I arrived at, and the same questions to which I have received no answers.
What is even more discomforting are a lot of those seats appear to be occupied by opposing team fans. I sat in row F across from the home team bench. Those visiting fans were closer to the floor than I was. Where did they get those seats?
And those 800-seats were not available for selection a few years ago. Before selection a few years ago, there was no indication that those 800-seats were not available for selection for those among us not anointed as the chosen. I was not aware of the 800-seats not being available for selection until after the fact when I met with Sandy Smith. I felt a little scammed. Additionally, according to the information from Mr. Smith, those 800-seats blocked off were "In the Paint" seats. Therefore, it's a little frustrating when I hear from people like MPT20 and Casual Fan.