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The lower bowl empty seats behind both benches...

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by SamFisher, Jan 25, 2019.

  1. SamFisher

    SamFisher Contributing Member

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    About row F-G-J ×or so. The same areas that seem like they are always empty every game

    All time great player on a historic run.

    Most historic run in maybe the history of any athlete in the city.

    Best team in the East as the opposition

    Friday night

    National TV

    No football

    For gods sake ... where you at Houston?

    I'm sad
     
  2. Rocket Guy

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    Lets just go by cheap seats and sit in them
     
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  3. AB423

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    Not enough rich people in Houston to buy them
     
  4. Juxtaposed Jolt

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    To be fair, people probably thought this game was for sure over with like, a minute to go. And then we melted down.
     
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  5. snowconeman22

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    The thing is those seats are sold .

    Businesses buy those and then give them to people who don't show up .

    Tillman doesn't care since he gets his money.

    Only way to get energetic fans in those seats is to make it affordable .
     
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    I saw some middle aged ladies leaving courtside seats with 2:56 remaining.
     
  7. Rock Harden

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    Houston crowd sucks and is fat.

    This isnt something new.

    Has been a problem for a long long time.
     
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    Probably sitting in the Lexus Lounge enjoying watching game in luxury. Or in a suite with freebies.
     
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  10. SamFisher

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    They were empty in the first half.
     
  11. Deckard

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    Whatever the reasons might be, those empty seats are embarrassing the great city of Houston.

    Something must be done!
     
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  12. EightDoobies

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    Business owned seats. Most of them are at the top at the bars.
     
  13. JW86

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    Crowd was loud!
     
  14. nigma2000

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    What I don’t understand is if these seats are all really sold to corporates as mentioned and The Rockets go their money already, if people don’t want to sit in them why can’t the Rockets have the ushers just tell people to move down the rows. Especially when the game is on national TV and these are the seats that show up on television?

    It just looks embarrassing when they are empty like that
     
  15. Rock Block

    Rock Block Sorta here sometimes
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    This, TF could make it happen, gotta want to do it though
     
  16. Amel

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    The first 10 rows should be sold 10 days b3fore the game for a set price on a first come first serve basis with some limits.

    Imagine if a regular fan can purchase a 200 dollar ticket and sit 3 rows behind the bench. These would be sold out all the time and people would actually sit in them
     
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  17. Blake

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    Yep. Corporate season tickets. We have 4 awesome seats on the 7th row club level and give them to clients and they don’t show probably one out of every three games.

    Travesty.
     
  18. moestavern19

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    Because white money doesn't want to see a black man's swag.

    Duh.
     
  19. BigShasta

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    As long as they’re filled for playoffs.
     
  20. SamFisher

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    There has to be some rule where if you haven't checked in to your seat by halftime they are forfeited to the plebs upstairs.

    Give them a free beer or whatever but wasting seats like that is a travesty. Give it to a make a wish kid. **** you man.
     
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