I can't say this about the Phillies or Eagles.
Sixers are probably the worst example. Flyers a little better.
The Phillies have been the best in their division for like the last 5 years..before that...meh.
I'll give you the Eagles(although they have been good-great for a decade too).
The Flyers are one of the best ran franchises in the city tho.
Ill admit that they don't show up to the games anymore but really there isn't much to get excited about. Philly isn't one of the towns that superstars are begging to be traded to like NYC or LA. On top of that they are stuck somewhere between where they get good players from the draft but no superstar. The last time there was any excitement in the franchise was in 96 when they drafted AI.
Its hard to be a fan of a NBA team in a city that no one wants to go to play and is mismanaged. Even now they are an average team which if the rest of the East was stronger, wouldn't be in the playoffs.
Philly fans aren't going to show up to watch Lou and Jrue claw and scratch their way to win 35 games a year with no real signs of improvement.
Yeah..I don't blame them.
Well I watch every game because I love basketball but still I don't blame people for not wasting their money to watch shit.
It;s why I do commend (or feel pity) for the Knicks die hards.
Still Philly has a bunch of all of a sudden Lakers fans or now we Bulls fans again people.