I know I probably talk about it more than anyone cares to hear, but once the dust settles, I’ll be very sad about all this. As much as the current ownership has alienated myself and fans alike, I can’t forget that past 26 years. Even while turning in 20-win seasons year after year, Sacramento fans packed the house every night and cheered like it was the NBA Finals. Don’t take it from me though. Take it from C-Webb and Sir Charles (from TNT’s Inside the NBA last night)…..
Webber: “I didn’t want to go there (Sacramento). I tried to run away from there. They still accepted me. I can’t imagine what Sacramento would be like without basketball … I hope we do not lose the team. I’ve been talking to people there. I know everyone thinks the team is gone, but I’m doing all I can to keep the team there. I may sound like a fool on national TV, but I’m working to do that. Other people are working to do that … It’s very selfish. I won’t have a basketball home if Sacramento doesn’t have a basketball team. I was talking to (former Sonics star) Gary Payton. He doesn’t have his jersey hanging in any arena. There is no team in Seattle. Selfishly for myself, and for the fans in Sacramento ….
Ernie Johnson: “What are you doing (to further efforts)?”
Webber: “What am I doing? I’m trying to keep the team here. We don’t want to talk about it, but … what else am I supposed to do? I love this team. I still want to have a home in Sacramento. Hopefully it’s not a lost cause. I love Sacramento.”
Barkley: “You know, it’s very frustrating to me because I love the city of Sacramento, and I’ve said before, they had the best fans in the NBA for a long time. I really like the Maloof brothers. I want to make that clear. But I’m very disappointed … because they should have found a way to keep that team in Sacramento … I agree with Chris. Even when the team sucked, they (fans) were great. I mean, they were raising hell every night. I’ve always had great respect for the Maloof brothers. They’ve always been great to me. I’m just disappointed they didn’t try harder to make it work … It’s like they (NBA, owners) screwed Seattle. That place was crazy. But Sacramento … I agree with both of you guys. You all were great when you weren’t very good. It was all the same.That place was loud. I hate the fact they’re leaving Sacramento.”
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cali4dre
chappy81
dyslecix
mceezy
Doin Work 
April 14th, 2011 at 5:37 am
mceezy
I understand how you may well feel as in some respects it’s like a betrayal by the management/front office of the Kings . Fans there have been with them through thick and thin and then all of a sudden they up and leave , they say more out of necessity when it reality it all comes down to money and not much else. It’s simply the cost of doing business but at the end it creates something of distasteful feeling .
tophatal ………
April 14th, 2011 at 6:26 am
mceezy
What did you think about Bryant being fined $100 k by Stern for that homophobic remark directed at a ref during the game against the Spurs ?
tophatal ……………..
April 14th, 2011 at 8:22 am
Yeah, it’s sad that it’s over. It was also the city’s only pro sports team, so that hurts.
Meehan
April 14th, 2011 at 9:33 am
Whoa, I didn’t know they didn’t take the retired jerseys with them to OKC. Sucks for the Kings fans, they do deserve a team and a new stadium. Too bad it didn’t work out. Hopefully C-Webb finds a way!
April 15th, 2011 at 6:37 am
Still waiting for the entire Northwest to just erode into the water at this point.
April 15th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Here’s what I don’t understand about this situation – if the Kings fans are so great, if the city of Sacramento is such a wonderful market for the NBA , and the Maloof brothers are such good owners, then how did this situation get to this point? It’s not as if the owners just said today they were leaving, they’ve been rattling that cage for a while.
So, either one of those statements isn’t true, or there’s another factor in play. Which is it?
April 16th, 2011 at 4:24 pm
I’m back, fellas. Let’s talk playoffs .
http://epicmess.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/eastern-conference-playoff-preview/
http://epicmess.wordpress.com/2011/04/16/game-1-reactions/