Suns vs. Hawks Tickets
Dang I wish Joe Johnson had stayed here in Phoenix. But I guess he decided he was sick of being a role player on the Phoenix Suns and opted to be The Man with the Atlanta Hawks. He certainly is that — he is the clear star of that team. But they still pretty much suck so I expect the Suns will steamroll them when they come into the Valley this season. If you are interested in seeing for yourself here are some places I recommend you look online for tickets:
1. First, check out these ticket vendors for pricing:
2. Next come back and check our favorite after market vendors:
AIW Tickets has tickets starting at $18
Stubhub is coming in at about $13
TicketsNow has good seats too
3. Also, the box office itself is always the cheapest route (even if all the good seats tend to be available only in the choices above)
You ought to find what you need between all of these choices.
Go Suns!
Here is some Hawks trivia for you as well:
In recent years, the Hawks yet again have become one of the league’s worst teams, mainly because of bad personnel moves made by the front office in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. In March 2004 the team was sold to a group of executives by the name of Atlanta Spirit LLC [1] by Time Warner (who inherited the Hawks and Braves upon its merger with Turner Broadcasting in 1996), along with the Atlanta Thrashers pro ice hockey team, with which the Hawks share the Philips Arena. After the change in ownership, though, the Hawks still struggled. In the 2004-05 season, the Hawks gained the notorious reputation of the league’s worst team with a mere 13 victories (five less than even the expansion Charlotte Bobcats and the struggling New Orleans Hornets). Despite their league worst-record, though, the Hawks only landed the number two pick in the 2005 NBA Draft (the first pick went to the Milwaukee Bucks). With the second pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, the Atlanta Hawks selected Marvin Williams of the University of North Carolina. Marvin Williams is considered to be the player with the most potential and marketablity of the draft class. Additionally, the Hawks had Josh Childress, Josh Smith, Salim Stoudamire, and nearly $25 million in cap space for 2005 free agent market. However, despite the recent influx of talent acquired in the draft, they still hold the longest drought of not drafting an All-Star in North American pro sports (22 years). In the summer of 2005, the Hawks completed a sign-trade deal with the Phoenix Suns that landed Atlanta Joe Johnson in return for Francis Pierre, Boris Diaw and two future 1st round picks. They also signed Zaza Pachulia from the Milwaukee Bucks. These changes occurred after an apparent power struggle between the owners for nearly three weeks before the moves were made. [2]. Unfortunately, while the power struggle over Johnson has been resolved, the ownership situation remains in flux, with ligitation still ongoing.
As of 2006, the Hawks have shown some moderate improvement. Even with the league’s 4th worst record, during the 2005-06 season they still managed to triumph over the then-defending champion San Antonio Spurs, 94-84, and also defeated the Detroit Pistons while the latter had the league’s best regular season record.
The Hawks trail only the Golden State Warriors (12 in a row) in terms of the most consecutive seasons without a playoff appearance with seven in a row (see Active NBA non-playoff appearance streaks). They also hold the dubious distinctions of not advancing beyond the second-round of any playoff format since 1961 and the longest run of not winning an NBA title (48 years).
