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Old 03-03-2010, 03:22 PM
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Post The Nets Will Do Anything For Fans To Show Up

LMAO....this is like the movie semi-pro.....soon they will have a live bear at middle court wrestling one of the players




The New Jersey Nets are struggling. They have the league's worst record at 6-53. Because of that, they're last in attendance.

To combat this they've tried a few bizarre promotions over the years. First, they gave away tickets to unemployed workers, and also gave them career advice. Then, if you bought a 10-game ticket plan you got a jersey that featured not just a Net, but also an opposing player.

This Friday, the Nets will unleash another in their long line of minor league-esque promos:

Their latest promotion will be unveiled Friday, when the Nets play the Orlando Magic. New Jersey residents 18 or older who attend the game will get a coupon that they can redeem at a Roni Deutch Tax Center to get their state income tax done free.

No one likes doing their taxes, but is it worth having to go to a Nets game? At just a $29 value, I'm not so sure.

But you have to admire the gumption of Roni Deutch, the eponymous tax attorney offering the promotion. She says, "The hallmark of a strong company is one that aligns with young companies. I'm a betting woman, and I think the Nets are going to win a championship this decade."

Probably not, but she's not the first to make such a proclamation.
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HOLY CHIT haha that is unreal man!!
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Old 03-03-2010, 03:54 PM
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HOLY CHIT haha that is unreal man!!
it's a dying franchise, they gotta do something, right? lol
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Old 03-03-2010, 03:57 PM
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move it to seattle?
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Seems like there are a lot of teams in this situation. Everyone is trying to find creative ways to get people in the doors. The sad part is that it doesn't seem to be working to well.

Personally I think the NBA as a whole is in trouble and will have a lot of work to do in the next labor agreement to figure this out.
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Old 03-03-2010, 06:15 PM
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is that picture taken during a regular season game at the start of the game? I haven't seen a regular season nba game with so few fans.
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Jack can probably tell you, too, but that is what Heat games looked like around 1999.
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sixers the same way right now especially with no iverson
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