New arena

[wadesworld]

If you've ever been to a college or professional basketball game you should be able to make an educated guess about what your view will be depending on where you're sitting relative to the court. I assume they'll provide a seating map for the new arena to use as a reference.

[ZiggysFryBoy]

+1

Very disappointing.  Basically you'll be picking seats blind.  The online views are never even close to reality.

It's an active construction site.  You can't have 5000-10,000 people wandering all over the place.  Insurance, OSHA, etc.

Some people just want to bitch. 

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

From what I can tell, there isn't a bad seat in the house

[Dr. Blackheart]

From what I can tell, there isn't a bad seat in the house

Sight lines, no.  In those long rows, yes.

[ChuckyChip]

It's an active construction site.  You can't have 5000-10,000 people wandering all over the place.  Insurance, OSHA, etc.

Some people just want to bitch.

How about pushing the seat selection back?  Why do the seats have to be selected in May/June for a season that starts in November?  Do the seat selection in August/September when the area is open or closer to being ready.

[ChuckyChip]

Some people just want to bitch.

Also, I don't think it's "bitching" when MU is going to be significantly increasing ticket prices.  Four decent season tickets could easily cost $3k-$5K plus additional mandatory B&G contributions.  For that kind of outlay I don't think it's unreasonable to want to see in person what you're being asked to pay for.

[🏀]

It's an active construction site.  You can't have 5000-10,000 people wandering all over the place.  Insurance, OSHA, etc.

Some people just want to bitch. 

Nah, there's tours through there on a frequent basis. Also, more than like 3k workers at peak.

[GGGG]

How about pushing the seat selection back?  Why do the seats have to be selected in May/June for a season that starts in November?  Do the seat selection in August/September when the area is open or closer to being ready.

Maybe it simply needs to be figured out beforehand. Perhaps you don't understand Marquette's timeline.

[Mr. Nielsen]

If you've ever been to a college or professional basketball game you should be able to make an educated guess about what your view will be depending on where you're sitting relative to the court. I assume they'll provide a seating map for the new arena to use as a reference.

You can go to the Bucks site to see a 3D map.

[UWW2MU]

If you've ever been to a college or professional basketball game you should be able to make an educated guess about what your view will be depending on where you're sitting relative to the court. I assume they'll provide a seating map for the new arena to use as a reference.

I understand the logic behind this thought, but it's precisely because I've been in many college and pro arena's that I believe it is so important to see it in person to make the best seat selection as possible.  Arena's are surprisingly different and have such a dramatic effect on one's viewing experience.   Well.... unless you're 5th row at center court I guess.  But baselines, upper levels, corners, etc can be so different from one venue to another.

[Nukem2]

I understand the logic behind this thought, but it's precisely because I've been in many college and pro arena's that I believe it is so important to see it in person to make the best seat selection as possible.  Arena's are surprisingly different and have such a dramatic effect on one's viewing experience.   Well.... unless you're 5th row at center court I guess.  But baselines, upper levels, corners, etc can be so different from one venue to another.

I'm with you here.  Picking season seats is a lot different than selecting seats for some random game wherever.  Would not want to be stuck with a bad sight line for a whole season.

[GooooMarquette]

I'm with you here.  Picking season seats is a lot different than selecting seats for some random game wherever.  Would not want to be stuck with a bad sight line for a whole season.

Yep. Not just nightlines, but other details that don't always show up (or may be hard to find) in seating charts or pics. In the lower bowl of the BC, I could have moved down a few rows, but I didn't want to sit in the temporary folding chairs without armrests. I once had a bad experience at a Bucks game sitting in a row with a very overweight fan who squeezed everyone else out of part of their seats.

I could handle something like that for one game, but I wouldn't want to risk it all season.

[real chili 83]

Sonoran Salsa Arena.

[bilsu]

Next year's non-conference schedule, with a road Gavitt Game and two of Kansas, Tennessee and Louisville is going to be pretty good as it is.

Where is this tournament?

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

Where is this tournament?

Brooklyn. Preseason NIT

[bilsu]

Brooklyn. Preseason NIT

Thank you.

[NorthernDancerColt]

Sonoran Salsa Arena.

Giannis Gyros Arena

[GooooMarquette]

Sonoran Salsa Arena.

The Sonoran Salsa Chaluparena?

[TedBaxter]

Sight lines, no.  In those long rows, yes.

Are you saying it's a bad seat because you are located a few feet farther from the aisle?  If that's the case, there isn't a good seat in ANY arena in the world.  Get your food or take a piss before the game and you won't have to get up to go out unless you have a prostrate issue and even so, it's a minor convenience.

[warriorchick]

Are you saying it's a bad seat because you are located a few feet farther from the aisle?  If that's the case, there isn't a good seat in ANY arena in the world.  Get your food or take a piss before the game and you won't have to get up to go out unless you have a prostrate issue and even so, it's a minor convenience.

I don't know why they can't just make the rows two seats wide. That way, everyone has an aisle seat.

[Silkk the Shaka]

I don't know why they can't just make the rows two seats wide. That way, everyone has an aisle seat.

Why don't they make the whole plane out of the black box?

[Dr. Blackheart]

Are you saying it's a bad seat because you are located a few feet farther from the aisle?  If that's the case, there isn't a good seat in ANY arena in the world.  Get your food or take a piss before the game and you won't have to get up to go out unless you have a prostrate issue and even so, it's a minor convenience.

For example, the BC has 10 sections in the lower bowl courtside, baseline to baseline.  The new arena has six. The new arena has a lot more seats in the lower bowl. I don't enjoy getting up and down 20 times a half for those who are grabbing food, drinks or taking a piss in those long rows (and I am sure like the BC, the concession lines will be long and slow).

Like Miller Park, it is a crap design with the long rows. Improved sightlines are great except when they are blocked so often.

[🏀]

For example, the BC has 10 sections in the lower bowl courtside, baseline to baseline.  The new arena has six. The new arena has a lot more seats in the lower bowl. I don't enjoy getting up and down 20 times a half for those who are grabbing food, drinks or taking a piss in those long rows (and I am sure like the BC, the concession lines will be long and slow).

Like Miller Park, it is a crap design with the long rows. Improved sightlines are great except when they are blocked so often.

Let's hope for curtains and limited access during play.

[jsglow]

For example, the BC has 10 sections in the lower bowl courtside, baseline to baseline.  The new arena has six. The new arena has a lot more seats in the lower bowl. I don't enjoy getting up and down 20 times a half for those who are grabbing food, drinks or taking a piss in those long rows (and I am sure like the BC, the concession lines will be long and slow).

Like Miller Park, it is a crap design with the long rows. Improved sightlines are great except when they are blocked so often.

As a long standing season ticket holder around like minded individuals, I'd politely ask and expect any stubhub interloper to politely wait for a break in the action.  Chick and I do the same.  On rare occasion, we may be late getting back from halftime.  I'll gladly wait at the tunnel railing until the under 16 timeout.  I would never inconvenience a fellow STH and we're smack dab in the middle of our row.

[warriorchick]

As a long standing season ticket holder around like minded individuals, I'd politely ask and expect any stubhub interloper to politely wait for a break in the action.  Chick and I do the same.  On rare occasion, we may be late getting back from halftime.  I'll gladly wait at the tunnel railing until the under 16 timeout.  I would never inconvenience a fellow STH and we're smack dab in the middle of our row.

It's so annoying when people do this during the action.  Even worse, when it is the row ahead of you and the folks decide to chat for awhile before they actually sit down.  We aren't particularly polite when that happens.