Some of these arenas look very nice to me . I just don’t get your view points on some of these 1. Arenas cost millions of dollars to build & them only lasting on the average 20 years is preposterous
@@GenX7119he talked about horrible exterior, garden on the roof, nothing special about interiors, 1990’s vibe, aerial photo is concrete shell, exterior looks like a library…..he should be the DEPRESSED COMPLAINANT🤣
Has this guy even been to any of these arenas or stadiums? He actually said Capital One Center doesn’t have accessibility and it’s literally above a subway hub!
I feel that these owners just want new arenas/stadiums just so they can freely flaunt their money. Some of these teams don't even necessarily need new venues
Nothing will happen with the Moda Center until the team is sold. Even then, money would be better spent on the area around the arena and a possible baseball stadium
Capital One Arena's floor is under street level so the ceiling and capacity are fairly high. There is natural light windows on the lower and middle concourses but none on the upper level. Capital One Arena will remain open for Georgetown, concerts, and Mystics games if the Wiz/Caps move out. New York Avenue serves as the parkway to exit/ enter the arena. Garages are scattered so traffic isn't bad. Tons of train lines stop underneath the arena
Delta Center just had a massive renovation. The game expirence at a Jazz game is top notch. Many Jazz fans love the Delta Center which says a lot about how it’s holding up.
@@ChuySkihe obviously hasnt the basketball court SUCKS i had a pick up game with my homies inside and the hardwood felt really really slippery i helped clean it up and even got to meet Royce O neele
I've been to a handful of arenas around the NBA. There is nothing wrong with the Delta Center. I've been to the Chase Center several times and prefer the Delta Center.
I’m also a Utahn and a diehard jazz fan. I’ve heard rumors about a new arena being built at the point of the mountain in West Valley, also possibly in Provo or Orem weirdly enough, which isn’t even Salt Lake County, it’s Utah County. But I think the Delta Center will stay where it is. Delta paid for the naming rights through 2049.
Totally agree with you. I've never been in an arena that has so much accessability in the concourses, especially around food service areas. It's never very crowded.
Yeah, I doubt he has been to Capital One. It is located in the Gallery Place neighborhood. It is served by the subway lines. Zero block walk. Few people drive thru D.C. traffic to get there.
Just for starters the Portland Trail Blazers would never in a million years ever consider leaving Portland. It be almost a scuicide mission to do so. Plus they have really great attendance and a fan base that will support them even though the suck.
Not even then. It would be a Sonics situation all over again. That’s kind of why Phil Knight tried to by the Blazers, because he wanted them to stay in Portland. Plus the team has no reason to leave. The fanbase is fantastic in Portland.
@@chandlerfarris1165 Adam sliver promised Paul Allen the Blazers will remain in Portland. Paul Allen estate will make sure whoever buying the team has to keep the Blazers in Portland.
I actually live in Oregon and have frequented the Moda center and veteran memorial collesseum many times. This guy needs to visit Portland or stop judging things by just a three second google search because the Moda center is actually a realtor nice arena when you walk by it or go inside it. It may not be the nicest arena in the NBA but it’s a really good stadium for concerts and basketball. And it looks really pretty at night along with the rest of the Portland area at night. I could at least see it lasting 20 to 30 more years.
Delta Center is amazing! You are obviously a person who’s never been there. This arena is the absolute best with EASE OF ACCESS . Excellent parking availability, it’s literally everywhere. There’s a train that’s actually right there at the entrance and bus stops on all sides. No matter how you want to get there, after a jazz game, concert, wwe or any other live event, you’re HOME within 45 minutes. Most places it takes 45 mins just to get off the premises.
It's also a very iconic arena. Many of the most important moments in the 1990s NBA took place in the Delta Center. I tend to agree with him on one thing, however: the original seating and color codes were much better as far as the arena aesthetic.
It seems that he only likes arenas that follow current trends. He always says that older arenas should be replaced or renovated. This isn't as simple of a solution as he thinks it is. This guy is so obsessed with natural light too.
