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So what are the new guidelines?
You already can't buy a beer after the end of the 3rd quarter....
Stern: New guidelines will limit beer sales
February 17, 2005
DENVER (AP) -- The NBA is issuing guidelines to limit the size and number of beers sold at games and have teams announce what kind of fan behavior is considered unacceptable, commissioner David Stern said.
The new leaguewide security regulations take effect next week and are an attempt to prevent another brawl like the one in November at a Detroit Pistons-Indiana Pacers game.
They will cover such topics as the number of security officers teams should employ, as well as their tactics and placement in the arenas, Stern said in Thursday's Denver Post.
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The league office could penalize teams that do not adhere to the guidelines, and fans who become unruly ``might not see the end of the game,'' Stern told the Post.
``We are not looking to eject fans,'' he said. ``We look at this as an opportunity to remind people that coming to an arena is an opportunity to share an experience of rooting a home team on to victory and booing the opposition, but not doing it in an anti-social way that goes against our civil society.''
Many NBA teams already are meeting the new standards, Stern said.
The policies are to take effect after the All-Star break. The league's All-Star Game is set for Sunday in Denver.
Five Indiana Pacers players and seven fans were charged in the Nov. 19 melee at the Palace of Auburn Hills, Mich. Players went into the stands after a fan threw a full cup of beer at the Pacers' Ron Artest.
So what are the new guidelines?
You already can't buy a beer after the end of the 3rd quarter....
the guideline limiting beer sales if the frickin cost.
shotgunning beers in the car before the game sucks, but it saves major dollars...
and with the seats at the sbc, unless your on an aisle seat, or have a bladder than can hang, the getting up, sitting down during game play can suck.
Just another way to shrink the beer cup while keeping the same price. As a matter of fact I wouldn't put it past them to charge more with the excuse that it offsets the additional cost of more security.
p.s. These measures only hit the 99% of the beer drinkers who comport themselves. The 1%(goons)will always find a way around this.
I would think we're already one of the teams that would meet the new guidelines (whatever they may be). Our beer size is not outrageous (some venue offer beers in 32+ oz glasses), we already have a limit of two per person and sales stop after the third quarter. What else are they going to do? Stop beer sales at the start of the third? Limit sizes to 16ozs? One beer per person? All of those seem extreme. Some details on the new official policy would help.
And what about us happy drunks who aren't driving and tend to cheer a lot louder the more we've had? I'll bet there are a lot more of us than the instigators....the people closest to the benches for the most part look like stuffed-shirts and not having much fun, anyway.
That sounds counter-productive to me.
That was a joke (kinda) btw.
Now I really want to get those low life bas idiots in Detroit who blew it for us beer lovers at games!
lol Beer sales stop after the third quarter limit 2?
heh, what seats you sitting in?
Last call is like midway through the 4th.
Now that I think about it ... it did used to be midway through the 4th at the beginning of the season, but in the last few home games before the Rodeo came to town they cut it off at the end of the 3rd.
So maybe they have already implimented some of these changes.....
The beer is ridiculously overpriced at sporting events anyway. I never consume more than two, anway.
No change at all before the rodeo as far as I know... they still bring it to my seat all the way into the 4th.
Come to Slovenia on Basketball game or other sport show and you can get as many beer you want!!Or come to Slovenia in March when in Planica is ski jumping (beer drinking festival
). And after the end of festival you will fly with helicopter to hospital
If you want to drink and watch a game.
Wouldnt it just be cheaper to just freakin go to a sports bar.
maybe this will eliminate the freakin idiots that are always up and down up and down getting beers, pissin beers and all that horse .
That is tru, when i go on any game i never drink Beer!!! I go watch the game not to drink beer.
I am actually usually drinking Scotch or one of those big ass foot and a half tall 3 layered Margaritas.
I go to the game (although rarely) just to watch the game. We hardly ever get anything to eat or drink because of the prices. We don't drink beer so if they did away with beer sales altogether it wouldn't bother me. What bothers me are the people that are constantly up and down, going to the concession stands or the bathroom or just standing up to get the attention of the vendor. I hate it when they block my sight and I miss an exciting play - just sit down and stay in your seat already!
Why don't they enforce the rule that says no going in or out while the ball is in play?
Yeah, 'cause going to a sports bar is just like being there.
As for the other things...that's why I got aisle seats.
Yeah, 'cause going to a sports bar is just like being there
Alright, you go to the game, novel idea, watch the in game.
Get a beer at halftime, or betwen quarters.
But this me getting up in the middle of the 1st 2nd 3rd and 4th quarters missing the game, in front of me too, because of some numbnuts is a in drunk.
Want to be there, watch the game.
So save that BS Sw for someone else.
Wanna watch a game and drink, go to a damn bar.
Want to watch a game?? By all means, come and celebrate.
that's why I got aisle seats
Only problem is, most people that do that up and down horse , they have the middle seats, and have the knack of getting up right when the game is getting good and the Spurs have the ball.
Drives me nucking futs.
NBA Issues Revised Arena Guidelines
LAST UPDATE: 2/17/2005 3:29:03 PM
New York, NY (Sports Network) - The National Basketball Association issued a revised set of Arena Guidelines to all teams on Thursday. The guidelines, effective for all NBA contests starting with the February 20 All-Star Game, consist of policies dealing with security, alcohol sales and fan behavior....
The new guidelines prevent alcohol sales after the start of the fourth quarter, restrict the size of drinks to 24 ounces and limit customers to two drinks per purchase. There will also be training of arena personnel in effective alcohol management and the maintenance of designated driver programs in each NBA arena.
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From what others have said - it sounds like the SBC center is already abiding by these guidelines - I guess that means no changes here - Good news for all you fans who like your beer while watching our beloved Spurs!
Oh, I know what you mean....and if you ever happen to see someone (in the middle of a play) go flying off the balcony directly across from you...just because we have row 1 seats, doesn't mean User did it.
During the finals against NJ, because of the narrow aisle, I spilled at least $3.00 worth of my margarita on the kid in front of me. This was before I had even taken a sip
lol.
He gets pissed at those peeps too huh.
The other one that pisses me off, are people that dont know where there seats are.
Goddamn people, THATS WHAT THE FAT OLD LADYS IN BLACK VESTS ARE FOR!!!!!!!
Yeah SBS,
what I read there, thats pretty standard practice right now though.
So I dont know what the big deal is.
Its bad enough right now.
They did when the center first opened up, but they don't seem to enforce that anymore?Why don't they enforce the rule that says no going in or out while the ball is in play?
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