Originally Posted by
Tinman
I disagree with
1) Your specious logic that all NBA fan bases are alike. Philly has a much larger pool of fans to choose from to fill the arena & Phoenix is a city with lotsa of spare change to part with,while SUNS are spending time exploring strange new worlds. You know, large Metropolis (Tempe,Scottsdale, Glendale,Chandler), Plenty of well to do retirees,
2) Neither Phoenix nor Philly has ever been a target of constant propaganda & inuendo of being a team that "SHOULD MOVE TO SEATTLE"
3) I disagree with your notion that a STH that is sick & tired of losing (while spending tons of dough) & doesnt know a rats tail about Tanking or the inside workings of rebuilding is so easily going to come back three years later because the Pels are winning. New Orleans is a poor city & once those STH give up their tickets, their money becomes allocated for something else in life. Spare Change is not part of any equation.
4) I also know that STH renewals are down 15% from same time last year.
This team was 48-34 & swept Portland last year & couldnt sell more than 11,000 Season Tickets. So, if youre going to tell me that they are ,at this time, losing 15% (just under 1600 STH) & ZION is going to refill that jar (I say BUBKUS)
If your going to tell me that in 2-3 years, while STINKING again, isnt gonna cost another dip in STH, (I say BUBKUS). & if youre gonna tell me that
-> if- & thats a BIG IF (because Pels have, up to this point proven ZERO sustainability) that after one successful year in 2022, that in 2023 or 24 that fans will come pouring back in droves & reach the original 11,000 after a great 2018 season (then I say BUBKUS)
LEASE UP- Pels will be landing at Seatac.
As Ive stated. I want to just agree to disagree. You will not change my perception of this situation.