i was thinking $40, but either way the revenue remains more or less the same. what i was really wondering was the characteristics of the lower tier fans -- i would suppose a mixture of bleachers (motivated by price and recent performance) and courtside (loyal, discriminating, willing to pay to see high quality basketball even if the home team does not always win).
and i wonder if fans, who want to see victories, retain interest and loyalty if the losses are close, and / or if this is a characteristic of different fan levels. i'm pretty sure bleacher bums only care in victories or losses -- even when the team is in first place (this was my experience last season). if i am right, then my luxury boxes and courtside fans will hang tough, even if i don't win another game. i hope.
obviously my concerns are a reflection of the results thus far of this season. and i read on an earlier post that fan enthusiasm that comes with promotion will start to fade perhaps two-thirds into the season.
i'm on the clock.