來源 NEED4SHEED 原文：http://tinyurl.com/7oer9z9 Report: Palace of Auburn Hills may eliminate half of its luxury suites The Sports Business Journal reports that the Palace of Auburn Hills may cut the number of suites to 80 from 178, converting them into a restaurant, social media gathering sites and a sports hall of fame. Auburn Hills-based Palace Sports and Entertainment LCC may slash the number of suites of The Palace of Auburn Hills to 80 skyboxes from the current 178, according to a new report. The plan would be to convert suite space on the penthouse level of the Detroit Pistons' home into a restaurant, social media gathering sites and a sports hall of fame, the Sports Business Journal reported. The suites targeted are on the highest level at The Palace, typically leased on a game-by-game basis and difficult to sell, the report said. After 11 home games this season, the struggling Pistons (4-18) are averaging 12,619 fans a game, worst in the 30-team National Basketball Association. No final determination has been made on whether the plan will go ahead or how much it would cost, according to the story. "We just have too much (suite) inventory. Changing those suites will be rated against numerous capital-intense projects we are reviewing," Palace President Dennis Mannion told the sports industry publication. A message was left for Palace management. The plan comes as new PS&E and Pistons owner Tom Gores continues to remake the operation. Gores, a private equity billionaire, has replaced much of PS&E's upper management with his own hires. He bought the team, venue and management company in June for $325 million. Last week, Forbes put a $332 million value on the Pistons in its newest annual team valuations, which represents a one-year decline of 8 percent. The team is the 17th-most-valuable franchise in the NBA, and the financial news website blamed the team's poor play and the region's recession economy for the decline in value. The team had operating income of $9.7 million on revenue of $141 million last year, compared with $31.8 million and $147 million the season prior, Forbes said. Gores and his staff look to boost all those numbers. There has been previously reported discussion of The Palace possibly selling naming rights. The Los Angeles-based sports marketing and talent management firm Wasserman Media Group was hired by the Palace to find new revenue opportunities at the venue, and naming rights is a possibility, although management has downplayed that. Former Pistons and PS&E owner Bill Davidson, whose 2009 death led to the team's sale, built the 22,076-seat Palace in 1988 for $90 million out of his own pocket. Davidson spent an additional $112.5 million in subsequent renovations of the arena but never wanted to sell the naming rights. Gores has spent about $9 million on renovations at The Palace, including an improved locker room; a new lounge, saunas and spas for the players; new dressing rooms for performers; and a new floor on the basketball court with a new overhead lighting system. A committee of executives from Gores' Los Angeles-based Platinum Equity LLC oversees the business operations of PS&E, which operates The Palace. 大意： 今年由於戰績實在太爛 每一場看球的球迷平均只有12619人 (聯盟最後) 所以奧本山皇宮將會把原本的178間包廂減少到80間 不過因為還有可能拿去做其他娛樂的用途 所以目前還沒有確定減少掉的空間要拿去做什麼。 另外 富比士將活塞隊的價值定在約332萬美元 比起去年下降了8% 並排在聯盟第17名 可能原因是球隊戰績不佳 還有當地的經濟衰退。 自從老比爾在2009年過世之後 新老板花了9000萬鎂將活塞隊買下後 接手後又馬上自掏腰包花了112.5萬鎂裝潢了球場的座位 然後又花了900萬鎂裝潢了舒服到讓球員軟腿的休息室和健身房...等等。 -- 新老闆花大錢不手軟 但球員卻舒服到腳軟 球迷看了戰績會心軟？ --

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