Notice You CAN be "present" at all the Blazers home games this season!

PtldPlatypus · Dec 10, 2020

https://www.nba.com/blazers/cutout

Apparently, for just $99, you can have a cardboard cutout of yourself made and placed in a seat at the Moda for this season. So--who's in?

julius · Dec 10, 2020

Is that 99 per game or 99 total? They really don't make that crystal clear.

julius · Dec 10, 2020

Someone should totally start putting famous people in the seats. Like, Donald Trump, Jack Nicholson, Magic Johnson, Tim Donaghy...

Chris Craig · Dec 10, 2020

PtldPlatypus said:
https://www.nba.com/blazers/cutout

Apparently, for just $99, you can have a cardboard cutout of yourself made and placed in a seat at the Moda for this season. So--who's in?

I might do that

twobullz · Dec 10, 2020

I think they should start putting other players on the pictures. Someone pony up $99 and put Lebron on one so he is always showing up cheering on the Blazers.

Chris Craig · Dec 10, 2020

Eric and I were talking about doing this

handiman · Dec 10, 2020

The great thing about this is, we'll get to see how popular the City Edition jerseys are. Would anyone here pick them over the red or black?

illmatic99 · Dec 10, 2020

All those proceeds need to go to charity. For fucks sake.

Orion Bailey · Dec 10, 2020

10%???
Rip off....

julius · Dec 10, 2020

Orion Bailey said:
10%???
Rip off....

I understand that these are not cheap items, and that the team does need to make $, but 10% feels like a bit greedy on the teams part.

RipCityWarrior · Dec 10, 2020

Got one for my son, chose the back jersey.

BigGameDamian · Dec 10, 2020

Sounds cool but $99 dollars is a bit steep for this.

EL PRESIDENTE · Dec 10, 2020

Got mine.

illmatic99 · Dec 10, 2020

julius said:
I understand that these are not cheap items, and that the team does need to make $, but 10% feels like a bit greedy on the teams part.

it's pathetic. how many arena workers are suffering right now? ain't no way I'm lining Jody's pockets

riverman · Dec 10, 2020

I stood above el prez' sage burning ritual at Moda so my spirit is melted into the place now.....I don't need a cardboard cutout....I'm airborne!

DUB · Dec 10, 2020

Australian sports did this earlier in the year. Didn't take long for someone to send in a photo of a serial killer.

NRL 2020: Cardboard cutouts in the stands for NRL return has taken a darker turn

Reddit pointed out that there was a serial killer in the crowd with the likeness of Harold Fredrick Shipman on top of a Canberra Raiders cut out.

Shipman was an English doctor who is believed to be the most prolific serial killer in history, having been found guilty of the murder of 15 patients in January 2000, with estimates he may have had more than 250 victims

handiman · Dec 10, 2020

julius said:
I understand that these are not cheap items, and that the team does need to make $, but 10% feels like a bit greedy on the teams part.

10% is pretty much industry average for charities, last I checked.

illmatic99 said:
it's pathetic. how many arena workers are suffering right now? ain't no way I'm lining Jody's pockets

So, the organization should bring in less money to help pay all those salaries?

BlazerBeav · Dec 10, 2020

julius said:
I understand that these are not cheap items, and that the team does need to make $, but 10% feels like a bit greedy on the teams part.

Nah, these are cheap items. I bought one for OSU football and put my baby nephew on it - $40.

Charcoal Filtered · Dec 10, 2020

Season ticket holders get $30 off.

Kills me people are bitching about paying for this. Think it is unfair? Simply do not buy it!

wizenheimer · Dec 10, 2020

julius said:
Someone should totally start putting famous people in the seats. Like, Donald Trump, Jack Nicholson, Magic Johnson, Tim Donaghy...

well, I know how you think now

I'd be more inclined toward Jessica Alba, Sophie Turner, Evangeline Lilly, Morena Baccarin....but I'm a dirty old man

ChineseAdamSilver · Dec 10, 2020

illmatic99 said:
All those proceeds need to go to charity. For fucks sake.

