http://www.27x7.com/2011/02/08/arena-issues-rock-too-much-sacramento-kings-need-new-facility-now/
Contrasting that with arenas I’ve toured in Phoenix, Nashville, Minneapolis-St. Paul , Boston and other cities, I was shocked that the arena was so bad. PBP has:
*One concourse, so it’s tough to walk around quickly before, during and after events. Most major arenas have two if not three concourses.
*One kitchen to make all of the food for 17,000 fans. Most modern arenas have at least three, which is why I have issues with the lack of dining choices there.
*Two loading docks, which is three fewer than most arenas have for the needs of major concerts, circus and other events.
*An out-dated ice rink, which runs on a pneumonia-based freezing system, which isn’t the safest to run.
*An ice rink configuration that was constructed cross ways from the basketball court, taking 15 hours at the least to set up because it means pushing back permanent seats. Most arenas make the switch in hours and can have a basketball game and a hockey game in one day.
*A trickle-down effect with the rink that makes it bad timing for any regular-season hockey and arena football games during the NBA season because the setup takes so long.
*And the lighting in the parking, which often is not good enough to see the signs for where you parked.
Contrasting that with arenas I’ve toured in Phoenix, Nashville, Minneapolis-St. Paul , Boston and other cities, I was shocked that the arena was so bad. PBP has:
*One concourse, so it’s tough to walk around quickly before, during and after events. Most major arenas have two if not three concourses.
*One kitchen to make all of the food for 17,000 fans. Most modern arenas have at least three, which is why I have issues with the lack of dining choices there.
*Two loading docks, which is three fewer than most arenas have for the needs of major concerts, circus and other events.
*An out-dated ice rink, which runs on a pneumonia-based freezing system, which isn’t the safest to run.
*An ice rink configuration that was constructed cross ways from the basketball court, taking 15 hours at the least to set up because it means pushing back permanent seats. Most arenas make the switch in hours and can have a basketball game and a hockey game in one day.
*A trickle-down effect with the rink that makes it bad timing for any regular-season hockey and arena football games during the NBA season because the setup takes so long.
*And the lighting in the parking, which often is not good enough to see the signs for where you parked.
