To the editor:
Someone by the name of B. Clayton took issue with the Delta Center's construction (Forum, June 1), complaining about the seating arrangements and difficult angles for viewing of events there.Well, Clayton shouldn't pretend to speak for all basketball fans who have attended games at the Delta Center. Yes, there are places in the arena that are not necessarily conducive to total court vision, but when he says the 20,000-seat Delta Center was built for "just a few in the inner circle," he exposed himself as a pseudo-fan and amateur building inspector.
I've had the privilege to witness first-hand six Jazz home games over the past year, and I sat in three different sections. As an avid follower of our Utah Jazz, I give my unqualified approval: The Delta Center is a basketball fan's arena. If you want a perfect view of the court, stay home and watch TV.
Being at a Jazz game entails much more than cheering for the home team and watching the action up close. I've absorbed Jazz atmosphere, I've gotten hoarse from informing officials and opposing players of their shortcomings, I've thrilled to stunning victories, and I've mourned a heart-breaking loss.
No frustrated skating spectator should dampen the image of the greatest arena in the NBA without some word of support for and thanks to Larry H. Miller and the job he and his team have done. Long live the Delta Center and our Utah Jazz.
Dave Webb
Orem