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re: Attendance: 17246
Posted on 4/14/13 at 8:48 pm to fightingtiger2335
Posted on 4/14/13 at 8:48 pm to fightingtiger2335
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The one year they played ball fan support was fine..and even carries iver till next year..which fell apart and included worse playoff loss in nba history.
We have 1 playoff victory ever.
partially true, but the only time the Hornets had good fan support was during the final 15-20 games of the 2008 season and then the very next season after that in 08-09. people tend to forget the Hornets were still a playoff team in 2010-11 and had a top 5 (arguably top 3 player in the NBA) in Chris Paul on the team and still barely cracked the 14,700ish attendance benchmark with about 15,000 per game.
so its not as if "winning" is the only thing that will draw and keep a crowd here. the biggest issue is the market to be honest. New Orleans and the Gulf South in general is not a good basketball market.
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Posted on 4/14/13 at 8:53 pm to Weebie
It started off slow that year but it sef picked up towards end of year. And that's because of bad year before. When perennial loser you have to prove to people its worth their time.
Most of what people knew about that team was Paul whininf to get out
Most of what people knew about that team was Paul whininf to get out
Posted on 4/14/13 at 9:14 pm to Weebie
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partially true, but the only time the Hornets had good fan support was during the final 15-20 games of the 2008 season and then the very next season after that in 08-09. people tend to forget the Hornets were still a playoff team in 2010-11 and had a top 5 (arguably top 3 player in the NBA) in Chris Paul on the team and still barely cracked the 14,700ish attendance benchmark with about 15,000 per game. so its not as if "winning" is the only thing that will draw and keep a crowd here. the biggest issue is the market to be honest. New Orleans and the Gulf South in general is not a good basketball market.
Look at the attendance trend in that season. They were bad prior, so attendance started bad. Then, it went up as they started winning. Next season, you know, when the effect of those wins would really be felt, 98% sellout on the season.
Next?
Posted on 4/15/13 at 7:58 am to Weebie
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partially true, but the only time the Hornets had good fan support was during the final 15-20 games of the 2008 season and then the very next season after that in 08-09.
And had the team not gone essentially into the shitter, that momentum would have continued. Yes, they made the playoffs, but by the time they got there in '09, they had become pathetic (witness the Denver series). shite, I was pissed at myself for even going to that last Denver game. It was boring and embarrassing.
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still a playoff team in 2010-11 and had a top 5 (arguably top 3 player in the NBA) in Chris Paul on the team and still barely cracked the 14,700ish attendance benchmark with about 15,000 per game
Fragile market. No one saw the team as a contender and the smell of the 09 debacle was in the air. Here is what will make this market work:
1. Winning and actually contending.
2. Smart operating and business practices by management.
3. Good promotions and marketing by management.
4. Winning and actually contending.
5. Winning and actually contending.
Three to five years of consistency in those areas will build a sufficient fanbase. This may never be a rabid basketball market, but it can be good enough.
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