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Empty Seats Threaten NBA's Future in New Orleans
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Submitted by Jon, Nov 23, 2007 22:10

Wow anybody who questions the ability of New Orleans to support this team obviously has no idea what they are talking about. I mean we have seen similar articles or feelings from how many journalists? Kornheiser, Barkley, even local writers from the Times-Pic, but they must all be wrong. I mean you guys supported them before the storm right? No, But that was a bad team, much like the teams you conviently mention as also having bad attendance. But you would support a winner right, no the year before that was a playoff team and still second to last in attendance. The Hornets are opening their fourth season in New Orleans 2 were playoff teams and this one likely is too, yet point us to the season you guys actually came out and supported the team? The first year, the honeymoon phase when you barely managed to slip into the top 2/3 of the league attendance wise. There is always some excuse, bad team, unexciting team, we don't like Shinn, So what are perfect set of circumstances that would allow you guys to make it out to the games? How many games have you been to this year?

I understand that attendance is not the only revenue stream for a team, but I also understand that sponsorships and TV deals tend to dry up when the general public shows no interest in the product being sponsored. And let's not even talk about the absurdity of using public money to subsidize the team that the majority of New Orleans obviously cares so little about while in your words are still " a people rebuilding".

Attendance has dropped every year this team has been in town so what turns it around? or when do the money men (advertisers, sponsors, TV execs, politicians) start questioning the intelligence of pouring more money in?

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I guess that is the most positive way too look at it. [MORE]	Marty	Nov 26, 2007 22:36
They could always move to Salt Lake City. Oh never mind we already know that City cant suport a team. [MORE]	cuncabo	Nov 26, 2007 16:07
At least we average at turnstile count in the 5 digits. Much more than good ol New Orleans. [MORE]	Alex	Nov 26, 2007 13:00
they only averaged a little over 13K. All that crap about selling out every game was crap. http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.main&articleId=55421 [MORE]	Mo	Nov 24, 2007 21:25
You're right the actual butts in the seat average the second year in Oklahoma was somewhere between 13k and 14k.... [MORE]	Jon	Nov 24, 2007 22:44
First of all, the Hornets were already guaranteed to be going back to OKC so I'm surprised that they even... [MORE]	Anti HR.com guy	Nov 25, 2007 16:46
At the beginning of the last post, I meant to say that they were "guaranteed of going back to NEW... [MORE]	Anti HR.com guy	Nov 25, 2007 16:55
I'm tired of reading about OKC's "propped attendance" and "papering the house". The numbers being quoted are gate receipts, and... [MORE]	hoodoo	Dec 14, 2007 13:42
Give it up Okie. Hornets are not your team! Stop whining about them. [MORE]	Mo	Nov 24, 2007 20:28
I have no vested interest in seeing OKC get a team. It's just that it's so painfully obvious that it's... [MORE]	Anti HR.com guy	Nov 25, 2007 16:38
will reap what you sow. [MORE]	Mo	Nov 24, 2007 20:24
Don and Mo you are correct. NBA attendance is down but it seems New Orleans is the worst. Not to bag... [MORE]	MarkS	Nov 23, 2007 20:30
Sometimes what appears to be the right thing isn't.. Keeping the Hornets in Oklahoma City and promising New Orleans an... [MORE]	hoodoo	Nov 23, 2007 19:29
Let's give these people a chance. Half the media wants to relocate the Hornets out of New Orleans and we... [MORE]	Not Surprised	Nov 23, 2007 14:18
hollinger needs to stick to forecasting PERs. he just wants a rise out of us. [MORE]	robert	Nov 23, 2007 15:32
How much homework did you do? The New Orleans Arena holds 19K? News to me. Actually you are wrong. I could... [MORE]	Chris	Nov 23, 2007 14:02
Wow anybody who questions the ability of New Orleans to support this team obviously has no idea what they are...	Jon	Nov 23, 2007 22:10
You can quote all those other single game low attendance games elsewhere but the Hornets only had 8,302 at a... [MORE]	Benjamin	Nov 24, 2007 01:27
I am so happy about this, the NO fans were so down on OKC and in such a hurry to... [MORE]	fernando	Nov 24, 2007 12:21
Chris Maybe you should do your own homework. No matter how much you defend your pathetic market, you won't be able... [MORE]	Anti HR.com guy	Nov 24, 2007 18:23
I was once a huge Charlotte Hornets fan. Up until George Shinn was accused of raping someone, and then tried... [MORE]	Jason Warren	Nov 25, 2007 15:24
No Don, he can't talk about how attendance is down all over because he's not watching any other team. Everyone... [MORE]	Mo	Nov 23, 2007 13:17
There are no quotes from anyone of importance in the league in this article that says the NBA's future in... [MORE]	Mo	Nov 23, 2007 13:07
As someone who lives in the Pacific NW watching the saga of the Seattle Sonics unfold, can't help but wonder... [MORE]	Martin	Nov 23, 2007 09:49
Shinn will never sell majority controlling interest in the Hornets. That's a big reason why they are still in New... [MORE]	Anti HR.com guy	Nov 25, 2007 16:53
Your article is fine, but I think you should have mentioned that it appears that attendance is down in the... [MORE]	Don	Nov 23, 2007 01:22
And like the other poster mentioned, attendance is up in Atlanta, Denver, Orlando, Houston, Portland, and Golden State as well... [MORE]	Joe	Nov 24, 2007 18:29
Look at the whole picture here. NO is a small market vs a larger market team hense LA. If attendance... [MORE]	Bub	Dec 4, 2007 19:02

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