Open up RG for next two games?
by Cummings07 on Apr 22, 2009 9:49 AM PDT
Email
PrintIn addition to my post about "Road Court Advantage" I was wondering what it would take to show the next two road games at the Rose Garden for the fans?
If we could get 10,000 plus, imagine a live video feed of the crowd shown to the Blazers in their locker room in Houston to pump them up?
I keep hearing DJ's calling out fans to step it up, so why not do something that no other city does for their team? Just because their on the road, it doesn't mean Blazermania can't happen in Houston!
-Del from Portland
56 comments
|
25 recs |
Do you like this story?
Comments
id hit that up.
My turn to try out those $8 beers!
"Rudy’s flashy passes had the place whispering to each other like we were in junior high" ~BlazermaniacAndy
by courtsideerrandboy on Apr 22, 2009 10:03 AM PDT reply actions
What would be even better
Since it looks like the weather will hold, is to do a big screen in Pioneer Square like they did for the World Cup in 2006…
Proud member of Duck nation!
by skywaker9 on Apr 22, 2009 10:05 AM PDT reply actions 13 recs
oooh I like this one!
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.
-John Wooden
If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.
-Herschel Walker
Go Blazerss!!! Playoff time!
Boom!!
Now THATS a great idea! BYOB!
"Rudy’s flashy passes had the place whispering to each other like we were in junior high" ~BlazermaniacAndy
by courtsideerrandboy on Apr 22, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
oooohhh as well
that would be fun
Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo
Support families in crisis in Portland www.give10tell10.org
Make this green
I love both ideas.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 22, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't see why they wouldn't
Then it would save the hassle of trying to get a group together at a bar :)
This would be awesome.
Regarding BRoy:"Another day, another buzzer-beater. This man is so clutch he sets his body clock to go off one second before his alarm does every morning."
~Rob D from NBAmate
Coliseum is busy but garden is not
With some Christian conference, so they could….
Proud member of Duck nation!
How would we get the ball rolling on this?
Should someone call the RG? Blazers management?
Who would we call about Pioneer Square?
I’d make some calls today if we needed a volunteer.
Pioneer Square is likely out
Since that costs a fair bit of $ but call the Blazers front office to ask about the RG. Our game next Tuesday is the next scheduled event at the RG so the court should remain set…
Proud member of Duck nation!
I tried calling the front office earlier
but couldn’t get through and got frustrated. I now realize that 45 minutes after game 5 tickets went on sale probably wasn’t the best time for them. Has anyone else tried to call?
by still.i.rise on Apr 22, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions
Could be a great fundraiser for PPS too. $3 to get in, donate 1/2 to the schools and 1/2 to the RG to keep the lights on. Win-win.
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
- from Quick's Behind the Blazers Locker Room Door, 4/16/09
I had the same thought--everybody wins as a charity fundraiser....
It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla
by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 22, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I was hoping for that last year when I was in Boston for the draft...crickets
But the outdoor idea would be great for you. That is so much fun for soccer matches, sitting in a beer garden or being outside on the street is the next best thing to being at the game.
That stop and go by Roy is straight sick. I'm calling him "The Flu" from now on. - Wendell Maxey
What happened?
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
- from Quick's Behind the Blazers Locker Room Door, 4/16/09
Tickets supposedly sold out in 3 minutes...
but, from an end-user standpoint, the server crashed at 10:02.
RUDY! RUDY! RUDY!
I got on at around 10:15 after a meeting and saw they were all sold out.
I’ll be parked in front of the TV again…
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
- from Quick's Behind the Blazers Locker Room Door, 4/16/09
it's not a fiasco.
10,000 people wanted a shot at ~2000 tickets.
and when u factor in the average request being 2 or 3 that’s 1 ticket for every 10 requests.
no different then when major concerts go on sale through Ticketmaster. It really sux you didn’t get seats, but don’t make it out to be more than it is.
Should have prepared and created an account early, put in the CC# and everything.
plus they had phones open for people who encountered server drop during payment (like myself) so I’d say they did an excellent job.
OH! IT'S A LOB TO RUDY!! And he Jams it!
From Sergio; the Spanish Armada hooks up again!
I'd rather they just do a random lottery.
Helps spread the tickets around to different folks who would be appreciative of the opportunity , and ends the crush of fans trying to log in within 1 minute of ticket opening.
If you want guaranteed playoff tickets, you need to have season tickets.
glad I got season tickets next year
because having playoff seats this year has been fantastic…can’t wait until Tuesday when the Blazers come back to wrap up the series…fingers crossed…
Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo
Support families in crisis in Portland www.give10tell10.org
Does anyone know how to spread this idea to management?
"I don't play for what they write about me...I play for my teammates, my coaches, the city of Portland." - Steve Blake
$
As a season Tix holder, I have sent our sales rep this post aksing if he can help the BE Army with this very solid idea.
See, I still have very fond memories of the Paramount Theater.
The Oden Era, Day 671
I saw ONE of those games
it was an awesome experience. Schonely and Twardzik called the game. It was GREAT! – Elgin
Tonight felt like the day you open the mail and receive an acceptance letter to your dream school: the University of Playoffs. - Ben Golliver, Apr 15 2009
This is a great idea
but it probably would have needed planning weeks in advance.
You have to take into account getting employees to staff the RG (concessions, security, ushers, operations, video techs) the cost of paying those people to come in, whether or not to charge people to come in to the Rose Garden, etc.
