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Originally Posted by MattyC
I really don't understand if you're going to build a brand new stadium, even if it is just for basket ball, why you wouldnt make the dimensions hockey viable. Especially when it was pretty likely that a hockey team would be moving in. Just seems like a massive oversight to me.
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It was never likely that a hockey team would be moving in. Building it to be expandable for hockey was initially considered, but at that point in time the Islanders had shown no interest in a Brooklyn move, and there's not exactly a lot of demand for another 18,000 seat hockey arena when MSG is a couple of miles away. The final design was optimized for the arena's primary purpose, basketball, and for concerts.