#6 Hawks vs. #3 Pacers

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#129
Miami is interesting because of Lebron, but they still struggle with fans. Miami isn't a sports town. I'm not sure why, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was that there's so much going on there.

I'm not going to argue that Atlanta isn't a bad sports town because attendance is poor across all non-football sports. But it's not because they are naturally sports stupid or something. It's because of accessibility and transplants. And when attendance isn't there, franchises won't commit to the spending that facilitates a growing fan base.

Turner field couldn't be in a worse spot. If it was located in North Atlanta (perhaps near the Lindbergh stop), they wouldn't have an attendance problem.
 
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Weezy said:
Miami is interesting because of Lebron, but they still struggle with fans. Miami isn't a sports town. I'm not sure why, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was that there's so much going on there.

I'm not going to argue that Atlanta isn't a bad sports town because attendance is poor across all non-football sports. But it's not because they are naturally sports stupid or something. It's because of accessibility and transplants. And when attendance isn't there, franchises won't commit to the spending that facilitates a growing fan base.

Turner field couldn't be in a worse spot. If it was located in North Atlanta (perhaps near the Lindbergh stop), they wouldn't have an attendance problem.
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Would we argue that LA is a good sports town?

I just wonder how much it has to do with the fact that the south doesn't have as many population centers close together?
 
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Yep. It's a shame the Pacers decided to only play three quarters tonight. Not looking good for Indy. It seems the Hawks figured something our because they simply had their way in games 3 and 4.
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
Yep. It's a shame the Pacers decided to only play three quarters tonight. Not looking good for Indy. It seems the Hawks figured something our because they simply had their way in games 3 and 4.
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I still have no faith of the Hawks winning on the road.
 
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Weezy said:
I still have no faith of the Hawks winning on the road.
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Game 5 is going to be interesting. It's basically a must win for the Pacers and if they can't pull it off, Atlanta will undoubtedly win this series in six. Either way, neither of these teams has a shot against the Knicks, especially if they close out the Celtics on Wednesday and get to rest up for the second round.
 
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#138
The mentality of a team in the East has to be interesting. From a players perspective, I know they have to believe that they can beat anyone, but man, Miami seems like the 10,000lb gorilla in the corner.
 
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Nerd-Vol said:
Would we argue that LA is a good sports town?

I just wonder how much it has to do with the fact that the south doesn't have as many population centers close together?
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Almost all the "good sports towns" as ESPN et al. understands it are cold-weather cities up north with a long history of pro teams where fans grew up watching those teams with their fathers and grandfathers. You're just not going to have the same level of passion without that history. The south does have that history with college football, but since the games get played in Knoxville and Tuscaloosa and Athens, that apparently doesn't count.
 
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I get that these aren't two big market teams, but I'm sort of surprised by the complete lack of coverage on major sports sites.
 
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#141
No popular players in a series between two less popular teams. I guess Paul George would be the biggest star?
 
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Weezy said:
I get that these aren't two big market teams, but I'm sort of surprised by the complete lack of coverage on major sports sites.
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The interesting thing is that Atlanta is a big market city with a huge metropolitan population, more so than Boston or the Bay Area. But the situation is that atlanta has below average fan support which is mainly
Because the city consists of a large number of transplants who moved from other parts of the country.
 
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Persian Vol said:
The interesting thing is that Atlanta is a big market city with a huge metropolitan population, more so than Boston or the Bay Area. But the situation is that atlanta has below average fan support which is mainly
Because the city consists of a large number of transplants who moved from other parts of the country.
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I hear that all the time. But is it really so different in Atlanta vs. places like Dallas, Orlando, Phoenix etc?

I think ATL fans are like a lot of others, they'll come out to see stars and winners. A 42-46 win NBA franchise with no identity won't draw flies anywhere on a weeknight; much less in a place like Atlanta after the time changes, the weather warms up and the Braves start.
 
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#144
All the so-called "good sports towns" are cold-weather cities with a long history of pro sports, where fans grew up watching the same teams with their fathers and grandfathers. You don't get that level of unconditional passion without all that history. (Which is why the south is crazy about college football, which we do have that history with.)

Two mediocre teams without a chance of winning the East; not one interesting player on either team. I'm not surprised at all that there's no coverage.
 
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#145
The Hawks are the most predictably inconsistent team I've ever seen.
 
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#147
The best thing that could happen for the franchise is to lose by 20 at home in game 6 so Danny Ferry can just tear it all down.
 
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#149
It's effectively already torn down. Al Horford, Lou Williams, and John Jenkins are the only three players definitely under contract for next year.
 
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#150
What a weird series... both teams getting essentially blown out on the road. I understand the home teams winning but blown out both ways? Odd imo.
 
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