Why I'll root for the Anaheim Royals... or not.
by TheJust on Mar 14, 2011 12:02 AM PDT
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I began grappling with this subject a couple years ago as the prospect arose of my beloved Kings leaving town. I was confident that the Kings' long tenure as "my team" would draw to a close. Most certainly I would hate the ownership for their decision and see no point in rooting for a team from a city to which I have no connection. The only way this could become complicated is if I couldn’t find blame in the ownership’s decision… and if they moved to Anaheim.
So here we are.
I’ve lived in LA since moving from Sac in ‘95. I am a respectable human being, so obviously I detest the Lakers and Donald Sterling. So if my Kings didn’t exist (or became completely unrecognizable by name, colors, and city) having a third NBA choice in my area would be a nice consolation. Hornets come to town? Done. Michael brings the Bobcats? OK, I’ll bite. Pistons trade up for the weather? Gettin’ me a Greg Monroe jersey. (OK, maybe not, but you get the idea.)
So if my means of replacing the Kings, the team that left me heartbroken by leaving the city I love dearly and connect them with so closely, is to pick another local team to root for, then I guess it would be… the Anaheim Kings… What? My head just exploded. Something’s not right. What outranks the other: the depression surrounding the deconstruction of the team of my youth… or the fact that they’re setting up shop next door so I could actually see them in person on a regular basis?
I honestly can’t answer that of now. But I can tell you what the future might hold.
I’ll have a son or daughter someday. I’ll take little Webber or Kayte (testing those names out- actually doesn’t sound too bad) to an Anaheim Whatevers game one night and there I can tell him or her that I’ve been a fan since 1985. That's right, way back when they were in Sacramento. I can tell them that the very first NBA game I ever attended was the first NBA game ever played in Sacramento. I can tell them about the time I kept hitting refresh on my browser the morning after game 6 and lucked into $15 tickets to one of the greatest NBA games ever played. I can tell them that when Staples Center was built, I dropped $150 on a customizable concrete block just so “Go Sacramento Kings” would be legally engraved on the Lakers' building forever. I can tell them stories that they might actually care about... because now it’s their favorite team, too.
But then one of them might ask, “Daddy, what’s Sacramento?” and I’d explain that it was once the 20th largest market in the country, bristling with energy and enthusiasm, the perfect mix of arts and dining and education without pretense, and home to the damn nicest people you could ever meet… but now it’s ranked 35th, concerts and events pass it by, the economy never recovered from the great recession of 2009, and it’s all because the team we’re watching right now moved away.
Ok, this is going to be a tough decision.
Maybe I should just figure out how to play fantasy basketball and build a team to root for.
(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)
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this is a really nice write up!
My only question is why did you move from SacTown to LA? I’ve never been to SacTown and i’ve been a kings fan for as long as i can remember…i live in LA
Entertainment industry
I left Sac for film school at Chapman in Orange County and then stuck around since it’s pretty much the only place you can live for my industry. Well, at least until you have F-U money. Not there yet.
rec'd, +1, FTW, This.
Also, I'm curious...
How’d you become a Kings fan from LA? What are your feelings about the potential move?
rec'd, +1, FTW, This.
Well growing up i was a John Stocken fan
I loved the passing of Stocken and Malone and once they retiered I looked for another team….I was totally turned off by the Lakers just because I hate to play basketball with total dick heads; I always hate that guy who would rather take the last shot with 3 guys on him than hit the wide open guy (sounds like someone we know right?) Then looking at SacTown, they had it all…totally unselfish, playing for the name that’s on the front of the jersey not on the back.
I was hooked! The great passing big men, the lock down defender, the tall 3 point shooter…the lil guy off the bench who would score 20 in the blink of an eye…the crazyness of Arco arena….I would only fill up my gas tank (even if it cost more) just because it said ARCO…..I feel the kings represent everything i am as a player, hard working, unselfish but with a little bit of flash but more importantly…team first….the way i saw it, it was the light side vs the dark side, the “cool side” vs the “nerdy side” I’m always going to be the underdog on the court and i will always root for the underdog…unless it’s the Lakers….or the kings are favored…
My Heart broke in 2002, when everyone around me sang “we are the champs” even though the lakers didn’t know how to play basketball the right way….and forever i will always be a Laker hater…they represent they guy on in the pick-up game who would cross a guy over but miss the wide open layup but after the game (even though he lost) talk shit to the guy he crossed……
by shadowchicken on Mar 14, 2011 6:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
yes, great read!
where is that concrete block? I want to see that “Go Sacramento Kings” engraving. Awesome!
put me in, Coach
Thanks!
