At least the stadium was packed. Let's enjoy that.

You make a point anon, but unfortunately, we (the basketball community) have to take what we can get. Was a great turn out for GF2, and the crowd was loud and created the atmosphere we all love. Let's just take that.

In AFL, look at any of the sides not doing so well and see what their crowd averages are. When was the last time Brisbane had a full stadium? I would wager that if they win the next ten straight, the crowd numbers at home games would double.

We all love to support our club no matter how bad they are travelling, but god reality is we can't all afford the time or the chose to spend our entertainment dollars on a lost cause. Hopefully some of the 'fans' that turned up tonight will get season tickets next year?

I forgot to say........GO SIXERS!!!!

Would've been a lot of fans returning after sitting out lean years or who don't normally travel from the country to see the games.

It is a pretty simple formula to get people to games
1. Have games scheduled at user friendly timeslots
2. Have exciting imports
3. Win, win, win
And don't criticise for fans wearing NBA gear - at least they are supporting basketball - I'd rather that than a Chelsea or arsenal shirt !!

Some people are always just going to be casual fans who come and go as they please. Why can't you reconcile with that?

Well... we had a packed house for the finals games. Some probably don't even know the first thing about the game.. But so what? Some of them would have loved it and will be back next season. It was an opportunity to show almost 4 thousand extra fans what the game can be like when they turn up

win or lose tomorrow NBL basketball is relevant again in Adelaide.

I think if you added up the number of fans who attended at least one game this season it would be a lot more than 8000, probably multiples of, so I'm not sure how many "new" 36ers fans were there last night.

A few bandwagoners, a few from past seasons, but mostly the people who have followed them this season all coming on the same night.

Paul, correct. There are well over 8,000 fans who have attended at least one game. Not everyone can attend all home games. Work, family and other commitments means that the crowd is not the same each week.

Port Power put in a big effort to lift membership numbers last year and this year. At least partly off the back of their good performances last year they've achieved 40,000 members this year I believe? This NBL season's success presents 36ers with an opportunity to engineer a similar lift in season ticket holders next season.

If we move to a shiny new stadium in the city it might help :P

We might have the ear of the government. Leon Bignell (Minister for Tourism
Minister for Recreation and Sport) has been kicking around the last few games. Hopefully he sees the benefits of supporting basketball.

Original posting ANON...great topic.

Shows how much you know. BSA postponed games this week so that basketball could be showcased in the state, there are a few thousand tickets. Members bought their tickets and guessing there were 4000 odd in the semi's, there are 2500 odd. So 1600 perhaps people who suddenly became 36ers supporters? possibly! but find me a sport where bandwagoners don't just on a winning team.
C'mon, hit me with one. Perth struggled to get a sellout for game 1 of the GF series according to their website with 1000 tickets left 7 hours before tip off. How long did they have to sell it? Fairweather supporters in that town

As long as you can hold a conversation about the sporting apparel that your wearing then that is all that matters and that makes you cool as shit... Acting like a gangsta lmao in Australia, that shouldn't happen.

I wonder what they pack for heat?

As for the poster, mate I love your enthusiasm but why were you scared to reveal your name on here? Your seeming like your not sticking around for the long haul or are embarrassed to be known as a 36ers member.

So will you guys wear more of the black sixers jersey next season?