Seven Was Our Lucky Number
Written by Pat Perry
President, ERC
My guess is that there were plenty of people in Northeast Ohio rooting against the CAVS the other night when they beat the Washington Wizards to advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals. And, interestingly they are all probably diehard CAVS fans!
Who are these people? Well, one of them is me.
I was hoping for a game seven in Northeast Ohio. That is the one I wanted the CAVS to win. And, I’ll bet all the folks downtown Cleveland who benefit from our sports’ teams home games were quietly rooting that the CAVS would have to play one more game in that series at the Q.
By winning game six, our region lost millions of dollars - the revenue generated locally for a game seven would have been great. I think our area could use the money.
To me it’s about our sports teams getting in the playoffs and playing as many games at home as possible. It’s fun to see our teams win…it’s more fun when we know that the dollars generated make a difference for the hotels, restaurants, etc.
The Boston Celtics are up next for the CAVS. They have home court advantage. So like all of you, I will be hoping the CAVS win…but hoping they don’t do it too soon. Let’s max-out on the possible home dates.
That would make a big “DIF”.
