Bobcats Attendance is........ UP!

[fatlever]

the most amazing thing about this season has been the support at home games. i've been to 5 games so far this year and all 5 have had really good attendance. now granted, i usually only go on the weekends, but its still impressive considering the product. 3 years ago i remember going to some saturday games and still having the entire section to myself, basically. for almost 5 years prior to this year i could count on two hands the number of games i attended where the seats to my immediate left were occupied. this year, they have been occupied for every game i have attended. (i prefer it when they are empty, haha)

there is an article about attendance today in the observer
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/0 ... bcats.html

The Bobcats say attendance at home games at Time Warner Cable Arena is up 12 percent so far this shortened season, compared to a similar period last year. Ticket revenue is up 13 percent.

Business is also up at the team store, which now sells team owner Michael Jordan's Nike-brand gear, along with the Bobcats' Adidas items. Merchandise sales have risen 31 percent, in line with the league-wide average.

The delayed season may have spurred demand, but it also hurt sponsorships. The Bobcats will be flat this year in sponsorship dollars, after two seasons of double-digit growth. Guelli said that was a "minor victory," considering the lockout, and the team has signed two seven-figure sponsorship deals that it will announce soon.

[captaincrunk]

Happy Birthday MJ!

[countryboi]

I am wondered that its just cause the season started so late.....and that once people see us suck they are not going to come back

[TheKingofSting]

We have played some really good teams so far too, I hate when people say "I hate when there are more bandwagon Clippers/Heat/Knicks etc than our fans", Yes it sucks but so do we and MJ and the team are getting the money when you enter no matter who you are affiliated with. I think Kemba and our young guys have a lot to do with it to, the little guy is fun to watch.