Why is New Orleans NOT a sports town?

Posted by TackySweater

Member since Dec 2020

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:46 pm to Green Eggs 88

What’s the definition of “sports town”

Posted by saintsfan22

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 10:54 pm to Green Eggs 88

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But why is NOLA NOT a sports town compared to NYC, LA, Chicago, etc.?

Why can't NOLA support teams like the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd biggest cities in the country?

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Posted by NawlinsTiger9

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:01 pm to Green Eggs 88

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Pelicans and Saints could bolt soon

Pardon me?

Posted by TechTiger

Running an easy 10

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:11 pm to Green Eggs 88

GTFO with your trolling arse man

Posted by East Coast Band

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:12 pm to Green Eggs 88

I wouldn't say LA is a "sports town".

Posted by chalmetteowl

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:25 pm to Green Eggs 88

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Pelicans and Saints could bolt soon. But why is NOLA NOT a sports town compared to NYC, LA, Chicago, etc.?

We just don’t have the money anymore… if the competition was Birmingham, Shreveport, Memphis, OKC, and Jackson we’d compare, but against Houston, Atlanta, and Dallas, much less NY, Chicago, and LA? Not anymore

This post was edited on 4/27/24 at 11:27 pm

Posted by danilo

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:43 pm to Green Eggs 88

City is pretty poor

Posted by Will Munny

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:44 pm to Green Eggs 88

quote:
Why is New Orleans NOT a sports town?

Posted by Privateer 2007

Member since Jan 2020

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Posted on 4/27/24 at 11:48 pm to Green Eggs 88

Metro population isn't that high.

Lack of big businesses to buy luxury boxes etc.

Lots of factors.

Posted by Patfic15

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 4:36 am to Green Eggs 88

Murder. Theft. Overall ghetto?

Posted by weptiger

Georgia

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 5:38 am to Green Eggs 88

L.A. is a town with multiple sports team given its population. Overall, not sure I would call it a sports crazy town.

Posted by Tigertown in ATL

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 7:11 am to Green Eggs 88

New Orleans metro population is 1.27 million and not growing.

For perspective that is only about 3 times the size of Green Bay.

350k less than Milwaukee.

Half the size of Sacramento.

No reason to even talk about big cities. NOLA isn’t one.

The real question is why the NBA went back there.

It would be a real shame if the Saints left.

Posted by Fun Bunch

New Orleans

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 7:22 am to Green Eggs 88

People in New Orleans care about their teams a great deal. There is real passion.

It’s just a small, poor city

No one in LA gives a singular frick but they have 10x the population and 1000x the money

Posted by Pikes Peak Tiger

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:11 am to Green Eggs 88

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LA

I lived in the LA area for a few years. I think it’s not really a sports town at all. Yes it has pro teams from every sport, but none really cares. It’s a frontrunner town.

Posted by TheRouxGuru

Member since Nov 2019

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:14 am to Green Eggs 88

The truth is, we will never get the chance to be a ‘sports town’ because anytime New Orleans get something nice that, the thugs have to ruin it for everybody

We are getting something like top golf soon, let’s see how long that lasts. I say under two years

Posted by Sheep

Neither here nor there

Member since Jun 2007

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:14 am to Green Eggs 88

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Why is New Orleans NOT a sports town?

This is a troll-arse question, BUT forcing people to deal with Cox or AT&T if they want to watch the Pelicans on TV isn't helping the matter.

Posted by StringedInstruments

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:27 am to Green Eggs 88

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Why is New Orleans NOT a sports town?

All of the real fans have been shot and killed trying to park near the Superdome.

Posted by John Casey

New Orleans

Member since Nov 2016

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 8:39 am to Green Eggs 88

Saints attendance:

2023-24 -12th
2022-23 - 15th (96.1%)
2021-22 - 22nd (94.9%)
2020-21 - COVID
2019-20 - 7th (100.1%)

Saints have generally always been supported locally.

Pelicans attendance:

2023-24 - 24th
2022-23 - 26th (99.4%)
2021-22 - 25th (92.0%)
2020-21 - COVID
2019-20 - 23rd (97.9%)

Pelicans suffer from one of the smallest arenas in the NBA and having one of the worst front offices in the NBA.

Pels have squandered 3 generational players in CP3, AD, and Zion and whenever it seems like the Pels are about to get over that fan momentum hump, something catastrophic happens.

CP3 - team has no owner and CP3 requests trade.

AD - team looking on the up and up and then Boogie Cousins blows out his achilles. Team then falls apart and AD requests trade.

Zion - finally looking good and healthy and then suffers injury and doesn't play in the playoffs again and Pels on verge of getting swept after 2 blowout losses.

Fans have just been beat down over and over by the Pels and growing tired.

Posted by Bjorn Cyborg

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Posted on 4/28/24 at 9:23 am to Green Eggs 88

LA is definitely not a sports town. They’ve lost more pro franchises than any other city