Hoops

Why don't teams play in bigger stadiums?

Are there any venues that are looking to expand by 500-2000 seats at all in coming years?

If we are profit sharing between teams then surely we should be encouraging Breakers/Tigers to play out of bigger stadiums with more risk can come greater profit and surely the rest of the league teams would want to look big time and like they are deserving of the chance to sell out every stadium when they come to town (when the schedule is put out and every team is optimistic about overachieving) as they get at Perth stadium.

Another point which I have mentioned on this site a few times is that I don't understand why clubs feel there are certain demographics that they need to target to get their crowd up... In the what 20 home games at Perth Arena, each and every game we have had young families, grandparents, male adults of all ages and female adults of all ages and lots and lots and lots of chicks hotter than our cheer leaders... I don't see Perth Wildcats management go in with the attitude that you won't like being there and everyone turns up...

So it's about time that the other clubs target everyone and get sell outs... Too many people are missing great action and basketball

Also what would happen in the South East Melbourne Magic return and they market aggressively and get more people attending every game than the tigers... Would Tigers management or NBL/BA have more egg on their face?

Dasson Maid: Vectors Catering is contracted to an Australian company from memory.

average food at exorbitant prices = I will vote with my wallet and won't go to Vector for Basketball.

"Mysto, I disagree that Vector is crap, though I can understand if its super expensive. NSEC is crap! Now Ive never been to either of these venues so Im in no position to judge. Having watched games on TV only, I find it crazy to believe that anybody would prefer NSEC over Vector. It seems that the majority of Breakers fans would feel that way too given they get very good crowds there. But if venue hire is the issue, I get that."

Vector is good in that it can hold lots of people yes. That is where it ends. It is also constantly booked out for concerts and events and extremely expensive for not only the club but also fans. The catering is crap & way over priced as is parking in the city.

I live in South Auckland and prefer to drive past the city and Vector over to the North Shore to watch a game at the NSEC. Good catering at good prices, cheap parking, easy to get in and out of and great atmosphere for Basketball. The only real negatives are that it can get really hot and humid causing the court to get slippery and it doesn't hold 10k.

Your opinion of the NSEC is based on that you don't like the look of the floor on the television screen am I not correct?

The venue a team plays in and the team marketing strategy play a huge difference in the financial viability of the club. Remember that 12/13 (the first season in the arena) was the first year since the restructure of the league that Perth was in the black, they simple could not sell enough tickets at Challenge, which was beginning to be quite run down and has transport difficulties, to break even for venue hire. Sometimes a move to a bigger stadium, especially when you combine it with a membership drive as successful as project 10k can be great but if the marketing team behind the team is poor all you are going to do is loose money.

Vector Arena is super expensive.
The breakers are not running at a profit as far as I know.
The NSEC is smack in the middle of Aucklands basketball heartland.
Vector is crap, expensive parking and the catering is super shitty and super expensive.

When Margaret Court Arena is ready the Tigers are expected to make that their new home court as far as im aware.

Some stadiums have to sell 50%+ just to cover the costs of hiring the stadium! I'm not sure if this figure is still relevant but the WEC (Hawks home stadium) used to have to sell around 3k-3.2k to break even. That's without having to pay for players, team staff etc. Just venue hire alone.