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March 25, 2004
What's up with Pacers fans
Mark Cuban wonders what's up with Pacers fans. Here's my thoughts that I sent to him via his blog...
Mark,
First, the blog is great. Keep it up.
Second, I have a comment about lackluster Pacer fans and the state of Indiana that you remember. As an Indiana resident and basketball fan, let me fill you in.
The first thing that happened was they started class basketball at the high school level. Remember the movie "Hoosiers". Yeah, it's nothing like that anymore. Attendance is way down at high school games. They used to hold the state tournament finals in the RCA dome. Now they don't even sell out Conseco (though I'll be there this weekend).
Second, most people in Indiana don't consider the NBA "real" basketball. Mostly, it's 10 guys playing one-on-one. The last great "teams" where the Bulls with the Triangle offense.
Third, ticket prices are pretty high. Cost of living in Indiana is really low. So comparatively, professional sports is expensive. And there's a lot of other ways to get your basketball fix in the state for cheaper (college and high school).
So, basketball is much less of a community event because the magic of a one class system was taken away and the basketball fans that are left would rather watch college ball than the NBA.
-Mikel
And finally, what is up with Indiana Pacers fans. Your team has the best record in the NBA and you arent selling out games. Thats not the state of Indiana that I remember.. m [Blog Maverick]
Posted by mikel at March 25, 2004 04:28 PM
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