King's announcers tearing up before signing off

[Donkeybong]

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[DJ Mbenga]

are they being fired or something?

[crc21209]

You really gotta feel for those guys and the fans....

[TE]

I can't imagine the Spurs being taken away... I feel bad for them. :depressed

[Tinystarz]

aw :depressed


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[Fpoonsie]

Damn. That was pretty sad.

[usdane]

Kind of sad to see these teams cut and run. First the Supersonics and now the Kings. LA does not need anymore NBA teams. LA needs a NFL team.

[Tinystarz]

Kind of sad to see these teams cut and run. First the Supersonics and now the Kings. LA does not need anymore NBA teams. LA needs a NFL team.

nah


stars can't sit courtside and be noticed that way :rolleyes

[Sean Cagney]

RIP KINGS, it is sad they have to take away the Sonics and now the Kings, NBA will not be the same without either IMO! Old NBA nearly dead with these new teams. Hats off.

[SourCandy]

nah


stars can't sit courtside and be noticed that way :rolleyes

:rolleyes

[baseline bum]

It's too bad seeing the NBA in shit markets like Memphis, New Orleans, and Charlotte instead of Seattle and Sacramento.

[TE]

It's too bad seeing the NBA in shit markets like Memphis, New Orleans, and Charlotte instead of Seattle and Sacramento.

+1


It's ironic to see the NO Hornets get 12,000+ fans per game while you have the Kings at the upper half of the league in attendance. Yet which team is being moved? :lol


Retarded.

[Sean Cagney]

It's too bad seeing the NBA in shit markets like Memphis, New Orleans, and Charlotte instead of Seattle and Sacramento.

I agree but the Hornets were fine in Charlotte!!!! Should have just kept that there. Damn Seattle and Sac gone now though? Thats just a shame.

[TE]

Thinking about it now, you can't utter the term 'NBA' without thinking of teams like the Kings or Supersonics...

Now they're gone, just like that.

[ElNono]

Those guys were also great announcers. There's a lot of bitching around here about the most homer announcers, but those Kings guys always seemed fairly even handed. Hope they can stick with the team wherever they go.

[ManuBalboa]

oh Vlade :(

Loved him in The Professional.

[daspurs]

Kings fans have my respect , they always stuck with their team .

[ploto]

My second favorite team for a long time was the Webber-Divac-Stojakovic-Bibby-Turkoglu Kings. Really sad...

[Budkin]

Totally blows for them... is there any chance in hell at this point that they stay?

[jag]

Scott Pollard you will not be forgotten.

[hater]

At least they got a championship in 2002 :tu

[tlongII]

Bummer for Sacramento. However, that franchise has moved a couple of times already. I feel worse for the Sonics. The Sonics actually won a title and were always in Seattle.

[Giuseppe]

At least they got a championship in 2002 :tu

The Lakers said: "no", hater. & they mean't it, dad.

[Jt.ONE]

gotta feel for those announcers

[Giuseppe]

Fuck them. They all talked out the side of their mouths about the Lakers & Kobe, making off hand comments, code words, innuendo.

& fuck the Maloofs. Pick your shit up and get the fuck out.

[DMC]

aw :depressed


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Dude they retired Duncan's jersey in Sacto?

[DMC]

Fuck them. They all talked out the side of their mouths about the Lakers & Kobe, making off hand comments, code words, innuendo.

& fuck the Maloofs. Pick your shit up and get the fuck out.
As you fling cab fare at them...

[SomeCallMeTim]

are they being fired or something?

Taken out back and shot, Old Yeller-style.

[Giuseppe]

Taken out back and shot, Old Yeller-style.

:lol

[DMC]

Taken out back and shot, Old Yeller-style.

That's funny and sad at the same time. (for Yeller, fuck the Kings)

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

Taken out back and shot, Old Yeller-style.

Okay, that was funny.

