Basketball Courts and Venues

[maroonmartian]

SM Arena
Location: SM Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay City
Capacity: 16,000 (Basketball)

By 2012 matatapos na ito at dito ito maghohost ng NCAA at UAAP tournament. May competition na Araneta. Tingin na lang kayo sa net ng pics.

[maroonmartian]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96N5rLqExrM

This is the biggest project of the Iglesia ni Cristo ever. Who would have thought they could but just look at their grandiouse headquarters in QC. Here are some of the facts:

Seats: 50,000
Purpose:
- Auditorium
-Church Service
-Political Rally?
-SPORTS EVENTS aka. volleyball, badminton and BASKETBALL
Location: Bocaue, Bulacan (medyo malayo lang)

No football pitch in the Arena but they will plan to add a new track and field stadium nearby. Here are some of the model of the Arena.

[oca]

On the MOA and Philippine Arenas.

The best thing about them is they are completely a private sector undertaking.

We should be glad facilities such as this will be available when the need arises without the taxpayer being burdened of paying for its upkeep and maintenance over the long-term. No cost or expense will be passed on to the tax paying public during periods of operating losses.

The Philippine Arena is a prime candidate to be a white elephant. It's relative distance from the base of the NCAA and UAAP makes it unattractive to become a venue for these leagues' year round activities. Pero dahil private sector naman ito, sige lang patayo lang kayo ng patayo.

As for the MOA Arena, I am curious as to the pricing of its tickets when the NCAA and UAAP eventually holds its games here. Also another concern will be the cost of food and drinks in this venue. Comportablé ka nga sa panonood, papatayin ka naman sa gutom dahil sa mahal ng pagkain sa loob! Yung mga purely and plainly school fans isang laro lang sinasadya ng mga yan, pero ang mga baliw sa basketball, lahat ng magandang macth-up ay panonoorin. Sa UAAP laging twin-bill. Sa NCAA may Juniors kaya 4 na laro yan-- maraming pagkakataon 3 laro ang magandang panoorin. Baka mamutla tayo sa lipas ng gutom sa mahal ng pagkain sa MOA Arena. :'(

[maroonmartian]

^ Regarding on the two "big" arenas:

SM Arena in Pasay City near SM Mall of Asia
Aside from bus and taxi, medyo inaccessible ang Arena na ito. Yung sa food prices naman sana babaan nila. SM should realize this in order to attract more patrons. Araneta kasi mahal ng pagkain sa loob kaya minsan ginagawa ko kumakain muna sa labas bago pumasok. Ang MAJOR CONCERN ko sa Arena na ito ay ang EARTHQUAKE PREPAREDNESS. Nagkalindol pa naman sa US kanina. Paglumindol sa Manila may problema ka.
1) Liquifaction of the land in MOA. Remember reclaimed area ito at hindi bato yung foundation. They should address this.
2) Yung posibleng tumama na tsunami kung meron

PHILIPPINE ARENA
I doubt the "white elephant" ito. Gagawin ng Iglesia ni Kristo (owner) na magkaroon ito ng silbi aside from its primary religious functions. Kung malipat ang NAIA sa Clark ay maganda ang posisyon nito for global events.

[atenean_blooded]

For the Philippine Arena to work, it should be able to host football matches.

Otherwise, I don't think we need or want a 50,000-seat basketball court.

[maroonmartian]

Otherwise, I don't think we need or want a 50,000-seat basketball court.

Future venue for Ateneo-La Salle games. ;D
Or venue for NAASCU (where New Era University is a member). Or a prayer rally venue for INC.

Actually may papatayo din sila na FOOTBALL Stadium nearby pero I assume that it wouldn't be 50,000 seater but I hope it would be larger than the Rizal Memorial (renovated to only 13,000) and Panaad Stadium (15,000) COMBINED like 30,000-40,000 seats.

Here is the pick of the separate football stadium. NEU Stadium ata pangalan.

[bchoter]

Otherwise, I don't think we need or want a 50,000-seat basketball court.

Upper Z tickets come with disposable binoculars. Referees will be equipped with bullhorns

[atenean_blooded]

I think they'll want to study how the bigger football venues are built, like Camp Nou in Barcelona or the Bernabeu in Madrid.

[maroonmartian]

^ The 50,000 Philippine Arena will host BASKETBALLl/volleyball/tennis/badminton events NOT FOOTBALL as the video had said. And the layout had been made so its hard for them to deviate from it? Also, unlike the Araneta Coliseum, it would have have an uneven view. Auditorium siya where the stage is on the other side. Think of it as an OBLONG (not like Araneta's CIRCLE figure. One end will have the stage would have the stage and the other one the projector?

Siguro libre na yung Section Z kung ganun. Sulit na sila sa gastos eh. ;D

[atenean_blooded]

MOA Arena bulok