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IT WAS THE WORST OF TIMES? GUND DISAPPOINTED WITH ATTENDANCE

          Cavs games are "getting so quiet these days that you
     can hear the attendance drop," according to Chris Tomasson
     of the AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, who writes that the team is
     averaging 13,573 at Gund Arena, down 3.9% from last season. 
     Season-ticket sales have dropped "significantly" from last
     season when the Cavs sold about 9,500, and the team is "on
     pace to have their worst season at the gate" since moving
     into Gund Arena.  Cavs President & CEO Jim Boland: "Sure,
     we're disappointed.  But we knew coming out of last year
     that we had a lot of work to do.  We knew that it wasn't
     going to be a quick fix."  Boland cites the retirement of
     Michael Jordan and the lockout as main reasons for the
     attendance drop.  Boland: "I hate to keep using [Jordan],
     but we sold a lot of ticket packages that included the
     Chicago games" (AKRON BEACON JOURNAL, 2/15).  Cavs Owner
     Gordon Gund, on the drop at the gate: "We are very mindful
     of it and are very concerned. ... I am disappointed in the
     attendance.  Hopefully, it will go up."  Gund: "I am not
     going to say I will never sell the team.  Some day, that
     could happen.  At this point, I am not thinking in those
     terms at all.  As for the franchise, I certainly know it is
     not going to leave Cleveland" (Cleve. PLAIN DEALER, 2/15).

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