last time I was in the ...Rose Garden, iirc it was 1998 or 1999. Watched the Blazers beat the Lakers....much joy! the Garden looked brand new back then. Long line at the rest room but my bladder was much younger then
The Nuggets haven’t done a major renovation since they opened; neither have the Heat. Every other team in the league either has an arena that is markedly newer or has embarked on a major redevelopment since 2017-19
Have you been in any other arenas recently? I've only been to Moda (the Rose Garden) three times this season. Last year I was in both the Death Star (Allegiant Stadium), T-Mobile Arena and Staples... along with Mathew Knight Arena. I get it that the Staples Center is 26 years old but T-Mobile Arena is 10 and Allegiant isn't even 5 years old. The experience at a Blazers game is just as good as a summer league game at T-Mobile Arena. I'm sure from what I've seen online and on TV that the Intuit Dome is at least a little different if not a lot. All of that said, I'm familiar enough with T-Mobile Arena and the Rose Garden to say that there isn't a gap there... there just really isn't from a fan perspective. I'm not an architect or a structural engineer, so maybe there's something I'm missing but I just don't see a big difference between an arena that was built 10 years ago (T-Mobile) and one that was built about 32 years ago (Moda). No bias from me man. The Moda Center just doesn't feel dated compared to T-Mobile Arena... from my laypersons perspective. If it felt dated, I would want the team or city or whoever to build something new that would give us a better experience as Blazers fans... it's just not dated in any notable way. I do think the update of the jumbotron or whatever we're calling those these days will be a welcome modification. Maybe I'm missing something though. So what are your major concerns or complaints about the Moda Center???
I’m biased to the cleanliness of a building or I’m sharing what I’ve seen? I will post pictures in this thread of the upcoming road trip and the conditions of these arenas. The RG is the cleanest in the league. Spotless corridors. You literally see rats running around in Philly/DC/Cleveland/Chicago
Any electronics definitely are out of date almost as fast as they are installed. Our big screen is very outdated….but shit, Houston (another shithole) were the first ones to get a gigantic big screen a few years ago….it’s already a dinosaur. But believe the Aldo lady was talking about the arena in general. That’s a whole other story. Shit, PHX is one of the oldest if I’m not mistaken, and is almost on par with the RG for cleanliness.
I definitely don't think we have a sub-par experience with Moda - it was well built at the start and they've maintained it very well (and continually upgraded concessions and the like). But the seats, those do need to get replaced. I don't really have other needs (though more video boards which they're now providing with more stats is appreciated). I went to the Capitol One Center in DC a few years ago for hockey, and it was way below our standards - small concourses, poor lighting, etc.
I've been in a few others (SA, Dal, LAL) and the Rose Garden still doesn't feel that outdated to me. The video board needs an upgrade, even from the looks of the new one it could be better, but overall I still think the RG is on par with most of the arenas in the league.
Wider isles? Are you serious? You do know they would have to remove seats (less fans/ less tickets sold!) to accomplish that?
I guess this is fair. I just feel when an arena is 32 years it’s extremely old. I’m use to new arenas after 25 or so years. But you’ve been to more arenas than I have. Although i have been to Matthew Knight arena few times, but I guess your right
