Photo Essay: New York Liberty Vs. Chicago Sky

by Nate Parham on Jul 11, 2011 11:01 AM EDT in WNBA: Photo Galleries

Photo from the stands at the Prudential Center in New Jersey.

The following is a brief photo essay of the New York Liberty's 80-73 win over the Chicago Sky by Ray Floriani.

025_medium
The Riverside Hawks scrimmaged at halftime and loved it.

Chicago Sky coach Pokey Chatman chats with her team before the second half.

Chatman studies the action in the second half.

New York Liberty guard Cappie Pondexter, who tied for a team-high 18 points, sizes up the Sky defense.

Essence Carson, who scored a team-high 18, meets the media in the Liberty locker room following a big victory.

Tweet Comment 9 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

Thanks for the pictures!

Looking at the empty seats make you wonder if they couldn’t have found a college arena in the city or used Radio City Music hall again.

by ttdomi on Jul 11, 2011 10:51 PM EDT reply actions

That's assuming that people aren't happy with

having to make the trip over to Jersey.

by ttdomi on Jul 11, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Personally, I think it has to be a concern...

I do wonder what other sites they considered before Prudential Center… but I’m not familiar enough with the area to say which might be best…

SwishAppeal.com for women's basketball...SB Nation Seattle for Seattle sports...and trying to maintain a Golden State of Mind about the Warriors. Twitter: @NateP_SBN.

by Nate Parham on Jul 12, 2011 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions

The Prudential Center may have given them a sweet deal

in terms of what NBA-style arenas normally charge. And they probably expected to pick up new fans from Jersey. It is always so dark in MSG that I never got a good look at the stands to compare with this crowd.

The one thing I could never figure out what was how New York was supposed to be averaging 9,000+ fans in MSG (I actually can’t remember the exact figure) and then they chose to go to Radio City Music Hall for the summer which had a capacity of something like 5,400. Made their attendance figures a little suspect.

by ttdomi on Jul 12, 2011 3:13 AM EDT up reply actions

least of all possible and myriad evils

No college arena is properly centered the way the Garden is. The only ones big enough are Carnesecca at St. John’s (which is barely big enough and out in Queens, which is awesome for me but for few other folks) and Hofstra (which is waaaaaaaaay out more than Newark is, which would be awesome for my husband and NO ONE else). Columbia’s not big enough, LIU’s not big enough, Fordham’s too small (and you thought people didn’t want to go to Newark at night, boy howdy), I don’t know anything about Wagner…

Radio City is a no-go. Blame Swin Cash for exiting downstage right in the first game there.

I’m getting used to the hike. If it weren’t for the fact that they’re raising ticket prices $10 next year (well, technically they did this year, but they froze prices for STH who renewed early), I might consider going back, but increased prices plus extra time plus skeevy people plus a team I have very little emotional attachment to… probably equals a weekend plan with the Libs and a weekend plan with the Sun.

I am the victim of a basketball jones.

by Queenie on Jul 12, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

I actually do know Fordham/the Bronx..

Very gracious of you to mention them for a professional basketball site – that’s an average intramural gym. :)

SwishAppeal.com for women's basketball...SB Nation Seattle for Seattle sports...and trying to maintain a Golden State of Mind about the Warriors. Twitter: @NateP_SBN.

by Nate Parham on Jul 12, 2011 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions