CBS-13 in Sac reported around noon that the Maloofs had rejected the deal. And STILL we have dummies parading around as if it's a done deal.SDHornet wrote:I heard the Maloofs declined the offer…although it could just be they are working out the finer details. The Kings have a lot of debt tied to them.
I think it was more of the financials that derailed the Anaheim deal. Relocation fees plus fees paid to both the Lake Show and the Clips added who knows how many more millions to the cost.JALMOND wrote:The more I'm getting into it, the more it seems like "If you were to sell your sports car, what price would you put on it?"
The Maloofs and the Seattle group are talking, that much is certain. But the Maloofs have been flaky throughout and the Seattle group itself has been talking to other teams as well. A good thing in all this for Sacramento is that it has given mayor KJ an idea of what the Maloofs would sell for (whether true or not) and he now has a chance of getting a local Sacramento group together. Don't count him out, he convinced the Maloofs not to move to Anaheim. The trucks are not moving up I-5 yet.
JALMOND wrote: The big question I have is why? After having a new owner purchase the Sonics and then taking them away from Seattle, they are doing the exact same thing to Sacramento. I'm sure there will be a small group of Sonics fans at the Rose Garden in Portland this Sunday, wearing their old Sonic jerseys and trying to divert attention to them (basically saying how they were "wronged" by Stern and the NBA). I know this because they do this every time the Thunder come to Portland. They do not even cheer FOR the Blazers, they just cheer against the Thunder, Stern, Bennett and the rest of the NBA. We never wanted to be a part of this, as the Thunder are in the same division and we have to beat them for a shot at the playoffs every year. Now they want the Sacramento fans to feel how they felt. Pretty two-faced, if you ask me.
As a fan who was in this situation a number of years ago... this is tough. When the North Stars moved to Dallas, the Winnipeg Jets eyed Minnesota before ultimately choosing (with disastrous results) Phoenix. At the time, I remember being horribly conflicted - I wanted hockey back - but I really didn't want to steal a team from others to make that happen (short of stealing the Stars back from Dallas... because well... fuck Dallas, that's why)Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:JALMOND wrote: The big question I have is why? After having a new owner purchase the Sonics and then taking them away from Seattle, they are doing the exact same thing to Sacramento. I'm sure there will be a small group of Sonics fans at the Rose Garden in Portland this Sunday, wearing their old Sonic jerseys and trying to divert attention to them (basically saying how they were "wronged" by Stern and the NBA). I know this because they do this every time the Thunder come to Portland. They do not even cheer FOR the Blazers, they just cheer against the Thunder, Stern, Bennett and the rest of the NBA. We never wanted to be a part of this, as the Thunder are in the same division and we have to beat them for a shot at the playoffs every year. Now they want the Sacramento fans to feel how they felt. Pretty two-faced, if you ask me.
WHY? You're asking WHY Seattle fans want an NBA franchise back in Seattle?
And on top of it you expect us to feel bad? Do we have control over how we get a franchise back in Seattle? Are we supposed to just wait until expansion in a decade or two? Sounds like you have some contempt for Seattle, Jalmond.
So you want the Kings to return to Kansas City?clenz wrote:Common Kansas City! I need a prop sports team I don't hate in my future home
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IDGAF where the team comes from, I just want an NBA team there when I'm there.UNI88 wrote:So you want the Kings to return to Kansas City?clenz wrote:Common Kansas City! I need a prop sports team I don't hate in my future home
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Just give in and become a Chiefs fan. Great game-day atmosphere, more similar to a college game than sterile NFL games.
Understand. I adopted the Blackhawks when I moved to Chicago in the same way that you would adopt the Kings if they returned to KC. I grew up a Chiefs fan and will always be one. I've lived in Chicago for almost 25 years and have warmed to the Bears over time. I'll never like them more than the Chiefs but I do follow them more than I did when I first moved here.clenz wrote:IDGAF where the team comes from, I just want an NBA team there when I'm there.UNI88 wrote: So you want the Kings to return to Kansas City?
Just give in and become a Chiefs fan. Great game-day atmosphere, more similar to a college game than sterile NFL games.
I will never leave the Vikings or Twins....ever. I could live 1 block from Lambeau/Soldier/Arrowhead or US Cellular/Kauffman/Comerica/Miller and I would still hope those teams lose every single game.