You’re right that’s all he talks about, natural light or it’s to old. He’s never been to none of those an arenas before, just giving his opinions off of google pictures. 😂 He’s a clown
So what I gather with this guy's logic on why perfectly good buildings should be demolished and replaced with half billion dollar buildings is they are so 1990's! Sorry, but what I consider to be good sports venues is size, properly maintained, comfort, decent views of the game, concessions, and accessibility. The Utah Jazz just spent over $100 million in arena renovations. The Delta Center is essentially a brand new arena. I was there for a game a few years ago and think it's a really nice arena. The Moda Center is also really nice. The way those two arenas are build was common in the 90's. The United Center is very similar. So as a fan, I don't care that the appearance from the outside is from the 90's. I mean, my house is so 1950's, should that be demolished and rebuilt to a modern look despite being very functional? You know which arena I didn't care for? The Chase Center. Parking was a good distance away and the seating was terrible. My knees were hitting the back of the head of the person in front of me and I was squished like a sardine in my seat. I've heard negative things about the other three arenas, but two of them weren't designed for NBA teams, so those make sense. Delta and Moda, built almost exclusively for basketball!
That did sound depressing lol. Not agreeing with you on Moda Center. It was fairly recently vastly renovated. They like it in Portland. The Delta Center was also recently updated - although having a boring outside look, the inside is quite cool and the upper deck is placed in a really cool way, steep above the court. Wasn't pretty though in summer of 99 where a tornado actually blew out many of it's windows and punctured it's roof. Smoothie King Center is probably lowest but the interior does have some nice deep south feel to it though. That being said, I agree with your take on the horrible idea of "picnic tables". NBA arenas in recent years have generally not done good jobs of updating their interior with those things that basically distract fans from the actual game plus darkening the crowds which almost makes arenas look empty.
Delta center is old and outdated but the upperdeck especially front couple of rows, are incredible, you’re right on top of the action and is a very unique experience compared to other arena upper decks.
I’m so glad it’s back to being the Delta Center once again! Vivint Arena just sounds stupid. It was Delta Center when the Jazz played in the Finals in back to back seasons. Also, I agree. Been to several games there and the view is amazing, and almost every game is a sellout so it’s loud asf and the fans go crazy.
Bro is painfully misguided, and ignorant. It's hard to take his opinions seriously when he clearly hasn't been to any of these arenas, and is basing his "rankings" solely off of Google images
If the top of the Target center grass roof part looked like a basketball 🏀 That would make it look better as far as the exterior goes. That would make for some good TV camera angles
I’m a New Orleans pelicans fan and I’m from New Orleans the stadium does need a redesign outside. I can agree with you on that but I think the stadium is OK for right now.
The Delta Center has one of the most unique aspects in the league in that the sound acoustics help to amplify crowd noise. So even though it has one of the smaller attendance capacities of the arenas in the league, in the Jazz organization's heyday, it was also one of the loudest. The new arena would have to have a similar feature for it to be worth it. I'm sure downtown SLC has a vested interest in getting a new arena for the Jazz. The last thing that town needs is all of that money being spent elsewhere. Gateway would essentially become a ghosttown if the Jazz left downtown. I think the city and the Jazz reach some kind of agreement. What they do in the meantime while the new arena is being built, I'm not sure. But I'm certain Ryan Smith and his people will think of something. Of the six arenas listed here, I think Smoothie King is the most likely to be replaced sooner. I don't know if the city of New Orleans acquiesces to the Pelicans organization's demands on public funding for a new arena or if the Pelicans end up moving, but I don't see them playing at Smoothie King Center for very much longer. Also can they just change their name? I mean the Pelicans??
The Delta Center used to hold 20,000 people, which was average at the time. That combined with the acoustics made it one of the loudest arenas in the NBA. The large seating capacity made it uncomfortable. However, the renovations cut it down to just over 18,000. My last visit to the arena was much more comfortable than I remember in the past being there is more space between people.
