no because you're trying to compete with New York and LA to prove to the players that you're just as good as those major markets. but then you can't even convince the NBA to give you an all star game in your city for 50 years. it's a disgrace.
and it's pretty ignorant for you to say the all star game would't benefit Boston. It would bring millions and millions of dollars to the city's businesses. In this economic climate more business would be great for all the hardworking people of Boston.
As a season ticket holder, I want this game in Boston REAL soon...
and you're in a very small minority of people that care about it. A disgrace, hardly.
Millons and millions in economic benefits to the city? for at most s 3-day weeked? not likely. especially if most of those seats go to season ticket holders -- they're already in the area so not much more coming into the city except for those tickets sold to non season ticket holders. What's that you say? media filling up the hotels? not really any moreso than during any other nationally televised game.
put a winning team on the floor. the revenue from the playoffs will be more of an economic engine than the all star game. and more people actually care about the playoffs--you know, the games that actually matter.
Wrong again... David Stern said at his press conference Saturday night that the NBA itself books 13,000 hotel nights.
13,000 x $100 per night= 1.3 million dollars just for the NBA people
ITS A WEEK LONG EVENT
you factor in all of the events/ parties all week long... local restaurants and hotels will make a killing.
on top of that there are other events such as fanfest etc. for the common fan in the city to attend and have a great NBA experience.
here's an article on the $80-100 million Orlando just made this week off of the ASG..
"One of the cool things is the exposure that we're getting internationally. The NBA All-Star game is going to be broadcast in 215 different countries in 44 languages," said Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer. "You couldn't buy that type of exposure."
The city estimates that roughly 60,000 people will be visiting the community this weekend, with 27,000 hotel room nights booked and an $80 million to $100 million in economic impact."
Read more:
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/money/022412-economic-impact-of-nba-all-star-game#ixzz1ncEJPzjm
