Red Wings Not Only Ones w/ Attendance Woes

[jpfalcon09 0]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ORTS03/80103038

Pretty amazing how the Pistons can lie about their attendance to mask their problems. But, of course it won't be talked about amongst the main media. It's good to know the Wings aren't the only one suffering from economic problems.

[Cicada 4]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ORTS03/80103038

Pretty amazing how the Pistons can lie about their attendance to mask their problems. But, of course it won't be talked about amongst the main media. It's good to know the Wings aren't the only one suffering from economic problems.

well, the wings lied about their attendance problems all last regular season as well...

but the fact that the Wings AND the Pistons arn't selling out tells you that the on ice/court product isn't the problem

[auxlepli 17]

Let me know when ESPN talkingheads mention this.

Which really means you won't have to let me know because ESPN won't because ESPN has a contract with the NBA. So much for journalism at the entertainment leader.

[SouthernWingsFan 854]

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...ORTS03/80103038

Pretty amazing how the Pistons can lie about their attendance to mask their problems. But, of course it won't be talked about amongst the main media. It's good to know the Wings aren't the only one suffering from economic problems.

There's no conspiracies or hiding behind the problem for any team. Sorry if this comes out in a bad way, but attendance problems is a league-wide dilemma for a majority of franchises in the NBA and NHL. It's not just in Detroit. The NBA Hornets down here where I am from have barely sold any of their games out this season, only one that I can accurately recall.

[Drimo 0]

I read a similar post on Kukla's yesterday that suggested the attendance issues might be related to both teams being good teams but fans not becoming interested until playoffs begin. Kind of a bandwagoner approach.

[auxlepli 17]

Maybe it's the "I'm saving my money to attend a game in the post-season" approach. That would be a logical way to do it too since the Michigan economy is so bad.

[OsGOD 3]

^^ ha yeah... You can attend 2-3 regular season games for the cost of one post season... I went the 3 post season last year... Ouch it hurts damn

Edited January 4, 2008 by OsGOD

[Kp-Wings 3]

^^ ha yeah... You can attend 2-3 regular season games for the cost of one post season... I went the 3 post season last year... Ouch it hurts damn

I went to one as well, and it took a huge bite out of my savings. The worst thing about it all is they lost (it was game 2 against Anaheim), so it felt like a real waste.

[Mjolman 0]

I watched the wings dvd games the other day, you know when they didn't call penalty's? The game was much more fun to watch. I don't think its just the prices, I think its the product.

[Barrie 900]

I read a similar post on Kukla's yesterday that suggested the attendance issues might be related to both teams being good teams but fans not becoming interested until playoffs begin. Kind of a bandwagoner approach.

I'm starting to wonder, in the NHL and NBA (16 teams make the playoffs), if overall it's hurts attendance/interest in markets were the teams are consistantly good. When more than half the teams make the playoffs, it makes the regular season pointless. I don't think you can blame fans for being bored in the regular season, especially in a city like Detroit where the Wings and Pistons have their playoff spot wrapped up in November. Sure we're smoking in January, but it's April-June that means something.

I'm still a big fan of how the MLB and NFL set up their playoffs. It's more of a struggle, and creates for a more interesting Regular Season when only 8 or 12 teams make the playoffs. The Regular Season actually means something in MLB and NFL. I know more teams lose out on playoff revenue that way, but with Salary Caps in NHL and NBA, teams are still really close and only points apart. There still will be a lot of teams battling for playoff spots late in the season if they cut back a few playoff teams.

It's the mid-level teams that seems to create the most drama in the NHL and NBA due to 16 teams making it in the playoffs. To me sometimes it seems the Leagues caiter to them rather than the consistantly good teams. In MLB and NFL, the good teams are the focal point, and the League caiters to them. Maybe that's one of the reasons why NHL and NBA national tv numbers are bad, and MLB and NFL are good?