@@briand5083 oh no doubt! I've been to games in both the "old" Delta Center and the "new" one. It is much more comfortable now. More space, the seats are much more comfortable, and there are better amenities. Plus the importance of having actual restaurants serving food in the arena cannot be understated.
I honestly don’t understand this guy’s fixation on natural light. It kind of makes sense for a domed stadium for baseball or football which are traditionally played outdoors. But it is pointless for an arena where 95% of its events would be held after dark.
Can someone who’s been to the Target Center explain to me what’s so bad about it? The images in this video make it look like a perfectly fine, well maintained facility.
I agree, I’ve been to the target center many times and it’s OK. There’s a lot of seats in the upper bowl, but the arena is not as bad as this guy makes it seem.
You have no clue what you're talking about in regards to Cap one arena. The arena is very accessible a metro right next to it and several others just a few blocks away. Plenty of parking options.
I`m not a Jazz fan but on television the Delta Center crowd seems right on top of the action. Even the nosebleed seats looks like the fans are very near on the court.
In fact, the new CLIPPERS arena being built is modeled after the DELTA Center and Duke University basketball arena. The Clippers owner said he wanted an atmosphere where the crowd was UP AND TIGHT on the action.. I hope when the PELICANS get their new arena, thay would build it similar to that and the DELTA Center
The Pelicans definitely needs a new arena. The new Clippers home looks awesome and i think all new arenas should look similiar. Too many cookie cutter arenas that the fans needs binoculars to watch a game.@@wiggywil
This is honestly quite accurate. As someone who has been to many Jazz games sat high and low, you are never missing the action. It’s honestly the only arena I’ve been to so far where I don’t mind sitting in the nose bleeds because even up high I can still see whats happening on the court without having to look at the Jumbotron.
Delta Center was well known in the Stockton-Malone days to be arguably the most intimidating arena in the NBA. A lot of that had to with how it was built: the seating was stacked so it would feel like 20,000 people were pushing onto the court.
Help me understand this, and this is coming from a Jazz fan when it comes to building names. Continuing to call the Moda Center the Rose Garden makes sense to me. Rose Garden is a unique name to that city being it's the City of Roses. If I were a Blazer fan, I would continue to call that building the Rose Garden. Jazz fans continued to refer to their building as the Delta Center 15 years past their name change. That makes zero sense to me. Delta Airlines is not unique to Salt Lake, or Utah at all for that matter. Why the loyalty to Delta Airlines? It's just a corporate sponsor. Same with Key Arena. It was named after a bank based out of Cleveland! Why are people so attached to corporate names? When I used to refer to the Jazz arena by it's correct name, whether it be Energy Solutions Arena or Vivint Smarthome Arena, people would always correct me and say, "It's the Delta Center, it will always be the Delta Center to me." I always thought that was odd. I would respond with, "Meh, I guess I don't have the same loyalty to Delta as you. I typically fly United." Also, #bringbackthesonics!
@@briand5083.....First, an arena's original name is what remains with fans. It's the name change that's difficult for them to accept. Second, Delta Air Lines (yes Air-Lines) is the largest carrier in the state of Utah. If you fly out of KSLC, this is obvious. Delta is heavily invested in the new airport, Salt Lake City and Utah, in general. Delta employs over 5000 people in the city of Salt Lake, alone. Why are they loyal? It's the hometown airline and everyone either works or flies Delta, or knows someone who does.
Moda Center in Portland is the worst. The entire building smells like poop. It leaks when it rains. And there's absolutely zero outside security, fans cars get their windows broken, and their stuff gets stolen.
Poor video. I love the delta center. You’re very vague in your critiques. I’ve walked into many of these arenas and I love the delta center. I don’t know what you’re even talking about
Per the GSA these are some of the benefits of a green roof Green Roofs can: Reduce the stormwater runoff rate from a roof by up to 65% Make roof surfaces 30-40% cooler. Reduce heat flux from roof to building by up to 72% Last 40 years or more. Attract such wildlife as birds, bees and spiders.
