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Play-in ticket sales aren’t great

Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:51 am
Posted by Bonkers119
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2015
11653 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:51 am
Ticket Sales link

Still plenty of time for them to sell out, but they have a lot left. Also the low end tickets are selling for $20 a piece.

Has this team lost the city? I was at last years play-in and it was packed. What happened this year?
Posted by Upperdecker
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2014
32719 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:55 am to
We’re playing a semi playoff game without our franchise player. People aren’t enthusiastic about our chances. Not a surprise
Posted by armsdealer
Member since Feb 2016
12273 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 8:58 am to
quote:

Has this team lost the city?


Absolutely
Posted by Bonkers119
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2015
11653 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:03 am to
We played a bad Spurs team last year, not like we were exactly playing a contender then either.
Posted by ghost2most
Member since Mar 2012
7738 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:04 am to
Early in the season, me and like 5 friends had a group text going. There would be multiple texts throughout each game.

Since Zion went out and especially since the 10-game losing streak, I don't think we've had a single game night thread.

Only texts at all have been an occasional Zion fat meme and one guy saying he's not renewing season tickets.

So yeah, they've lost the city. Great job guys.
Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
20662 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:05 am to
Franchise players are reliable, give a shite and actually show up to play in games. Zion is in bust territory right now, has no business being on that arena garage wall or even being considered a franchise player.
Posted by Buck Dancer
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2008
4828 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:10 am to
I won't buy tickets mainly because of the way the front office has handled the Zion news.

Not because of the actual Zion injury. Team is still fun to watch without Zion most of the time.

I just won't reward the front office by buying tickets for their handling of the injury updates.
Posted by CP3forMVP
Member since Nov 2010
15778 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:10 am to
quote:

Early in the season, me and like 5 friends had a group text going. There would be multiple texts throughout each game.

Since Zion went out and especially since the 10-game losing streak, I don't think we've had a single game night thread.

Only texts at all have been an occasional Zion fat meme and one guy saying he's not renewing season tickets.

So yeah, they've lost the city. Great job guys.


This is literally me and two of my buddies to a tee.
Posted by aswemajor
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2011
1728 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:11 am to
If we had Jose people would be more hyped
Posted by DRWHODAT
Member since May 2016
55 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:12 am to
It would be nice to rally around the team. Still and young and exciting group. CryOn not playing through the pain hurts but maybe a couple of wins will make him reevaluate his choices, Let's GO PELS!
Posted by longhorn22
Nicholls St. Fan
Member since Jan 2007
42888 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:17 am to
quote:

We’re playing a semi playoff game without our franchise player. People aren’t enthusiastic about our chances. Not a surprise


a 35-45 team last year got the city buzzin...

Posted by PUB
New Orleans
Member since Sep 2017
20662 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:19 am to
Good accomplishments considering the "franchise" player has been a ghost for 82% of the games in the las 2 seasons.
Posted by htran90
BC
Member since Dec 2012
31892 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:40 am to
quote:

I won't buy tickets mainly because of the way the front office has handled the Zion news.

quote:

I won't buy tickets mainly because of the way the front office has handled the Zion news.



I've been to many games this year, even without zion or Ingram.

Emotionally drained from top bottom.
The way we've been so popavich and bill belichick on injury comments to generate sales has been sleazy. We don't deserve the benefit of the doubt yet for it to run that way.

The way Willie green continues to make progress coaching to only regress back to bad habits (the same things we hated about svg trusting vets yet green gets a pass?). Game management issues.

Ingram and zion both being injured for as long as they have been, putting us in this situation in the first place

Lazy defense and rebounding. Playing a hobbled guy who's a net negative (Nance) over a healthy unknown who could potentially swing things in your favor (daniels or Hayes)

fricking frustrating.
This post was edited on 4/11/23 at 11:06 am
Posted by YOURADHERE
Member since Dec 2006
8422 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:43 am to
Last year making the play-in felt like a surprise overachievement given the start, this year the play-in feels like a massive underachievement with a ton of shite news and bad vibes to close out the season.
Posted by TotesMcGotes
New York, New York
Member since Mar 2009
27900 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 9:47 am to
quote:

CryOn

We remain an overly creative bunch.
Posted by ghost2most
Member since Mar 2012
7738 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 10:04 am to
It doesn't help that I've got local friends who can't even get the games.
Posted by PELsu
Member since Oct 2021
1709 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 10:07 am to
The organization has lost the trust of the fan base. It’s really that simple. And they have done nothing recently to try and gain it back.
Posted by Macintosh
Lane State University
Member since Sep 2011
55812 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 10:12 am to
A few pelicans flags in my neighborhood have been taken down since February
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
175982 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 10:15 am to
Rebrand the team.

New Orleans Heart Breakers
Posted by Shaq4prez
The Deaf Dome
Member since Oct 2021
4703 posts
Posted on 4/11/23 at 10:17 am to
quote:

Has this team lost the city?


When the front office is consistently full of shite and dangling Zion like a carrot, people get pissed.

Why should I pour my hard earned dollars into a franchise that can seem to figure out how to put a 250 million dollar asset on the court with 3.5 months to heal a hamstring "strain".
This post was edited on 4/11/23 at 10:28 am
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