viable sport. March Madness (college) is one of the biggest sporting events in the States. Last nights Duke-Maryland (college) game got 18,000 watching and let’s not forget that the NBA All Star Game last month had over 108,000 in attendance.