@DG, when you call stadiums "Horrible" have you been to any of them? Are you major in Architecture? What qualifies to be a critic in that sense. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the updates because I'm a sports fan and love stadiums. With that being said, if these teams are good, and have good attendance, it doesn't really matter how "HORRIBLE" they look. The Wizards aren't going to be any good even if they played on the moon.
He hates the Delta Center for no reason. Bro is constantly trashing it and calling it the worst when it's far from it. Say what you want about the exterior, but the exterior doesn't matter 😭
Your takes on these buildings are so harsh most of the time.. you need to become an architect and build the perfect stadium so we can see what your ideal place for sports..
The Delta Center building is old, relatively. They had talked about moving the team to the suburbs, but SLC came through with a new bill that passed. It'll increase the sales tax by 0.5% in the city to pay for rebuilding at some point. For now, they're going to renovate it to fit the new Utah NHL hockey team Ryan Smith also purchased (He owns the Jazz and the MLS soccer team with his SEG ownership group). So it's already in the works, starting this Summer.
What's this bozos criteria? I'm a blazers season tickets holder, the arena is nice. Throughout the building there's lots of local and north west themed decor and food places. This boneheads obviously never been here in person.
As a Jazz fan now living in Oregon, I frequently visit the Moda Center when the Jazz are in town. It's a very nice arena. This guy doesn't know what he's talking about. Maybe I like the 90's look, but the building is nice from the outside as well.
@@briand5083yeah, he's obviously hadn't been inside. It's nice, they have easy accessibility and it's easy to get in and out of the arena. They have cool area to take pictures . Guy def voted for sanders.
Minnesotan here. We have a new Ownership Group taking over, with the face of that ownership group A-Rod. With A-Rod's ties to Seattle, there is much speculation that he will demand a new arena or attempt to move the team to Seattle. I think, knowing that our state recently approved new stadiums for the Twins, Vikings, and Gophers football (with in the last 10 years or so) and the city of Minneapolis just dumped 150-250 million into Target Center...no new Timberwolves arena is coming anytime soon. A-Rod will be in full Seattle mode soon.
minnesotan here as well they will get a new arena in the next decade guarantee it the seattle narrative is old and played out they arent going anywhere arod even mentioned it on a podcast not that long ago it will get done
A-rod has already confirmed that the Timberwolves will stay in Minnesota. He's said that in multiple interviews. Also, there's been a lot of rumors circulating that Seattle would get an expansion team if/when the league decides to do that.
I dont take owners (ownerships) at their words when it comes to this stuff. Ive been around the block a few times with sports owners and their PR B.S. Look at the Oakland A's. Not to long ago their owner told them they were staying in Oakland. Worked with the city on a new Stadium by the bay/water, and the city had been getting their funds to hold their end of the agreement. He had the marketing team put out the slogan "Rooted in Oakland" a few years back to further demonstrate to the fans they were staying put. We know the ending. Vegas Baby. @@twinsrookie
I am not saying the Timberwolves are moving. But I am saying that this new ownership group wants a new arena ASAP. The pressure cooker will come soon, and if Minnesota/Minneapolis/Hennipen County doesnt pony up the dollars they want, I would bet the Seattle move chatter will get loud. @@briand5083
The building has a lot of history, a lot of notable events have happened there, the All Star Game just adds to the list. It may not be MSG, but you know this clown would never advocate for tearing MSG down. He has very obvious ignorant bias in his videos
I like Capitol One Arena. I'm not a Wizards fan, but its 2 hrs away from me, and Its great when they play the Bucks. I'm all in. The parking deck is very close, which is very nice. Park, walk 5 mins and you're at the Arena.
only issue to me with target is the check in system, its all in a row and comes in from like 3 or 4 areas, seats are in nice spots tho, 200s and 100s have good view, idk how bowls work but it seems like you'd be further from the game in the 200s
It’s all about the money with Capital One Arena. The Arena doesn’t have enough “purchase points” in it due to an inability to expand the concourse/ hallways in the arena. Leonsis wants shops and bars and clubs and restaurants all through the arena. Since it’s Downtown DC; there’s no space.
