You guys who have been to a game this year....

I sat in section 114 at the Pistons game. She was 6 rows below us. She was really annoying to me. She was hitting on my sister on the way out. Pure class, right there.

 

to be honest, like CCR said, its been like that since the Toyota Center opened. It only changes in the playoffs, sadly because, well, we are a bandwagon city, but not as bad as Dallas.

I have season tickets in Sec 421, and yea, its just how it is. The people around us don't get up unless its for some giveaway.

It is what it is.

 

I was at the game last night in the lower level and it was pretty quiet. However, there wasn't anything to cheer about after the first quarter.

 

being a former rowdie I've been to my share of games and I've always observed these things

a.) the fans have always sucked....they get mad when people are actually "loud"....a lot of them are rich or pretend to be rich snobs who just go to the game to socialize....not to actually cheer....I've had people look at me crazy for telling them to stand up and cheer during critical points in the playoffs last year......they can't even get up for the PLAYOFFS!!!
b.) the half time show always sucks....I honestly don't know who decides to put some of that crap out there on the floor...and I still don't get why they get people to perform after the games when everyone is getting the hell out of the arena
c.) while RPD is eyecandy they suck at dancing.......I don't know if it's the coordinating or the girls inabilities to actually dance, but their moves are so damn dry that at times it makes my penis soft when watching them
d.) when your team lacks energy on the floor it can carry over to the folks in the stands.


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while the upper section isn't much better at least they show up in their seats on time.....I can't count the number of times when the game has actually started and the "corporate" folks aren't in their seats..........

for anyone that goes to the game I challenge you to do this.................................BE THE ONE.........be the one to start a defense chant.....others will catch on...............that's actually how the idea of the rowdies came about..................

 

It comes down to entertainment. When the Rockets are playing this half-heartedly, most people aren't entertained. It's like asking an audience to be exuberant while watching a screening of Fred Claus. Or getting on the crowd for not standing and being loud if they're watching a crack-addled Amy Winehouse set.

The greatest side-acts in the world don't matter to me if the main feature is Rockets playing as flat as we've seen.

Evan

 

this to me is the funniest thing, and shows you a little bit about human nature...."hey everyone let's not actually cheer for our basketball team...NO, NO, NO......but when a free sun visor or a mini rockets ball is being thrown let's all stand up like we're famished people in a third world country begging for scraps"

 

while I do agree that it's hard to get up for this team right now, our fans have proven in the past to be quiet even when the game is actually entertaining..............

 

To answer your second question first, definetely try to attend all the games, we have 6 seats which are face valued at $285, thats just throwing away 1700+ dollars if nobody shows up. If I can't get people rounded up to go I always try to give the tickets to somebody. Alot of time we'll end up with 1 or 2 seats out of 6 that are empty just because its hard to find 6 people to go together all the time or one backs out and you're calling around 2 hours before the game, you get the idea.

Secondly, as far as a solution goes, I think the Rockets as an organization should set up a hotline of sorts for season ticket holders where they can call in and sell back tickets they aren't going to use for a third of the price or something similar. Then take those tickets and make them available to the public as a standby type of system where they would pay half, 3/4 possibly of full value, the franchise may end up eating some tickets that they buy back but would most likely sell the others and make a nice profit...I would think that many people would be up for buying discounted tickets maybe an hour before the game only.

Sound reasonable to you guys?

 

Haha well not to be rude but there may be a reason they can afford those seats, while not the case for all people, I've found myself coming in late after having to stay at the office till 6, running home to change clothes and fighting traffic driving in from 45 minutes away.

I realize that some just don't care when they show up but there are other reasons behind it. Also for season ticket holders its not as big of a deal to them personally 30 minutes before to watch the players warmup and stuff. I know before we had the tickets for the 5 or 6 games I went to a year I'd be there atleast 30 minutes before tipoff but once you're going to everygame it's not as much of a priority to be there so early.

 

Every ticket $50 with Open Seating.

 

Most the of times they are getting their drink on at the bars in the arena ....and what's the big deal about coming to the game straight from work???....it's not like these are field workers that we're talking about.....chances are you are decent attire......there are plenty of NBA Arenas around the league with "corporate" seats and their fans have their butts in those seats when game time starts.

 

So sad but so true, the majority of the lower level sits on their hands through the entire game. We went to the game this past Sat vs. the mavs and some rich snob, who showed up in the middle of 2nd quarter, told me and my wife to not stand up and cheer, we had done it a few times after 3 pointers. I ignored him but he made another snobbish comment and I told him point blank that we are going to cheer and stand when theres a basket and that we'd enjoy the game the way we want to enjoy it. After a bit of a discussion he finally shut up. best part though, was later in the game, late 3rd, they are doing the T-shirt toss and of course that same snob is up and jacking around for free crap, so typical

 

Alot do come straight from work, I'd just rather not come to the game in a shirt and tie if possible! I'm not here to defend all the corporate fans at TC, just saying there are two sides to this coin. Can't speak for other arena's but I'm sure the same behavior is complained about everywhere. Just the nature of the beast, somebody has to pay the big bucks for the season tickets courtside and most the time these people aren't as interested in basketball as other fans at the game. Unless, you are willing to put up that amount of money to make revenue for the organization, then its hard to completely blast these people.

You can perceive it as donating time or money. Your hardcore fans donate more time than money and the corporate fans are the other way around. Both are essential to the team, Les wouldn't be doling out these huge contracts if the team wasn't selling out all of the high dollar seats around the court.

 

^^^that is true and hurtful at the same time..........

 

BTW, what happened to TURBO? I remember he used to be my favorite mascot back in the day. I liked his red/yellow costume a lot better though. Why did the Rockets decide to go with Clutch?



Is he still around? I think he's better than our current one, though that big bear is pretty funny.

 

that disgusts me as a b-ball fan.....you should've slapped the hell out of him.........................

 

I'm sure Clutch will appreciate your first post, lol..........but I heard they got rid of Turbo, because he "ran out tricks" to do.....doesn't make much sense to me.........

 

I've never been to the Toyota Center but one thing I don't like about new arenas is they're not claustrophobic like old stadiums. When you'd visit the Celtics in the 80s, the fans in the seats would appear as though they were on the outer edges of the court. The stadium was in horrible shape, and it was said the the Celtics arena personnel would make the visiting team's locker room as uncomfortable as possible to create a greater edge for the home crowd.

With the new arenas, it seems like there are so many distractions and new features that its easy to get lost on it all, and lose focus on the game. The arena is spaced out and orderly, but its not claustrophobic. You don't feel like you're looking over the back of the players on the court, and the players certainly don't feel it, adding pressure to the every player on the court. It's just a relaxed atmosphere, and it lacks any sort of intensity to it. Perhaps the lack of claustrophobia is help avert the likelihood of the Pacer/Pistons fiasco, but the tension the fans bring to the stadium is exactly what home court advantage is all about.