50,000 names on a waiting list and do you think the Venue or Team USA are free?

Never go to an NBA game then.

When ordering they don't actually show you where the seat is.
The seating map is terrible.
Anyone got a better seating map that actually shows the sections

Cram many AFL Clubs don't make a profit from their home games. And they don't have to pay for International Superstars to be flown overseas and put up along with their entourage.

Absolute joke and now I'm signed up to some other bullshit company that has all my details.

Who's coming to Beijing with me?

$US160.This is at a footy arena and by inference will cost more than a dedicated bball venue. Viewing I would imagine will be crap. A raised floor?

So the issue was when inputting your details anyone who had their phone listed as +614 instead of +6104 had problems. Since when do you put that 0 in there?

"What we do know for certain is that it will be the best teams available from both the USA and australia as they will be fielding their FIBA World Cup teams which start 1 week later in China. This is the last official hit out for both side sbefore the World Cup!"

I'm not sure how you know this for certain...

Also doesn't mean,

"they will be fielding their FIBA World Cup teams"

Wouldn't be surprised if they a few players to China early or even stay back in USA and leave for China less than a week out so they are acclimatised.

Will more tickets be made available in the next pre sale or public opening? I found a seat right by the boundary but I can't picture getting a good view from there as I won’t be elevated from the people sitting on the field.

#824, you might be right, but I think it's unlikely. Since Athens, USA Basketball has been heavily committed to the culture of the program and will not want to move from the Coach K era to the Pop era by reversing that trend. I would be very surprised if they allow players to opt out of warm up games. Doesn't mean the selected team will be particularly impressive.

It's standard on here James - people on Hoops always complain about prices. Most seem to be poor.

I'm a big hoops fan but im still on the fence with buying a ticket. I just cant see how you can get a decent view of it unless you are on the field. Theres tickets for the lower level but $380 to not be able to see the game but be there for defense chants is a bit much.

No money in Adelaide confirmed. Luckily this is in Melbourne.

I think I'd prefer to watch it at home with the mates.

Who has been to the wrestling or UFC at Etihad? That is probably a good comparison. What were the seats like on the field, lower level and upper levels?

Without elevation I don't see how people on the field will get a good view and with elevation the people on the field will be blocking the view of the lowere level. And then the second and third level I'd imagine are way too far away. Picture watching the footy in the centre field from those levels.

I got Lakers tickets once for $250 each in a skybox (VIP box with lesther seats up high). It all depends on time of year.

leather*

and the opposition, and the quality of the W-L at the time and the mid-week games are always cheaper.

Can you imagine 59000 people wanting their money back after not being able too see the game!

Telstra pre-sale on tomorrow, hoping they have some decent allocations.

so do people think you will be able to see if sitting on ground level, if not in first sections? im guessing court be raised a bit. but still. its just flat. get some tall guy in front of you and your stuffed lol

i think best seats are lower lever side but need to be up bit not first few rows.
they $366 seems alot. then level 2 same price side on. but further away but higher. so better view. ive sat there for footy. its still far away from center.
i think level 3 is a waist of time they should be all like $50.
cheapest is $100 right up top lol

I'm gonna aim for level 1 tickets.

its interesting how they have priced it. ground level close lots.
then you out a bit on ground level and they 160. they almost saying view will not be great.

Yeah, I don't mind the pricing so much as I mind not knowing what you're paying for because there's no clear indication of the seating configuration.

And NBA tickets are a pointless comparison. We paid $100/head for floor seats for a Warriors/Trailblazers game when Patty was still in Portland, but both teams were pretty average at that point so not hard to get cheap tix. Plenty of NBA games you can just buy nosebleed seats and wander down to good empty seats by halftime. There are thousands of NBA games played in the US every season and 41 played in every city with a team. This is two games, and who knows when it will happen again?

Ive held out on tickets. I'll see what the next release has. Too much unknown on the view in those middle and lower sections. For anyone who has been to etihad to watch the footy from several spots you would share the same concern about the view. The reason NBA stadiums work is that every section in elevated from the previous and the rows do not go far back. how does that work if you can't elevate the lower level and the rows go back 200m.

It doesn't

does anyone know how many rows are in the A section on ground?

