I also like the excitement of being at a game where the adrenalin from the crowd seems to energize the team. The best times I've ever had at a game were BE tournament games at MSG involving the men. But as much as I enjoy being at a women's game the level of excitement is several levels lower. I stopped going mostly because my knees made the price of the walk too steep but even when I attended games I felt like I was anywhere but at a basketball game. I don't know how many times I stood to cheer a run only to look around and see maybe 3 or 4 other people within 20 feet standing with me. I've never seen a more sedate bunch in my life. They seem to applaud the first basket only because it means they can sit, which is where they stay till halftime and they get up to go to the concessions.
The only games I've been to in the last several years that had any semblance of crowd excitement have been regional NCAA games in either Bridgeport or Albany, or the Maggie Dixon game at the garden where I sat surrounded by BYarders.
Judging from your narrative, it sounds like your seats are surrounded by..................a "mature" group of folks, that do not easily succumb to urges to stand and cheer a good play, or a big basket by the home team. If your knees do not allow you to do stairs, I completely understand. A lot of folks pass that threshold at some point. You are best served with seats in the bottom section.
I'd sit in the upper row of the bowl if that was all I could get. However, If I had my choice, I'd be sitting
court side if I could find 2 seats for sale, especially traveling as far I would be coming to see the game. The game would take on a completely different perspective for me if I could view it from court side seats, as opposed to seats in the last row at the top. I'll have a great seat for the game, my recliner directly in from of my BIG screen, and only a few steps from the refrigerator.
