Paulie
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I think you guys had an owner that was more interested in turning a profit than competing. Any time you got someone good, you effectively sold him. I've been through the same crap in the Clippers market.
He benefited off the revenue sharing and then pocketed profits instead of reinvesting into the team.
It's a stupid way to profit if you ask me, because many teams have proven that reinvestment to build a winner will fill seats and bring in MUCH higher profits.
The Clippers have consistently been top 5 in profits by screwing their fans over. Pitt isn't in a big market where filling seats counts like in NY and Boston.
The Clippers consistently fill seats, they average over 16k fans a night, and don't pay much rent because of the shared deal with the Lakers at Staples Center. So they're not exactly a great example here, their fans show up DESPITE the lack of roster investment.
But any city will show up and fill seats if their team is winning. Even Marlins fans show up when they're actually winning, otherwise it's a sea of empty seats out there.