Hoops

What the 36ers need to do

If the Sixers had courtside seats, I'd be courtside every game.

I love the idea of nothing between the front row and the action.

I sat behind the Sixers bench one game and was blown away by just how big and athletic these guys are. KB jump shot over D was awesome up close and the Big Fella sitting down on one of those poor plastic chairs was also a sight to behold.

You could put a little statement on the front row tickets like motor racing:

Basketball is dangerous. By purchasing this ticket you are taking full resonsibility for your own safety when a 7 foot player lands in your lap... Enjoy the game.

I think this would be a good idea...i am sure they would have looked at court side seating before, but would have gone against kit for some reason...it would be easy coin too as i know plenty of ppl that would love it...and would pay for it....

A, I don't know how much clubs rely on sponsorship on their uniform, but if they can find a way to advertise elsewhere, I totally agree with you.

There is so much garbage all over the Sixers uniform that the most important brand of the lot - the 36ers - is just lost.

I also agree that being able to sit really close to the court has a tremendous impact for a spectator. The size and athleticism of the players really hits you much more up close, so it would be great to give casual fans access to these seats at times. I still remember sitting front row at the Apollo when Mark Bradtke went crashing into the person next to me.

In fact, if you think about it, being that close to such a tremendous physical contest is really the absolute best selling point the sport can have. What others sport can offer such up close action?

So I don't know if they do this already, but I think it would be great to set aside say 15 front row seats per game and essentially run a raffle, where some people who buy silver tickets get upgraded at random.

How good would that be? A couple of casual fans turn up, take their seats and then an usher comes around to tell them they have been upgraded for free!

Not only would they be much more likely to go home with a taste of how exciting basketball can be up close, but they are going to tell all their friends, who are more likely to come along to games as well. This would be a way of rewarding people for coming out to quieter mid-week games as well.