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Another nice ESPN stat: The NBA Attendance Report. Only Portland and Dallas are more than sold out. Many others are still going very strong in harder times. Some arenas are dangerously empty. Why is this important? Combined with lower sponsorship and suite sales, it can have a lot of influence on the liquidity of a number of owners/franchises, potentially making players available they usually would not be willing to part with, just to avoid paying luxury tax. It also is significant for the height of the salary cap, and thus for the plans of a number of teams for 2009 and especially 2010. A falling cap would be a disaster for all teams trying to create space for LeBron & Co. When blood is running in the streets, buy as much as you can? Paul Allen still can be a major player.

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so you you start looking with hungry eyes at the teams below 80% attendance?

and i dont really understand the away stats, is that how many people are showing up to other areanas in blazer jersys? i realy dont get that.

December 18, 2008.

"Roy is Roy, and if I were to bet my life on a game of 5-on-5, I’d bet on whichever team Roy was playing on." by HurraKane212

by maid tu rek on Jan 6, 2009 7:09 AM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

It's how many fans a team "draws" at away games

You can pretty much expect games e.g. against the Celtics, Cavs, Lakers to sell really well. But of course for your own team, your home “stats” are important before everything else (such as revenue sharing).

by Norsktroll on Jan 6, 2009 7:18 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

i kinda thought as much

interesting that were just 16th overall in that catagory. thanks

December 18, 2008.

"Roy is Roy, and if I were to bet my life on a game of 5-on-5, I’d bet on whichever team Roy was playing on." by HurraKane212

by maid tu rek on Jan 6, 2009 8:22 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

From a purely predatory point of view

Which teams are $ desperate enough to trade us a Rubio flavored lotto pick and what would it take?

by southern oregon on Jan 6, 2009 12:32 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

idk,

this is a weak draft, and there’s no guarantee that Rubio’s coming out. It’s pretty much the Blake Griffin sweepstakes at this point. James Harden could be interesting though, he’s a gifted scorer, thought to be the second coming of Roy.

by premthegrem on Jan 6, 2009 12:58 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

I was thinking more along the line of

Having Rudy put it to Ricky that if he declares for this draft with the clearly stated intention of playing in Spain for 2 more years that makes him less desireable to lousy lotto teams who need help now but we would be cool with that.Bring Freeland over next year and we would be in the catbird seat down the road.$’s and where you go in the draft certainly is part of the picture but so is playing for a team with a shot at da rings or being in a Durant like situation.

by southern oregon on Jan 6, 2009 1:34 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Rubio is unlikely to declare for the 2009 draft

He has about 7 million Euro reasons to do so :)
That’s his reported buyout, and he would have to pay that himself. NBA teams can just give something like $500K towards that.

by Norsktroll on Jan 6, 2009 1:42 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

ESPN and a few other media outlets just want to keep the hype up. A number of serious mock draft sites have removed him from their rankings for that year.

by Norsktroll on Jan 6, 2009 1:43 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Right you are

So how about this for a pipe dream,We make a deal with a OK or? that includes trading draft positions in 2010,I really want this guy.

by southern oregon on Jan 6, 2009 2:02 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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