Spurs fans to blame ticketmaster in 3 ... 2 ...Spurs facing another non-sellout
Johnny Ludden
Express-News
If the Spurs are expecting a boost of energy from the crowd tonight, they might want to look elsewhere.
After failing to sell out Sunday's Western Conference finals opener — a playoff first in the AT&T Center's five-year history — the Spurs are in danger of having another less-than-capacity crowd tonight.
About 1,000 tickets, mostly upper-deck seats, remained for the game as of Monday night. In addition to purchasing tickets by phone (210) 225-8326 and online (spurs.com or ticketmaster.com), fans also will now be allowed to buy them at the AT&T Center box office beginning at 8 a.m.
Sunday's listed attendance of 18,300 was about 500 short of capacity. One team official likened Sunday's uninspiring atmosphere to that of a regular-season game.
"I guess they think we already won the championship," another team official said, shaking his head.
Some fans have complained about having to pay premium prices for upper-level seats that are too far from the court.
The crowd also has begun to serenade Tim Duncan with chants of "M-V-P!" whenever he steps to the foul line during the playoffs. That's led some Spurs to wonder if the gesture is doing more harm than good considering the shakiness of Duncan's free-throw shooting.
I think with all the talk of the game not selling out a lot of people will show up tomorrow and buy tickets at the last minute. Maybe they need to drop the prices for the upper deck level, anything is better than having 1,000 less than capacity at a ing playoff game.
That's ing ridiculous.
ty ass spurs fans.....
Man, the Spurs PR machine. Seriously. Are they trying to guilt San Antonio into going to the games? This is some serious bull and ing ridiculous, alright. I just put the onus on the Spurs. Sell your ing tickets but don't cry if they don't sell.
The Spurs don't have some sort of birth right to sell outs they have an obligation to themselves to get the fans in the seats. Last time I checked you don't about customers if they're obviously not happy with your product.
The crowd also has begun to serenade Tim Duncan with chants of "M-V-P!" whenever he steps to the foul line during the playoffs. That's led some Spurs to wonder if the gesture is doing more harm than good considering the shakiness of Duncan's free-throw shooting.Since 2003 I have been telling people to hush with this chanting.
And I'm willing to bet large sums of money the Sunday fiasco WAS due to ticketmaster.
Disrespect, Spurs fans in SA, support your team!!!
(unless it is Ticketmaster's fault..?)
It's the WCFs and we're playing great ball... I mean WTF??????????
Why aren't they happy with the product?
What changed this year from the last 8 playoff years?
That's brilliant. Excellent marketing strategy by the Spurs FO. Play the "You're not a true fan card" to raise up ticket sales. Diabolical.
Thats what the Spurs need to find out. Its their job to sell tickets and if people aren't buying the tickets then there is obviously a problem. A Spurs official who "shakes his head" and says like that should be pissed at the Spurs organization that can't get these tickets sold.
People of the Alamo City. The remaining seats are the cheap seats. BUY THEM!!!!! This fourth championship is not a given.
I find it troubling that a possible future HOF like Duncan is so easily rattled at the free throw line. Its his only weakness...but since he shot 81% his 2nd year, its a mystery why he's so inconsistant.
That is complete bull ."I guess they think we already won the championship," another team official said, shaking his head.
San Antonio just kissed the NFL goodbye for the next 25 years. The NFL would laugh at an owner who wanted to bring a team to a city that couldn't sell out Western Conference Finals tickets.
And the way it's looking, I'm not sure the Spurs can survive here long-term. You can't sell out WCF, WTF is going to happen when the Spurs suck again?
St. Louis.
Who's is in charge of public relations? That quote should have never been OK'ed by the front office.
You're probably right about that. No way we're getting any type of NFL team here (i didn't think we would before this) after this debacle, but at the same point I'm sure that many owners are also wondering how the Spurs are allowing this to happen.
That is the biggest thing right there is when Duncan and the gang are all gone is anyone showing up at all to watch the team play. The only thing i can figure is alot of people felt like the Suns were the hot ticket the Jazz are no match for the Spurs so just wait for the finals. I imagine the finals though are almost impossible to get tickets too so if that is what people are thinking they are dumb.
didn't the real NBA championship just finish? Correct me if im wrong but it ended with the Spurs beating the Suns correct?
maybe thats why. lol
What's the excuse for this game?
The whole city was talking today about how Game 1 didn't sell out. Tickets have been available all day ... and they are still available.
Even halfway decent regular season games used to sell out faster than this.
What could Spurs fans be unsatisfied about? Nothing has changed drastically enough to make the Spurs turn into the Atlanta Hawks.
Spurs fans are bored and don't really care if the Spurs win or lose. That's the only excuse I can buy. Game 1 yeah maybe there was some confusion or whatever. But now?
A game two loss might solve that problem.
maybe people just take championship teams around SA for granted now. The NBA is too easy for SA.
SA needs to find something else to get all wet about. perhaps. haha
64 bucks apiece for the cheapest tickets available. If I could afford that plus a hotel room my ass would be driving down. We have free tickets to the rangers game on Wednesday and I'd definitely blow that off.
I know the Spurs mess with the numbers a bit here and there but they do have good regular season attendance and they did again this season. I don't know do they raise the prices come playoff time alot so many people are not willing to s it out. The prices look fine to me i guess a lot of people in SA are just being cheap.
i can't worry about whether other people decide to buy tickets or not. i'd go if i were there. i'm not.
i'm going to suppose this problem is because not enough jazz fans live in san antonio or travel that far to away games?
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