If someone thought of this a few weeks ago, this would have been easy to plan. Unfortunately it’s hard to get something like this going on 3 days’ notice.
That being said, I’d be al for it if they pull it off. Maybe later in the playoffs.
The inbound to McGinnis, drives, stops, pumps, shoots, short, no good...AND THE GAME IS OVER! ~ Bill Schonely
by SandbergOnSports on Apr 22, 2009 2:39 PM PDT reply actions
well it doesn't have to be for game 3
but there should be enough time to plan for game 4
"It’s a good ol’ fashioned Rip City beat down!"
Esp. since its a Sunday
And so attendance will be higher if they do it…
Proud member of Duck nation!
If someone with the right authority decides it's a good idea
it can happen. Short time line or not—that’s what running an event-based business is all about.
It's spelled "PRZYBILLA."
vanillathrillagorillaprzybilla
by RenoBlazerFan on Apr 22, 2009 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
staffing would be a huge problem at the garden
they have to fill those posts at the doors and escalators and what not…
Goodbye Deke. The NBA will miss Mt. Mutombo
Support families in crisis in Portland www.give10tell10.org
Hell yes
"The brownies,'' Fernandez said after the game. "The brownies are good for me to make three-points.''
This would be huge
make it the $3 entry and concessions normally priced I would go that that for sure. If it went to Portland Public Schools that would make it a huge coup for the Blazers and the Rose Garden street cred wise. Not to mention that they would make a mint on concessions and it would give some of the event staff more hours further stimulating the local economy. Simply put a brilliant idea!
"Death is not final," Gita says. "If any man thinks that he slays, and if another thinks that he is slain, neither knows the truth. The Eternal in man cannot kill: the Eternal in man cannot die. The soul in man is neither born nor does it die. Weapons cannot cut it; fire cannot burn it. .. What makes you think that you can destroy the soul?"
The Bhagavad Gita
slightly OT, but an interesting question
would any of you pay money to go watch the game in your local movie theater?
no
Yay KGW.
I know less than half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
by haildablazer on Apr 22, 2009 8:16 PM PDT up reply actions
it'd have to be an amazing screen
better than just a normal movie theater
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
yeah
I’d rather watch it in HD at home.
If I’m gonna sit in super shitty seats I want to be in the RG.
OH! IT'S A LOB TO RUDY!! And he Jams it!
From Sergio; the Spanish Armada hooks up again!
absolutely
although if they put it in some kind of crazy imax or 3D (i think i remember something about the nba putting the playoffs in 3d in certain cities) something or it had super couch seating (like some of the theaters in Cinetopia in couv). i maay pay (something small) for the novelty of the experience.
"Slum dunk? You just go to the rim, and crush.. crush the ball in the rim."
- Nic Batum
Mission theater is playing game 4
For those of us whoa re 21 and over.
by CheeseMonkey42 on Apr 23, 2009 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Great Idea
This would be very fun! I know many friends that would be interested
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life,(of the Blazers), (of KP's madness), of the marvelous structure of reality. It is enough if one tries merely to comprehend a little of this mystery every day. Never lose a holy curiosity." - Albert Einstein
by BlazerandBeaverBELIEVER on Apr 22, 2009 9:08 PM PDT reply actions
WOW!
Glad to see so many responses to my original post, what great enthusiasm!
If the RG admin folks won’t make it happen on short notice, I wonder if Pioneer Square really is the way to go?
Nothing fancy for now… just a couple of screens and an ass load of Blazers fans!?
I’m sure the downtown business district would like the extra revenue, not to mention a great way to show off the energy of Portland and its sports fans!
For Kenny, who has the best seats in the house!
how about
I bet the fine people at McMenamin’s would be open to opening up the Bagdad theater to this idea. They could make quite a bit of money on the deal, and the admission is already only $3.
ever listen to any sports broadcast?
the whole “any rebroadcast strictly prohibited”
It is illegal to charge to watch a free tv feed, only because you have a bigger screen in your establishment.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
McMenamin’s shows Duck football games at the Mission Theater.
They don’t charge for it. They just make a ton on food and drinks. Why couldn’t they do the same thing with Blazer games?
I've gone to Mission for MNF
They just can’t charge for it, and that’s what I was telling the other poster.
dinasour type of guys choir boys
bagdad
nevermind, they’re already booked up for the bridgetown comedy festival. too bad really, that would’ve been a great venue.
nah man
Movie Theatre < Good TV at home with friends < Giant crowd downtown or Rose Garden.
movie theatres aren’t good for sports cause it’s dark and theatre-ish.
OH! IT'S A LOB TO RUDY!! And he Jams it!
From Sergio; the Spanish Armada hooks up again!
Comments For This Post Are Closed
Secondary Sidebar
User Tools
FanPosts
Community blog posts and discussion.
Recommended FanPosts
Recent FanPosts
FanShots
Quick hits of video, photos, quotes, chats, links and lists that you find around the web.
Recommended FanShots
Recent FanShots
In Association With
Ball Don't Lie - NBA - Yahoo! Sport
- Days of NBA Lives: Wherein Roy Hibbert tap-dances to Maine
- Grizzlies Valentine’s Day cards are the key to love
- Kevin Love would like the NBA to take the MLB’s approach on All-Star games
- Kobe Bryant fires a few hilarious salvos at Jeremy Lin
- Brandon Jennings states the obvious regarding his 2014 free agency, everyone goes nuts
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
