Question for Clippers fans

[JCSunsfan]

or Suns fans in SoCal.

What if the Lakers had beaten the Suns and the Clips and the Lakers played a series. . . who would have home court advantage?

By record, the Clips would have it, but since every game is being played in the same building--and it is a Laker's town--would it have given the Lakers the advantage for every game?

Imagine playing a series where the crowd roots for the other team in every game (Cards fans don't have to imagine, but the rest of you).

 

[jibikao]

Oh yeah. That's weird.

 

[az1965]

So, in other words, we saved Clips from that torture...

 

[Djaughe]

So, in other words, we saved Clips from that torture...

We saved L.A.

 

[DeAnna]

I would think each season tix holder gets to go to that 'home' game?

 

[elindholm]

The season ticket holders have to buy their playoff tickets like anyone else. Theoretically they are supposed to get priority, but in practice most of the seats are immediately snapped up by brokers no matter what.

 

[Chaplin]

The Clipper floor would have the majority of the Clipper season ticket holders and vice versa--it would be a somewhat even crowd, more than in the season, but there still would have been a home court advantage. Not even in LA are there many people who could pay for tickets to every single playoff game in a Clipper vs. Laker series.

 

[Gaddabout]

Is there a Clippers board (besides the Real GM one) where real-life Clippers fans gather on the Internet?

 

[tlim]

It won't matter. Playing at the Staples vs. Lakers is like playing an away game for the Clippers. Lots more celebrities go to the Laker games than do the Clippers, and it's them who will buy the tickets from the broker.

So no, it would have been a lot of away games for the Clippers.

 

[Djaughe]

Is there a Clippers board (besides the Real GM one) where real-life Clippers fans gather on the Internet?

Hope this helps.

Clippers Forum

 

[jenna2891]

Hope this helps.

Clippers Forum

pssst... clean out you pm's.

 

[Djaughe]

ok...

 

[saxmanager]

You guys are just hilarious!

Yes, there's a Clipper board.

http://p199.ezboard.com/bclippers

we'd love to have you guys over for cocktails!

To answer your question about home games in Staples, of course the Lakers have more fans in LA. They are the most storied franchise in NBA history, one of the best in all of sports, and the Clips have been the laughingstock and the butt of late night talkshow host's jokes for as long as they've been in LA, about twenty five years, give or take. They've been the very definition of a poorly run franchise. For example, Mychal Thompson calls them the JV team in LA. There was a rumor that the powers that be at Staples were going to put up sales of those "hallway" series Clipper playoff home game tickets to LAKER season ticket holders before the general public!

I don't know if that actually happened, but even if there were an unusual amount of Laker fans at the Clipper home games, the Clips to a man wanted to meet them in a seven game series.

As you guys know, and if not will soon find out, this is not your usual Clipper team!

 

[saxmanager]

It won't matter. Playing at the Staples vs. Lakers is like playing an away game for the Clippers. Lots more celebrities go to the Laker games than do the Clippers, and it's them who will buy the tickets from the broker.

So no, it would have been a lot of away games for the Clippers.

I can tell you this.

I've been to both Clipper and Laker games. I was at game two of the Clipper-Nugget series, and I've never heard Staples louder and more enthusiastic. Clipper fans tend to be more blue collar, and less inhibited than Laker fans. And don't forget, WE'VE got BILLY CHRYSTAL!

 

[SunsTzu]

And don't forget, WE'VE got BILLY CHRYSTAL!

I'll try not to hold that against you.

 

[reader]

I don't know if anyone has read this blog, but it is quite interesting from a Clippers perspective.

http://clipperblog.com/

 

[D-Dogg]

Question for Clippers fans:

Do they even exist? Aren't Clipper fans just Laker fans who haven't made it yet?

 

[HooverDam]

I can tell you this.

I've been to both Clipper and Laker games. I was at game two of the Clipper-Nugget series, and I've never heard Staples louder and more enthusiastic. Clipper fans tend to be more blue collar, and less inhibited than Laker fans. And don't forget, WE'VE got BILLY CHRYSTAL!

Dont forget Frankie Munez!&#&!&!&!!

Who do the Suns "have"....Alice Cooper and Jenna Jamison maybe? Awesome.

 

[D-Dogg]

Alice Cooper and Jenna Jamison maybe? Awesome.

Together? Definitely NOT awesome.

 

[Errntknght]

I just thought of sort of a negative about us beating the Lakers... it would awfully fun to see the Clippers whip their butts. That would even more humiliating for them!

 

[Shogun]

Good Clippers forum that I frequent.

A lot of Clipper hate on here. Good thing we figured you out and the series should be over very soon.

Shaun Livingston = truth.

 

[NEZCardsfan]

I can tell you this.

I've been to both Clipper and Laker games. I was at game two of the Clipper-Nugget series, and I've never heard Staples louder and more enthusiastic. Clipper fans tend to be more blue collar, and less inhibited than Laker fans. And don't forget, WE'VE got BILLY CHRYSTAL!

Now this is an NBA team I could get with. Kind of like the Cardinals of Pro Basketball. Hmmmm.............

 

[justAndy]

Do they even exist? Aren't Clipper fans just Laker fans who haven't made it yet?

Dogg - you're ok, but in general i have more respect for Clipper fans - any tool can be a fan of a perennial winner - it takes character to back a team like the clips - or the cards...

 

[saxmanager]

I don't know if anyone has read this blog, but it is quite interesting from a Clippers perspective.

http://clipperblog.com/

Definitely one of the best blogs you'll read anywhere on basketball!

 

[D-Dogg]

Dogg - you're ok, but in general i have more respect for Clipper fans - any tool can be a fan of a perennial winner - it takes character to back a team like the clips - or the cards...

So does that make me a character tool?