Your Memphis Grizzlies Basketball Thread III

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#19,476
BigOrangeMojo said:
6th or 7th smallest arena in capacity size too. But yes, they are undeperforming for sure...


Part of that is public safety in Downtown Memphis. Honestly, part of that is the the load mgmt crap with Ja....
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7th.

3 of the 6 smaller were built after FedEx (including Brooklyn).

Even the new Clippers arena only holds 206 more people.
 
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TBrown said:
Public safety
Disposable income
Ridiculous in-game entertainment

IYAM
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The in game entertainment has gotten stale. It’s mostly the same from the GnG era. The arena host is cringe along with the other 2 hosts that work with him.

The in game timeout and hype music is all the same from the past 15+ years too.
 
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TBrown said:
Public safety
Disposable income
Ridiculous in-game entertainment

IYAM
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Agree. As someone who resells tickets that arent being used, the "will he or wont he play" is a huge factor.....

In a city as poor as Memphis, you will struggle to sell tix for a guy/team that wants to play him 60-65x a yr...
 
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JP_UT_O&W said:
Cozy Corner or BBQ Shop or else

Go to Texas for brisket
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Agree with you on BBQ Shop.

Cozy is good but it's not at this level.

Was actually disappointed with Central last time I went.

Your take on brisket has been your best take in this entire thread. Might be the best take in this entire thread...
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
Safety isnt how I feel per se; its how the population with disposable income feels. When the people with the money to spend on the tickets dont feel safe....
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Or the people with the money are moving further out or out of the market altogether…

The downtown economy is taking a huge hit from Grizz sales being down and Tiger basketball sales being totally a non factor.
 
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gordonr24 said:
Or the people with the money are moving further out or out of the market altogether…

The downtown economy is taking a huge hit from Grizz sales being down and Tiger basketball sales being totally a non factor.
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It's driving 40-45 mins through detours because the state has neglected interstate/bridge repair for decades, to park a car that may or may not get broken into, to see the same in game entertainment for the past 20 years and take the long way home through all the potholes that the state has neglected to fix for decades. All while hoping my vehicle isnt shot again on the interstate...

The money isnt the issue for me. Playoff basketball is different....
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
It's driving 40-45 mins through detours because the state has neglected interstate/bridge repair for decades, to park a car that may or may not get broken into, to see the same in game entertainment for the past 20 years and take the long way home through all the potholes that the state has neglected to fix for decades. All while hoping my vehicle isnt shot again on the interstate...

The money isnt the issue for me. Playoff basketball is different....
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Having to calculate the risk of getting shot for no reason while in a moving car on the interstate is so absurd
 
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TBrown said:
Having to calculate the risk of getting shot for no reason while in a moving car on the interstate is so absurd
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Witnessed 3 in the past 8 years. Windshield got hit by ricochet bullet a couple yrs back....

2 of the 3 were in daylight

Spouse does lead me in attempted carjackings 1-0 though...
 
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BigOrangeMojo said:
It's driving 40-45 mins through detours because the state has neglected interstate/bridge repair for decades, to park a car that may or may not get broken into, to see the same in game entertainment for the past 20 years and take the long way home through all the potholes that the state has neglected to fix for decades. All while hoping my vehicle isnt shot again on the interstate...

The money isnt the issue for me. Playoff basketball is different....
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Discovering the fact that I can buy a gossett motors garage parking pass for single games has become a difference maker for me. I still hate paying $28 for parking but atleast it’s attached to the arena and the parking is more secure. I’ll attend games, when passes are available.

Living in Germantown, I usually opt for walnut grove to union all the way to downtown. That route is less riskier.
 
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