re: Should the PMAC capacity be decreased?

I would love to see them take the seats out where the entrances are and give it more of a terrace feeing like Alex Box or the Superdome where you can watch while grabbing some nachos. Maybe decrease by a 1,000 seats or so?

Here's the logic behind not going to most games in the PMAC:

A reason I haven't picked up season tix is that the seats offered are crappy, and they wanted $200/seat for crappy season ticket locations. Probably more now.

If I pick up a 3-game package, I get to pick the location and I end up around mid-court high up, for around $50 for the package.

Of course, by picking a 3-game package, I don't go to most of the games.

I thought the lower bowl was pretty good TBH. I think Saturday will have a nice crowd. Folks getting ready to head to NOLA, a Saturday night game following an exciting win.

Yes.

Needs suites around the top

I think the school does a piss poor job promoting and advertising for basketball. If you go to an NBA game there is constant music and action, on and off the court.
Get rid of Dan Bourne. We go on a run last night, Arkansas calls timeout and he goes into a Powerade commercial. Instead they should have cranked the music up and kept the place jumping. They should be doing giveaways to the students every single night... t-shirts, food, beer, etc. I don’t know how to post a link to a YouTube video, but go look up Grand Canyon University pregame... that place is crazy.
We need to get excited and support this program. They play a good brand of basketball. But I don’t think enough money is spent in the marketing department. There should be ads right now on all the local channels for Saturday nights game.
Maybe even like 2 tickets and pizza for $15.00
Or make it kids night... kids 10 and under get in free with purchase of adult ticket.
Why not have a walk ons tailgate party outside the pmac and have football or baseball players signing autographs and pictures outside.
Just do something to promote, and build excitement

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Pathetic attendance. Support for this team should be better.

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agreed.

The top of the pmac still has good views of the court. The purple chairs throughout the pmac are some of the most uncomfortable chairs ever made though.

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I think the school does a piss poor job promoting and advertising for basketball. If you go to an NBA game there is constant music and action, on and off the court

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I know it sounds crazy, but there was time the PMAC, yes they same building, was a madhouse where students had to lineup early or sleep overnight to get in. Not so coincidentally that was during the the 80's early 90's which was the pinnacle of the Brown era (2 Final Fours)

The "problem" is not lack of promotions, advertisements, etc, it's that the program has been wildly inconsistent for the better part of nearly 30 years. Above all, casual fans only want to go see a winner. This year's team looks to be that, but most CASUAL fan's attention is focused on football at the moment. Somehow I can manage to support two different sports at the same time, but most apparently can't. Regardless, those casual fans will come around after football ends if, IF, the basketball team keeps winning.

It takes more than a good season or two to overcome 30 years of largely apathy. People didn't pack the Box after one good season under Bertman. It took several years of winning to get the level of support the baseball program has enjoyed for the last few decades.

It’s basketball

Of course