I’ve got a picture somewhere I really should dig up. At the entrance there is a “walk of stars” or some BS like that which full of 6″×6″ blocks on the ground and you could buy one to be customized. It was at the height of the rivalry so I was pretty proud. It’s still there, but kind of worn down.
rec'd, +1, FTW, This.
by TheJust on Mar 14, 2011 9:55 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Very nice Just.
I think you captured the conundrum of fans, in Socal especially, and thus much confusion. I’ll be personally pissed if they move to Anaheim as I have no interest in following anything from Socal. This is especially true of a team that has personally tested me from A to Z during my fandom. It would be far too bitter for me to suddenly root for a team in a market with a bunch of disinterested blase fans only looking to be seen at the recent event.
I’m still holding out hope (cuz it’s all I got truthfully) that the Maloof’s see all the reasons why moving to Anaheim for the franchise (not for me) is a bad idea financially and logistically.
But that’s all the hope I got at this point.
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Thanks
This is especially true of a team that has personally tested me from A to Z during my fandom.
I hear that. That’s why I think it’d be impossible for me to follow them to another area, even San Jose.
in a market with a bunch of disinterested blase fans only looking to be seen at the recent event.
I hope it gives you a little solace to know that there’d be a few non-blase fans down here. Also you can take comfort in the fact that anyone looking to be seen wouldn’t be caught dead in Orange County.
But having said that, I completely understand the sentiment.
rec'd, +1, FTW, This.
anyone looking to be seen wouldn’t be caught dead in Orange County
Am I missing something here? What’s so wrong with OC? Or is just not “LA”?
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
I'm trying to think of a good metaphor but failing
I think we had this discussion in another thread, but basically LA & OC are as separate as Sac & SF. That’s in regard to the culture, the industries, and the distance (time-wise.) Culture difference may be even more so than Sac-SF, considering OC is a Republican stronghold and LA is a Democratic one.
Many in LA (not necessarily me, not necessarily not me) see OC as white-washed, culture-less, conservative and sterile. There is nothing glamorous about it. TMZ (I’m sure you’re an avid reader) actually stands for “Thirty Mile Zone” which is a common industry term referring to the area where most entertainment industry business exists. That’s where the celebrities, paparazzi, execs, and general jackasses stay within. And those are the ones you see at Lakers games watching their iphones more than the game.
OC is for industries other than entertainment. I won’t bore you with further details, you probably get the idea.
rec'd, +1, FTW, This.
I get the idea.
Still, I’m not so sure the OC would treat the Kings differently because they are in Anaheim. Even if they aren’t part of the same stupid ass culture in LA.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
By they and the same culture...
…I do mean the OC. I’m curious: Which teams do OC residents follow? Other than the obvious OC pro teams? Do they follow USC & UCLA heavily for instance?
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Anecdotally
Friend of mine who grew up in the OC does root for the local OC teams, Angels and Ducks, but when it comes to basketball he roots for the Clippers.
this is quite common I believe
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by wallywagon11 on Mar 15, 2011 8:52 AM PDT up reply actions
That last paragraph is gold.
I just hope that I’m not stuck here with my kids growing up saying “why Sacramento?”
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Mar 14, 2011 8:59 AM PDT reply actions
Living in San Diego...
…and feeling the exact same way. I left Sac in 2006 but remained a die hard Sacramento Kings fan throughout. Now everyone assumes that because the proximity to the team becomes closer than any of us could have possibly imagined, this relocation could be considered a blessing in disguise. Truthfully, I am just as torn as you TheJust, here’s hoping there are more of us out there with the same conundrum.
by CrownedPotential on Mar 14, 2011 10:29 AM PDT reply actions
I think
it’ll be easier for people who lives outside of Sac to root for them. Im a Dallas Cowboys fan … if they ever moved to another state … I’d still love them and root. Sac is/was OUR team … if they move to Anaheim … they won’t be our team anymore. I hope I get over the bitterness and continue to root for the team I’ve rooted for since I was 8 …. but I can’t tell right now.
Living in Chico with about a 100 mile drive to ARCO
and with some health problems that make walking difficult I share your perspective. Frankly, since I almost never attend games from a practical perspective it doesn’t matter if the team is in Sac, Anaheim or Kansas City. For about the cost of attending one game I can get League Pass and continue to watch the Kings on television.
However, as things stand now I don’t think that’s likely to happen. If there is a long or season ending league shutdown I think (really don’t know) that combined with the teams move it should be easier to shift my interests elsewhere. It’s like nicotine patches for hoops addicts.
"It ain't Chinese algebra" - Tony Allen from Basketbawful
I don't mean to be insensitive
If the Kings are moved to Anaheim who is Sacramento’s televised games on. Do they just continue watching their former team or do they watch the Warriors?
