Albany has already acknowledged that's a problem.  The NC$$ rejected
Albany's bid for the basketball regionals because of an identified lack
of rooms in the downtown area close to the Pepsi Arena.  That in spite
of the fact that Albany sold out faster for the two basketball
regionals its has hosted than any other venue.  The Mayor has been
tryin to get the gov to agree to state $$$ to build a convention center
downtown, tied to a large new hotel,

But, IMHO, the seat locations given out by Buffalo and Boston the last
two years have been the absolute worst.  An arena should be forced to
agree that fans will get the first crack at the prime seats, not the
corporate fat cats and high tax bracket guys who lounge in those club
seats.  I agree with Eric that Milwaukee was a wonderful host.  I hope
they don't sell out to the monied class when the Phrozen Phour returns.
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Brian Morris                    RPI Engineers
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                                          Thanksgiving  because it can't
get quality
                                           opponents, and ends up with
the worst
                                           group of participants ever
On Thursday, April 22, 2004, at 05:22 PM, Erik Biever wrote:

> Here's another:  A group of hotels (with rooms available!) in close
> proximity
> to each other and reasonably near the arena, like we had in Buffalo.
> Milwaukee's downtown is especially good in this respect.  Albany is an
> example
> of the opposite.
>
> -- Erik
>