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December 4, 2008

It was awfully quiet in Atlanta last night ...

Yahoo Sports
By Nick Friedell

So the NJ Nets aren't the only team in the league that can't give away enough tickets to make it look like something important or exciting is about to happen:

I knew the NBA was having attendance problems, but seeing last night's crowd at Philips Arena, or lack thereof, makes me believe that the NBA's issues are more severe than I originally thought.

There couldn't have been more than 6,000 people at the game last night, and that is being generous.
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The Hawks, and other teams who are having trouble at the gate, are in a tough spot. They see the empty seats, and they're running all kinds of ticket specials trying to get fans in the door, but they can't drastically reduce the price of their best seats, because they'll run the risk of alienating all the season ticket holders who pay full price for every game.

After last night's contest came to its merciful conclusion, I asked Grizzlies coach Marc Iavaroni if the players and coaches even noticed small crowds. "Oh yeah, you notice small crowds," he admitted. "It's weird."

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NoLandGrab: The NJ Nets keep scouring the headlines for their latest marketing gimmick. A couple months ago, the team was offering free gas, now it's free tickets for the unemployed if you send in your resume.

If you're a member of Play-by-Play, you can get FREE tickets for a $3.50 serivce charge.

On the bright side, we recently stumbled over a photo of a Nets game that was packed — only it was in Phoenix on a holiday weekend.

Posted by lumi at December 4, 2008 7:20 PM