原文网址:http://myurl.com.tw/k8bc The Knicks' motto this season should be, "Good seats still available. Very." 本季尼克队的标题应该改作“好位子仍然很空”。 The 23-59 Team Titanic disaster and subsequent sloppy Larry Brown firing has resulted in waves of season-ticket holders to cancel, at least for this season until Isiah Thomas proves the league's most expensive roster can actually post victories and not set payroll records. 有如铁达尼大灾难片的情节发生在尼克身上，23胜59负的战绩惨不忍睹。随後而来的教 练被火导致有一半的季票退票情形发生。这种情形在老汤拥有全联盟最贵的球员阵容，但 保证可以带来胜利，并且不用创下任何薪资记录以前是时常发生的。 The Post has learned the season-ticket base has dropped a significant 15 percent from last season's opening-night total - which includes full and partial plans. And a source connected to the Garden said the final full season -ticket plan tally could be the lowest in 20 years, dating to the season before the Patrick Ewing Era began. 根据统计，总共有大约15%的季票在去年球季开幕战之後被取消，包括整个球季和少部 份的比赛场次。球场方面也说今年有意购买季票的人数创下二十年来的新低。这个部份是 从後Ewing时代开始计算的。 The Garden does not release season-ticket figures. But Garden president Steve Mills told The Post before last season's opener their base was on par with the prior season's - approximately 13,000. 球场方面还没发布季票的销售数字，不过总裁Steve Mills跟平面媒体说，基本上，跟 先前球季一样维持标准，大约有13000张季票卖出。 Incredibly, the fans kept coming last season, as the Knicks became a morbid curiosity, laughingstock of the city and fodder for David Letterman monologues. Now they may just be bad, without the soap opera. 可预期的是，不离不弃是我尼克，尽管球队成为这个城市的笑柄，也成为David Letterman长篇大论的灵感来源，这球队好像病了。虽然现在这情况很糟，不过至少比肥皂 剧还好上那麽一点。 The Knicks' first three preseason games at the Garden, including last night's 113-102 victory over Philly, drew half-full houses. (The Mets held playoff games during the first two). The club announced inflated totals of 14,402, 13,902 and last night's 16,346. 尼克队头三场在主场的热身赛观众人数，包含昨天以113-102打败七六人的比赛在内， 那场比赛售票情形接近满座。(前两场出赛，大都会同样也有比赛。)官方发布的数据是 14402、13902、昨晚则是16346名观众入场。 Brown's Knicks averaged 18,931 Garden fans, which ranked sixth in the NBA - 95.8 percent capacity. They also achieved a respectable 24 sellouts for a team that posted the most losses in franchise history and the second-worst record for a 82-game schedule. 布朗教练时代总共每场有18931名球迷入场，这个数字在NBA排名第六，大约是95.8%的 售票率，同时也有24场销售一空的比赛。尽管尼克创下球队历史上单季最多败和第二差的 战绩记录。 Knicks brass are fully expecting a sellout for their Garden opener Nov. 4 vs. the Pacers, as they said only limited tickets are available. The Knicks can't remember the last time they did not sell out their home opener. 尼克高层表示，11月4日在主场对上溜马队的开幕战的门票将会销售一空。现在只有少 数的门票尚未卖出。尼克队已经想不起来上一回他们开幕战没有满座的时候了。 It feels like ages ago when the Knicks possessed a lengthy season-ticket waiting list and were holders of the longest consecutive sellout streak in the league - a number that reached 433 and lasted from 1993 to 2002. 对尼克来说，连续场次满座的记录已经是很遥远的事了。上一回他们创下联盟最长连续 场次满座记录是从1993-2002，连续433场比赛。 As policy after non-playoff years, Knicks owner James Dolan did not raise ticket prices, though they've led the league in average ticket price for years (now about $82). And they gave their season-ticket base softer deadlines to renew as courtesy, moving it back to late August from July 1. 在多年未打进季後赛後，尼克大老板James Dolan并没有调高门票售价，尽管尼克在价 钱方面是全联盟最贵的(USD $82)。他们也对购买季票的球迷有所优惠，期限从7月1日移 到8月底。 They also have been offering a ton of extras to the loyal fans who will return despite the Knicks not making the playoffs four of the last five seasons. 尼克也释出许多利多消息给他们的死忠支持者，纵使在过去五个球季中，他们有四度未 能进入季後赛。 Subscribers are receiving a piece of the Garden floor from the two championship seasons of 1969-70 and 1972-73, autographed by Knicks legends. Some of the longest-tenured subscribers were having their floor piece hand-delivered by various Knicks.In other newly added freebies for the diehards, season-ticket holders get a free Garden tour, free media guides and yearbooks, an invitation to visit the practice facility in Westchester to meet players, discounts on buying additional tickets and other gifts - bonuses never before done by a franchise realizing it desperately needs to dish out good will. 订户们可以收到一份由'72、'73年球季传奇球员亲笔签名的官方刊物。部份长期订户还 可以收到各种不同的优惠，近来还新增了免费的电影票之类的。季票的持有者可以免费参 观球场，参观球员们在Westchester练习的情形，享有购票优惠和免费的小礼物之类的。 这些优惠在球团方面了解到那些迫切的需求以前，是不曾有过的。 --

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