Comments on: Sacramento City Council has votes for arena if reachable criteria is met

By: nwsportsexpert

nwsportsexpert — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 08:02:59 +0000

You Kings fans need to back off, we in Seattle don’t care about your arena, nor do we care to take your team from you like OKC did us 4 years ago. But I’ll tell you this NBA is a business and the business model sucks!! Don’t let Stern pimp your city out for millions of dollars in money just for entertainment. Seattle has done just fine without the NBA, and honestly it puts a sour taste in my mouth to even think about how it felt to get our team snatched from us. We feel your pain, and glad that the NBA granted you the extra year to secure funding, in fact I hope you guys can keep your team. But seriously, no one in Seattle wants to take a team like Hayton Bennet the loser from OKC!! At least you have a Mayor like KJ who is workin hard to keep the NBA in California’s capital!! We never got that opportunity, and thats the NBA for you, nothing is fair. So, if by chance this deal falls through, and Seattle is picked as a destination, I will cheer for them, and will not turn them away just because they came from your city. Christopher Hansen just wants NBA back in Seattle so he is looking at all available options. We had our team for 40 years!! And poof!!, Gone!! So Mr. Hansen is out to build an arena, and lure a team here, not buy a team, promise to keep team in your city than, make threats to build an arena or lose your team. Not happening!! We are out to bring a team from a market that the NBA sees as a failing market and bring it to the largest market in NBA to not have an NBA franchise. If its the Kings, Hornets, Wizards, Bobcats, or whoever we welcome them here as the Second Seattle Supersonics franchise!! And for the record Aaron Bruski, Seattle is making an announcement this week on their new arena plans, and is as close if not closer than Sacramento on a new arena, so stop thinking we don’t have things rolling. Good luck to Kings fans and their city I hope you get to keep your team. Now, lay off Mr. Hansen and our new affiliates for reporting the news of your arena.

By: AlohaMrHand

AlohaMrHand — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:05:14 +0000

Well it passed 9-0.

By: dallascowboysfan101

dallascowboysfan101 — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:55:36 +0000

THE KINGS R HERE 2 STAY! This is our team & nobody’s gonna take it away from us! If Anaheim was 2 take away the kings, I’d call the Anacrime Kings! THIS IS OUR TEAM AND NOBODY’S TAKING THEM AWAY FROM US!

By: latrops

latrops — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:11:28 +0000

While I agree that the majority of young, single, wealthy men (most NBA stars) would prefer a city like Miami, LA, or New York to Sacramento, it is foolish to think that would be every player’s preference. Some guys get married and like to spend time with their families and aren’t much into clubs and bling. San Antonio was able to keep Tim Duncan. KG spent 12 years in Minnesota. It is tougher to win in a place like Sacramento, Oklahoma City, Charlotte, or Minneapolis than it is in New York and LA, but it is possible. The Kings were neck and neck with the Lakers a few years back, when Chris Webber was in his prime. They were maybe one lucky bounce, one shot (Robert Horry three) from beating the Lakers and likely winning an NBA title. They are able to bring in solid complementary pieces (Marcus Thornton), but need to land that one special super star that you build around. DeMarcus Cousins might be that, but we don’t yet know what he will become.

By: sergio408

sergio408 — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:04:14 +0000

That Obviously didn’t stop Chris Webber & Mike Bibby from resigning in 2002,Winning cures all, besides this team has plenty of good young talent that it won’t need to sign any big free agents, Oklahoma City isn’t a hotbed for nightlife or big market but they have Durant,Westbrook,Harden all locked up for year to come!

By: AlohaMrHand

AlohaMrHand — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:55:44 +0000

Well good for Sactown.I still say even if they do wind up staying there despite a new arena they’ll be hard pressed to attract big free agents and keep the ones they have.And before you ask”have you even been to Sacramento?”Yes I have a few times and if you’re trying to compare Sacramento to an LA ,New York or even Miami you’re sadly mistaken.