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Postby 432J on Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:38 pm

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The Maloof family is finalizing the sale of the Kings to a group that would relocate the team to Seattle next season, Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski is reporting.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Frank Dux on Wed Jan 09, 2013 12:50 pm

As much as I hate the Kings, what the Maloofs did the to the city of Sacramento is just awful. The Kings have a surprisingly massive fan base in the greater Sacramento area(as they are the only pro team around). Sacramento can definitely support an NBA franchise, but it was the idiot Maloof brothers who mismanaged their inheritance, and the Kings franchise. Did they really think the fans were going to stick around for the Cousins and Tyreke show?
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby revgen on Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:20 pm

Thank gawd. I'm glad they're not coming to Anaheim.
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Postby pound4pound1 on Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:28 pm

so it all works out....move the Kings to Seattle and have the Clippers move to Sacramento
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Weezy on Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:32 pm

I hope they do go to Seattle, I don't want them here in Anaheim. I won't lie, there will also be some satisfaction in those Sacto fans and their cowbells losing their team.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Kobe8Fan on Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:43 pm

If it's true, i'm very happy for Seattle and finally the Kings are out of our state.
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Postby Balance&Options24 on Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:00 pm

Will they stay the Kings or use the Supersonics.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby 432J on Wed Jan 09, 2013 3:00 pm

the people of seattle really do deserve a team after their beloved sonics were robbed from them by that a-hole clay bennett

great fanbase they have up there

hopefully what happens is that they change the team name to the seattle supersonics, and retain all their history and records (depending on what the deal was when they moved to OKC) i don't think it's right that the thunder were able to keep the sonics records and history. i HATE when i hear stuff like "last season was the thunder's first finals appearance since 1996." just not right
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Juronimo on Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:11 pm

revgen wrote:Thank gawd. I'm glad they're not coming to Anaheim.


This times a billion. Having the queens in my backyard is unacceptable.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby therealdeal on Wed Jan 09, 2013 4:14 pm

Good for Seattle. That's great for that city. Now they have to keep their attendance up, trade away their garbage players, build through the draft, and make a legitimate team.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby SmoothOperator on Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:39 pm

If this deal goes through, I think it's even more incentive to blow the team up. I don't see how a team built around Cousins and Evans will ever work. The benefit is both of them are still very young and you should be able to get plenty of draft picks and other prospects to rebuild quickly.

It's hard to deny the benefits of having "high character" players on your team ala Spurs and Thunder.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Lakerjones on Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:45 am

Great news if it goes down. I don't want the Queens in Anaheim, and Seattle deserves a team.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby hig on Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:47 pm

Frank Dux wrote:As much as I hate the Kings, what the Maloofs did the to the city of Sacramento is just awful. The Kings have a surprisingly massive fan base in the greater Sacramento area(as they are the only pro team around). Sacramento can definitely support an NBA franchise, but it was the idiot Maloof brothers who mismanaged their inheritance, and the Kings franchise. Did they really think the fans were going to stick around for the Cousins and Tyreke show?



The Kings support up here is NOTHING like it used to be. In fact, most people are sick and tired of being dicked around and just want them to leave. There are still pockets of rabid Kings fans, but not nearly as many as,say, 10 years ago....people have been jumping off the wagon for years.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Juronimo on Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:08 pm

Lakerjones wrote:Great news if it goes down. I don't want the Queens in Anaheim, and Seattle deserves a team.


Agreed times a million.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby 432J on Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:24 pm

the only thing those remaining kings fans have left to hang onto is how their title was taken away by the refs in '02
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Frank Dux on Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:36 pm

I don't really know how Seattle deserves a team any more than the Kings do. They were bottom of the barrel in attendance towards the end just like the Kings(after their damn owners ran their respective franchises into the ground). I hate the Kings as much as everyone else, but the Maloof's did Sactown dirty. One thing people from L.A. don't realize is how much support in the greater Sacramento area the Kings actually have.

Personally, I hate the musical chair game we've been seeing over the last few years.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby V.V.V.V.V. on Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:14 pm

432J wrote:the only thing those remaining kings fans have left to hang onto is how their title was taken away by the refs in '02

What title? They have to make the finals before they can say that!
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Rooscooter on Thu Jan 10, 2013 8:05 pm

I would bet that the new taxes in CA, both on businesses and salaries had a little to do with this. Washington State has no income tax. For a player who is eligible for a max salary that's a difference of a couple million dollars in their pocket..... for Owners it's even more.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby 432J on Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:05 pm

Frank Dux wrote:I don't really know how Seattle deserves a team any more than the Kings do. They were bottom of the barrel in attendance towards the end just like the Kings(after their damn owners ran their respective franchises into the ground). I hate the Kings as much as everyone else, but the Maloof's did Sactown dirty. One thing people from L.A. don't realize is how much support in the greater Sacramento area the Kings actually have.

Personally, I hate the musical chair game we've been seeing over the last few years.

at least the magoofs have made it clear that they want out of sacramento

clay bennett just came in and robbed seattle of the sonics after numerous promises that he would never move the team
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby kenshi1023 on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:05 am

Reports: RC Buford, Phil Jackson could be in Seattle front office.
hope it isn't true, but very happy to have the supersonics back in the nba!
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby 432J on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:12 am

great to see the sonics will be back. i feel for the people of sacramento that they had two incompetent owners in the magoofs who ruined the team and eventually lost it for the city but i'm also happy for the people of seattle that they will be getting a team after they were robbed of the original sonics

i'm hearing rc buford and larry bird are being sought after to run the team
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby Doc Brown on Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:18 am

With the #1 pick in the NBA draft, the Seattle Supersonics select......

We all know who is going to get the #1 pick now.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby BDG on Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:16 pm

Since this is basically official ...

How much is this going to haunt that city?



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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby LakerFanIam on Mon Jan 21, 2013 4:34 pm

^^^ I was so glad they didn't call Vlade's foul on Shaq's shot attempt.
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Re: Kings moving to Seattle?

Postby LAKEROC on Mon Jan 21, 2013 5:09 pm

Wonderful news. The city of Seattle really deserve it, the way that owner shafted them. There is a huge fanbase there. I am glad they will have a team again. Now, if we can just get Donald Sterling to please move the Clippers to Anaheim, we'd be all set.
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