real fans?

i know that for a fact the fans up top at both the summit and toyota center the fans are much better. if i can't get the sweet season tickets row 9 mid court from my cousin who's boss has them i get the cheap tickets up top and the fans are just better. i'm not saying all the season ticket holders and the all the people who get the expensive tickets are bad fans but 90% just sit there and don't even cheer. it's ridiculous and sad. why even spend that much money to sit there like you were watching in on tv?

 

houston fans are getting a bad rap. just face it, theres just not a whole hell of a lot to cheer about when the opponent goes on a 20-0 run.

 

If we blame the lackluster energy in the lower bowl on those fans being boring, lame corporate types; then why didn't the lower level of Minute Maid Park during last years Astros playoffs have less energy assuming that corporate types have season tickets with the Astros too? The lower level of Minute Maid Park looked pretty into the Astros games and I would consider basketball to be a faster flowing game that keeps you pumped up. Maybe only the most rabid Rocket fans have a connection with the current team. Who is left that was on the Rockets playoff team from last year? All fans are not created equal and some fans may still have question marks about this team. Letting the other team score 20 in a row will take the life out of most crowds.

My watching of the game came with some interruptions, did JVG call any time outs during the 20-0 run?

 

The worst part of the game was watching half the lower bowl crowd leave with over 2 mins left and the Rockets down by only 7 points. I understand that it’s a week night but common it’s the freaking playoffs. I was sitting in the upper deck and most of the crowd was still there and almost no one left till the age actually ended.

I am glad that everyone on 610 has been ripping the crowd because sadly (most) Houston fans deserve it.

 

Man I was sitting at the top too. I had on my T-Mac Jersey, face (war) paint, red hair dye, and was killing my set of lungs screaming the ENTIRE game. I did NOT sit down once during the game. As a matter of fact because I was so enthusiastic, I was lucky enough to be selected for the cingular cell phone scramble during the second quarter.

When I was on the TC floor, just before I went out there for the cingular thing, looking at all the fans in the lower bowl it made me realize just how much of a discrepancy it was to see how fans in the upper bowl and fans in the lower bowl behave. The fans at the top are rabid dogs compared to the executive bunch near the floor.

It made me sick to see them all walking out on the Rockets with 2 minutes to go. It also hurt me to come back to the BBS and see that the fans at this game were being bashed for sucking when I was there giving it all I had to cheer them on.

P.S. One of the guys we were with got so into it that when Wesley hit a 3 he jumped up in the air and nearly fell on the row in front of us.

 

you could definitely see a lot of empty seats on TV near the least 5 minutes of the game. that's pathetic.

 

I was expecting more out of the crowd considering we just won two on the road in Dallas. Hopefully sat will be better

 

The bottom line is that half or more of the lower seats are filled by the rich and corporate boosters.

If you see someone with a hot date, strike them out in a blowout or non-important game.

Suits? Out.

Bunch of middle aged men in casual working attire? Out.

No beers? Out.

It's not the ticket pricing, but the attitude of the city in regards to sports.

 

Yeah, like in the lakers game the first rows are full with celebrities who arent a true laker fan (except for Jack Nicholson) and only go if the lakers are winning.

 

I don't know, Diane Cannon is sure at a lot of Laker games. She might be offended at not being mentioned with Jack.