max fisher-cohen:
I have no doubt that the Nets could quickly gain a big following. As hyped as people have been about the Knicks lately, they occupy nowhere near the same place in NYC’s consciousness as they did in the 90s.

That said, NJ management is a joke. Their decision-making process reeks of the very desperation that led the Knicks to a decade of mediocrity.

Still, I would welcome some competition for the Knicks. If anything, it would put $ pressure on NY to make smart decisions.

That said, NJ management is a joke. Their decision-making process reeks of the very desperation that led the Knicks to a decade of mediocrity.

Still, I would welcome some competition for the Knicks. If anything, it would put $ pressure on NY to make smart decisions.

d-mar: Here’s a little insight into the “philosophy” of the ownership at MSG: they recently sent season ticket holders an email regarding the playoffs, and if the Knicks somehow make it to the conference finals, regular season seats that normally go for $165 will be jacked up to a whopping $480, yes, almost a 200% increase. Now maybe all NBA teams do this, but somehow I don’t think to this extent. MSG’sattitude is obviously “hey they’ll pay anything, they’re not gonna pass on a playoff game” and they will sell them to someone out there, but I just find it sickening after all the crap years Knick fans went through.

no one hates Dolan and company as much as me, but with the secondary market the way it’s been since Lin, I don’t really have a problem with this. I do question who the hell can afford to go to games night after night, but I questioned that before Lin also.

d-mar: Here’s a little insight into the “philosophy” of the ownership at MSG: they recently sent season ticket holders an email regarding the playoffs, and if the Knicks somehow make it to the conference finals, regular season seats that normally go for $165 will be jacked up to a whopping $480, yes, almost a 200% increase. Now maybe all NBA teams do this, but somehow I don’t think to this extent. MSG’sattitude is obviously “hey they’ll pay anything, they’re not gonna pass on a playoff game” and they will sell them to someone out there, but I just find it sickening after all the crap years Knick fans went through.

Holy shit. You can get a new flat screen and an escort to blow you on your couch while you watch the game for that price.

d-mar: Here’s a little insight into the “philosophy” of the ownership at MSG: they recently sent season ticket holders an email regarding the playoffs, and if the Knicks somehow make it to the conference finals, regular season seats that normally go for $165 will be jacked up to a whopping $480, yes, almost a 200% increase. Now maybe all NBA teams do this, but somehow I don’t think to this extent. MSG’sattitude is obviously “hey they’ll pay anything, they’re not gonna pass on a playoff game” and they will sell them to someone out there, but I just find it sickening after all the crap years Knick fans went through.

thenamestsam: That was the one nice thing about the pre-Linsanity Knicks this year: those ticket prices were amazing. I went to multiple games where I paid less than $20 in the weeks before Linsanity. Now I’m back to watching at home.

Here’s a little insight into the “philosophy” of the ownership at MSG: they recently sent season ticket holders an email regarding the playoffs, and if the Knicks somehow make it to the conference finals, regular season seats that normally go for $165 will be jacked up to a whopping $480, yes, almost a 200% increase. Now maybe all NBA teams do this, but somehow I don’t think to this extent. MSG’s attitude is obviously “hey they’ll pay anything, they’re not gonna pass on a playoff game” and they will sell them to someone out there, but I just find it sickening after all the crap years Knick fans went through.

thenamestsam: Exactly, the Hipster thing is an incredibly reductive view of Brooklyn. It’s a hugely diverse borough.

Brooklyn on its own would be the 4th biggest US city, behind Chicago, LA and the remainder of NYC.

I don’t think the Nets could ever compete with the Knicks, though. maybe if they had Howard and Williams and the Knicks sucked, but that’s not looking very likely.

game thread!

2FOR18: Are the prices reasonable at the new place?I’ve been pretty much priced out of MSG.

That was the one nice thing about the pre-Linsanity Knicks this year: those ticket prices were amazing. I went to multiple games where I paid less than $20 in the weeks before Linsanity. Now I’m back to watching at home.

dubisaweapon: Well, I don’t wanna call your old hood the ass end of Brooklyn but it is definitely a trek to East New York.One thing for sure, the Nets could never fill up that arena in New Jersey even when they were dishing and swishing with J. Kidd, etc.Anything would be a step up.

I’m not sure “hipsters” really like basketball.But aren’t there thousands and thousands of working class people in Brooklyn that might consider a lower-priced, closer-to-home alternative to the Knicks for a night out with the family?

Exactly, the Hipster thing is an incredibly reductive view of Brooklyn. It’s a hugely diverse borough. And I think people on this board have a tendency to dismiss the Nets threat for a simple reason. If you’re posting on a Knicks message board, you’re the hardest of the hardcore. The most obsessed fans out there. And we tend to imagine that other people are more like us than they really are. We’d never become Nets fans no matter what happened, but what percent do you really think the hardcore segment of the fans represents? It’s a small portion.

Let me posit a hypothetical. Lets say the Nets were already in Brooklyn this year and instead of the Knicks Lin had ended up with them, and they’re the Linsanity Nets. Whose tickets would have been more expensive? Who would have been on the backpage of the Post or the Daily News more in the last few months? Who’s getting the airtime on WFAN? Things can change really fast is all I’m saying.