NJNJ Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 http://www.blogcdn.com/nba.fanhouse.com/media/2009/12/120309-bogut-inside2.jpg MILWAUKEE -- Joakim Noah got the treatment from Squad 6. "Dude looks like a lady,'' the fans screamed at the long-haired Chicago center. Stephen Jackson also got it. "Who's your next team?'' they yelled at Jackson, who recently joined Charlotte, his sixth outfit in 10 NBA seasons. Then there's Orlando's Dwight Howard. As he toed the free-throw line, "Superman'' heard a group of fans yelling "Superwoman.'' "Vince Carter and Jason Williams were just staring up at us,'' fan Joe Woelfel said of Howard's teammates. "They looked kind of upset.'' Which means Squad 6, a group of superfans at the Bradley Center, must be doing its job. Squad 6 is the brain child of Andrew Bogut, a Milwaukee center who got tired of the loudest sounds at home games sometimes being the ball dribbled up the court. Fan Steve Gill said in recent years the "place had been a library.'' But no longer. Bogut is buying 100 tickets per game this season at the top of the lower bowl and distributing them to fans. The fans are known as Squad 6 because of Bogut's uniform number and because they're the Bucks' sixth man. But there are rules if one wants to remain a member and keep getting tickets free that have a face value of $96. You've got to stand the entire game and cheer like heck. You've got to wear Bucks gear. And, when it comes to painting your face, that might be assumed. "I saw a couple of fans in Houston singing and stuff,'' Bogut said of why he decided to form Squad 6. "I wanted to do something for the atmosphere at the Bradley Center. So we had auditions. It was basically the crazier and louder you are, the more of a chance you had of getting free tickets. ... But, if you're in the squad and somebody sees you're not doing what you're supposed to be doing, you don't get tickets for the next game.'' Bogut, making $10 million this season, estimates he will spend close to $100,000 this season on tickets for these wild fans. While at face value 100 $96 tickets for 41 home games would equal $393,600, Bogut gets some tickets complimentary and discounts on others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amare320 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Lol good on Bogut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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