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MLS passes NBA, is now 3rd most attended league in US

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  1. ACgaming ACgaming is online now

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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 9:19pm)

    http://www.allheadlinenews.com/artic...+in+attendance

    This is a little continuation from the Sounders (who you can thank for the average) pulling 68k fans a couple weeks ago.

    I know it's hard to kick a man (NBA) when he is down but fuck that league for cancelling games..

    MLS is actually top 10 in the world now so as much as soccers haters complain, the league is gaining tremendous popularity.
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  2. zeppelinzoso16 zeppelinzoso16 is offline world traveler

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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 9:25pm) in reply to ACgaming

    Don't see how it is comparable. Basketball stadiums don't hold more than about 20,000 people
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 9:30pm) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

    It was only a matter of time.

     
    Originally Posted by zeppelinzoso16 View Post

    Don't see how it is comparable. Basketball stadiums don't hold more than about 20,000 people

    Yep. Same goes for NHL arenas.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 9:41pm) in reply to kmc28

    are ya'll saying NHL/NBA games would pull more fans if the arenas were larger? why don't they build larger arenas then?

    and I think most MSL teams play in soccer-only stadia that hold like 18K-ish but I am not sure.

    edit - livestrong sporting park (metro KC) holds 18,467.
    Edited By: EyeKnows Nov 5th, 2011 at 09:44 PM
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 9:46pm) in reply to EyeKnows

    i bet the nba will have a larger tv deal.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 9:46pm) in reply to EyeKnows

     
    Originally Posted by EyeKnows View Post

    are ya'll saying NHL/NBA games would pull more fans if the arenas were larger? why don't they build larger arenas then?

    and I think most MSL teams play in soccer-only stadia that hold like 18K-ish but I am not sure.

    No definitely not. Both sports have entirely to many games for their attendance to be that much higher with bigger stadiums imo.

    I know Seattle plays at CenturyLink Field (formerly Qwest Field, same stadium as the Seahawks). I'm not sure about other teams though.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 9:48pm) in reply to playwithfire05

     
    Originally Posted by playwithfire05 View Post

    i bet the nba will have a larger tv deal.

    and a much larger gate (gross ticket dollars).
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 9:56pm) in reply to zeppelinzoso16

     
    Originally Posted by zeppelinzoso16 View Post

    Don't see how it is comparable. Basketball stadiums don't hold more than about 20,000 people

    It's comparable because they are major sports?

    Theres probably only 5 teams in MLS that don't play in soccer venues..

    And take the sounders as the best example since they play in a "football stadium". They tarp off the entire upper bowl (except for one time) for soccer games.

    It's not like more than 3-4 NBA teams sell out regularly anyway.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:02pm) in reply to ACgaming

    NFL & MLB are #1 & #2 respectively and their stadiums hold more than NBA/NHL. What's your point?

    Also, found this pretty sweet video of Sounders FC supporters.

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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:05pm) in reply to kmc28

    I really want the NBA to fail so badly. I used to be a huge fan too.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:05pm) in reply to rocket5

    Just imagine the attendence baseball (or basketball, hockey, etc...) would have if they paid their players 200K per year and only charged $10 per ticket?
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:08pm) in reply to Dyzalot

    Wait doesnt the nba have 3x more games a year? This doesnt ssound correct.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:10pm) in reply to Dyzalot

     
    Originally Posted by Dyzalot View Post

    Just imagine the attendence baseball (or basketball, hockey, etc...) would have if they paid their players 200K per year and only charged $10 per ticket?

    cheapest seat in the house for the Sounders is $28, $30 for Galaxy. Single game ticket prices that is.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:13pm) in reply to kmc28

    Basketball is played on a tiny court compared to a soccer field. The game is more upclose and specific, you just can't appreciate it from that far away. I'm a big fan wouldn't want to watch a basketball game from the 400th row. That's my theory on why the arenas are smaller anyways.

    I still don't know how MLB is at #2. Every sportscenter highlight you see, you can literally count how many people are in the stands. I know a couple teams do well but literally 80% of the league can't ever fill half their stadium.

    lol at even insinuating that soccer is more popular than the NBA here. The NBA produces celebrities. Huge corporations offer huge players huge contracts just for exposure. David Beckham coming over here at the end of his career for a billion dollars doesn't count. The last popular soccer athlete was F level celebrity Carlos Valderrama.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm glad soccer is growing, I find it infinitely more enjoyable to watch than say MLB or NHL but let's not get ahead of ourselves here, it still has a long way to go. They need stars...

     
    Originally Posted by Dyzalot View Post

    Just imagine the attendence baseball (or basketball, hockey, etc...) would have if they paid their players 200K per year and only charged $10 per ticket?

    Oh you mean like Tampa? ridiculously low payroll....seats are like 12 bucks....and they couldn't even sell out games IN THE WORLD SERIES. No one cares about baseball outside of a few cities where it's cool to wear their apparel.

    edit: okay that's nitpicking, I agree with your main point tho.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:19pm) in reply to kmc28

     
    Originally Posted by kmc28 View Post

    cheapest seat in the house for the Sounders is $28, $30 for Galaxy. Single game ticket prices that is.

    What's the average MLS ticket price though. We are talking about the whole league, right?

     
    Originally Posted by voorh33s View Post

    Oh you mean like Tampa? ridiculously low payroll....seats are like 12 bucks....and they couldn't even sell out games IN THE WORLD SERIES. No one cares about baseball outside of a few cities where it's cool to wear their apparel.

