UPDATE: Brooklyn Nets beat reporter Lenn Robbins tweeted this during Game 5 in the Air Canada Centre in Toronto:
#Nets fans take note- this is what a playoff crowd sounds like..set your DVD and take notes #RAPTORSvNETS – LR
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) May 1, 2014
Discussion below.
A friend who attended last night’s game wrote:
“Terrible barely engaged crowd. Never had any intensity. Seats were empty in significant number well into the 1st and 3rd quarters. Turn on just for a few minutes games in any of the markets that are involved now with the possible exceptions of DC and Charlotte and you’ll immediately sense college level fierce intensity. I was flabbergasted. The PA guy had to plead with the crowd.”
Do you agree?
Some responses:
@BSchulzBKN @TheBKGame it was OK. Its a reactionary crowd not a crowd that makes it happen. BK chant sucks
— Fat Nose (@bambambigganose) April 28, 2014
@thebklynbrigade @thebkgame BKN Nets fans need a chant to get the crowd hype. NJ didn't do that bcuz we didn't need it
— Joey Alonso (@JLAroxx24) April 28, 2014
@TheBKGame It's not the crowd's fault if team's effort is lackluster. Players get paid big $$$ to show up+get it done, regardless of crowd.
— dca (@jersey_dca) April 28, 2014
@TheBKGame the fans were not sluggish last night. Check out my video of the crowd last night. Down 6, 2 min to go. http://t.co/xZoxyMnK3w
— Anderson Varejao (@NickGiglioo) April 28, 2014
@BSchulzBKN @TheBKGame nets dont have a good crowd bc the fans arent die hards
— Fat Nose (@bambambigganose) April 28, 2014
@TheBKGame "Fans" too busy buying merch, getting drinks, eating, and seeing the arena for the first time to get into the game
— Deo (@LEOEIV) April 28, 2014
@TheBKGame Cant expect a wild and crazy fanbase when Brooklyn only had a team for 2 years.. Barclays is still a destination not a home (1/2)
— Deo (@LEOEIV) April 28, 2014
@TheBKGame Definitely disagree. I was in the crowd. I am generally in the crowd. And we were PUMPED UP.
— Lindsay Kaplan (@Lindskap) April 28, 2014
@MattVentiere @TheBklynBrigade @TheBKGame Baseline/Sideline crowd different as night/day. Sat in both. Sideline is dead, CRAZY elsewhere.
— Dennis (@DanDLion1) April 28, 2014
@MattVentiere @DanDLion1 @TheBklynBrigade @TheBKGame 🙁 ppl stopped booing at foul shots.. cmon easiest way to get involved! lol
— L Boogs (@waterblocknyc) April 29, 2014
@MattVentiere @FireJasonKidd @TheBklynBrigade @waterblocknyc @DanDLion1 @TheBKGame so glad I'm not the only one that feels this way
— Trippy (@Tripiando) April 29, 2014
@ACfor_3 @TheBKGame that's what I mean there hasn't been any attempt at all to fans in tri state area only brooklyn
— Randy Oreens (@ItBegins2012) April 28, 2014
(Or is it just that everyone is distracted by Rihanna?)
