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We have public holidays coming up later in the season so we may be getting this early week games but outside of having a day off the next day or day off that day, it sounds particularly risky... it's already hard enough watching a Brisbane game as it feels like it's played in front of less people than went to a Townsville game before their demise.
We need bums on seats to create the atmosphere to make it more enjoyable for those that can't be at the game
I was thinking about this recently. I loved the Monday and Tuesday night games on NBL TV last season and am missing them this year. Tbe crowds were much better than I expected and it was a little like big bash where you were in the habit of expecting to sit down each night to see a game.
It can work!
Nbl teams make money from feet through the door, not tv. Ain't nobody travelling out to Olympic park on a Tuesday night to watch the Kings get spanked. Even Thursday is a tough ask in most markets.