Pacer Pride

Indiana is known for basketball. Our pro team, the Pacer's, have had some off years and some, well, questionable players since I've been up here (ie. Ron Artest). But now we have a very young players, and they're good! They're quite good, actually!

Sadly, we have lack-luster fans in Indiana that don't seem to get behind any team except for the Colts. And that was proven to be a bandwagon that drives through town only when the Colts are a team that's on route to the playoffs - don't let these fans see a bad year because they will jump off that bandwagon before you can even say, 'Maybe Next Year."

So Eric and I went to our second game tonight. I wish I could say we've been to more this year, but Eric's travel schedule really impeded that opportunity. The first game we went to was just a couple weeks ago, and they won that one. But the attendance was SO sad! And while there are some really great fans that get into the games and cheer, there are way more that don't. Compared to the Heat game we went to in Miami, the fieldhouse was so quiet! Almost no energy, except for Area 55 and the G2 Zone.

It's not like tickets are expensive - you can't get resale tickets for less than face value! It's actually kind of sad! With fees, Eric and I can go for around $20. And that's TOTAL, not each!!

Tonight's attendance was a little better. It was 'Family Night' and it was a good team (Brooklyn Nets). The Family Night is something the Pacer's have done for awhile, a few times a season, and usually draws a good crowd. But it still wasn't a sell out. At least not it the sense that every seat was filled.

Unfortunately, they lost. But, they're still heading to the playoff this year. I don't think they'll win it all, but with a such a young team, with no one single big name, this is a great feat! It's no wonder they call out their fans, or rather, lack of fans publicly. Everyone should have a little Pacer Pride right about now. They deserve some recognition and more attention from the people of Indiana.