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[Deleted member 38182]

KJ, Steinberg, and Vivek will be speaking to the media

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Wilt story?

 

[eracism]

How do they say no to this Sac group? All winners, man.

 

[lightweight champion]

I wondered the same thing

"Wilt?"

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Kevin Johnson laughed him off and said "that's for when we win it."

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Wilt story?

do we want to know?

How do they say no to this Sac group? All winners, man.

Well this is what it boils down to.

This issue isn't so straight forward in just selling the team to Seattle.... its about what has Sacramento done wrong to deserve to lose the Kings.

 

[senorroboto2k5]

Ranadive just started dropping philosophy of the NBA. I like this guy

 

[crcballer55]

I think Vivek is the biggest linchpin in the Sacramento fight. Yes, Seattle is a larger market with a larger TV market and potential fan base. I don't think anyone can argue that. But with Ranadive, we're taking what the Kings did with Vlade, Peja, & Hedo, and expanding it into all of India which is the second largest country in the world. If the Sacramento group can convince the BOG that we can expand their market share that way, I think it's a no brainer and IMO, is why this ownership group is willing to pay above market value for this team in addition to the real estate deals being proposed downtown.

 

[Deleted member 38182]

I like Mastrov too, dude is a well spoken guy

 

[victorious]

Sup guys! Got a few questions for the kings fans here...

How do you guys like Patrick Patterson? Do you prefer him over TRob?

And tell me about Thomas Robinson. What went wrong? Good/bad trade? Since yall seen him play, what kind of potential does he have? Is he a bust? Seeing him in his limited run in Houston, he looks alright. Still raw but has some nice tools.

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Sup guys! Got a few questions for the kings fans here...

How do you guys like Patrick Patterson? Do you prefer him over TRob?

And tell me about Thomas Robinson. What went wrong? Good/bad trade? Since yall seen him play, what kind of potential does he have? Is he a bust? Seeing him in his limited run in Houston, he looks alright. Still raw but has some nice tools.

Howdy.

When the trade first down, I was as heated as I possibly could have been.

Mainly because I was enamored with Throb's potential and upside, as well as his next level motor and athleticism.

But now that I see what The WildPat, Douglas, and Aldrich brings, I love this trade.

You already know what Patterson does...

Douglas brings SOLID D, something the Kings needed, and a nice shooter. Basically another rotation player which the Kings can always use.

Aldrich, somehow, someway has been pretty serviceable with the Kings. He reminds me of a bigger Jon Brockman, who I loved.

So all in all, shockingly, this was a good trade by the Kings.


As for Throb, I wouldn't call him a bust. Not for another 2 years tho. As of right now, he's kind of a Tyler Hansbrough-type player with great athleticism. Lots of heart and energy, has massive holes in his game, but his athleticism makes up for it just a little bit.

He's got a pretty expansive skill set, albeit unpolished and needs lots of development.

He's got a nice raw handles and court vision, confidence in his shot, back to the basket game. But all of this needs tons of work, but the baseline skill sets are there.

 

[dmbrhs]

I think when things are around for 40 years, and you've grown up with it, you kind of just get used to it "existing" (so to speak). And when it's suddenly gone, and you were powerless against it (including Hansen), someone like Hansen becomes that much more motivated to right the wrong. He's gone on record saying he would have bought them if he had the money, or the connections back in 2006. After they were sold to Bennett, there was literally nothing anyone could have done.

So this was the full quote:

"You don't get anywhere in life," Hansen explained, "looking backwards and dwelling on things that have gone wrong. And maybe the counter to that is that sometimes you have to lose something that you really hold precious and dear to really realize how much it means to you."

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Kings off to a sluggish start

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Wow that might be Thornton's first dunk of the season

 

[lightweight champion]

Missed the game because I was watching the Giants/Dodgers. Looks like I didn't miss much

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Ya it was a pretty rough game

Thornton caught fire

Evans had one and a half really good quarters

But other than that the Kings couldn't really get anything going |I

 

[Deleted member 38182]

classic Napear "ITS GOOD" x20

OP

Tonight should be a winnable game, lets get it!

Also, what is Stern doing in India next week??

 

[lightweight champion]

Stern's making a trip to India?

 

[Deleted member 38182]

^Yappers

 

[Deleted member 38182]

Cousins ain't starting tonight.... hopefully he ain't in trouble or nothing

 

[crcballer55]

Stern's making a trip to India?

Ya, I believe it was a trip planned a long time before he knew Vivek would be part of the ownership group with the Kings. Either way, it can't hurt the Kings to have Stern actually experience what India has to offer. Look how rabid they are about Cricket after the British brought it there over a century ago. Now imagine the same thing happening to basketball.

 

[dmbrhs]

Ya, I believe it was a trip planned a long time before he knew Vivek would be part of the ownership group with the Kings. Either way, it can't hurt the Kings to have Stern actually experience what India has to offer. Look how rabid they are about Cricket after the British brought it there over a century ago. Now imagine the same thing happening to basketball.

I think this whole India angle is really overblown. If an Indian owner of the Sacramento Kings is being considered as an enticing connection to an Asian market, then why wouldn't Seattle, widely regarded as the Gateway to Asia, be equally as coveted?

 

[dakid23]

I think this whole India angle is really overblown. If an Indian owner of the Sacramento Kings is being considered as an enticing connection to an Asian market, then why wouldn't Seattle, widely regarded as the Gateway to Asia, be equally as coveted?

Way overblown.

 

[mister916]

Because foreign fans would like to follow a figure. Besides Yao has done wonders in terms of expanding the NBA to China already.

 

[dmbrhs]

Because foreign fans would like to follow a figure. Besides Yao has done wonders in terms of expanding the NBA to China already.

Yao was a player. I doubt if a Chinese businessman owned an NBA team, Chinese fans would gravitate towards that team, or the NBA in general, to the same degree. Ironically, the Mariners are a good example of this. They're Japanese-owned (Nintendo), but Japanese fans didn't really latch on until a decade later when Ichiro signed. People identify with players and the product, not the guy in charge. Which is why, ultimately, it doesn't matter that much who owns the team.