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SHHHHH! STAPLES CENTER PRAISED, BUT CROWD NOISE QUESTIONED

          Staples Center "generally has received positive
     reviews" from fans, but it's "not yet a place where many
     basketball fans act, well, fanatical and provide the local
     team with an emotional lift," according to Mark Emmons of
     the ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER.  Lakers F Robert Horry, on the
     "atmosphere" at the arena: "The only time people cheer is
     when [C Shaquille O'Neal] hits some free throws."  Noting
     Staples Center has almost one million square feet of space,
     NBBJ Sports and Entertainment Owner/Partner Dan Meis said of
     the arena, "Come on, it's not that big.  I can't believe
     (the lack of noise) can be traced back to size because
     Staples is not as big as some of the other new buildings." 
     Emmons wrote that the "irony" is some fans are "making noise
     ... but it's emitting from the mountain-climbing regions" of
     the arena.  Emmons added that the "separation created" by
     the luxury suites "seems to have created a somewhat
     schizophrenic atmosphere, or at least a lack of connection
     between the fans up high and down low."  NBBJ's Meis said
     that eventually he "believes that fans will adjust to the
     new surroundings" (O.C. REGISTER, 12/14).  In Vancouver,
     Gordon McIntyre wrote that when sitting in the upper bowl,
     "the sound is so muted, it's like watching the game on a
     small TV through plate glass" (Vancouver PROVINCE, 12/14).

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