"You need to get real!"
I could support that
Got a lot of family/friends in P-town.
Where's my pie
by TheFifthMookie on Mar 14, 2011 2:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Neither.
I’m either going to be a Wolves or Magic fan, and probably be a dual fan of both for awhile.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
I'm not sure I'm reading this question right
But if you’re talking about broadcasting, I’m pretty sure a Sacto channel will pay into and run the Warriors’ current Bay Area feed and Fox Sports West (SoCal) will air the Kings.
rec'd, +1, FTW, This.
This.
The Dubs broadcast area will now include Sacramento essentially.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
so you're saying:
of a local broadcast of both the Magic and Trailblazers at the same time as reparations for the kings leaving isn’t going to happen?
Where's my pie
by TheFifthMookie on Mar 14, 2011 2:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Sadly no.
But I don’t live in Sacramento anyway. I only get blacked out for national TV games, and because I’m in Seattle, of course, I get blacked out of Blazer games too.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
The Blazers were given the Seattle market
For TV? Damn talk about adding insult to injury. I suppose the Blazers got Vancouver as well?
If you're talking about Vancouver BC....
…the Raptors have all of Canada.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Figured that was the other option
Makes no sense though since Toronto and YVR are as far apart as Detroit and Seattle are…
Really? No sense?
Seriously? Of course it makes sense. CANADA IS A DIFFERENT COUNTRY THAN THE US WITH ONLY ONE NBA TEAM.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
That's like saying we'd all give a crap about the Celtics
If they were the only team in the US.
by athletics68 on Mar 14, 2011 11:47 PM PDT up reply actions
No it's not.
There is one NBA team in Canada. There is 29 NBA teams in the US. A bit of difference dude.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
The point is just because they're the one team doesn't mean everyone in Canada cares about them
They’re in the Canadian equivalent of the “midwest”. People on the west coast don’t root for them in general. Vancouver identifies more with Seattle and the rest of the “Cascadia” region than they do with Toronto which is 2000 miles away in my experience.
How do you know how Canadians on the West Coast of Canada root for the Raptors?
Do you know lots of Canadians that feel that way? Or, what? What’s your experience in that? I never said there were gobs of Vancouver Canadians who identified with Toronto. I said Canada is the Raptors market. THAT is what I said.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
I lived in Vancouver the year after the Grizzlies left.
I never met or saw any Sonics fans. Not to say there weren’t any, but my Vancouver friends who followed basketball did not follow the Sonics.
My roommate who followed basketball was more interested in the Raptors, and of course the Canucks.
btw, never mention to them that Wayne Gretzky played for the LA Kings later in his career. : )
put me in, Coach
LoL
when Staples Center was built, I dropped $150 on a customizable concrete block just so "Go Sacramento Kings" would be legally engraved on the Lakers’ building forever.
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by lodisacfan on Mar 14, 2011 4:01 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Hey i would have put
2002 belonged to the kings! haha
by shadowchicken on Mar 15, 2011 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions
The dream is alive in Portland, kinda.
As much as I love my Kings. I don’t think I could follow them to the south. It goes against the way I was raised to hate all Socal sports. It’s in my blood.
And while it would be convenient to root for the Warriors since I live in the Bay Area, I just can’t bring myself to do it after bad blood at games/constantly putting them down to build up the Kings.
So if/when they leave for Disneyland I will become a Blazers fan. Small market? Check. Good Owner and management? Check. Exciting to watch? Check. Great online community? Check. Gerald Wallace? Check. Too many factors for me to not follow them.
But really, I will be losing a major part of my basketball watching soul. It won’t be the same even if I adopt a new team or follow them down south. Nothing will fill the part of my heart that is the Sacramento Kings. While I will remember fondly all the years in my hometown and even those after I left, I can’t see a new basketball team sucking me in in the same way. At least I have baseball and the Giants. Imagining the heartbreak I would be feeling now if they had fled to Florida back in the 90’s.
Switch hitter fans?
REAL Kings fans will continue to be REAL kings fans regardless if they move or not. I don’t get the logic…. they move out of our city so you don’t “like” them anymore? It’s not Reke’s,DMC’s, Ciscos or the Maloofs fault they’r leaving. Its the pathetic mindset, the no-can-do attitude of these politicians here in Sac for the Kings going bye-bye.
And its pretty sad that all these wanna-be, switch hitting, band wagon Kings Fans will give up their loyalty because our team is moving to Anaheim.
Comments like…. " As much as I love my Kings. I don’t think I could follow them to the south. It goes against the way I was raised to hate all Socal sports. It’s in my blood." make ALOT of sense.