[Sportcamper]

Dang...Sacramento deserves much better…:depressed

[Killakobe81]

Their fans are a bunch of cowtown Laker hating ... (Kobe slur from other night) ...

But they do love their Kings and deserve better than this.

[JoeTait75]

Ain't no justice in sports, that's for sure.

[JoeTait75]

Bummer for Sacramento. However, that franchise has moved a couple of times already. I feel worse for the Sonics. The Sonics actually won a title and were always in Seattle.

At least there's a chance Seattle will get another team. Sacramento is finished as an NBA market, and probably as a big-league sports market.

[Killakobe81]

At least there's a chance Seattle will get another team. Sacramento is finished as an NBA market, and probably as a big-league sports market.

Sad but true. And i agree sonics having a their expansion title winning squad was worse ...but it still sucks.

[Sportcamper]

Taken out back and shot, Old Yeller-style.

Where do you guys come up with this stuff...:lmao

[TheMACHINE]

Welcome to Anaheim! Wooot!

[bus driver]

i dont get it......did they realize that they were announcing kings games? :wakeup

[TwelveGs210]

Why are they moving anyways? From what I know about Sacramento fans, they are small market die-hards like us in San Antonio, and we voted yes to build the At&T center and keep the team in San Antonio with a 30 year deal.

Did the Maloofs simply choose to re-locate? Or did the fans vote "No" on an arena proposal?? Fuck the Maloof's, they are going to fail in Anaheim. No way the L.A. market can support 3 teams..that is Laker country, always will be.

I remember all the talk about bringing an NFL franchise to San Antonio, and I know it's a different sport, but fan allegiances are tough to change. I grew up a Cowboy fan, regardless of a new team, I would not change, I would probably HATE the new franchise. This is going to be a challenge for the Maloof's, and the people who suffer most are the true fans of the franchise who have been supportive for years.

[lefty]

are they being fired or something?
I believe the oldest one said he wasnt moving to Anaheim

[TampaDude]

I can't imagine the Spurs being taken away... I feel bad for them. :depressed

+1 What a shame... :depressed

[FkLA]

Why are they moving anyways? From what I know about Sacramento fans, they are small market die-hards like us in San Antonio, and we voted yes to build the At&T center and keep the team in San Antonio with a 30 year deal.

Did the Maloofs simply choose to re-locate? Or did the fans vote "No" on an arena proposal?? Fuck the Maloof's, they are going to fail in Anaheim. No way the L.A. market can support 3 teams..that is Laker country, always will be.

I remember all the talk about bringing an NFL franchise to San Antonio, and I know it's a different sport, but fan allegiances are tough to change. I grew up a Cowboy fan, regardless of a new team, I would not change, I would probably HATE the new franchise. This is going to be a challenge for the Maloof's, and the people who suffer most are the true fans of the franchise who have been supportive for years.

Pretty sure its the lack of a new arena, because it certainly isnt for lack of fan support. Same happened with Seattle...they were willing to build new stadiums for the Mariners, Seahawks, and even the Sounders but not for the Sonics. Its sad but if you look at it from a business standpoint both Arco and Key Arena are ancient, probably alot of revenue being lost as a result. Its pretty obvious that both needed new arenas but the cities werent budging.

Same mightve happened to the Spurs, the 99' title probably saved us...thats when Spurs support was through the rough and the building for the AT&T Center was overwhelmingly approved.

[baseline bum]

Why are they moving anyways? From what I know about Sacramento fans, they are small market die-hards like us in San Antonio, and we voted yes to build the At&T center and keep the team in San Antonio with a 30 year deal.

Did the Maloofs simply choose to re-locate? Or did the fans vote "No" on an arena proposal?? Fuck the Maloof's, they are going to fail in Anaheim. No way the L.A. market can support 3 teams..that is Laker country, always will be.

I remember all the talk about bringing an NFL franchise to San Antonio, and I know it's a different sport, but fan allegiances are tough to change. I grew up a Cowboy fan, regardless of a new team, I would not change, I would probably HATE the new franchise. This is going to be a challenge for the Maloof's, and the people who suffer most are the true fans of the franchise who have been supportive for years.

