LET THE REAL SEASON BEGIN, ALREADY
Oct 26, 2002

PRE-SEASON THOUGHTS
Kingdude

I was driving around today thinking various things about preseason games, and I had some observations I wanted to share. I hope this makes sense. I have had to restart my computer twice since I started writing this! It's too long, but anyway, here goes...

* If you simply wanted to evaluate talent,

experiment with lineups and plays, and warm up for the season,you could probably get by with 4 or 5 preseason games (like the NFL).

* Not all teams play the same number of preseason games, but 8 seems to be the most popular number. Some play only 7. Don't think any play less than that.

The NBA is experimenting with a new "NBA branded" version of a popular kids game, but they are having trouble getting the yellow robot's head to stay on straight.
* Preseason games are an easy way to bring in a little extra revenue for the team owners. This is especially true if a team has a lot of season ticket holders (e.g. the Kings) since they must buy all the preseason games played in the home arena whether they plan to attend or not.

* I'm pretty sure that the two teams playing the game split the ticket revenue (not sure the exact split), while the parking and concession revenue would depend on the "home" team's agreement with the arena owner. (Since the Kings own Arco Arena, they get all the extras when they play there. ( Mmmmm Kingdog! Mmmmm Beer! ) A sold-out preseason game could add between 1% and 2% to a (non-playoff) team's revenue, and do even more for the bottom line since player salaries remain the same. On the other hand, if you have few season ticket holders, why bother playing at home.

* Obviously, since some teams only play 7 preseason games, not all teams play the same number of home and away games.
* The Heat, Hawks, Bucks, and Nets are four of the teams playing only 7 preseason games this year. All four of these teams have attendance problems - Atlanta and Miami especially. One of Miami's three home games was against Orlando, so maybe some Magic fans showed up to watch. The Nets final preseason home game is against the Knicks. There will be more Knicks fans than Nets fans for that one!

* Even teams that play 8 games may not play the same number of home and away games. For example, the Kings technically have 5 home games this preseason (even though only three were played here at ARCO). On the other hand, the Clippers and Suns play only 3 of 8 at "home". (Perhaps Phoenix was expecting to have competition from the Diamondbacks?) The Warriors play only 1 of their 8 preseason games at home!
 

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