Why not an outdoor NBA game in a football stadium?

ljp24 · Post #1 » by **ljp24** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:03 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3214243

Suns are planning to play a preseason game outdoors, so why doesn't the NBA pay it's marque teams(LA, Boston, Detroit) who sell-out all the time and put them in football stadiums? Play at the Rose Bowl, BC Stadium, Ford Field? The publicity would be worthwhile.

MagicFan3 · Post #2 » by **MagicFan3** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:07 pm

A lot of fans enjoy the fact that they don't have to freeze their asses off to watch basketball. Since basketball is a winter sport, that could cause problems...

AGGiE · Post #3 » by **AGGiE** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:07 pm

Why not just have them play at Rucker Park?

EvadedHavoc · Post #4 » by **EvadedHavoc** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:12 pm

5 Seconds Left

PHX 100

SAS 102

PHX Ball

Nash jumps out behind the arc FOR THREE *Pidgeon Poops On Nash* *Clank*

greenbeans · Post #5 » by **greenbeans** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:14 pm

Celtics vs. Lakers @ Fenway. .

*drool*

Post #6 » by **Basti** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:17 pm

MagicFan3 wrote:A lot of fans enjoy the fact that they don't have to freeze their asses off to watch basketball. Since basketball is a winter sport, that could cause problems...

since it's a preseason game I bet there's no winter conditions when they play

greenbeans · Post #7 » by **greenbeans** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:19 pm

the_incredible_basti wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

since it's a preseason game I bet there's no winter conditions when they play

haha, yeah, im sure itll be FREEZING in LA in August . brrrrrrrrr

FunnyAwesomeGuy · Post #8 » by **FunnyAwesomeGuy** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:19 pm

EvadedHavoc wrote:5 Seconds Left

PHX 100

SAS 102

PHX Ball

Nash jumps out behind the arc FOR THREE *Pidgeon Poops On Nash* *Clank*

How would a pigeon poop on him? Poop on his shoe? Pigeons cant fly...

EvadedHavoc · Post #9 » by **EvadedHavoc** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:25 pm

FunnyAwesomeGuy wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

How would a pigeon poop on him? Poop on his shoe? Pigeons cant fly...

Obviously.

GJense4181 · Post #10 » by **GJense4181** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:28 pm

I see no reason why this couldn't work in August/September and in warmer cities in October, barring impermissable weather conditions.

CzBoobie · Post #11 » by **CzBoobie** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:36 pm

EvadedHavoc wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Obviously.

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FAKE

Taiwan Killa · Post #12 » by **Taiwan Killa** » Fri Jan 25, 2008 11:57 pm

I can see this happening in LA cuz it's warm and they'll sell enough tickets to fill up the stadium. But that's about it.

The rest is either too cold/snowy/rainy or they won't sell enough tickets because a stadium would look bad if it's not full.

mr.ankle · Post #13 » by **mr.ankle** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:03 am

There's a good chance the players could catch pneumonia

greenbeans · Post #14 » by **greenbeans** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:05 am

mr.ankle wrote:There's a good chance the players could catch pneumonia

in August???

greenbeans · Post #15 » by **greenbeans** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:13 am

imagine if they played in the all the old ballparks?? like Yankee stadium, wrigley, dodger etc. . . this would be one of the best things the NBA coulds do imo. it would sure as hell make preseason more exciting

hermes · Post #16 » by **hermes** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:26 am

just because it worked for hockey...

High 5 · Post #17 » by **High 5** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:35 am

greenbeans wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

in August???

Since the NBA season includes August...

Post #18 » by **NO-KG-AI** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:39 am

EvadedHavoc wrote:5 Seconds Left

PHX 100

SAS 102

PHX Ball

Nash jumps out behind the arc FOR THREE *Pidgeon Poops On Nash* *Clank*

Headline: Suns blame Stern for Pidgeon conspiracy. Suns would have won title if not for pre-season poop fiasco.

Fixed

greenbeans · Post #19 » by **greenbeans** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 12:57 am

High 5 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Since the NBA PREseason includes August...

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High 5 · Post #20 » by **High 5** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 1:15 am

greenbeans wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

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I'm pretty sure preseason doesn't start until October.