4_tattoos Posted April 11, 2018 Share Posted April 11, 2018 1 hour ago, LMU said: It’s actually under 800. Is it? I used Google Directions for the distance and it came up being over 1,000 Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted April 12, 2018 Share Posted April 12, 2018 3 hours ago, 4_tattoos said: Is it? I used Google Directions for the distance and it came up being over 1,000 As the crow flies it’s under 800. Driving is where it gets bumped above 1,000. You have to drive around a couple mountains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 BUMP The Capital City Go-Go recently posted a seating chart for the upcoming season. The official capacity of the new venue is 4,200. The upper decks seats are blacked out in the seating chart though, so I guess they will not be available for Go-Go games. Just taking a guesstimate here, but I think just the lower level seats somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000. Good size for G-League. Probably smart to restrict available seats for now. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 So I take it that there has been zero progress on G-League teams for Portland, New Orleans and Denver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 3 hours ago, GDAWG said: So I take it that there has been zero progress on G-League teams for Portland, New Orleans and Denver? There was a rumor a few months ago that Portland was looking at Vancouver, BC as a possible location for a team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 23 hours ago, 4_tattoos said: The official capacity of the new venue is 4,200. The upper decks seats are blacked out in the seating chart though, so I guess they will not be available for Go-Go games. Just taking a guesstimate here, but I think just the lower level seats somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000. Good size for G-League. Probably smart to restrict available seats for now. Was contacted by A Capital City Go-Go ticket rep today. They told me the upper deck seats will in fact be available for their home games. Gonna guess that where the comp ticket holders will sit lol Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 wikipedia page for this Go-Go arena: Quote Members of the DC Council sought to introduce legislation capping public expenditure in the case of cost overruns.[4] In July 28, Greg O'Dell, Chairperson of Events DC, requested an additional $10 million in funding while decreasing the number of seats in the facility.[5] He said earlier estimates were premature.[5] In 2018, O'Dell announced that the cost had increased to $68.8 million, due in part to additions like drywall, and catwalks and higher than anticipated costs like contractors.[6] "Sorry, we went way over budget, turned out our building needed drywall" ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 9 hours ago, the admiral said: wikipedia page for this Go-Go arena: "Sorry, we went way over budget, turned out our building needed drywall" Hope they got their $#** together because that arena is supposed to host a Goodman League event on 9/22. First Go-Go home game is 11/3. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 By the way the name of this new venue is St. Elizabeth East Entertainment and Sports Arena. Kinda wordy, but I'm sure it will unofficially be shortened to St. Elizabeth Arena. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac the Knife Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 2 hours ago, 4_tattoos said: By the way the name of this new venue is St. Elizabeth East Entertainment and Sports Arena. Kinda wordy, but I'm sure it will unofficially be shortened to St. Elizabeth Arena. The SEEESA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 On 9/6/2018 at 11:35 PM, GDAWG said: So I take it that there has been zero progress on G-League teams for Portland, New Orleans and Denver? The answer could be putting a G League team in the same city as the big club. Are there any small venues in those cities that could realistically host a G League team? Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 48 minutes ago, 4_tattoos said: The answer could be putting a G League team in the same city as the big club. Are there any small venues in those cities that could realistically host a G League team? Realistically? Yes for all three. Portland has Memorial Coliseum still operating and its basically adjacent to the Moda Center. As close as the Chesapeake Engery Arena of the Thunder is to the Myriad (convention center arena) for the Blue. There was also talk that the Nike Global Campus could host a team. New Orleans has lots of options if the want to use local colleges. D2 Xavier has a really nice arena. Denver has the Denver Coliseum and it's basically used for swap meets and gun shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 A little update on the Capital City Go-Go's arena. No pics of the inside yet, but Events DC has updated the venue's websites with renderings of how it will look for various events (basketball, concerts, esports & boxing/MMA) as well as seating specs. http://esaontherise.com/basketball/ Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 45 minutes ago, 4_tattoos said: A little update on the Capital City Go-Go's arena. No pics of the inside yet, but Events DC has updated the venue's websites with renderings of how it will look for various events (basketball, concerts, esports & boxing/MMA) as well as seating specs. http://esaontherise.com/basketball/ Check The Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Capital City held open tryouts today at the new arena. Up to 4 players can earn a spot on their camp roster. They posted some pics from inside the main arena (with the team's floor) and some inside the Wizard's training courts. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 And inside the training area of the arena. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 On 9/12/2018 at 9:14 PM, 4_tattoos said: A little update on the Capital City Go-Go's arena. No pics of the inside yet, but Events DC has updated the venue's websites with renderings of how it will look for various events (basketball, concerts, esports & boxing/MMA) as well as seating specs. http://esaontherise.com/basketball/ esports will not die, will it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 1 hour ago, GDAWG said: esports will not die, will it? Only if videogames die lol. To be honest, I only dislike the name "esports". Just call it Professional Videogaming. Not knocking anybody that plays video games, pool or cards professionally, but they're not sports. ESPN shouldn't be giving airtime to those competitions, but they do I'm on the fence about whether I consider bowling a sport or not lol Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_tattoos Posted September 23, 2018 Share Posted September 23, 2018 The official ribbon cutting ceremony for Capital City's arena was earlier today. The Goodman League held some games in the arena later in the day (which may still be going on as I post this). Anyways here's some pics Events DC posted of the inside of the arena. Hotter Than July > Thriller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMMF Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 Semi-off topic: The St Elizabeth Arena looks great but why are the Mystics moving there to share space with the Go-Go? The Mystics averaged 7000+ and are now going to a building that seats a little over half that? I guess business-wise it must make sense but initially, it doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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