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Pistons first game in their new arena in downtonw Detroit
Today's NBA ,tbh
Yeah, the whole marketing strategy around the NBA currently is to push silly storylines, "personalities," and twitter beefs over the sport itself. Been that way since Jordan, I suppose. And as I've said before, the game is broken. 3 pointers are too easy relative to their value.
Some other irritating things:
- Preferential treatment for stars
- Inconsistency in how the game is called in the 1st quarter vs. the 4th quarter
- Terrible end game (i.e. intentional fouling. Though, I don't see how this can be fixed)
- Getting to inbound the ball from the front court after calling a T.O.
Never really thought about how stupid that rule is, but in a game where every half-second can be crucial, arbitrarily awarding a team a second's worth of distance when they haven't earned it is in' dumb. It's totally contrived to manufacture last second shot attempts. It would be like if you gave a team an extra 20 yards in the NFL for calling a time out just so you can create a few more last second "dramatic" Hail marys.
Last edited by midnightpulp; 10-25-2017 at 06:21 PM.
Pistons first game in their new arena in downtonw Detroit
Today's NBA ,tbh
The Nets shot 46 threes last night
I'm surprised Detroit can even support a professional team anymore.
Pistons first game in their new arena in downtonw Detroit
They have a new arena?
Today's NBA ,tbhThe Nets shot 46 threes last night
Seriously son, it's reaching such low levels that it's getting harder and harder for me to laugh at it tbh. It's turning intotoday's NBA
You didn't see the Rockers shoots 56 threes the other night
I wonder why you would think that. Detroit is one of the few major cities in the country that has consistently supported four major professional sports teams for like forever. When those teams win, the stadiums are full. When they're even moderately good, fans support with attendance, ratings, and merch sales. When they suck, fans don't. Clear and simple correlation.
For all the bashing Detroit gets, the national image is severely overstated and overplayed. The city itself is still not in great economic shape. But, one, it has gotten better in recent years. And, two, there are a lot of extremely affluent nearby suburban areas that allows the city to support major sports teams. If the city couldn't support the sports teams, they wouldn't have them, much less have four of them.
Still a sorry state of affairs as it relates to attendance in a brand new building. It has more to do with the product on the court than the city of Detroit. If the Pistons start winning again, we'll see the attendance go up.
You beat the last two finalsts son.
Pistons haven't played Cleveland this season. If they continue to play well, more fans will show up.
The Pistons made the playoffs once over the past eight seasons. Aside from that one time a couple years ago where they got swept in the first round, the last time they were really relevant and legitimately contending was 2007-08. They led the league in attendance that season. The economy wasn't better back then.
The team has sucked for nearly a decade. More than anything, that's the reason for the empty seats.
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