February 14, 2008

Snider: Somebody Please Go To The 76ers

The 76ers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies last night for their fifth straight win, moving the team to 23-30 (and the eighth playoff spot) right before the All-Star break. Only problem is, despite it being Mr. Potato Head Night, fans showing up 10 minutes before gametime were still getting a Potato Head, meaning they were among the first 5,000. Officially, 12,026 people showed up at the Wachovia Center last night, which is a bit of a generous figure.

Sixers Prez Ed Snider is not happy about this. The 76ers are 27th out of 30 NBA teams in attendance. One might think Snider should just be happy his baby, the Flyers, played to 99 percent of capacity last year despite winning only 22 games. But, no, he'd rather complain that you're too dumb to realize how exciting the 76ers are:

"Our kids play hard every single game, every single minute," Snider said. "You can see them getting better right before your eyes. I would hope they deserve more recognition and support from our fans. I think those fans who come to the games are enjoying immensely what they are seeing."

Snider said he had a better feeling about the Sixers at the start of the season than reporters who almost universally picked them to finish last in the Eastern Conference.... "I feel the prognosticators wrote us off before the season began," Snider said. "And that's why people have taken a show-me attitude."

You're right, Ed! It's the media's fault. It's not that Comcast charges over a 50 percent surcharge on the cheapest ticket. It's not that the team is headed into the All-Star Break without any all-stars. It's not that the team has been run into the ground since the 2001 Finals on your watch. (Aaron McKie is being paid $7 million by the Sixers this year, the last year of his contract. Who the hell thought McKie would be contributing to the team in 2008?) It's not that, uh, attendance is down around the NBA and the Sixers are still one of the NBA's lesser teams. It's the media predicting the 76ers wouldn't be very good.

Jesus, Ed. Can't you just go back to doing non-destructive things, like supporting sending American troops to their death? Oh, crap. Maybe you just better stick to overpaying basketball players.

Snider unhappy Sixers aren't drawing more [Daily News]

Posted by D-Mac on February 14, 2008 08:28 AM
Posted to 76ers , Complaining , Ed Snider , Philly Self-Loathing , Rich People , Warmongers

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