Not sure what you mean by section A. There is a virtual viewer on the etihad site.

Does anyone know how to access telstra pre sale. ive logged in on the telstra page- now what?

Imagine playing an elite basketball game in the middle of an AFL ground, they should have just thrown a tarp over the top of the G and played there. Even better play the damn game at the Philippine Arena, we could make a holiday out of it and get into a punch on.

Thanks Fryz

telstra one no good tickets. plus i think they put tickets prices up in some sections too from the visa presale.

I just ended up getting level 3 tickets for $91 each. Pretty certain I'm going to Beijing so got these on the off chance I can't get tickets to the World Champs.

Grandkids: "Who?"

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seating plan

also you cant seem to get a junior or concession ticket anywhere close.
they all up on level 3.

Are ticket sales going really badly? Today I've gotten emails for pre-sale "specials" from all over the place. Not even basketball related places but Telstra as well

The seating plan is an improvement on the absolutely nothing that was available previously, but the complete lack of information about elevation through the stands on the 'floor' level still makes it really hard to gauge what's a half-decent ticket.

From the rendering on the etihad site here: https://etihadstadium.com.au/boomers_v_usabasketball/ it looks like the outer ring on ground level is the usual stadium seating, albeit moved forward as Etihad has the capability to do. But that would mean that everything between that ring and the court is, effectively, on the field, and one would think virtually flat. So the 'floor' seating will struggle to offer a view for all the bodies between you and the court. But L1 tickets will be 40-60m from the court and with that many people sitting straight in front of you. And L2/L3 tickets are going to be 60-100m away from the court, and that's just horizontally, so will struggle to offer a view because of distance.

I think there are going to be some people forking out for $450 tickets who are very unimpressed with what's on offer!

anyone buy in pre sale? or sitting on the fence?

question to people. you think a 275 ticket on ground is better than 275 level 1 and 2 ticket?

i feel like anything below the $275 are not great. they have ground for 200 and 152 maybe side on. just not sure if can see great.

im waiting on my mvp ticket too. they better not be grandstand tickets either as there is floor seats that are cheaper! it definitely hasnt been handled the best thats for sure.

if this was at rod laver i would have paid the big bucks. but at footy stadium no. im thinking 200 on ground maybe. but i cant get kids tickets there. only in the silver i think. not sure why cant get a family ticket either. its pretty poor.

Well, no Diamond or Premium tickets available through basketball family presale for the Saturday game at this stage, so they're obviously selling well enough.

It is extremely disappointing that people have spent $300 on what was sold as an 'MVP Fan Package' only to find that they're going to end up with $150 seats and $150 worth of meaningless paraphernalia they don't want or care about. The lack of transparency throughout the process will not have endeared BA to anyone, so I hope the $$ they're making is worth the loss of goodwill.

anyone know how many rows on ground? like the a to z in each section?
trying work out if should try for the 150 ground ones
at least i can get kids seats here.

someone told me be about 45 meters from court.
might be hard for kids to see or short people lol which is me.

are people gonna buy today? im 50/50.

did they even do a trial run with a court on area?
ive been looking a pics video of UFC at etihad.
its seems you cant see much.

why they put them on sale a year early?
what if players get injured before dont play?

its not rock concert.

i bet the other people buying these tickets are Asians
USA team will rock up to play in AUS and 80% fans will be Asian, just like at msac lol :P jokes

to people who never been to etihad stadium. i wouldn't bother buying tickets on level 3, you wont see much lol level 2 maybe side on. dont buy behind basket be terrible.

well also level one behind basket. no good either i reckon.
its risk on all tickets really lol

im surprised people brought these. well for the prices. you ant gonna see shit. they really cashed in on this. who the money go to? basketball Australia?

Definitely seem to be selling well, floor seats sold out for both games and best seats and cheapest tix all gone for Saturday. Those mid-range ones will be tougher to move, I think, with $200 for a pretty terrible view not as appealing as $90 just to be in the building.

But for all that it hasn't been well-implemented, BA seem to have judged that the appetite would be there despite the prices. Hopefully the money goes to something useful.

i couldnt get any good seats i wanted. i'll wait til next year.
im sure people end up selling cause they cant go.
give me more time to save for better seat lol