| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| If The Liberty Moved to Barclay Center Would You Go There? |
| Yes and buy Season Tickets. |
|
28% |
[ 7 ] |
| Yes but game by game. |
|
28% |
[ 7 ] |
| No. Too Far to travel. |
|
40% |
[ 10 ] |
| No MSG or Nothing. |
|
4% |
[ 1 ] |
|
| Total Votes : 25 |
|
| Author |
Message |
dab44lb
Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 390
Location: The Bronx
Back to top |
 Posted: 11/16/17 2:18 pm ::: If The Liberty Moved To Barclay's. |
Reply  |
|
| I saw on a Facebook site (Not naming names) that if the Liberty were sold and moved to Brooklyn, fans wouldn't go. I just want to gauge the temperature.
_________________
Name, Number, Position.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him
|
|
ArtBest23
Joined: 02 Jul 2013
Posts: 14550
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 2:29 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
Question. What's the subway service like to Barclays?
MSG is really easy to get to from just about anywhere, including New Jersey and Long Island.
Frankly, unless Prokhorov buys the Liberty, I doubt Barclays is any more affordable for the new owner than MSG would be, so the question is probably academic anyhow.
|
|
pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66887
Location: Where the action is
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 2:33 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| I assume you're only looking for NY fans to answer. Barclays is too far for me in Middle Georgia, just like MSG is.
_________________
I'm a lonely frog
I ain't got a home
|
|
dab44lb
Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 390
Location: The Bronx
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 2:40 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| ArtBest23 wrote: |
Question. What's the subway service like to Barclays?
MSG is really easy to get to from just about anywhere, including New Jersey and Long Island.
Frankly, unless Prokhorov buys the Liberty, I doubt Barclays is any more affordable for the new owner than MSG would be, so the question is probably academic anyhow. |
The 2,3,4,5 IRT. B,D,Q,N,R IND And LIRR. All stop at The Barclay Center.
_________________
Name, Number, Position.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him
|
|
dab44lb
Joined: 16 May 2007
Posts: 390
Location: The Bronx
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 2:45 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| pilight wrote: |
| I assume you're only looking for NY fans to answer. Barclays is too far for me in Middle Georgia, just like MSG is. |
You funny.
_________________
Name, Number, Position.
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him
|
|
Chip
Joined: 05 Apr 2007
Posts: 943
Location: NEW YORK
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 2:53 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| No Problem for me
|
|
J-Spoon
Joined: 31 Jan 2009
Posts: 6794
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 3:06 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| The arena is next to a transportation hub that has multiple subway lines and the LIRR, it is very easy to get to. It is also in a part of Brooklyn just over the bridge from Manhattan, it is no deep in Brooklyn. There is also some parking, more than is available at MSG.
|
|
jmvcity
Joined: 21 Jun 2013
Posts: 335
Location: Big Apple
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 3:16 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| Tell that to the NY Islanders fans who didn't show up to Barclays after the team left Nassau Coliseum.
|
|
stever
Joined: 16 Nov 2004
Posts: 6916
Location: https://womensbasketballdaily.net
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 3:30 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
IMO Nassau makes a lot more sense:
Newly renovated, seats 13,500 for basketball, they're going after NCAA Tourney games as well. |
|
pasteurize
Joined: 07 Oct 2008
Posts: 623
Location: NY
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 3:41 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| The majority of New Yorkers rely on public transportation to get around. MSG is perfect, Barclays is doable, Nassau Coliseum is terrible for people without cars.
|
|
Shades
Joined: 10 Jul 2006
Posts: 63759
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 4:00 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| pasteurize wrote: |
| The majority of New Yorkers rely on public transportation to get around. MSG is perfect, Barclays is doable, Nassau Coliseum is terrible for people without cars. |
There's this new thing called Uber.
_________________
Nnekalonians 1:14 - Thou shalt not accept that which is not earned
|
|
jmvcity
Joined: 21 Jun 2013
Posts: 335
Location: Big Apple
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 4:24 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| Shades wrote: |
| pasteurize wrote: |
| The majority of New Yorkers rely on public transportation to get around. MSG is perfect, Barclays is doable, Nassau Coliseum is terrible for people without cars. |
There's this new thing called Uber. |
But to have to take the subway to the LIRR then a cab to the coliseum is really not ideal. Or taking an Uber directly from the city to the coliseum would cost twice as much as the ticket for the games.
|
|
pasteurize
Joined: 07 Oct 2008
Posts: 623
Location: NY
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 5:09 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| jmvcity wrote: |
| Shades wrote: |
| pasteurize wrote: |
| The majority of New Yorkers rely on public transportation to get around. MSG is perfect, Barclays is doable, Nassau Coliseum is terrible for people without cars. |
There's this new thing called Uber. |
But to have to take the subway to the LIRR then a cab to the coliseum is really not ideal. Or taking an Uber directly from the city to the coliseum would cost twice as much as the ticket for the games. |
Yep.
|
|
toad455
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 22472
Location: NJ
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 6:09 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| Coming from New Jersey, I can pretty much guarantee I wouldn't be able to make a game.
