Last week during the Thanksgiving break, I took my first trip out to the Pudential Center for the Seton Hall-Loyola game.</p> Even thought Seton Hall was playing a mid major, who ended up getting blown out, attendence was up from the days at CAA. The arena itself is amazing. It blows the water out of the Verizon Center. I'd put it up there with the STAPLES Center, and it kills the Izod Center. The best part about it is there's not a bad seat in the house. Not one. The capacity is lower, the lighting is better, the food is great, and the staff is very receptive. Oh, and for those who care, the arena around it is incredibly safe, lots of police presence.</p> I think it's bullshit and a dumb move for the ownership to stay in Izod for the simple fact of being able to convert it into their own arena and try to smallen their defecit by drawing off the advertising revenue and whatnot. But even if you sprinkle lemon drops andput ice creamon dogshit, it's still dog shit. That sums up the IzodCenter right about now.How are all these potental season ticket holders who go to the games supposed to take a franchise seriously that honestly expects to compete with arguably a top 5 arena in the United States? Why do you think attendence is down all of a sudden? Nets games suddendly have to compete with Devils games and other events that are more accessible, and provide for a better fan experience. That has to at least be part of it.</p> I don't care if the Nets play there for two years. The Prudential Center is a perfect place for an NBA team, and the Prudential Center would be better off with one.There's even an area in the arena reserved for space for an "NBA expansion." What an incredible improvement going to Nets games would be if they played there, even if they sell Isiah Thomas popcorn.</p> And if you want to compare franchises, Jeff Vanderbeek and Bruce Ratner are both very good owners, with very different motives. Vanderbeek is an owner who loves the sport of Hockey, and isdeidcated to providing the best experiences for the fans of the Devils, which is part of the reason why his organization fought so hard for this arena, that and the fact that the Devils, nor any sports franchise, could survive at Izod. Bruce Ratner is someone who bought the team as the crown jewel for his massive real estate project and has eventually realized how to run an NBA franchise, but the real estate deal is his first priority, not the fans.</p> And yes, I realize the Nets own all of the advertising in the Arena and controls it. No, I don't really care. I'm not speaking from a business perspective, I'm speaking as a fan.</p>
this current arena sux. the fans just make it worse. we most likely have the worst homecourt advantage in the league, it should be called homecourt disadvantage. how do you lose 6 straight at home?</p> cant wait for the day this team moves to Brooklyn.</p>
real, you summed it up perfectly. I've not yet been to Prudential, but your statement proves what I thought anyway. hm..NBA expansion? Once the Nets move to Brooklyn, will we see another NJ basketball team at a REAL NJ arena in a few years down the road? (keep in mind, they may not be called "Nets" when they move to Brooklyn either)
Stern has basically said there is no chance once the Nets move. Personally I love Jersey but I'm a Nets fan so if another team does come here I'm not going to care.</p>
I should make it my life goal to own the Nets. My thoughts are the current ownership will drive down the value of the team, and make it possible for me to buy the team with a thousand bucks and some chocolate chip cookies.</p>
It's bittersweet for me. Brooklyn is far away enough that I won't renew my season tickets (ie: my parents won't, and I can't leech them), so more or less I'll stop going to the games. That's a huge downer; I love watching them play, dressing up and cheering them on win or lose. Of course I feel bad that they have to be supported by an embarassingly empty Izod Center. I want the team to have a better "6th man" out there.</p>
same here jigga. I don't have season tickets, but this season I purchased ticekts for like 9 or 10 games, and will do so as long as they're in NJ. I live 15 minutes away from the arena, can't beat that. If I were to go to Newark, it'd probably be the same amount of time to get there too, but since that's not the case..yeah, the Brooklyn arena will be "out of the way" for me so to speak, but I do plan to go there occasionally.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Last week during the Thanksgiving break, I took my first trip out to the Pudential Center for the Seton Hall-Loyola game.</p> Even thought Seton Hall was playing a mid major, who ended up getting blown out, attendence was up from the days at CAA. The arena itself is amazing. It blows the water out of the Verizon Center. I'd put it up there with the STAPLES Center, and it kills the Izod Center. The best part about it is there's not a bad seat in the house. Not one. The capacity is lower, the lighting is better, the food is great, and the staff is very receptive. Oh, and for those who care, the arena around it is incredibly safe, lots of police presence.