Post#8 » by DWCP2 » Mon Apr 2, 2012 2:53 am
I got no problem with George becoming the face of the franchise, but not at the expense of Granger.
I honestly have had a conspiracy theory for a while that the bandwagon #$@%#%$ fanss believe that by not showing up to games, it will force the Pacers to trade Granger and bring aboard Eric Gordon and the fans will flock back to the fieldhouse and put buts in the seats.
Problem with that theory is that a show is all it will be, not a championship caliber team that can deliver.
Pacers trade Granger there will be NO stability, we traded Jermaine O'Neal when the next best thing came along in Granger and we traded Jalen Rose when the next best thing came along in Jermaine O'Neal. NOBODY will play here as long as we keep repeating that mistake.
Winning will do more for this franchise then any player, even Eric Gordon.
Don't believe me? Check the attendance for the Pacers since 1990, when the Pacers averaged around 12,000 plus fans at Market Square Arena which can hold 16,500. Then they started taking off to the Eastern Conference finals year after year and guess what?
ATTENDANCE WENT UP!!!
Within 5 years the Pacers had to get a bigger place to house all the fans. The Fieldhouse now can house like what 18,000 fans at full capacity?
End story: The Pacers need George to take the lead, but not at Grangers expense. I'm sorry but that's how I feel about this.