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true spurs fans will always be there....
these bandwagon fans are lame
I've been wondering for a few years now what will happen to this team once the losses start exceeding the wins. I dont know how profitable the team was during the championship runs, or even now, but I cant imagine there being a ton of profit with a small market losing team.
Can San Antonio support a losing team? How long do you think it will be before the team becomes a contender again? I do love our ownership and I have faith they will do all they can to make us a winner again.
I just hope attendance doesnt get so bad that this team must relocate. I remember those old days in the arena........
true spurs fans will always be there....
these bandwagon fans are lame
Unfortunately, i would say roughly half, maybe more, of the fans that fill up the AT&T center are bandwagonners.....
San Antonio Lakers fans ?
the only difference for me will be that i will be able to attend more games and sit closer to the court while i drink my beer and cheer on the Spurs!
and if losing is the trend that I can heckle the other team
That is difficult to predict. So many variables. The Spurs have only known 6 losing-record seasons since the Chaps moved to SA in 1973-74. They have only missed the playoffs 4 of the 37 years.
agreed the team overall has had alot of success from gervin to dave to timmy if spurs dont strike gold again it could begin the start of nice long drought.Whos to say the city will keep coming to att and support a losing franchise??I know i would but as it is the team struggles to fill that arena nightly
I think most teams have to "effort" filling their arenas. The Spurs are currently doing a decent job of it, averaging 18,089 (97.4% of capacity) and ranking 10th in both numbers and percentage.
http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2010
I find your lack of faith disturbing...
The Spurs already have the foundation to have a pretty good team after Duncan, Manu and Tony. They won't be championship contenders but I don't think they will be sub .500team either.
Plus, San Antonio is not that small of a market. It is bigger than most of the NBA cities.
http://geography.about.com/od/lists/a/csa2005.htm
Largest Metropolitan Areas
The 30 Largest Metropolitan Areas in the United States
Jul 22 2009
The U.S. Census Bureau recently released population estimates for Combined Statistical Areas (formerly known as Metropolitan Statistical Areas), Metropolitan Areas (stand-alone or components of CSAs), and Micropolitan Areas.
Most will likely be interested in the total populations for the thirty largest metropolitan areas, those urban and suburban areas containing populations above 1.9 million. The largest metropolitan areas remain 1) New York, 2) Los Angeles, 3) Chicago, 4) Washington D.C., and 5) Boston. Without further ado, here's the list, from New York City to San Antonio, of the thirty largest metropolitan areas in the United States (based on mid-year 2006 population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau)...
1) New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA - 21,976,224
2) Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside, CA - 17,775,984
3) Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City, IL-IN-WI - 9,725,317
4) Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV - 8,211,213
5) Boston-Worcester-Manchester, MA-RI-NH - 7,465,634
6) San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA - 7,228,948
7) Philadelphia-Camden-Vineland, PA-NJ-DE-MD - 6,382,714
8) Dallas-Fort Worth, TX - 6,359,758
9) Houston-Baytown-Huntsville, TX - 5,641,077
10) Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Gainesville, GA-AL - 5,478,667
11) Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL - 5,463,857
12) Detroit-Warren-Flint, MI - 5,410,014
13) Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ - 4,039,182
14) Seattle-Tacoma-Olympia, WA - 3,876,211
15) Minneapolis-St. Paul-St. Cloud, MN-WI - 3,502,891
16) Denver-Aurora-Boulder, CO - 2,927,911
17) San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA - 2,941,454
18) Cleveland-Akron-Elyria, OH - 2,917,801
19) St. Louis-St. Charles-Farmington, MO-IL - 2,858,549
20) Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL - 2,697,731
21) Pittsburgh-New Castle, PA - 2,462,571
22) Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Truckee, CA-NV - 2,211,790
23) Charlotte-Gastonia-Salisbury, NC-SC - 2,191,604
24) Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA - 2,137,565
25) Cincinnati-Middletown-Wilmington, OH-KY-IN - 2,147,617
26) Orlando-The Villages, FL - 2,053,623
27) Kansas City-Overland Park-Kansas City, MO-KS - 2,034,796
28) Indianapolis-Anderson-Columbus, IN - 1,984,644
29) Columbus-Marion-Chillicothe, OH - 1,953,575
30) San Antonio, TX - 1,942,217
the seattle spurs has a ring to it.
Yeah, but what about San Antonio-Seguin-Bastrop-Austin-Georgetown-San Marcos-New Braunfels-Johnson City-Fredericksburg-Kerrville-Castroville-Pleasanton, TX?
...yeah. It seems like a high percentage of Austin thinks they are a Mavericks city even though the Toros are there.
Actually, there is a good mix of Spurs, Rockets and Mavs fans here.
alot of the lower level seats are filled with rich bandwagoners id have to say most spur fans are die hard
I'd venture to say the Spurs fans outnumber the Dallas fans here in Austin, but not by far.
Especially in South/East Austin.
That is quite wrong. Check this out (US cities ranked by TV market size)
http://www.tvb.org/rcentral/markettr..._hh_by_dma.asp
San Antonio is larger than only OKC, Memphis, and New Orleans.
Many areas larger than SA have no NBA team:
Seattle
Tampa/St. Pete
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Raleigh/Durham
Baltimore
San Diego
Nashville
Hartford/New Haven
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Columbus
Greenville/Spartanburg
I would go Bonkers if that happened!
San Antonio has always and will always support the Spurs. It makes really easy to support the Spurs since it is the only major pro team in town.
Remember that before Dave, San Antonio was in danger of losing the Spurs. I think the ownership will try and continue to field a winning team. But if something happens and this team starts losing and missing the playoffs for consecutive years, San Antonio might not be able to support the team. One would hope that the fans would continue to show their love even during hard times. Unfortunately South Texas has more interest in football. A lot of people don't even take notice in what the Spurs are doing until after the Cowboy season is over and the NBA playoffs are approaching.
Actually, this team as it is without Duncan Parker, and Manu is a consistent lottery bound team.
Actually a lot of the lower level seats are filled with corporations who buy the tickets no matter what, and long time season ticket holders. My family has had season tickets since 1980 and I have had tickets since 2004. the lower level seats are usually the bread and butter of the ticket sales year in and year out.
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