Nalod wrote:

The difference between making the Eastern Conference finals and posting 17 wins was reflected in the Knicks’ and Rangers’ season-ticket renewals.

According to a Madison Square Garden spokesman, the Rangers’ season-ticket renewal rate for the upcoming season is 98 percent, a whopping 11 percent higher than the Knicks’ 87 percent rate.

Last year’s season-ticket renewal rate for the Knicks was 92 percent entering Phil Jackson’s first full year as president. The deadline for renewals was Aug. 28.

The Garden still expects both the Knicks and Rangers to sell out of season tickets after which single-game tickets will go on sale.

Nevertheless, if the Knicks get off to a bad start, their 201-game sellout streak, dating to 2010, could be in danger. The streak factors in playoff and preseason games. The Knicks open their preseason schedule at the Garden Oct. 7 versus a touring Brazilian club, Paschoalotto/Bauru.

Considering the Knicks finished with the worst record in franchise history at 17-65, the Garden was pleased at the renewal number. The Knicks also didn’t land a big-name free agent despite $30 million of cap space, their biggest signings being Robin Lopez and Arron Afflalo. The Rangers are coming off a Stanley Cup final berth in 2014 and a trip to the conference final last spring

Buy low. Rangers went to finals, they should renew well!!!!! Knicks win 17 games and maybe the glass is half full as they ONLY lost 5% of renewal rate? Since Dolan owns both, it seems like the garden is doing well!

Its articles like that promote ""Didn't land a big name free agent despite 30mil in cap space" panders to insinuate failure. If we did sign a big name, the roster would be top heavy and the team's record might not be great either. Berman is not stupid, but the readers of his paper are. Knicks drafted a potentially wonderful player and rounded out its roster and gets Melo back. The front line is much improved over last season.

berman used to be a good writer but the last 10-12 years has worn him out, destroyed his love of the team.

dk7th wrote:

Nalod wrote:

The difference between making the Eastern Conference finals and posting 17 wins was reflected in the Knicks’ and Rangers’ season-ticket renewals.

According to a Madison Square Garden spokesman, the Rangers’ season-ticket renewal rate for the upcoming season is 98 percent, a whopping 11 percent higher than the Knicks’ 87 percent rate.

Last year’s season-ticket renewal rate for the Knicks was 92 percent entering Phil Jackson’s first full year as president. The deadline for renewals was Aug. 28.

The Garden still expects both the Knicks and Rangers to sell out of season tickets after which single-game tickets will go on sale.

Nevertheless, if the Knicks get off to a bad start, their 201-game sellout streak, dating to 2010, could be in danger. The streak factors in playoff and preseason games. The Knicks open their preseason schedule at the Garden Oct. 7 versus a touring Brazilian club, Paschoalotto/Bauru.

Considering the Knicks finished with the worst record in franchise history at 17-65, the Garden was pleased at the renewal number. The Knicks also didn’t land a big-name free agent despite $30 million of cap space, their biggest signings being Robin Lopez and Arron Afflalo. The Rangers are coming off a Stanley Cup final berth in 2014 and a trip to the conference final last spring

Buy low. Rangers went to finals, they should renew well!!!!! Knicks win 17 games and maybe the glass is half full as they ONLY lost 5% of renewal rate? Since Dolan owns both, it seems like the garden is doing well!

Its articles like that promote ""Didn't land a big name free agent despite 30mil in cap space" panders to insinuate failure. If we did sign a big name, the roster would be top heavy and the team's record might not be great either. Berman is not stupid, but the readers of his paper are. Knicks drafted a potentially wonderful player and rounded out its roster and gets Melo back. The front line is much improved over last season.

berman used to be a good writer but the last 10-12 years has worn him out, destroyed his love of the team.

berman focuses more on certain players(crawford, marbury, melo, amare) and usually will report the negative. But he exaggerate's so much it's hilarious, it's really entertainment

Nalod wrote:

holfresh wrote:It's a fair article...U guys are just ultra sensitive/protective of Phil...He isn't bashing the Knicks, just stating the obvious as reason why renewals may be down...

So "oh, I stayed thru Duhan, Bargnani, Felton, but I'm atta here cuz Lamarcus not coming?"

"oh, Phuch Phil, I had my faith in Grunwald!!!"

Thats not reasonable. Berman states the starphuched.

The one beat writer I consistently liked was Alan Hahn... Then Dolan bought Newsday... It was not long after that I stopped reading most Knicks articles.

Title has "Could be"........Great job!

Granted, if renewal is off after an awful season why not compare it to other teams whose team floundered? What about the Lakers? Howz it going in orlando? Chicago? Is it a trend with other teams? Are some successful teams find a fall off perhaps due to price increase? Is the league slowing or perhaps retracting attendance? There are so many things in play here but lazy writer won't bring anything to the table but write a piece that has a negative tone.

Now, we all saw 17 wins suck so Im not suggesting a fluff piece, but to just go at it with a negative slant as if the knicks will run out of money is a joke.

Always an admirer of the limelight and the unofficial New York City ambassador, Anthony is likely to participate in this weekend’s All-Star Game on his home court despite his ailing knee problem. To Melo, his outlook is simple: If the fans want him at this Sunday’s game, he’ll play. But if the Knicks need him to save face in the second half, it’ll be a little more complicated.

With the 30-year-old planning to end his season after the All-Star Game, the Knicks will reach even lower depths on the secondary ticket market, where they have already seen prices fall considerably since the beginning of the season. According to TiqIQ, the average price for Knicks tickets this season is now $199, marking a price drop of 42.3% from October’s average of $286.71. However, the average price for the 14 remaining Knicks home games is just $164.89, marking an even bigger price decline for the potential games without Anthony in the lineup.

Anthony’s appearance in the All-Star Game may come as good news to those who’ve already purchased tickets. Both the East and West teams have experienced several players revoke their participation due to injury, with the latest being big-man Anthony Davis. Kobe Bryant, Blake Griffin and Dwyane Wade will all miss the game as well. NBA All-Star Game tickets on the secondary market still remain expensive amidst all the player scratches, with average price listed at $2,037.21 and the game’s get-in price starting at $775. Hotels are currently available for less than $100 in Manhattan and with airline tickets into NYC rarely exceeding $600 round trip, it’s very possible fans could fly into New York City and get a hotel room for less than the price of the cheapest ticket

April couldn’t come fast enough for the Knicks, who enter the All-Star break as the worst team in the league at 10-43. Wins have been hard enough to come by and will be an even bigger task when Anthony dons a suit for the remainder of the year.

Despite their troubles this season, the Knicks still own the third most expensive secondary ticket average in the NBA. Call it ironic that the league’s most lackluster team still garners big ticket prices, but the truth of the matter lies in the allure of The World’s Most Famous Arena. Situated in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, the mecca of basketball is a tourist’s best friend. Sure, a night out with the family to a Knicks game may be steep, but it’s the experience of The Garden that the customer is paying for. The price tag of that experience could come into question over the next 14 games.