_________________
LET'S GO LIBERTY!!!!!!
Twitter: @TBRBWAY
|
|
auntie
Joined: 16 May 2006
Posts: 1774
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 6:27 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| I can walk to Barclays. I would love it if they played there.
_________________
A woman's place is in the paint--Another artist for Liberty.
|
|
Luuuc
#NATC
Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 21925
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 6:32 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
I've been there for a concert. Would go for a Liberty game. Pretty easy to get to by subway iirc, and I like the neighbourhood.
I'd be highly unlikely to buy season tickets though.
_________________
Thanks for calling. I wait all night for calls like these.
|
|
pilight
Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66887
Location: Where the action is
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 6:50 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| Luuuc wrote: |
I've been there for a concert. Would go for a Liberty game. Pretty easy to get to by subway iirc, and I like the neighbourhood.
I'd be highly unlikely to buy season tickets though. |
If it's easy to get there from Perth then I don't know why the New Jersey people are complaining
_________________
I'm a lonely frog
I ain't got a home
|
|
Luuuc
#NATC
Joined: 10 Feb 2005
Posts: 21925
Back to top |
|
Bob Lamm
Joined: 11 Apr 2010
Posts: 5065
Location: New York City
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 7:21 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| stever wrote: |
IMO Nassau makes a lot more sense:
Newly renovated, seats 13,500 for basketball, they're going after NCAA Tourney games as well. |
I find this comment baffling. I have no idea what would "make more sense" for a possible buyer for the team. There would seem to be many considerations.
For Liberty fans, which is what this poll is about, what "makes sense" seems to depend in most cases on where we live, whether we own cars or use public transportation, and our feelings about different arenas. There is no objective answer for fans.
I live on the Upper West Side and don't own a car. For me, Madison Square Garden is ideal. Six stops on the #1 local (subway). The Barclay Center isn't as good but would be acceptable. Not a long ride on the #2 or #3 express (subway).
Any options that involve train rides on Metro North (White Plains), New Jersey Transit (Newark), or the Long Island Railroad (the Nassau Coliseum) would be lousy options for me. And if I'd need cab rides from the train station to the arena and back after the game, I simply wouldn't go.
_________________
Remember Roe v. Wade. Work for and support legal abortion all over the world and full reproductive rights for everyone.
|
|
toad455
Joined: 16 Nov 2005
Posts: 22472
Location: NJ
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 7:26 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| and I could technical make it to a game at Barclays. Would take twice as long ---> NJ Transit ---> Penn Station ---> LIRR ---> Atlantic Terminal
_________________
LET'S GO LIBERTY!!!!!!
Twitter: @TBRBWAY
|
|
stever
Joined: 16 Nov 2004
Posts: 6916
Location: https://womensbasketballdaily.net
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 7:41 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| So if a new location is more than 8 blocks away from you, it's no good? Try thinking like a prospective owner, the one who has to pay the bills to keep a franchise afloat. |
|
Bob Lamm
Joined: 11 Apr 2010
Posts: 5065
Location: New York City
Back to top |
|
J-Spoon
Joined: 31 Jan 2009
Posts: 6794
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 9:16 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| I think Barlcay's would be very appealing to prospective owner. It is a state of the art facility, that currently has an NBA franchise and all related amenities for a pro sport league. The bigger question is would a WNBA franchise playing at the arena be appealing to Barclay's. My guess would be maybe?
|
|
jmvcity
Joined: 21 Jun 2013
Posts: 335
Location: Big Apple
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 9:46 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
| The Brooklyn Queen Beys
|
|
NYL_WNBA_FAN
Joined: 28 May 2007
Posts: 14097
Back to top |
| Posted: 11/16/17 11:10 pm ::: |
Reply |
|
NVMC is not a viable option. People didn’t go to the Rock when it was a 20 min train ride plus a ten minute walk starting at NY Penn. Why should we think people would be willing to travel twice as long on public trans to get to Nassau? It ain’t happening.
Barclays would work. Brooklynites identify with their teams, it’s a nice basketball facility and it’s only 20 min from MSG.
_________________
The poster formerly known as LibWNBAFan.
|
|
|
|
