SB Nation User Blog: torsoheap

Attendance

torsoheap — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:21:48 -0000

Portland should consider itself lucky to have hardcore fans who come to each and every game.

I'm watching San Antonio in Atlanta tonight and Philips Arena is unbelievably empty. Sure, Tim Duncan is sitting out, but this game is a matchup of two playoff-bound teams.

I'm not sure if it's the economy or just Atlanta, but it's a shame so many people are missing some high quality basketball. They should let folks move down to fill in the lower bowl.

Music during game play

torsoheap — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 21:43:43 -0000

One good thing about this morning's game was that the arena was empty enough that you could hear shoes squeaking and the players talking. I didn't hear much music or sound effects during game play either and it was pretty refreshing. I've been to three games this season so far and always find the music pretty annoying. It's not pipe-organ-in-MSG bad, but pretty close.

I think the NBA should ban teams/arenas from playing music and sound effects during game play. They can pump up the jam during timeouts and other stoppages, but it would be great if the only noise was crowd-generated.

Poll

Should the NBA ban arenas from playing music/sound effects during game play?

Yes - it drives me crazy.

76 votes

No - I like to get jiggy with it.

36 votes

112 votes | Poll has closed

Lakers' players vs Lakers' fans

torsoheap — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:37:23 -0000

It seems that the "Hate the Lakers" thread has revealed two camps: those of us who really hate the players/team and those who hate the "fans," if you can call B-list celebrities gabbin' away on their cell phones as Kobe hassles another teammate for dunking the ball instead of passing into the double team fans.

Maybe it's too tough to separate out the "fans" from the team, but try to choose one or the other.

Poll

Which do you hate/dislike the most?

The Lakers' players

39 votes

The Lakers' "fans"

66 votes

105 votes | Poll has closed