re: Hawks/Nets Game 1: The road to the Larry O Brien trophy starts here

It's not that it's horrible, same with The Falcons. I'm sure the locals that support the teams have and always have been great. But Atlanta is a big time corporate city. A lot of these tickets are being purchased by the most casual of fans (a lot that probably aren't even from the area), that'll only show up if the team is winning a lot, such as being a top seed. The corporate style makes for a bad sports town. Locally, born and raised in the area fans, I'm sure they are as passionate as any.