Arco

[Kingzrool]

Does anybody remember this artical?

http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/470713.html

Around the NBA: The king is dead


Published 2:00 am PST Sunday, November 4, 2007
Story appeared in SPORTS section, Page C4

After being named the best home-court advantage in each of the previous three seasons in a leaguewide ballot of general managers, Arco Arena didn't get a vote in the 2007-08 poll.
Nine other buildings did, topped by EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City and followed by American Airlines Center in Dallas, AT&T Center in San Antonio and Oracle Arena in Oakland.

At this point, I do not think Arco is dead. With all the excuses that they could muster, the Kings are still 6-3 at Arco. This in itself is impressive considering the team, the suspension, the injuries and the virgin coach. Then consider that out of the three games lost -
CLE 91-93
PHX 98-100
GSW 96-103
two of them were two point games and the third they had a 6 point lead less than a minute and a half out. It is that close that they could be undefeated at home.

Obviously, whatever has made Arco one of the most feared stadiums in the league is not entirely absent.

 

[Entity]

Golden state has also won 6 in a row and 9 out of their last 10.

 

[Kingzrool]

Golden state has also won 6 in a row and 9 out of their last 10.

Umm. Golden state has a way better team.

Not to mention "also" probably should not be in that sentence.

 

[CalBears1]

Does anybody remember this artical?

http://www.sacbee.com/kings/story/470713.html



At this point, I do not think Arco is dead. With all the excuses that they could muster, the Kings are still 6-3 at Arco. This in itself is impressive considering the team, the suspension, the injuries and the virgin coach. Then consider that out of the three games lost -
CLE 91-93
PHX 98-100
GSW 96-103
two of them were two point games and the third they had a 6 point lead less than a minute and a half out. It is that close that they could be undefeated at home.

Obviously, whatever has made Arco one of the most feared stadiums in the league is not entirely absent.

The problem is that Arco has only been getting between 12,500-14,000 fans at each game, even against the quality opponents they have been playing against. When you have 3,000-4,000 empty seats in the arena, the atmosphere is very different. I have season tickets and I just look around the arena each game and cannot believe how many empty seats there are.

 

[Smills91]

Umm. Golden state has a way better team.

Not to mention "also" probably should not be in that sentence.

No they don't. They're just 'hot' now. They'll live and die by the jumpshot. Their inconsistency reflects that. I guarantee you they have at least one, if not two, more sets of 5+ game losing streaks this season.

 

[Bricklayer]

The intiial article remains spot on -- whatever advantage the Kings have at home is no longer due to the fans. They will get loud in the 4th if its close, but so will any fans anywhere. And most of the buildings in the NBA are fuller now to boot. The players are still playing as if there is a homecourt advantage based on memory, and possibly Theus's exhortations to win at home, but clearly Arco did not deserve any votes this year as best homecourt, and unless something changes farily dramatically with the team, will not next year either.

 

[CruzDude]

A new arena downtown in the rail yards would change all that. But not one at Cal Expo.

The passion in years past was enthusiasm for the product. Muss went to great lengths to dampen that coupled with higher ticket prices and now a team trying to find itself after missing the playoffs the previous 8 years prior to last year. We as fans had become spoiled. Now the reality of the inevitable cycle that all teams go through has finally struck us all. When the Kings win 2 or 3 on one of the coming road trips, that can stimulate the beginning of a return to the good-old-days of passion and a full Arco.

But all that said it may take more than a couple of road wins with a new coach, new players, new system and fans disillusioned with a lot of things: higher prices, marginal team, old arena, etc.