I’m not from Oakland, I’m from San Jose. I’ll go to the games whether it’s in Oakland or whether it’s in San Francisco.

So the Giants were able to up ticket prices BECAUSE they stayed in the same city and had Barry.
Along that same logic, if the Dubs don’t have a bonafide star, the ticket prices won’t go up as dramatically because there will be little justification for it. Owners are never interested in any business proposition that lose fans. If they DO have a bonafide star by that point, along the lines that you’re arguing, fans will still come out, especially the diehards that have been going for years, because, well, the Warriors will be as attractive as ever.

and in the end the warriors are a BAY AREA team, they’re not an oakland team. Baseball, football aren’t comparable, both SF & Oakland have their own loyalties. The Warriors have played in both San Francisco and Oakland(hell, they were referred to as the San Francisco Warriors while playing in Oakland for a bit), they have fans not only in the east bay, but huge fans in San Francisco(which if you haven’t noticed is a more populous city than Oakland) and San Jose and the areas surrounding both those cities. Trust me, many fans from Oakland will still go to games, just as a lot of NIners fans will still go to games in Santa Clara. AT&T Park has been known as one of the most easily accessible ballparks in the nation by public transportation(from almost anywhere in the Bay Area), and little will change if the potential arena is built nearby, the NBA season and baseball season barely overlap. and if fans in the east bay dwindle, more fans from San Francisco and the area will show up, and don’t go calling them douchebags – they’re the same fans that BART from San Francisco to Oakland currently, and they’re a part of the very same ‘fanbase’ that you think would change so much.

The new arena will be filled with douche bags.

Rich douche bags!

If you are concerned about the ticket prices, do not worry. That is why Lacob is putting in hi-def big screens in the Oracle. So after they move, the lower class will still have a place to watch the games at greatly reduced prices.

That said, Lakers, Dodgers and Angels fans are the Great Satan. ;-)

True, I never viewed the dubs as a Oakland or 510 team. If a 49er fan can accept their team moving from San Francisco to Santa Clara, I certainly could come to grips with the dubs crossing the bridge, especially since their name is not the Oakland Warriors. Im just saying it makes zero sense to me to move a team that everybody agrees is in a convienent location and is in the top 10 in attendance in the league. Just so fans can patronize businesses that the team dont own on their way to and from the game? I guess im just different, if I want to eat ill go somewhere near my home after or before the game. I go to the arena to see the game, not to go on a date afterwards.

I’m a college kid and I can afford admission to Giants games. If you’re not trying to go to every major rivalry game(which will obviously be more expensive), you can often catch tickets for $10, and a couple years ago as little as $6-7. Obviously winning a championship inflates prices a bit.

but I’ve also NEVER paid for parking while going to a Giants game and I don’t even live in the city. Its just a BART ride, and a transfer within the same station to a muni metro train that takes you to the ENTRANCE of the ballpark.

Literally the only people I’ve known to pay for parking are those who are driving from a few hours away, those who don’t care about the $30 anyway, or tourists. It is literally one of the most easily accessible stadium via public transportation in the Bay Area, more so than any stadium in Oakland or San Jose, and more so than Candlestick. Theres no reason to drive unless you have to.