cheers wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

crzymdups wrote:i think they'll always be also rans. they're moving into a knicks neighborhood. fans there will still be knicks fans - MSG is still on TV and the Garden is a half hour away from Brooklyn on the subway.

the Clippers play in the SAME ARENA as the Lakers and will always be also rans. no one cares about these teams. the Nyets drew 1000 fans in the dead of winter last year. that's sad. that probably won't happen in Brooklyn, but they'll never eclipse the Knicks in terms of fan attention.

I agree, and I don't agree.

In the near term, there's no way the Nyets will draw a fan base comprised of NYK fans. But down the road, if the Knicks don't build a title contender and the Nyets do, then I could see in ten or fifteen years the Nyets becoming the new top team in NYC. Ditto for LA. But I am talking down the road and after a monumental turn of events.

Of course, the chances of all of that happening are basically nill.

the likelyhood of the brooklyn nets being a top team in attendance and merchandise, is very high.

new yorkers like shiny new things, i have seen new yorkers line up around the corner for a new burrito place. line up for blocks and blocks for a new broadway show, hell man i have seen them sleep on the sidewalk overnite for a new best buy sale.

fishmike wrote:

cheers wrote:

Moonangie wrote:

crzymdups wrote:i think they'll always be also rans. they're moving into a knicks neighborhood. fans there will still be knicks fans - MSG is still on TV and the Garden is a half hour away from Brooklyn on the subway.

the Clippers play in the SAME ARENA as the Lakers and will always be also rans. no one cares about these teams. the Nyets drew 1000 fans in the dead of winter last year. that's sad. that probably won't happen in Brooklyn, but they'll never eclipse the Knicks in terms of fan attention.

I agree, and I don't agree.

In the near term, there's no way the Nyets will draw a fan base comprised of NYK fans. But down the road, if the Knicks don't build a title contender and the Nyets do, then I could see in ten or fifteen years the Nyets becoming the new top team in NYC. Ditto for LA. But I am talking down the road and after a monumental turn of events.

Of course, the chances of all of that happening are basically nill.

the likelyhood of the brooklyn nets being a top team in attendance and merchandise, is very high.

new yorkers like shiny new things, i have seen new yorkers line up around the corner for a new burrito place. line up for blocks and blocks for a new broadway show, hell man i have seen them sleep on the sidewalk overnite for a new best buy sale.

this isnt a new droid phone... following a sports team and then paying $100 to see a game is a big deal for the average joe, and thats what brk/qns is full off. Where is that fan support coming from? There are no Nets fans in Brooklyn.

new yorkers love new, it`s our crack. the first year of a new nba team in new york will be a hot ticket.

follow that with new name/new uni/new franchise player, there will be lots of new brooklyn merch sold.

Can the Knicks say the same?

The only way the Nets/Knicks situation even resembles the Clips/Lakers is if the Knicks regain prominence while the Nets are mired in the lottery/mediocrity for two decades. Even then, NY is more than twice the size of LA, and Nets/Knicks aren't even sharing the same building like the Clippers and Lakers do.

Again, I ask, if the Nets moved to Brooklyn 10 years ago, while the Knicks sucked ass, and the Nets were thriving with Kidd, KMart, and Jefferson...who knows how the balance of power would've shifted? Hell, how popular would they have been when they had Kidd and Vince in his prime? Nets have sucked cause NJ sucks. Moving to Brooklyn is a smart move.

fitzfarm wrote:there is still the fact that players don't want to play for the nets.... if the knicks have money to spend and the nets have the same.... the knicks have STAT... MSG will also be a new arena by 2013.... if I'm a all star caliber player I'm choosing the knicks the big lights, Broadway.... What is Brooklyn known for??

carmelo anthony, he was born in brooklyn.

fitzfarm wrote:carmelo anthony,knows what team owns NYC... he is no fool... if he wanted to go to the nets they would already have him.... carmelo already told them he wouldn't sign a extension with the nets.

at the end of the day its a win win for melo.

he either joins a title run with the knicks or is the face and franchise player of his brooklyn birth.

melo should really send a thank you card to lebron for being such a dumbass.

http://espn.go.com/nba/attendance

RK TEAM GMS TOTAL AVG PCT
5 NY Knicks 8 157,076 19,634 99.3
29 Nets 9 120,364 13,373 72.3

cheers wrote:brooklyn is an important borough, brooklyn alone will give the nets the fanbase it never had in new jersey.

you think Brooklynites are fair weather Knick fans. Shame on you

cheers wrote:

DurzoBlint wrote:

cheers wrote:brooklyn is an important borough, brooklyn alone will give the nets the fanbase it never had in new jersey.

you think Brooklynites are fair weather Knick fans. Shame on you

i love brooklyn its thanks to bk that new york will have a new nba basketball team.

Nah, more like thanks to Jerseys fake ass fans who refused to by tickets even when their teams was going to the finals.

I see where your going :) - NY = relevance, or so the Nets ownership believes. Also, they feel IF they aren't playing in the swamp, they might be able to get someone to sign with them.