Good news, Bulls’ fans. TV ratings are out for your NBA stalwarts,
and guess what? They’re down a whopping
24 percent, for the worst numbers in thirteen years. Why, you may ask, is that good news?
Because it hurts ownership in the
pocketbook, which is the only sure-fire way to usher in change; whether or not
coach Jim Boylen should be the face of that change is a question for another
day. But fear not. Jerry and Michael Reinsdorf feel the pinch,
more so that attendance at the United Center has declined for the third year in
a row, this according to yesterday’s Sun-Times.
One of the many reasons I hated
building a publicly funded home for the White Sox is that it cushioned
Reinsdorf senior from the consequences of bad decision-making, as did a
sweetheart lease. But the United Center
cost Chicago taxpayers nothing, or as close to nothing as a major urban
construction project in the nation’s third-largest city can get. This is capitalism as it’s supposed to work,
just like they teach it at the University of Chicago.
As a rule, rich people hate losing
money. So, either the Bulls start
winning, which is how you make money in sports, or the owners sell. Now, that’s what you call a win-win.
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