The SBC Center

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Originally Posted by T Park

Nothing wrong with SBC what so ever.

It would be nice if the Jumbotrons had stats on them.

Nothin wrong with SBC what so ever.

Making it bigger, would lose some of its intimacy.

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The seats are too small and the concessions are highway robbery...

...but that's what I get for being a big Scandinavian guy in SA...

Got any pics of Stone Oak, BDB?

Meanwhile, the size of SBC Center is about right.

been to the sbc once and that was to see i think there called the rampage?(ice hockey). ITS FUCKEN HUGE. and that was with the upper levels shut off.
compared to new zealands biggest bball stadium which holds only 5000 i think.

Never been there, but it probably should be bigger. Wasn't it kind of embarassing when it was pointed out that in game 7 of the finals there was more pistons fans at their stadium than spurs fans at the SBC center.

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Originally Posted by ShiFtY

I hear that the city of San Antonio is the 9th largest city in the nation.

With a population that high, shouldn't the SBC Center be bigger?

I mean it only holds 18,700 at max (i think).

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Let me correct you on that.
This was released just last week.
San Antonio is officially the 8th largest city in the USA by population.
San Antonio is the 3rd largest growing city in the USA.
At the rate San Antonio is growing, San Antonio will pass San Diego as the 7th largest city in the USA.

impressive!

You can say 8th largest city all you want, but we're still in the 30s for tv market size -- not many sizeable surrounding communities.

"San Antonio will pass San Diego"

but it's all about $$$ and market size. Per-capita income for a metro area is as important as capita count. I've been to San Diego a few times, and Austin many times. Both those cities appear to be, truly superficially, much wealthier and more dynamic, bustling than San Antonio.