</p> I think it's bullshit and a dumb move for the ownership to stay in Izod for the simple fact of being able to convert it into their own arena and try to smallen their defecit by drawing off the advertising revenue and whatnot. But even if you sprinkle lemon drops andput ice creamon dogshit, it's still dog shit. That sums up the IzodCenter right about now.How are all these potental season ticket holders who go to the games supposed to take a franchise seriously that honestly expects to compete with arguably a top 5 arena in the United States? Why do you think attendence is down all of a sudden? Nets games suddendly have to compete with Devils games and other events that are more accessible, and provide for a better fan experience. That has to at least be part of it.</p> I don't care if the Nets play there for two years. The Prudential Center is a perfect place for an NBA team, and the Prudential Center would be better off with one.There's even an area in the arena reserved for space for an "NBA expansion." What an incredible improvement going to Nets games would be if they played there, even if they sell Isiah Thomas popcorn.</p> And if you want to compare franchises, Jeff Vanderbeek and Bruce Ratner are both very good owners, with very different motives. Vanderbeek is an owner who loves the sport of Hockey, and isdeidcated to providing the best experiences for the fans of the Devils, which is part of the reason why his organization fought so hard for this arena, that and the fact that the Devils, nor any sports franchise, could survive at Izod. Bruce Ratner is someone who bought the team as the crown jewel for his massive real estate project and has eventually realized how to run an NBA franchise, but the real estate deal is his first priority, not the fans.</p> And yes, I realize the Nets own all of the advertising in the Arena and controls it. No, I don't really care. I'm not speaking from a business perspective, I'm speaking as a fan.</p> </div></p> Three arenas in four years makes no sense.</p> Vanderbeek is not running a charity. He intends to make money. He got the city of Newark to provide him with more money than the city of New York will provide Ratner, $265 million to $202 million.</p> </p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jizzy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> this current arena sux. the fans just make it worse. we most likely have the worst homecourt advantage in the league, it should be called homecourt disadvantage. how do you lose 6 straight at home?</p> cant wait for the day this team moves to Brooklyn.</p> </div></p> Count me in! I'm gonna ruin my vocal ligaments </p> </p>
Won't matter to me where they play that much as long as they still visit Atlanta. I prefer cheering for the "New Jersey Nets", don't mind "Brooklyn Nets", but hope they don't come up with another nickkname. I'd really hate it if they ever moved out of the metro area. Even then, I'd still be a fan, I guess.</p>
Another thought just occured to mee. I am starting to sense a grand master plan to capture all of the fans of the megapolis between Philly and NY. Central Jersey, Northern Jersey, Long Island, Brooklyn...</p> Next up...Yonkers?</p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Teaneck_Armory_Guy)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> Won't matter to me where they play that much as long as they still visit Atlanta. I prefer cheering for the "New Jersey Nets", don't mind "Brooklyn Nets", but hope they don't come up with another nickkname. I'd really hate it if they ever moved out of the metro area. Even then, I'd still be a fan, I guess.</p> </div></p> Nah, I'd be cheering for the Knicks!</p> </p> j/k ))</p> </p>
Brooklyn Nets...eh. I think New York Nets has a better ring to it. Of course that could be because it fits the established New York _ets model.</p>
that, plus there's history with the name New York Nets. but an article I read on NetsDaily a week or two ago said something along the lines of "it's going to be Brooklyn, but it may not be Nets"
I wonder what it would take logically for the Nets just to play at the arena in Newark for next season.</p>
I really wonder why they turned down the offer in the first place when it was first developed? granted, they WERE moving to Brooklyn in a few years anyway, but it would have been nice.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (soul driver)</div><div class='quotemain'>"it's going to be Brooklyn, but it may not be Nets"</div></p> Now that is just outrageous</p> I mean whats wrong with NYN? Hell the franchise started that way</p> </p>
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga)</div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (soul driver)</div><div class='quotemain'>"it's going to be Brooklyn, but it may not be Nets"</div></p> Now that is just outrageous</p> I mean whats wrong with NYN? Hell the franchise started that way</p> </p> </div></p> New Jersey Americans.</p> </p>
my thoughts exactly. as a die-hard fan, and I think speaking for all of us one way or another, but I'd be highly upset if the Nets are no more come Brooklyn.
