I'm afraid NJ will never be the place to be in sports. Problem is, neither team really has a solid fan base. They don't represent a city, but rather, a state, and the northern part of one, at that. As I'm sure you know, people in South Jersey all root for the 6ers and Flyers, and up here in the North, it's the Knicks and Rangers.

The Nets have not sold out one single playoff game yet. Yeah, the finals are sold out, but after all, it's the finals. Plenty of tickets go to the media, the league, etc. I'm not totally sure about the Devils, but I don't think they had any early round sellouts, either.

The funniest thing is, when the Yankees win the World Series, they have a ticker tape parade for them up Broadway. Now there's talk about a parade for the Devils and/or Nets if they win it. In the Continental Arena parking lot.

That about sums it up. So much for being "the place to be"
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