Without the 99 title the Spurs would be gone too. Remember how badly the arena vote failed in 98? Without that first championship they'd have won the other 3 in New Orleans or Anaheim.

[Giuseppe]

Without the 99 title the Spurs would be gone too. Remember how badly the arena vote failed in 98? Without that first championship they'd have won the other 3 in New Orleans or Anaheim.

I wonder what would've become of Kori in such a scenario?

[Sportcamper]

TwelveGs210
The Maloof brothers have serious debt problems…Orange County has serious money…There probably is more money in Orange County than LA…IMO The Clippers should have jumped at the opportunity to move to the Ponda Center where the local millionaires are itching to give away 0% interest loans to land a sports franchise…

It was just four years ago when the Kings were valued at $385-million dollars by Forbes Magazine. Since then the worth has fallen to $293-million, according to the financial magazine, placing the team 24th in the league. Discount ticket prices have not increased revenue in recent years and where at one time ARCO Arena sold out consistently, this season the attendance has hovered around 13,000 on average.

The Maloofs saw major corporate sponsors, such as Southwest and Qwest pull advertising from ARCO Arena. In 2009, the Kings laid off 12 employees and in December of that year, the Maloofs sold their family's ever reliable New Mexico beer distributorship "to focus on the Kings, Palms and other Maloof ventures." Now there are rumblings the Maloofs own less than 15% stake in the Palms casino in Las Vegas and may soon have to sell their remaining shares.The Kings also borrowed $75-million from the City of Sacramento…

[Kyle Orton]

I can't wait to see Eddie Johnson and Tom Leander having that moment 3 years from now when Sarver announces his plans to move the team to Vegas.

[TwelveGs210]

Interesting..I am surprised that Sacramento as a whole was not interested in voting to keep the only pro franchise that matters. (Do they even have another pro team??)

As far as our vote failing in 98', it was to be expected considering what a failure the Alamodome was as far as getting us an NFL franchise. Thank god things worked out, I couldn't imagine not having the Spurs around.

[The Gemini Method]

Sad to see them go, if they do go, because they provided a nice little North-South rivalry with the Lakers and were home to some of the most rabid fans in the league. Believe me, Sactown is boring. There is nothing to do but meth and/or Kings games. Anyhow, it's the fault of the Maloofs for trying to push all the money into the Palms when the Vegas economy was taking a serious tourism hit due to the deep recession. They couldn't ponie up the monies for a new stadium and to correct their debt that they then decide to suck up on the fat O.C. money. All the while the fans in dead Sacramento suffer for it.

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Those guys were also great announcers. There's a lot of bitching around here about the most homer announcers, but those Kings guys always seemed fairly even handed. Hope they can stick with the team wherever they go.

Seriously, they were great announcers.

[Sportcamper]

The issue is ‘why should the tax payers of Sacramento fund the foolish business ventures & Vegas casino problems of the teams owners….Sacramento already gave then 75 million which the Maloofs will need to pay back if they leave the City…Orange County has businessmen who will privately fund the Kings with money without any tax payer involvement…

[mindcrime]

Sad to see them go, if they do go, because they provided a nice little North-South rivalry with the Lakers and were home to some of the most rabid fans in the league. Believe me, Sactown is boring. There is nothing to do but meth and/or Kings games. Anyhow, it's the fault of the Maloofs for trying to push all the money into the Palms when the Vegas economy was taking a serious tourism hit due to the deep recession. They couldn't ponie up the monies for a new stadium and to correct their debt that they then decide to suck up on the fat O.C. money. All the while the fans in dead Sacramento suffer for it.

Boring is an understatement. Been up there once to see a game live. The only other places worse off in Cali are Fresno and Bakersfield.

[TimmehC]

Interesting..I am surprised that Sacramento as a whole was not interested in voting to keep the only pro franchise that matters.

