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Vertical Lime posted:Bill Simmons just reminded me the head of the NBA's relocation committee is Clay Bennett Cool, he hosed over two cities.
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 Now get a hockey team as well.Sorry Sacramento, we know all too well the pain that comes when this happens. Sorry we had to steal a team from you 
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jyrka posted:Eh. Neither are OKC. Rename the division then maybe. "The Midwest Division" sounds so bland. OKC, Denver, Minnesota, Utah ... Memphis?
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I feel for Sactown, but as a Sonics fan I'm ecstatic. The NBA was my first sports love before anything else and even though I grew up in New England once I started making my own decisions on who to root for I chose the team as far away as possible with the cool dude who dunked the hardest on everyone. It's like I told my Dad, which #40 am I going to root for, Shawn Kemp or Dino Rajda? When the Sonics got moved to OKC I really stopped following the NBA and it took me until the finals this year to even watch the Thunder play. I can't tell you how many times I saw a Durant Sonics jersey on eBay and thought that it looked right and he should be rocking it now. It's not going to be the same, but with the Sonics back I can start caring about the NBA again, and basketball is rad as gently caress so that feels good. If Charlotte does the right thing and takes the Hornets name back it'll be two wrongs being righted. It also reminds me of the mid-90's and it might just be because I was a kid then but that time was fun as gently caress. Someone get me a Starter jacket with the Seattle skyline on the back.
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I guess it's cool Seattle gets a team back (though I selfishly wish the Anaheim thing had gone through instead), but yeah bummer for Sacramento. Sorry, WhyteRyce
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Pungry posted:
The T-Birds are pretty fun to watch if you don't mind watching Juniors Hockey.
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WhyteRyce, this sucks. I hope y'all get a team again one day. If this sours you on the NBA for a while I understand.
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Spacebump posted:WhyteRyce, this sucks. I hope y'all get a team again one day. If this sours you on the NBA for a while I understand. I couldn't bear to watch OKC play until the finals this year. It hurts like a motherfucker.
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Nate McMillan for coach?
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tallkidwithglasses posted:What's the next team down the totem pole for Kings fans to steal? Sacramento-based AeroJet was looking at buying the Harlem Globetrotters but when their owner signed the contract, the pen just squirted ink on his face. Apparently there were rumblings yesterday that this move was going to take the Kings to Virginia Beach, that'd have been a Hell of a thing, it doesn't seem like Virginia's ever going to get a pro sports team.
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I keep seeing people getting excited for a Seattle OKC rivalry. That's gonna be a lop-sided rivalry for a long rear end time.
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| # ? Jan 9, 2013 21:11 |
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Someone's already trolling the Kings truehoop site, saying it's the fan's fault why the Maloofs are broke. lol
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| # ? Jan 9, 2013 21:12 |
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pathetic little tramp posted:Apparently there were rumblings yesterday that this move was going to take the Kings to Virginia Beach, that'd have been a Hell of a thing, it doesn't seem like Virginia's ever going to get a pro sports team. As someone who's been following the Maloofery for the past year or so, I was under the impression the Virginia Beach thing was always intended to be a combination bargaining chip/last roll of the dice for the Maloof family. They'd either get blindingly lucky and get to keep their personal NBA clusterfuck or they'd make Hansen sweat and be able to bilk another 50 million or whatever from him.
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Sorry WhyteRyce and Jer If Jer isn't dead.
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hitze posted:I keep seeing people getting excited for a Seattle OKC rivalry. That's gonna be a lop-sided rivalry for a long rear end time. All the talent is on one side and all the deep black hatred is on the other.
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| # ? Jan 9, 2013 21:13 |
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One half of the tragic wrongs of the NBA has been righted. MJ you have one job....
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https://twitter.com/largesteven/sta...114996573626369 LOL Maloof's
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Nereid posted:One half of the tragic wrongs of the NBA has been righted. MJ you have one job....
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| # ? Jan 9, 2013 21:14 |
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hitze posted:I keep seeing people getting excited for a Seattle OKC rivalry. That's gonna be a lop-sided rivalry for a long rear end time. That'd be a shame because the Seattle / Portland rivalry was pretty good.
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Gotta say I was WAITING for this to happen
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Hahahahhahahaha
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Gendo posted:Two wrongs don't make a right. Well It'll pay for itself in merchandise. 
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Gendo posted:Two wrongs don't make a right. Agreed. I'd say about four wrongs make a right.
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| # ? Jan 9, 2013 21:16 |
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But it was 1st and goal on the 1 
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| # ? Jan 9, 2013 21:17 |
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Ideally the new Sonics will be in Las Vegas by 2018.
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Of course.
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How the gently caress do you reject 500 million AND keep small ownership what...how...
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| # ? Jan 9, 2013 21:17 |
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Hope at the last moment!
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I've never been to Arco or whatever the gently caress they call it now, but I was born in the valley and have been a Kings fan from 1996 until today. I'm honestly happy for Seattle because I got pissed when their team was taken away. I might passively root for the new Seattle team, but it's just not the same. I guess I'll probably be what Simmons would call an "NBA widow." One of my favorite Kings memories: the first playoffs I watched were in '96. SAC, an 8 seed, played Seattle, a 1 seed, and managed to win one of the games. I loved underdogs as a kid, especially those from where I came from. Edit: Holy gently caress I can't even type a basic post without the Maloofs waffling. gently caress you, Maloofs.
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Fight Club Sandwich posted:But it was 1st and goal on the 1 The defense had a good sack, it's second and goal on the 8 now.
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Gendo posted:Hope at the last moment! The Maloofs are going to dick around until Stern steps in. And he will.
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Come to VA Beach
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seiferguy posted:That'd be a shame because the Seattle / Portland rivalry was pretty good. Yeah those 4 playoff matchups (3 in the first round) over their 40-year histories were really epic.
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The city of Seattle has been chosen for a cruel sports experiment by Stern.
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As a die hard Seahawks fan of 30+ years that's lived in Sacramento metro area all my life, this is a weird sports conundrum for me. I don't blame the city of Seattle for this, but it is just bizarre to see the city of Sacramento rally and approve a brand new downtown stadium only to have the owners back out because they're too broke. It's heartbreaking. Also to everyone wondering about the quality of the team, they are only bad because the Maloofs haven't spent money on them in years. A wealthy owner will get them up to speed quick. I guess the fates are telling me to move to Seattle...
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The Maloofs exercising that fine business acumen that got them into this mess in the first place, I see.
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When is the NBA going to call in all those loans they made to that Maloofs? I remember hearing that the Kings owe the NBA tens of millions of dollars. This seems like a good time to cash in that chip, Mr. Stern.
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As bad as Donald Sterling and Clay Bennett are, the Maloofs have to be the most incompetent ownership group I've seen in the NBA. Yes, I know the Raptors and the Bobcats exist, but god drat. The Maloofs are loving idiots.
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Why the gently caress would they reject a $500 mil offer for THE KINGS? Do the Maloofs really think they can squeeze out some more $$$ from others?
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a shameful boehner posted:As bad as Donald Sterling and Clay Bennett are, the Maloofs have to be the most incompetent ownership group I've seen in the NBA. It's true. I don't know if they fired Adelman, or if it was Petrie, but that's the moment we should have known it was going to go down the shitter. I heard talk that Adelman was old and wanted to retire anyway, but clearly that's false since he's still coaching.
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