REAL TALK: Staples Center needs that GWF like atmosphere in the 80s

[Roid Jones]

Rich Cacs And Celebs We're In The Good Seats In The GWF Too

What You Need To Worry About Is When Them "Rich Ass Cacs" Start Sitting In The Over Priced "Regular" Seats

This

 

[THE K-MAN]

Shaq/Kobe Era >>> Showtime Era

 

[#1 pick]

Nah this aint college where crowd matters. Coaching matters

Coaching matters more in college than the NBA. Scotty Brooks or Spo are half as good as Doc and Pop.

 

[#1 pick]

Rich Cacs And Celebs We're In The Good Seats In The GWF Too

What You Need To Worry About Is When Them "Rich Ass Cacs" Start Sitting In The Over Priced "Regular" Seats

They just won't go if they can't be seen.

 

[tremonthustler1]

With a team like this you need that atmosphere. fukk these rich CACs and celebs sitting up in the good seats while the real fans are up top. Just watching a game with no emotion. Here I am shouting at my TV and moving around like a crazy man.

Welcome to Sports 2012.

 

[big bun]

Man, crowds impact the players.

How can you go back to something that hasn't changed? Late arriving crowds dressed up just to be seen, "rich CACS" taking up all the best seats, real fans in the rafters all happened at the Forum too.

 

[Rekkapryde]

Regular nikkaz could afford tix at the GWF, not Staples. But that shyt goes for anything nowadays....they've priced the regular fan out.

 

[mastermind]

in the 80s, it was called The Forum.

 

[pete clemenza]

Rich Cacs And Celebs We're In The Good Seats In The GWF Too

What You Need To Worry About Is When Them "Rich Ass Cacs" Start Sitting In The Over Priced "Regular" Seats

But The Forum didn't have luxury suites of course. Staples is built to be a money making machine with the lower bowl and three levels of luxury suites. They just added a private night club in there last year- Hyde Lounge. Basically you can now watch the game inside of an actual club/lounge. crazy

Its kinda bad that the upper deck is closed off from the lower bowl and the suites. they called it the Titanic when it was first built in reference to the poor people were housed in the bowls of the ship and separated from the rich who frolicked on the upper deck

 

[Bilz]

naw, it impacts the referees

And the Lakers get hooked up in that department.

 

[Captain Crunch]

OP's complaint is pretty much a concern w/ a good number of new major market stadiums/facilities. From Yankee Stadium to Staples, the hardcore average guy is being priced out, and therefore makes the environment dead. Sign of the times

 

[MenacingMonk]

Rich Cacs And Celebs We're In The Good Seats In The GWF Too

No shyt, but at least they were a lot more live than this generation.

 

[MenacingMonk]

OP's complaint is pretty much a concern w/ a good number of new major market stadiums/facilities. From Yankee Stadium to Staples, the hardcore average guy is being priced out, and therefore makes the environment dead. Sign of the times

About 30% truth to this. I really care about the energy of the crowd more. If they were live then I wouldn't of made this thread.