If you were a season ticket holder, would you renew?

The team is boring and is trying (quietly) to lose. Scoot and Sharpe are 3 years away. If this were a Broadway play, Cronin and Jody seem like understudies, fill-ins, for the real GM and owner.

Why are season ticket holders sticking around?

 

I wouldn't renew if I were a season ticket holder. I don't believe in rewarding tanking. I've shut off more games this season than ever in my decades of fandom. I'm just not entertained. I don't like the way games are called at all these days so it's not JUS T the Blazers although I'm not invested in the team yet nor a fan of the way we start and end most games. I think we need to move off Ant now and get rid of the very last Olshey piece on the roster.

 

Not if the prices haven't fallen.

 

I renewed.

It has been tough to watch sometimes but still enjoy the other teams with my son. My discount is close to maximum and seats are good. The benefits are fun for the entire family. Do not want to lose my discount or location of seats.

 

I wouldn't buy season tickets. Especially with Cronin at the helm. Joe cheats. He benches the starters to lose on purpose. Season ticket holders end up owning 50/50 Blazers and Remix tickets. It's probably more fun to watch the G-League team. They don't get pummeled by 30-40-62

 

The prices have to come WAY down.

This product sucks. Blatant tanking for how many years now -- 2? 3? I’ve lost track.

 

Not until we got some new management

 

Yes

 

That was a question i immediately had. I have never had season tickets. Just buy as i have time to go to a game here and there. Was wondering about the discounts. Would it be worth it to buy really cheap season tickets when they are losing like this and then get a discount when they actually start putting it together?

 

What happened to "over the back"?

 

Shut up, Piggy. You don't have the conch.

 

Non hypothetical yes

 

I had to let my rep know im not wanting to renew without some assurances of some improvements to things, mostly off the court.
When i first became a season ticket holder, everything was paper. A hard pass with a lanyard to put around the neck and scan in when entering, a physical parking pass could hang from my mirror, to allow quick entry into the parking lots , etc.
Over time, with everything going digital and their merge with ticketmaster, these went away in favor of apps to access these tickets and passes. There are some benefits to this: a larger pool to sell tickets to, no longer a need to carry extra things around or potential to lose them.
But it felt kind of special to walk around with a pass around my neck.
The negatives, however, have far outweighed the positives in my opinion. The app is largely inconsistent, at times not updating or allowing the ability to provide the details of the seats when wanting to sell them, which is crucial in selling tickets at certain prices. I have end of isle, middle court, with no one in front of me. Those details are important and when not being able to provide them, it detracts potential buyers and i know I've lost money due to it, having to sell at a lower price than i could have got if those details were clear.

Anyone who attends games knows how bad traffic is around the moda on game nights. The digital parking pass has now contributed to this. One must either pull up the app on the phone while driving, to get the parking pass out, or wait until they pull into the entry and then open it up and get to the pass to scan. This is a huge negative to me. Either you have to drive unsafe in heavy traffic, or you add to the traffic backup turning into the parking lot, further impacting the traffic on the road as lines back up.

Combining these, with what feels like less value in the perks compared to years past, have led to a very hard decision. Gifts like tshirts, bobbleheads, etc, have diminished, as well as the quality of the annual gift. just look at the 100pt game perk now having to be a “buy something first” to get something free. It used to just be free. All of these cost cutting decisions have left me feeling not valued as a loyal season ticket holder.
But really. The biggest issue to me is the app being inconsistent and unstable, and the parking pass issue.
After several discussions with my rep, I have been reassured that there will be an improved focus in the IT department to provide a more stable platform to access tickets and info. The app has just been horribly inconsistent this year. I have been basically promised this will not continue into next year.
She is working on the parking pass with the powers that be, to see what can be done. Point blank is it is unsafe or adds considerably to the traffic issues.

With these assurances, I have decided to renew.
I have great seats and don't want to lose them, plus i have built up loyal discounts i also don't want to lose.
I did find out i was wrong and that i did not have a ticket cost increase this year, but they also didn't go down and I am still paying $45 per seat, without a discount for the poor play on the court.

It was a tough decision for me, and my decision is largely based on my faith that some things will be improved going into next season.

I will close with this last annoyance. I do not like that I have to make that decision before this season ends and a direction for the future is not established.
This was glaring to me when i renewed last year based on the team and Joe saying they were going to try to build a contender around Dame. Whether possible or not, they sold that direction. Then i renewed. Then they completely changed. As a customer, I felt betrayed as if it was a form of false advertising. We should have the ability to renew after the season is over and free agency has begun, so we can see the moves the team makes to know what they are doing. Forcing us to renew in the middle of the season, to me, is a bunch of crap.
My rep has always been good, even when slow to respond. But I feel the upper management just sees me as a number to make money off of and nothing more.

 

Those are absolutely valid complaints.
Traffic and parking could be better for sure.
Them forcing renewal before the end of the season and before free agency is absolutely outrageous when they lose a franchise player. I would be livid!

 

Agreed.
Cost vs entertainment value is far out of whack.

 

After going to games for free for several years, I won't pay to go to games anymore. The food is stupid expensive. The parking is expensive. The tickets are overpriced. I can enjoy the game just fine with my 65" 4k UHD tv.