Time To Do Our Part: Crowdsourcing Solutions To Empty Seats at TC

Cleverly disguised "solve the traffic in Houston" thread.

 

We keep blaming corporate seats as the reason, but can anyone explain how other teams around the NBA do it? Also, I was at the game last night, and the crowd was not getting into it at all. Corporate, non-corporate fans, etc, the place was quiet. Even the red rowdies are not all that loud this season (I been to a few games already).

Honestly, I love watching a good game of basketball, but I've toned down a lot over the past few years. I use to be the fan that would stand up the majority of the game, be screaming the whole time, and piss off people behind me. I've toned it though, now I just sit, watch the game and enjoy it. I guess if the game does get interesting, it will usually prompt me to start screaming "Defense" or "Lets go Rockets". I do get excited on big plays all the time.

 

Oh, I know! Come say hi next time, y'all. They don't ever cost $8 for the lower-bowl TV seats that everyone b****es about being empty, though. I realize the club-level seats aren't out of line with what other franchises charge. I'm just sad I don't have the cash (or, more likely, the corporate tickets) to sit there.

 

This but let’s do it like the award ceremonies where the celebrities are replaced by other people.

Let’s do what you say but I bet corporations or the people holding the tickets would be upset if they go and can’t sit on their seats. But how about we fill those empty seats and whenever the people for those expensive seats show up the others have to move back to their regular seats. That way at least you get some time on the lower rows and see the game up close.

Or idk something like that.

 

How about getting rid of the seats all together and make everyone stand up. Every time i watch the games no one seems enthusiastic when the team scores or do anything positive fans barely clap. I watch warrior games and about damn near the whole arena stands up and cheers for everything.

 

Are we trying to solve the problem of the tickets not being sold, or the seats not being filled?

If an owner is getting $1000 per seat from corporations who aren't filling the seats, it's an unsolvable problem.

 

doubtful. not something you just fix overnight.

 

Lower Bowl is good, you can actually catch the free t shirts

 

it's all about the lighting and flooring, gotta make some changes to that so ppl would have some kinda refresh feeling and have a new energy. plus, ryno would shoot a lot better too!

 

Besides the usual factors, the in-game experience has slipped. There's no pregame "Dream On" video, the new Clutch the Bear does nothing, I don't like how we do player introductions, there are fewer fun halftime shows, and I haven't seen the fun dancing acts like the Space City Grandparents as much. The Red Rowdies' chants do not match with the sound coming from the PA, so they actually detract from fan participation, not help it.

 

The face value might be similar but resale value isn't. For instance Stubhub.com: thunder @ rockets lowest price is $68 while thunder @ warriors lowest price is $120

 

which is my point. the rockets prices are lower, price isnt the problem, and it shouldnt be

 

When you say "secondary" market, that usually means "resale" right? "Secondary market" sales usually don't give the original owner a dime, if I'm understanding this correctly.

I'm just saying there's no financial incentive to improve this, probably. Any argument in favor of this focuses on fan support during the game. Which I agree with! I wonder if the players care? (Honest question).

 

Connect two pools of people: wealthy people and companies that want season tickets, and rabid fans who don't have that kind of money. Let the rich folks and corporations buy their tickets, but with the option (game by game) to sponsor a rabid fan for each seat they buy. The fan's job, if given the seat (or at least with a fat subsidy), is to cheer and generally make the atmosphere good for the Rockets and bad for the opponents. This would require a verification and performance evaluation system so sponsored folks can't sell the seats, or claim to be rabid fans and then not do the job. That might be too hard or bureaucratic, but might be possible. The general idea, if it can be done without ruining the fun, is to make ticket ownership and attendance more of a civic thing, where you're not just a consumer, you feel a duty to contribute.

 

That's all for the sections in the 400's. If we're trying to be specific here, the lower bowl section by the benches, facing the cameras, is absolutely empty by game-time. It gets no better right after the half.

 

this is how the Andersons get tickets to the game