Comments on: Carmelo Anthony says there will be a lockout “without a doubt” http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/18/carmelo-anthony-says-there-will-be-a-lockout-%e2%80%9cwithout-a-doubt%e2%80%9d/ Basketball - NBC Sports Wed, 22 May 2013 21:44:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: zackd2 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/18/carmelo-anthony-says-there-will-be-a-lockout-%e2%80%9cwithout-a-doubt%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-31992 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:31:57 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=14332#comment-31992 “Fans aren’t going to hold a grudge and boycot going to games. ”

NHL fans did. Sure LA, NY, and Chicago will sell out. But if Piston, Pacers, Kings, etc fans lose basketball for a year, what motivates them to go back and watch a crappy product?

]]> By: savocabol1 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/18/carmelo-anthony-says-there-will-be-a-lockout-%e2%80%9cwithout-a-doubt%e2%80%9d/comment-page-1/#comment-31991 Tue, 18 Jan 2011 20:23:57 +0000 http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/?p=14332#comment-31991 I don’t get why everyone is saying that a lockout is going to hurt the sport for years. In NFL or NBA, if there is a lockout as soon as it is back fans will sell out every game, no doubt in my mind. Especially because they haven’t been able to see it for awhile. Fans aren’t going to hold a grudge and boycot going to games. Maybe the economics/business/behind the scenes part of the game will be hurt but it won’t be fan attendance. It is not fair to compare it to the NHL as well because there is such a limited amount of fans already for that sport. For teams that have no problem selling out/coming close to selling out games right now, there won’t be any fan impact after a lockout.

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