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Originally Posted by ResAlien
Wait a second I love crapping on Arizona as much as the next guy but it’s a half hour drive from Scottsdale to Glendale, are we really pretending it’s undertaking a trek on the Oregon Trail to get to a game? That really makes that big a difference huh?
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Just for comparison, from where, and when? I love it when the tourists come to town and tell me how easy it is to get around when they are traveling at less than peak time. I took a cab from a hotel right off the 101 and did the trip in 30 minutes in light traffic. Did I mention I did it at 3:00 in the afternoon? Phoenix has great roads, but when rush hour hits so does gridlock. Same trip between the hours of five and seven PM, when most residents would be traveling, is a gong show and adds 30-45 minutes to any trip, thanks to rush hour congestion. That is indicative of a city with 4.2 million people.
Scottsdale is hardly the measure that should be used to determine where the fans are coming from. Just like you shouldn't say that the commute from Mount Royal (the community) to the Saddledome is so quick that fans shouldn't complain about location of the building or support facilities. Most "fans" live in the 'burbs. That's your measuring post. Take into consideration the need to get home after work, get the kids, and then make the trek to the arena. Not as easy as suggested.