The NBA is losing millions of dollars by not being able to sell actual tickets. They’ve resorted to trying to sell people cardboard.

They’re not gonna give the measly amount they can scrounge up to charity.

Orion Bailey · Dec 11, 2020

riverman said:
I stood above el prez' sage burning ritual at Moda so my spirit is melted into the place now.....I don't need a cardboard cutout....I'm airborne!

Dude, I've been high from that moment on. I question if it was really just sage.

Orion Bailey · Dec 11, 2020

ChineseAdamSilver said:
The NBA is losing millions of dollars by not being able to sell actual tickets. They’ve resorted to trying to sell people cardboard.

They’re not gonna give the measly amount they can scrounge up to charity.

I'm not good at picking out green font. If you are serious, that's a laugh.....

https://www.si.com/nba/2014/10/06/new-nba-tv-deal-worth-24-billion

They should be offering these cut outs to fans for free. Or donating at LEAST 50%.

You really think $15K for 1500 cut outs is actually going to do ANYTHING to the Blazers profit/loss?

This is kinda like when there was a big surge about major media markets buying out the little ones causing the little ones left to struggle.
Show me ANY local media company struggling. The least profitable are still bringing in 10's of millions a year.

Sometimes greed looks pretty bad......

Orion Bailey · Dec 11, 2020

illmatic99 said:
All those proceeds need to go to charity. For fucks sake.

Couldn't agree more. Id buy a couple if so.

Boycotting now though.

EL PRESIDENTE · Dec 11, 2020

WHO GIVES A SHIT. ITS A CARDBOARD CUTOUT THEY HAVE TO PRINT OUT FOR FUN. SOME PEOPLE WILL GET A KICK TO SEE THEM ON TV OR BE IN THE AUDIENCE IN A HISTORIC SEASON WITH NO CROWD.

YOU GET THE CUTOUT WHEN THE SEASON IS OVER.

THESE THINGS AIN'T FREE, SON. ITS A SOUVINER FOR YOUR FAN CAVE IN THE FUTURE.

Orion Bailey · Dec 11, 2020

EL PRESIDENTE said:
WHO GIVES A SHIT. ITS A CARDBOARD CUTOUT THEY HAVE TO PRINT OUT FOR FUN. SOME PEOPLE WILL GET A KICK TO SEE THEM ON TV OR BE IN THE AUDIENCE IN A HISTORIC SEASON WITH NO CROWD.

YOU GET THE CUTOUT WHEN THE SEASON IS OVER.

THESE THINGS AIN'T FREE, SON. ITS A SOUVINER FOR YOUR FAN CAVE IN THE FUTURE.

Well for one, fans are hurting too. Like the Blazers are the only entity taking a hit?

second you don't get it unless you want to pay for it to be shipped to you.

Thirdly, they make enough in tv contract to cover a 50K cost for some fans to have more reason to tune in. Who has more percent age of income to spend. Blazers? Average Joe?

EL PRESIDENTE · Dec 11, 2020

You have the option to pick it up for free at the end of the season.

If it was free or extremely cheap, everyone would do it. Even non-Blazer fans. Its a barrier to entry.

e_blazer · Dec 11, 2020

I say we pool our money for one picture. Everyone should take a picture of themselves, we’ll grab a nose from one, a couple of eyes from others, chin, eyebrows, forehead, etc. and photoshop the pieces into an S2 composite fan.

RoseCityRebel · Dec 11, 2020

julius said:
Someone should totally start putting famous people in the seats. Like, Donald Trump, Jack Nicholson, Magic Johnson, Tim Donaghy...

Mike Scheckla...

tlongII · Dec 11, 2020

wizenheimer said:
well, I know how you think now

I'd be more inclined toward Jessica Alba, Sophie Turner, Evangeline Lilly, Morena Baccarin....but I'm a dirty old man

I have to agree with wiz here.

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