If that is a pane of glass that allows for the view of the bridge, would there be any concern with sunlight through the glass creating any sort of glare on the court?
It used to be the best town for walking. This last 25 years, though, the bums have gotten so omnipresent and obnoxious, my wife and I will not go there unless on business travel. Sad to say. We had some great romantic moments there, now stardust memories.
I'm assuming there would be some sort of tint, or that they would engineer it in a way where the glare doesn't go on the court. Then again, it's just my assumption but yeah that seems like a valid concern.
Forgive my laziness, but who would want to walk 20 minutes to an arena? When you get there you're gonna be walking a lot anyway etc etc.... I do envy Golden State their fans. Even when the team sucked its fans were great.
The corporate box placement is too high for my liking And what's with the visiting team wearing red and silver?
I've been to San Francisco three times, all within the past 17 years or so. While I've had at least one memorable encounter with a bum each time, including a slightly scary one after accidentally wandering into the Tenderloin, it's still my favorite city to visit. But obviously I can't speak to how it was 25 years ago.
That side of the arena faces east, so they would only have glare issues in the early morning. Could possibly be an issue during shoot-around for an early game on the weekend, but that's all I can think of.
Solid design. What could go wrong with building a huge arena on a landfill over water in an area that experiences major earthquakes?
Meh... It is a basketball arena, not a baseball field so the conditions mean less. I will be curious if the open area/window and configuration with have a negative effect on the players. I know in Houston and Boston the players were not happy about the depth perception. When it comes to basketball, the key is how loud the fans are and how well the arena amplifies the sound and how close the crowd feels to the floor..... I don't think this will do the Warriors any favor when it comes to home court advantage.
I've been to almost every sporting arena in the Bay Area. Most of them are in downtown areas. So, parking and walking 15-30mins. really is the norm. The only exception is the Warrior/A's/Raiders stadium (same parking lot). Mainly just because there's no where around to park. Most people, including myself, take BART there though.
haha, exactly. To be fair, Houston is not conducive to walking outdoors (lived there almost 30 yrs). Just too spread out with zero mass transit. Add in the obvious humidity and now we're talking air-conditioned SUV shuttles to strip malls & chain restaurants (for those in suburbia). The inner-loop lifestyle isn't so bad. Living in SF is tremendous. Been here for a while now. We have a VW but rarely use it in the city. After spending countless weekend afternoons strolling in Mission/Dolores Park or our neighborhood cafes, shops, galleries in Noe Valley, I could never imagine living anywhere else. So why do we own a car? For grocery shopping, day trips to Napa/Sonoma, and family getaways to Tahoe. Otherwise, we BART and walk.
After talking about this stadium proposal with my brother he made the point that the glass pane which makes the view of the bridge possible could lead to issues with the players line of sight on their shot. I know this point has been made during March Madness when teams play in stadiums rather than arenas. Could this also be an issue here?
It looks like only the people with the seats facing the bridge will have a good view. I wonder if they will charge more for that?
Hold up, is that going to be an open look at the bridge?! That's pretty sweet! Never been to the area, but it seems like parking would be a total biatch. I guess it's bad at any stadium though. Very cool looking though, much better than the rinky-dink Toyota Center. What a cheap piece of crap that place is.
