I didn't say that... BUT this is what almost any NBA arena looks like during a regular season game coming out of halftime. A grainy cell phone pic doesn't do much to support this argument.

I'm not going to deny that they are a late-arriving crowd, but the crowd wasn't later than a typical Laker crowd... arriving mid-1st quarter or so. For the game though, the arena was packed... for a crappy game on a crappy night. The idea that you initially laid out that nobody comes to games in Miami is ridiculous though.

As far as attendance goes, pre-Dirk, Mavs were one of the WORST attendance drawers in the league for years... bandwagon as Miami might be, if Dallas sucked next season, bye-bye sell-outs.

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Pre-Dirk?? You are going back to what, 1997?? Cmon on now.

Just admit the Mavs have a solid fanbase.

My point to that is that there are not many fan bases in the NBA who show up if their teams suck, Dallas included. So, yeah, while Dallas has a great looking fan base right now, let's not forget that their draw was absolutely piss poor when their teams sucked too. That's why the idea of comparing Dallas' attendance to Miami's when Miami had a bad team that year doesn't work.

Sure, but you have to go back 12-13 years to make your argument.

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Sure, but you have to go back 12-13 years to make your argument.

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Doesn't matter, nor does it change the fact that NBA fanbases are very bandwagon and not that rabid outside of a few cities.

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Currently on Stubhub, there are many more tickets available for the games in Miami and they are much cheaper than the comparable Mavs tickets.

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Wait... so there are more tickets available for an event that starts tomorrow vs. almost a week from now on Stubhub? Stop the ****ing presses!

Not a Heat fan, but definitely a Dallas hater. GFY, Dirk.