The only proposal ever put before voters was utter crap, and would have needed to be upgraded within the first 5-10 years. I voted no on that shit(lived in Sac at the time), and would vote no 100 more times. The private proposals were better, but always fell through.

[FkLA]

Seriously, they were great announcers.

If you dont like that You dont like NBA basketball !

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[Cane]

NBA Cares :cry

[FkLA]

The only proposal ever put before voters was utter crap, and would have needed to be upgraded within the first 5-10 years. I voted no on that shit(lived in Sac at the time), and would vote no 100 more times. The private proposals were better, but always fell through.

can u give details on the offered proposal? why was it so horrible ??

[The Gemini Method]

Boring is an understatement. Been up there once to see a game live. The only other places worse off in Cali are Fresno and Bakersfield.

The unholy triumvirate of boring cities in CA...

[TwelveGs210]

I guess the whole borrowing of the 75 mil from the city had a pretty big effect on the deal the city presented to tax payers.

Our deal here is heavy on raising taxes that tourists would pay, and raising the ambulance fees 5 bucks IIRC. Even if we dont win in 99', its hard to see us vote no on our team. These old people voting are pretty loyal fans too, I think we would'a pulled it off.

[DMC]

NBA Cares :cry

NBA = No Body Actually...

[JayTheClown]

It's too bad seeing the NBA in shit markets like Memphis, New Orleans, and Charlotte instead of Seattle and Sacramento.

So so true

[baseline bum]

The unholy triumvirate of boring cities in CA...

Yeah, but Fresno is close to Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon, which are the holy triumvirate of the best places in California.

[BRHornet45]

+1


It's ironic to see the NO Hornets get 12,000+ fans per game while you have the Kings at the upper half of the league in attendance. Yet which team is being moved? :lol


Retarded.

wow son are you really that fucking ignorant??? how about educating yourself on the facts before spewing nonsense like that. The Kings attendance has been either dead last or second to last in like 4 of the last 5 seasons! they haven't had a decent attendance year since the 06-07 season where they were ranked 16th.

Now you all know that I am one of the first ones to bash the Hornets fan base, but your ignorance on the topic has to be addressed. As a matter of fact, the Hornets have had better attendance than the Kings since returning back to New Orleans after Katrina!

2011
Hornets - 14,700
Kings - 13,800

2010
Hornets - 15,100
Kings - 13,200

2009
Hornets - 17,000
Kings - 12,500

2008
Hornets - 14,181 (First year back from Katrina)
Kings - 14,150

[CuckingFunt]

The unholy triumvirate of boring cities in CA...

Only if you've never been to Stockton, Modesto, Manteca, Barstow, Redway, Rio Dell, Milpitas, Rohnert Park, and on and on and on...

There are a lot of crappy/boring cities in California.

[TE]

wow son are you really that fucking ignorant??? how about educating yourself on the facts before spewing nonsense like that. The Kings attendance has been either dead last or second to last in like 4 of the last 5 seasons! they haven't had a decent attendance year since the 06-07 season where they were ranked 16th.

Now you all know that I am one of the first ones to bash the Hornets fan base, but your ignorance on the topic has to be addressed. As a matter of fact, the Hornets have had better attendance than the Kings since returning back to New Orleans after Katrina!

2011
Hornets - 14,700
Kings - 13,800

2010
Hornets - 15,100
Kings - 13,200

2009
Hornets - 17,000
Kings - 12,500

2008
Hornets - 14,181 (First year back from Katrina)
Kings - 14,150


BR is mad tonight.

:cry:cry:cry

lol $11 tickets
lol predicted 65 wins
lol NO over Spurs/Mavs in first round
lol jumping on CP3's nuts only to bash him whenever you feel the need to

[Girasuck]

I could care less about the Kings or any of their players...BUT, I will always respect the Kings fans and what they did when Stockton and Malone walked off the court for the last time together, so I feel bad for them that they are losing their team.