Basketball Attendance

[Duggie35]

I really really really miss seeing Dwayne Mitchell and Brian Hamilton flying to the rim for alley-oop slam dunks! Here is a great video compilation of the '04-'05 season dunks in the dome... GOD I miss thisssss!!!

After watching that video, I think I just figured out what the problem has been for UL the last few years. It is obvious that the "old" Cajundome court had much more spring built into it than the "new" court has!!!!!!! HaHaHaHa!!!!

[Duggie35]

P.S. I also noticed that the baskets must have been a little larger back in the day because apparently more free throws were able to get through the rims!!!!!!!

[wgwillis]

I really really really miss seeing Dwayne Mitchell and Brian Hamilton flying to the rim for alley-oop slam dunks! Here is a great video compilation of the '04-'05 season dunks in the dome... GOD I miss thisssss!!!

Finally, a thread worth reading. To solve any problem the first step is to identify and acknowledge the problem. WE NEED MO' TALENT!

Geaux Cajuns

[Boomer]

Your points are factual.

But and However: None of your points justify not promoting a post season game.

jmo

--------T-Bine ---thanks for saving me a post pointing out you sentiments!!!!

[cajunfan337]

God how did we ever lose games that year?

[ULshooter2491]

Please spare me, one section of the FOUR allotted for students is not packed. Also, outside of the first six rows in the student section, the students were lame!

How many games have you attended and how many people do you normally bring?

Yes the attendance this season sucked. But so did the product on the court. The average fan( the ones who do not post here) require a winner to be excited about the program. Your not going to get big attendance numbers with a team that can't shoot from outside and can't make free throws to save there life. It's the cold hard truth. To get fans in the dome we need an exciting, winning team.

[cajun4life]

How many games have you attended and how many people do you normally bring?

Yes the attendance this season sucked. But so did the product on the court. The average fan( the ones who do not post here) require a winner to be excited about the program. Your not going to get big attendance numbers with a team that can't shoot from outside and can't make free throws to save there life. It's the cold hard truth. To get fans in the dome we need an exciting, winning team.

I have 4 season tickets in Sec 127 and I have missed games this season, but only due to other obligations that are work related. When I was a student I did not miss a single basketball game in 4 years. So you can question my fanship all you want, but you will be hard pressed to find a more hardcore fan than myself or the group I tailgate with for football.

[CajunEXPRESS]

I have 4 season tickets in Sec 127 and I have missed games this season, but only due to other obligations that are work related. When I was a student I did not miss a single basketball game in 4 years. So you can question my fanship all you want, but you will be hard pressed to find a more hardcore fan than myself or the group I tailgate with for football.

There is no doubt people "should care about and go to THEIR teams games", but we are truly a bad product. High turnover ratio, worst free throw team in the conference, good defense except to close games then we just give up threes. No star players. Poor press defense, boring, boring, boring.

This is Marlins second year, and the second year mired in controvery. Last year we went on a win streak, and in that streak we came out on top of plenty of last second wins. This year not so much, and lost five of last seven.

Now you are talking about people spending considerable money to walk away unhappy. Just is not going to happen. I see a similar team next season, and unless our talent upgrades a lot you know a decade no NCAA. That is not a formula for solid crowds.

[cajun4life]

There is no doubt people "should care about and go to THEIR teams games", but we are truly a bad product. High turnover ratio, worst free throw team in the conference, good defense except to close games then we just give up threes. No star players. Poor press defense, boring, boring, boring.

This is Marlins second year, and the second year mired in controvery. Last year we went on a win streak, and in that streak we came out on top of plenty of last second wins. This year not so much, and lost five of last seven.

Now you are talking about people spending considerable money to walk away unhappy. Just is not going to happen. I see a similar team next season, and unless our talent upgrades a lot you know a decade no NCAA. That is not a formula for solid crowds.

Last year we went on a win streak, that would have ended much earlier if the team had not had 7000+ fans bringing them energy. Say what you want, we were not a good shooting team last year either. We won many games because of the crowd.

Look at Duke, they kill people in Cameron Indoor Center because of the crowd and hostile environment. They are also very well coached and get elite kids, but they get exposed come March Madness because they have to play on the road and they do not have great team speed or athleticism. But get down to the Dukies in Cameron and game is all but over due to the crowd.

[Just1More]

Last year we went on a win streak, that would have ended much earlier if the team had not had 7000+ fans bringing them energy. Say what you want, we were not a good shooting team last year either. We won many games because of the crowd.

Look at Duke, they kill people in Cameron Indoor Center because of the crowd and hostile environment. They are also very well coached and get elite kids, but they get exposed come March Madness because they have to play on the road and they do not have great team speed or athleticism. But get down to the Dukies in Cameron and game is all but over due to the crowd.

I don't want to look at Duke! Oh... nevermind... I don't have to!!! Hahaha... hahahaha... ha!