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To expand on what I said earlier and piggyback on Meth and Shuttlesworth's comments, I too have sat all over the Verizon Center and think you will have fun wherever you sit. I've literally been on the floor and against the wall at the top.
I also couldn't agree more with what Meth said about the difference in atmosphere between the 100 and 400 levels. I think more fans that actually care about the game, are knowledgeable about basketball, and are there to actually watch the world's best players compete vice showing up for the hottest social event in the city that night (granted, a typical Wiz game probably ISN'T the hottest social event in the city nowadays unless the Heat or Lakers are in town) sit in the upper level. Even though Wizards tickets can be found at pretty extreme discounts anymore, close seats are still relatively expensive for a lot of people.
I was in grad school when Jordan signed with the Wizards in September 2001. Now I was a HUGE Jordan fan growing up and I knew I would never have the opportunity to experience Mike in person for a season again and would always think "what if" if I didn't get tickets, so I called right when he made it official and got season tickets. My tickets those two seasons were in section 403. While I got lower level seats for a number of games over those two years, I experienced the majority of the Jordan era from the upper deck and and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Honestly seeing all 82 home games of the Jordan era live is something I'll never forget, even if the on-court results were disappointing and he missed a handful of those games due to injury, distance from the action notwithstanding.
After the Wizards fired Michael and him leaving the Verizon Center garage in his SL with a scowl on his face was on the cover of nearly every newspaper in the country, I swore I'd never give the Wizards another dime. However, they had my money for the playoffs that never were in 2003 and that money could only be applied as a credit, not refunded. It's not like I could resist NBA basketball anyway and, long story short, I never ended up cancelling my tickets. I am at a fairly low row in the lower level now and, while the view sure as heck beats my seats in 403, it will actually be the upper level seats that will always be more nostaglic for me. Most of this is because that's where I experienced the Jordan years, but what Meth says about the fans in the lower level cannot be more true. It is clearly people that got tickets through work and don't care about basketball more often than not. Most people around you don't know any of the players' names outside the stars. People routinely get up and leave with five minutes to go in tied games. The people next to me have had their seats for years, but show up in the second quater and leave in the third more often than not when they bother to show up at all. And, since I can't make every game nowadays, what I'm seeing is generally the fans' behavior and experiences for the more desirable half of the schedule. It's even worse when they're playing the Bucks or Bobcats on a randon Tuesday or Wednesday night in February.
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I also couldn't agree more with what Meth said about the difference in atmosphere between the 100 and 400 levels. I think more fans that actually care about the game, are knowledgeable about basketball, and are there to actually watch the world's best players compete vice showing up for the hottest social event in the city that night (granted, a typical Wiz game probably ISN'T the hottest social event in the city nowadays unless the Heat or Lakers are in town) sit in the upper level. Even though Wizards tickets can be found at pretty extreme discounts anymore, close seats are still relatively expensive for a lot of people.
I was in grad school when Jordan signed with the Wizards in September 2001. Now I was a HUGE Jordan fan growing up and I knew I would never have the opportunity to experience Mike in person for a season again and would always think "what if" if I didn't get tickets, so I called right when he made it official and got season tickets. My tickets those two seasons were in section 403. While I got lower level seats for a number of games over those two years, I experienced the majority of the Jordan era from the upper deck and and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Honestly seeing all 82 home games of the Jordan era live is something I'll never forget, even if the on-court results were disappointing and he missed a handful of those games due to injury, distance from the action notwithstanding.
After the Wizards fired Michael and him leaving the Verizon Center garage in his SL with a scowl on his face was on the cover of nearly every newspaper in the country, I swore I'd never give the Wizards another dime. However, they had my money for the playoffs that never were in 2003 and that money could only be applied as a credit, not refunded. It's not like I could resist NBA basketball anyway and, long story short, I never ended up cancelling my tickets. I am at a fairly low row in the lower level now and, while the view sure as heck beats my seats in 403, it will actually be the upper level seats that will always be more nostaglic for me. Most of this is because that's where I experienced the Jordan years, but what Meth says about the fans in the lower level cannot be more true. It is clearly people that got tickets through work and don't care about basketball more often than not. Most people around you don't know any of the players' names outside the stars. People routinely get up and leave with five minutes to go in tied games. The people next to me have had their seats for years, but show up in the second quater and leave in the third more often than not when they bother to show up at all. And, since I can't make every game nowadays, what I'm seeing is generally the fans' behavior and experiences for the more desirable half of the schedule. It's even worse when they're playing the Bucks or Bobcats on a randon Tuesday or Wednesday night in February.
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