You can quote all those other single game low attendance games elsewhere but the Hornets only had 8,302 at a recent home game. There is no evidence it is going to change in New Orleans. Articles have already been written by New Orleans writers at how embarrassing fan support is for the Hornets.
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I guess that is the most positive way too look at it. [MORE]
Marty
Nov 26, 2007 22:36
They could always move to Salt Lake City. Oh never mind we already know that City cant suport a team. [MORE]
cuncabo
Nov 26, 2007 16:07
At least we average at turnstile count in the 5 digits. Much more than good ol New Orleans. [MORE]
Alex
Nov 26, 2007 13:00
they only averaged a little over 13K. All that crap about selling out every game was crap.
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=article.main&articleId=55421 [MORE]
Mo
Nov 24, 2007 21:25
You're right the actual butts in the seat average the second year in Oklahoma was somewhere between 13k and 14k.... [MORE]
Jon
Nov 24, 2007 22:44
First of all, the Hornets were already guaranteed to be going back to OKC so I'm surprised that they even... [MORE]
Anti HR.com guy
Nov 25, 2007 16:46
At the beginning of the last post, I meant to say that they were "guaranteed of going back to NEW... [MORE]
Anti HR.com guy
Nov 25, 2007 16:55
I'm tired of reading about OKC's "propped attendance" and "papering the house". The numbers being quoted are gate receipts, and... [MORE]
hoodoo
Dec 14, 2007 13:42
Give it up Okie. Hornets are not your team! Stop whining about them. [MORE]
Mo
Nov 24, 2007 20:28
I have no vested interest in seeing OKC get a team. It's just that it's so painfully obvious that it's... [MORE]