    So? Again, are we talking about one team or the whole league?
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:20pm) in reply to Dyzalot

    I'll never understand how people enjoy baseball.

    Generally.the same people who call soccer boring when they have no problem watching baseball players stand around for 4hours...
     
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:22pm) in reply to 36crazyfists

     
    Originally Posted by 36crazyfists View Post

    I'll never understand how people enjoy baseball.

    Generally.the same people who call soccer boring when they have no problem watching baseball players stand around for 4hours...

    i feel the same about the nba
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:23pm) in reply to 36crazyfists

     
    Originally Posted by 36crazyfists View Post

    I'll never understand how people enjoy baseball.

    Generally.the same people who call soccer boring when they have no problem watching baseball players stand around for 4hours...

    It's just ignorance, nothing wrong with it, it's expected. Same thing happens in MMA. New fans always boo like morons when the fight goes to the ground, but once they watch for a while and learn what's actually going on, they realize it can be exciting too. Same with soccer, the more I watch, the more familiar I get, the more I enjoy it. I hate to say it but this same effect would probably happen if I watched baseball too.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:23pm) in reply to smheilbron

     
    Originally Posted by smheilbron View Post

    i feel the same about the nba

    i pretty much do too and i like basketball
     
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:25pm) in reply to 36crazyfists

     
    Originally Posted by 36crazyfists View Post

    I'll never understand how people enjoy baseball.

    Generally.the same people who call soccer boring when they have no problem watching baseball players stand around for 4hours...

    I don't fing soccer boring, I find it infuriating. It would be one of my favorite sports to watch if not for diving, ties, shootouts, faking injuries and injury time. Baseball is the only major sport without a time limit. I find baseball exciting in the same way that I find poker exciting. Long stretches of apparently not much happening and then a big pot won or lost. A lot more happens in those long stretches than the casual fan realizes though.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:29pm) in reply to 36crazyfists

     
    Originally Posted by 36crazyfists View Post

    I'll never understand how people enjoy baseball.

    Generally.the same people who call soccer boring when they have no problem watching baseball players stand around for 4hours...

    i like good pitching
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:31pm) in reply to poisoneye1986

    Yet the MLS is massively more irrelevant than the NBA.
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:32pm) in reply to Dyzalot

     
    Originally Posted by Dyzalot View Post

    I don't fing soccer boring, I find it infuriating. It would be one of my favorite sports to watch if not for diving, ties, shootouts, faking injuries and injury time. Baseball is the only major sport without a time limit. I find baseball exciting in the same way that I find poker exciting. Long stretches of apparently not much happening and then a big pot won or lost. A lot more happens in those long stretches than the casual fan realizes though.

    Despite the fact that I really like soccer and grew up playing and coaching it, I find it pretty boring to watch. Aside from world cup and uefa cup and shit i rarely watch...mls is unwatchable.

    Baseball is way more boring to me but prob stems from the fact that i never played it or followed it so all strategy and shit is over my head.

    good thing about soccer imo is continuous clock with no commercials.
     
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 10:35pm) in reply to ACgaming

    Big whoop. the nba is averaging 0 fans. Hey-ohhhhhhhhhhh!
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 11:57pm) in reply to norcaljeff

     
    Originally Posted by norcaljeff View Post

    Big whoop. the nba is averaging 0 fans. Hey-ohhhhhhhhhhh!

    Cool point! no-one though of that but u!

    obviously was for the last season vs. season?
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    Nov 5th, 2011 (11/5/2011 11:58pm) in reply to playwithfire05

     
    Originally Posted by playwithfire05 View Post

    i bet the nba will have a larger tv deal.


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    Nov 6th, 2011 (11/6/2011 12:03am) in reply to 36crazyfists

     
    Originally Posted by 36crazyfists View Post

    I'll never understand how people enjoy baseball.

    Generally.the same people who call soccer boring when they have no problem watching baseball players stand around for 4hours...


     
    Originally Posted by smheilbron View Post

    i feel the same about the nba

    This. Basketball and soccer are boring as shit. NBA playoffs is different but outside of the occasional 1st round NBA game (GS v Dallas), the first round is usually garbage as well.
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    Nov 6th, 2011 (11/6/2011 12:06am) in reply to Dyzalot

     
    Originally Posted by Dyzalot View Post

    I don't fing soccer boring, I find it infuriating. It would be one of my favorite sports to watch if not for diving, ties, shootouts, faking injuries and injury time.

    I would say there is at least as much, if not more, diving in the NBA. The rules favor flopping. It's infuriating watching an athletic 7'0" center fall over like a goddamn tree when he gets run into by a 6'0" PG.
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    Nov 6th, 2011 (11/6/2011 12:11am) in reply to HeyNiceAscot

     
    Originally Posted by HeyNiceAscot View Post

    I would say there is at least as much, if not more, diving in the NBA. The rules favor flopping. It's infuriating watching an athletic 7'0" center fall over like a goddamn tree when he gets run into by a 6'0" PG.

    But that 7 footer then gets up after trying to draw the foul instead of lying on the court and waiting for a stretcher to carry him off, only to come back in to the game a minute later.
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    Nov 6th, 2011 (11/6/2011 12:25am) in reply to jaykell15

    2011 MLS attendance 5.4 million
    2010-11 NBA attendance 21.3 million
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