This photo of Kevin and Joe is the most awkward thing you’ll see today. Well, not so much KJ, who looks pretty magnanimous. But I reiterate my claim that Joe & Gavin are the most awkward people ever. Perhaps they are alien infiltrators or animated wood-men like Pinocchio?
Did anyone go to the rally? Are you feeling the love?
Yesterday on KHTK’s Don Geronimo Show, Don G and Carmichael Dave shared the news that a “HUGE” Kings party/rally is being planned for Tuesday in Downtown Sac. Today on the show they will announce the exact location as well as some special guests planned. Fingers crossed for Chris Vlade and Peja. After the whole “purple tie” thing I think C-Webb is probably a lock. I’d tune in to Don G right off the bat if you want the details — Dave is promising to make the announcements at noon.
CBSSacramento.com has a clip of Don G interviewing Gavin Maloof on his show.
UPDATE: Scot Pollard, Doug Christie and TESLA are confirmed for the rally on Tuesday from 5-8pm downtown. I only know this from the Twitter pages because I had a meeting until just now. Did they talk locations?
In a flurry of activity today, news of Bin Laden’s death has convinced the Maloofs not to move the Kings to Anaheim. Unconfirmed reports put most of the funding for the move coming from the Al Qaeda stronghold of Newport Beach and Orange, so the two events might indeed be connected.
Asked about his opinion on the matter, Kings fan Newton Carruthers said, “I think we should change that 6th Man jersey to a Navy SEAL wetsuit; they’re the real heroes in all this.”
I am just now catching up on the news and noticed that former Kings point guard Jason Williams announced his retirement last week.
The 6-foot-1 guard finished with career averages of 10.5 points and 5.9 assists. He is the Grizzlies’ all-time leader in assists with 2,069…Williams played for the Grizzlies twice and played for the Sacramento Kings, the Miami Heat and the Magic. He was the starting point guard on the Heat’s championship team in 2005-2006.
Those were the days. Here’s a cool video of the glory years on YouTube. Oh, and that the elbow pass, and more.
When is the last time you thought of Lawrence Funderburke?
So I guess today is do-or-die for keeping the Kings franchise in town. What I’m wondering is whether anyone has talked about whether Ron Burkle couldn’t just make a big commitment toward the cost of an arena instead of making overtures about buying a team, which is just a contingency plan and would put him in the unfavorable position of stealing something from New Orleans, namely the NBA’s best player.
I have been trying to look at all the angles of this story but has that been discussed? If an arena is a good bet for a business and not necessarily for a tax base, wouldn’t it make sense for our billionaire benefactor to own a major stake in the arena?
Quick, suck in your gut, the NBA is coming.
Sacramento officials were preparing to roll out the welcome mat Thursday morning for visiting officials from the NBA. The league has dispatched a fact-finding team to evaluate Sacramento’s qualifications for keeping the Kings next season.
How does Sacramento roll out the welcome mat?
NBA Commissioner David Stern reported Friday that the league has decided to extend until May 2 the deadline for the Sacramento Kings to produce an application to relocate to Anaheim. Stern said the NBA Board of Governors’ relocation committee, headed by Oklahoma City owner Clay Bennett, will explore claims by Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson that he’s mobilized millions of dollars in community support to sponsor the team and purchase season tickets.
What? No love for Carmichael Dave?
This one isn’t a joke. I didn’t see this conversation on the TV, so thanks to Voisin for transcribing it. I still say the relocation isn’t a done deal, though I’m not sure what C Webb would be doing. And it is nice to hear kind words about Kings fans for once, though.
Though JoeSacramentoDotCom’s comment did make me chuckle:
So C Webb is trying to call a timeout and we don’t have any timeouts left. Where have I heard this story before?
…this is how an article about the pending Kings move begins at latimes.com. Sigh.
This article does bring up some interesting points, however.
Time Warner’s new $3-billion Lakers TV deal reportedly has a third-team clause, reducing it by $250 million.
Twist!
Does someone think Buss will watch $250 million fly away because someone set up a lemonade stand in Orange County, then say, “I’d be glad to kick in an extra $5 million to $10 million annually?” When the looming lockout complicated New Orleans’ sale, Commissioner David Stern swooped down, bought the Hornets and put talks on hold.
And Stern can’t sell the Hornets to save his life.
Here’s another interesting article from the Orange County Register… Continue reading “Parting is such sweet sorrow, even in cow towns”
Spotted yesterday on the back of a silver Hyundai, a bumper sticker reading:
Go Kings! No really, go.
I think I know how Rochester felt.
The Sac Rag 