EDIT: Should be "SUNS" not "Crocs" my bad.

Awesome, thanks heaps for that. Ill take a look tonight :P

the old PEC has a Perth Arena look about it (or vice-versa)!!

The old PEC was head and shoulders above Perth Arena for Basketball games IMO.

Their house lighting and sound system was far superior to the Perth Arena house gear.

I like how everyone was so close to the action. Perth Arena has that massive gap between the court and bowl seating.

@RMQ: There was a huge gap between the court and seats at the PEC, too. Remember they turned the court 90 degrees when Vlahov took over.

I don't recall the exact numbers, but I did have them at one point and I'm fairly sure the front row at the PEC was further from the floor than the front row at the Arena, but they were pretty similar.

The lighting and PEC is what made it a spectacle.

The fact that stadium wasn't bright blue also makes a massive difference.

Also the camera angles. Notice no under the basket useless baseline camera.

The camera on the baseline is much closer to the sideline.

Also a camera along the sideline. Both have a much better effect.

I think you guys need to understand the Wildcats aren't the only tenants..

All a matter of individual opinion I suppose.

Yes the wildcats aren't the only tenants.

What would be the best color for all tenants given there is such a variety?

Bright blue or black?

I have no problems with the blue.. nice and bright new arena and makes the Red Army stand out more.

U don't want an arena to stand out on the inside. You are at an arena for a performance. Not the blue aesthetics ;)

Blue isn't even neutral and means nothing to any of the events there.

Are people really sitting there worrying about the wall colour?

That is a criticism that glaringly absent of any logic.

I believe Nick Marvin said it was an OHS issue, bird sh!t could hit the floor and Big Nate could slip on it.

... and crush Jerome Randle.

Players hated open air games when they had them in Melbourne 15 years ago, and they'd have to find somewhere else to put the scoreboard and lighting rigs.

Your mum is.

If it's a 40 degree day, would rather air con.

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Did you guys read that properly. I said I would rather indoor and Air con instead..

No matter what colour the Arena was painted you would still get same idiots whinging about the same thing. Some people are never satisfied.

Anon is particularly stupid today.

Let's get back to the original topic at hand please which is of way more importance

OP was using VHS!

Thanks for the Vid, will watch later.

On the Venues, its funny. PEC seats were much nicer, suitable for an entertainment venue. Back in those days the Cats played in Black and Gold. Changed to Black & Red when Coke became their major sponsor in the mid 90's.

I don't know about the Wildcats being a "major" tenant. We play what ~15 games there a year depending. There's a LOT more concert events than that.
The problem with the Arena is that it was purpose built for one event, the Hopman cup. Despite the fact that the Hopman cup was conceived and always played at the Dome, a pressurised indoor venue, a condition of our keeping the event was building an open roof arena. Apparently its ok to play tennis on a synthetic surface, but you must do in in the sun. Not only did that drastically increase the cost, it necessitated much of the inside design.
And the shitty plastic seats.
Still, as a sporting venue, it is absolutely first class.

My old issue with the blue, is that EVERYTHING is blue, and the walls etc are a really bright blue. Seriously, some muted tones would be nice.

That said, I like the contrast with the red. If you made the seats red, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference.