How's this for positive thinking...
Here's a neat thing I learned recently that many here probably already know. If you donate $500 to the program, you get free season tickets near the court along with access to the gold room before the game and at half-time.
I currently pay $200 for season tickets up top in row P and pay about $7 at mcdonalds before each game. At 14 home games, that's $100 in food for the season. So $300 for less than ideal seats and fast food for the season.
The $500 donation is tax deductible so you really only pay about $400. You get free alcohol and food before the game and free alcohol during half-time. Parking is also easier when you show up earlier to the game for the gold room. So $400 for nice seats, food, easy parking, and access to plenty of alcohol during the game.
I've been paying for season tickets for crap seats for about 6 seasons and nevered bothered to crunch the numbers. This is something that I will be upgrading to for next season for sure. Hope somebody learned something. As a side note, I visited the gold room for the SLU loss on a friends ticket and I have to say, that alcohol made that game 10x more enjoyable.