I'm a Clipper fan, but if I was in a city that an NBA team moved too, I'm going to a fan of that team because I didn't grow up engrossed in the Clippers like I did Twins and Vikings
If Sonic fans would come down and cheer for the Blazers, I wouldn't care what they do. But to bring out their faded Payton and Kemp jerseys, sit in the stands taking up spots for actual Blazer fans, and frown at all of us who will not join in their pathetic "Save Our Sonics" chants is just too much. Sonics are dead and buried. The NBA team in the Northwest are the Blazers. Accept it and move along.Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:JALMOND wrote: The big question I have is why? After having a new owner purchase the Sonics and then taking them away from Seattle, they are doing the exact same thing to Sacramento. I'm sure there will be a small group of Sonics fans at the Rose Garden in Portland this Sunday, wearing their old Sonic jerseys and trying to divert attention to them (basically saying how they were "wronged" by Stern and the NBA). I know this because they do this every time the Thunder come to Portland. They do not even cheer FOR the Blazers, they just cheer against the Thunder, Stern, Bennett and the rest of the NBA. We never wanted to be a part of this, as the Thunder are in the same division and we have to beat them for a shot at the playoffs every year. Now they want the Sacramento fans to feel how they felt. Pretty two-faced, if you ask me.
WHY? You're asking WHY Seattle fans want an NBA franchise back in Seattle?
And on top of it you expect us to feel bad? Do we have control over how we get a franchise back in Seattle? Are we supposed to just wait until expansion in a decade or two? Sounds like you have some contempt for Seattle, Jalmond.
So the Maloofs have a reasonable deal on the table and are acting like someone shat on their couch?!? Never seen that before.SuperHornet wrote:Get over it, guys. This just ain't happening. CBS-13 is reporting that the Maloofs are demanding concessions that the Seattle billionaire just ain't likely to cave for. That includes creative control despite minority owner status. What majority owner would go for THAT?!?
SDHornet wrote:So the Maloofs have a reasonable deal on the table and are acting like someone shat on their couch?!? Never seen that before.SuperHornet wrote:Get over it, guys. This just ain't happening. CBS-13 is reporting that the Maloofs are demanding concessions that the Seattle billionaire just ain't likely to cave for. That includes creative control despite minority owner status. What majority owner would go for THAT?!?
JALMOND wrote:If Sonic fans would come down and cheer for the Blazers, I wouldn't care what they do. But to bring out their faded Payton and Kemp jerseys, sit in the stands taking up spots for actual Blazer fans, and frown at all of us who will not join in their pathetic "Save Our Sonics" chants is just too much. Sonics are dead and buried. The NBA team in the Northwest are the Blazers. Accept it and move along.Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
WHY? You're asking WHY Seattle fans want an NBA franchise back in Seattle?
And on top of it you expect us to feel bad? Do we have control over how we get a franchise back in Seattle? Are we supposed to just wait until expansion in a decade or two? Sounds like you have some contempt for Seattle, Jalmond.
It's happening. You should stick to what you know: pooh bear, root beer, and my little pony.SuperHornet wrote:Get over it, guys. This just ain't happening. CBS-13 is reporting that the Maloofs are demanding concessions that the Seattle billionaire just ain't likely to cave for. That includes creative control despite minority owner status. What majority owner would go for THAT?!?
I don't think you watch enough NBA, SE...the Blazers sell out regularly.Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:JALMOND wrote:
If Sonic fans would come down and cheer for the Blazers, I wouldn't care what they do. But to bring out their faded Payton and Kemp jerseys, sit in the stands taking up spots for actual Blazer fans, and frown at all of us who will not join in their pathetic "Save Our Sonics" chants is just too much. Sonics are dead and buried. The NBA team in the Northwest are the Blazers. Accept it and move along.
Oh wow. You're butthurt that a couple of fans, who paid for the seats, aren't rooting for your team? Not to mention with the Blazers' lack of success on the court, I highly doubt their games are sellouts, so it's not like they're taking up precious seats.
Sonics are coming back soon, and will once again be the best NBA team in the PNW. Accept it and move along.
Seattle is a great basketball city and deserves a team. Clay Bennett should pay for what he did to SuperSonics fans years ago...total highway robbery, licensed and abetted by David Stern and Howard Schultz. Absolutely pathetic. But to say the Blazers suck is pretty baseless. Sure, they aren't the Lakers, but they have been above-average for most of the last 20 years. They've had a few rough years, sure, but they've done well for themselves compared to the rest of the NBA teams with similar-sized markets. I for one cannot wait for the return of the PNW basketball rivalry.
