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      NBA ticket revenues fall 7.4 percent

      December 28, 2009 /

      Per Ken Berger of CBSSports.com…

      Average paid attendance is down 3.7 percent in the NBA through the first quarter of the regular season, sending gate receipts plummeting 7.4 percent, according to league documents obtained by CBSSports.com.

      Why are gate receipts important? Bill Simmons explains…

      The attendance number doesn’t matter because it’s so easy to manipulate; teams either fib or boost the total by giving tickets away for absurdly low prices, hoping to recoup some of it through concessions and merchandise sales.

      Berger goes further…

      They’re also important because ticket revenue factors into the overall basketball-related income (BRI) figure that is used to set the salary cap and luxury tax thresholds for next season. The NBA has stood by its projection of a decline in overall revenue this season between 2.5 percent and 5 percent, which would result in the salary cap declining from its current $57.7 million to between $50.4 million and $53.6 million. But a bigger than expected decline in BRI would seriously hamper certain teams’ plans to be big spenders in the 2010 free-agent market.

      The article also has a statement from the NBA saying that the gate receipts are down less than the league’s projections, due to creative marketing campaigns used to boost attendance (i.e. lowering prices and hoping increase revenue from concessions, parking, etc.).

      The NBA’s statement suggests that the salary cap may not fall as far as the lower end of the aforementioned range (~$50.4 million). This is important to teams looking to spend next summer. For example, the Knicks would have $23.1 million to spend under a $50.4 million cap (not enough for two max contracts), but would have $26.3 million to spend under a $53.6 million cap (almost enough for two max contracts — Brandon Roy’s extension starts at $13.5 million next season).


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      Great Quotes: Baron Davis/Ricky Davis

      December 28, 2009 /

      “What [Ricky Davis] said to me before the game really stuck with me. He just told me to be aggressive, don’t worry about nobody else out there, just worry about what you’ve got to do, and I guarantee you that we’re going to stay close. You just be aggressive, you just worry about taking care of BD, don’t get frustrated, and play your game.”

      — Baron Davis, via ESPN

      I find it quite comical that Ricky Davis, who once took a shot at his own team’s basket so that he could get the rebound and register a triple-double, said that Baron Davis shouldn’t “worry about nobody else out there.”

      The advice apparently worked, as the Clippers beat the visiting Celtics, 92-90, and (Baron) Davis hit the game-winner. He had 24 points, 13 assists, three rebounds and three steals.

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      Frustrated Laker fans throw stuff on the court

      December 26, 2009 /


      Per ESPN…

      The yellow foam hands came flying in from every corner of the lower bowl, sailing onto the court in dozens of frisbee-style arches late in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ dominant victory.

      LeBron James was more worried than amused by this unusual display of frustration from the Los Angeles Lakers’ fans — and he got a bit more concerned when at least one water bottle followed the foam.
      “The only thing that you hope doesn’t happen is one of the players getting hit or a referee getting hit, especially by a full water bottle,” James said. “When that came on the court, it was coming pretty fast. You don’t want that to happen because it could definitely hurt somebody. Luckily no one got hurt, and that’s a good thing.”

      The fans were driven to throw up their hands — not the usual foam No. 1 fingers, but a representation of two puppet hands making the “LA” symbol in a tie-in to Nike’s LeBron-and-Kobe Bryant marketing campaign — by Lamar Odom’s ejection with 4:04 to play. After Bryant received the Lakers’ fifth T with 3:45 left, more hands took flight — along with that water bottle.

      “I’ve never seen an L.A. crowd react like this before,” said coach Phil Jackson, whose bench drew a second T after Odom’s ejection for failing to produce a substitute quickly. “I like their enthusiasm. I don’t like their demonstrative manner. … It wasn’t a well-refereed game, it wasn’t a very well-played game, so I think it was a reaction to that.”

      Aw, the poor little Laker fans didn’t get their way so they had to throw a tantrum. Waaaaaaaa!


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      Cavs embarrass Lakers on Christmas Day

      December 25, 2009 /

      A game on Christmas has become tradition for the Lakers, but they didn’t seem all that eager to play this year. The Cavs had a 20-point lead with 4:36 to play in the second quarter, and if not for a 15-4 Laker run to close the half, the Cavs would have blown L.A. out of the water. The lead was cut to six with just under 10 minutes to play in the third quarter, but the Cavs built it back up to 14 by the end of the third and eventually won, 102-87.

      LeBron posted 26-4-9, but Mo Williams was the difference (28-6-7). Shaq had a quiet 11-7. Kobe had a near triple-double (35-9-8), but shot just 11 of 32 from the field. Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom, Ron Artest and Andrew Bynum combined for just 34 points and 24 rebounds, as the Lakers shot a woeful 37% from the field. (Credit must be given to the Cavs’ defense.)

      It’s just the regular season, but this is something of a statement game for the Cavs. They went into L.A. in a tough situation and came away with a win.


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