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Celtics Basketball => Celtics Talk => Topic started by: vinnie on November 05, 2012, 03:46:49 PM
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Looks like I won't be selling mine -- :(
http://www.ticketsnow.com/NBA/InventoryBrowse/Boston-Celtics-Tickets-at-TD-Garden-in-Boston-11-7-2012?PID=1309052
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After the debacle of a game on saturday in DC, I'm not at all surprised.
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After the debacle of a game on saturday in DC, I'm not at all surprised.
This was what it was like for most of last season, and the year before as well. Non-premium games just don't sell like they did a couple years ago. The market is saturated by season ticket holders who don't want to go to those games, and you have tickets going for a fraction of face value.
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Probably not selling mine either then... although if anybody particularly wants to see Washington Wed night and wants 'em face value $42 a piece, section 317 row 8 (near center court), PM me. Actually I'll sell 'em for $35 a piece if nobody wants face. I've got up to 4 seats.
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After the debacle of a game on saturday in DC, I'm not at all surprised.
This was what it was like for most of last season, and the year before as well. Non-premium games just don't sell like they did a couple years ago. The market is saturated by season ticket holders who don't want to go to those games, and you have tickets going for a fraction of face value.
Yeah, I think I've become one of those STH. I used to go to a ton of games, but the lack of effort put forth from the celts Friday night and in general against weaker opponents has really turned down my desire to go to as many games. I walked out Friday night saying to my friends that I wasn't going to another game until playoffs. Obviously a drunken overexaggeration, but its an idea of how I feel.
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Yes -- another season ticket holder feeling the same way as the above poster. It's like the only reason I buy season tickets is for the playoffs and for the premiere games. For the most part, the team just does not give an effort in the other games. At some point, I think this is going to catch up to all sports and the season ticket holders will fade away. Sorry, but 2 seats for $230 a game is way too much pay for what I see on most nights. This might be the last year for me. Really bummed I won't be able to see my tickets for tomorrow night, as they will likely go to waste and the seats will be empty. I find I am donating a lot of my tickets to school groups and other charities for auctions. At least it gives me a tax write off.
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Boston fans sick of mediocrity. Save $$ watch Sponge Bob.
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The NBA: Where (some) Boston fans lose faith three games into the season.
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The NBA: Where (some) Boston fans lose faith three games into the season.
It's not that they are playing poorly three games into the season... it's that they are playing with the same lack of intensity and effort three games into the season that they did for the first 30 games of last season. Its a trend and it's not worth paying thousands of dollars to go see regularly.
Losing faith would be thinking our team is bad. I still think we'll make the playoffs and make a deep run and honestly, have a shot to win it all. And I can't wait to attend those games.
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Boston fans sick of mediocrity. Save $$ watch Sponge Bob.
The celtics aren't mediocre. They are an elite team. We'll see that in may and maybe june.
Their regular season effort is far below mediocre. That's whats troubling.
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miami also having trouble selling theirs?
http://www.stubhub.com/miami-heat-miami-american-airlines-arena-11-7-2012-4118372?gcid=C12289x470&keyword=NBA+Schedule+Miami+Heat+20121107
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The NBA: Where (some) Boston fans lose faith three games into the season.
How does what I posted translate into "losing faith?" They have given lousy efforts against weaker teams for the past 4 years. It's not fun to watch and for the last two years has been a waste of money. I have not lost any faith.
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miami also having trouble selling theirs?
http://www.stubhub.com/miami-heat-miami-american-airlines-arena-11-7-2012-4118372?gcid=C12289x470&keyword=NBA+Schedule+Miami+Heat+20121107
I think this is becoming a trend in all sports except for the NFL. Tickets are too expensive and too many games are meaningless.
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miami also having trouble selling theirs?
http://www.stubhub.com/miami-heat-miami-american-airlines-arena-11-7-2012-4118372?gcid=C12289x470&keyword=NBA+Schedule+Miami+Heat+20121107
I think this is becoming a trend in all sports except for the NFL. Tickets are too expensive and too many games are meaningless.
That, and the evolution of watching in the comfort of your own home. Especially for a Wednesday night game against a less than premier opponent, more and more people would rather watch it on their comfortable couch, in front of their 50" plasma, rather than going through the hassle and costs of going into the game.
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There is still nothing like the atmosphere and excitement of going to see sport live.
You can't replicate that in your lounge room no matter how hard you try.
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There is still nothing like the atmosphere and excitement of going to see sport live.
You can't replicate that in your lounge room no matter how hard you try.
Absolutely. I completely agree. But when you are talking 43 games a year for season ticket holders, the individual games lose a little excitement. And for people who are buying tickets for a single game, they are going to choose a premium game, not a random game against the Wizards on a Wednesday night.
Now, in 2008, every game was a premium game, because it had been so long since the team was good, and there was a lot of excitement to see them play, no matter who the opponenent was. But each year since, the excitement has been fizzling out, and the demand dries up. Everyone wants the premier games, and suddenly there is no market for the other games.
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The NBA: Where (some) Boston fans lose faith three games into the season.
How does what I posted translate into "losing faith?" They have given lousy efforts against weaker teams for the past 4 years. It's not fun to watch and for the last two years has been a waste of money. I have not lost any faith.
Actually I wasn't pointing my finger at you, vinnie.
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With this team being playing as it has in the past couple years (agonizing, lack of effort, maddening) I can see this as being the case.
After the draft and FA acquisitions in the offseason I was really hoping to see a more invigorated, energetic, complete effort given team, but this appears to not be the case. If you can come out and play that way in the home opener, how do you expect me to want to go to Portland from Seattle and drop $400.00 to do so if you barely seem to care about the game as much as I do?!?!
Maddening!
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arggg...wish I could go ......but its comfortable being where I'm at , I don't miss the snow
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cuz nobody wants to see da Kevin Seraphin led wizards play lls