Thanks for not including Scotiabank Arena on this list. As Canada’s only remaining NBA arena in regular use, Scotiabank Arena deserves more respect. Also, fun fact: Basketball is a Canadian invention!
Smoothie King Arena and Delta Airlines Center both demolished, The Jazz need to come back to NOLA in a new Arena and the Pelicans needed a new home in Tampa City at Amalie Arena
Almost all the important history for the Jazz is in Utah, including the most famous/highly-rated Finals in NBA history, and the careers of guys like Stockton and Malone. The Jazz were not popular in New Orleans and had literally zero success as a team there; the Maravich stuff is nice, but that was a short window that took place with a lack of local popularity or any real team success. The idea of giving the 'Jazz' name back at this late date, after all the important players that have played in SLC and huge games that have taken place there, to a New Orleans market with almost no history relative to that franchise, is absurd. The 1990s were the decade of The Dream Team, and the time when Malone and Stockton were making multiple Finals against Michael Jordan, all while making five Conference Finals and winning the most games of any franchise that decade. The 1970s was the era of tape delay for the NBA, and the Jazz were the bottom of the barrel for a dying league; the franchise was attracting very few fans in the New Orleans market, all while never making the playoffs a single time. It's pretty obvious that if you have respect for NBA history, you understand that the 'Jazz' name belongs in Utah, just as the 'Lakers' name belongs here in Los Angeles.
@manuelgrothe608 You ignored all the history I listed to bring up the history of New Orleans. Absurd. New Orleans has no meaningful connection to the Jazz franchise when compared to Utah, that is the point. Your stance requires you to ignore that, and bring up Jazz Culture in New Orleans. Which makes about as much sense as demanding Los Angeles give up the 'Lakers' name. But hey, thanks for conceding.
You somehow made a worse take than any of the ones he made in this video 😭 The Delta Center should remain, and the Jazz should stay right where they are. New Orleans has a team, and Florida doesn't need another one.
@@mortenpotzdidler2790 bro just suggested removing a team from a market to another market that already has a team, so that the team that's already in that market can move to a state that already has 2 franchises. All because of a name. He's high lmao
Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee is one of the best arenas in the NBA. Went in February 2023 to heat vs bucks game. And the concession prices were super reasonable. MBZ Dome in Atlanta is by far one of the best stadiums in American sports period. Been there multiple times.
Timberwolves interior really isn’t that bad at all, I’ve been to games 20 rows from the floor, all the way to the top deck…there’s really not any “bad” seats. Also the concourse is pretty good. It’s a stadium you would have to go to, to understand. It’s just a little outdated. I’ve also been to Fiserv arena, which is amazing, but it’s not really that much better than Target center, from just a spectator’s pov
So you don’t like large upper seating, but Wells Fargo is an honorable mention? And it isn’t just a big box. What is the criteria for good and bad, age?
Windows or no windows make your mind. You said the Wizards need to have an arena like other that have widows and let light and then contradict it when talking about the Pelicans arena.
Wells Fargo looks nothing like Capital One on the inside. What are you smoking? It looks very closely like TD Garden in Boston period and similar to the old Palace of Auburn Hills. Capital One arena is cavernous
I live in Maryland and Capital One Arena is meh. There's no big entrance when walking in. As soon as you walk in, BAM there's security workers/tickets workers. The worst thing about this arena is that there is no parking structure attached to the arena like most other NBA arenas. It has a parking garage underneath the building but it's not open to Wizards and Capitals games. Its better to take the Metro. Being a Pacers fan from Indianapolis which has one of the best NBA Arena's in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Captial One Arena is just yuck. GO PACERS
