John Niyo at the Detroit News wonders whether the empty seats at neutral sites are the inevitable price of progress.

The trouble is that progress isn't inevitable, and that the empty seats (seen on TV) may actually hurt the game. Much to my disappointment, it looks like fans won't show up for teams other than their own. It's a difficult problem for which there is no easy solution.

We shouldn't abandon the pod system after only one year of experimenting. But if the attendance situation doesn't improve in the next couple years, we may have to take a step backward to more home-court games.

In related news, David Vest at the AZ Republic rips local fans for not showing up.