And yes, I seen the poll and I noticed only about 25% of the ppl here on STR will continue to be Kings fans so I’m expecting to piss off alot of people. . Go root for Golden state cause you “live closest” to them or for Derrick Rose and the Bulls cause their " winning right now" you P*ssys.Muhahahahahahaha
by ridingthebench on Mar 15, 2011 12:42 AM PDT reply actions
Because a LOT of people don't root for just the players
They root for what’s on the front of the jersey, not the back. Reke, Cousins, et al would have come and gone eventually anyway, but the Kings would have been the constant. If they move to Anaheim there is no more Kings, so there is nothing for apparently 3/4th of STR posters to continue following. It’s really a simple concept.
I'll try to explain it, rtb
The Kings are tied directly to the Sacramento community for me. Born here / raised here / gonna die here. I was not a Kings fan prior to their arrival to Sacramento, but I became a season ticket holder when they arrived and have been one since.
Now, if they leave Sacramento, I have no desire to continue to root for them or follow them. I will not be able to be a season ticket holder anymore, and the team will no longer be associated with city in which I live. Simply put, my involvement in the Kings mirrors their geographic placement in Sacramento.
In this media day and age, I fully understand and respect the fan that will follow a team no matter where it sets down roots. I mean, if you are following them through the media, what does it matter if they are in Sacramento or Anaheim? But to those who are deeply rooted in the Sacramento community, and especially for those that frequently attended games live, it does make a difference. A huge, huge difference.
Oh, and flagged for calling those that have the temerity to disagree with you p*ssys. That might fly at Anaheim Royalty, but it doesn’t play here.
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by section214 on Mar 15, 2011 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
I didn't attend many games live....
….but the Sacramento part is what has gotten my loyalty despite whatever zip code I reside in. And I’ve lived in a few places since 1998.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
All this.
I’m surprised at the passion against those who will abandon their fandom. Both perspectives are so clearly valid. As a guy who’s lived far from my favorite team, only getting to see them live 2-3 times a year and having to pay to see them on TV, I can speak to how unpleasant that can be and how detached you risk becoming.
What it is that everybody is “supposed” to claim loyalty to?
Is the argument that you stick with the “brand” you originally picked, even if the players, city, name, colors, and ownership all change? Even if they’re bought by Hitler, Satan is hired as GM, and all the players acquired look like Rick Fox? Sorry, but that’s something I just can’t promise.
rec'd, +1, FTW, This.
My loyalty isn't to the brand....
…but the identification I have that comes with the brand. That’s the argument that’s really being hashed out regardless of how well versed the particular argument is for one side or another.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Well with all due respect:
It’s not Reke’s,DMC’s, Ciscos or the Maloofs fault they’r leaving. Its the pathetic mindset, the no-can-do attitude of these politicians here in Sac for the Kings going bye-bye.
Reke Cuz & Cisco I agree with. Players don’t move the team; owners do. As far as the Maloof’s? Of course they share the blame in this. They aren’t the only guilty party, but they are one of many in this deal.
A big reason I’ve stuck with the team over the years is because of the Sacramento associated to the franchise. If it moves to Anaheim, the Maloof’s can kiss my ass. I ain’t following the team to Socal just because the team wants to make a few more dollars in the short term. That ain’t my problem; it’s the Maloof’s problem.
I don’t hate Southern California. I just probably would want to kill myself if I had to live down there for longer than I ever had to. Which, hopefully, would not be more than a few days.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
"Switch hitter fans"?
The team is called “The Sacramento Kings”. If we were to follow them after they moved to Anaheim, that would be “switch hitting” because we’d be switching cities. A lot of us are loyal to Sacramento.
When you say “…band wagon Kings Fans will give up their loyalty because our team is moving to Anaheim…” I have to ask: Did you follow the Kings when they were in Rochester? Did you follow them when they were in Cincinnati and Kansas City?
Because if you’ve been a fan of the Kings/Royals since then and stuck with them through all of their relocations, I might understand your statement. Judging by the way you ended your post —“P*ssys. Muhahahahaha”, I will guess that you are too young to have known the team back then.
put me in, Coach
by LaBradford on Mar 15, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Would you be surprised if that was a Warriors fan from GSoM with a fake account?
I wouldn’t. There were a few over there in their game thread echoing that sentiment.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
my good friend in Boston wrote to me: “well, they’ll still always be your team, right?” my interpretation was that he doesn’t understand why I would abandon the NBA if the Kings left.
But that’s really easy for him to say, because he’s not in the same situation of having his favorite team on the cusp of leaving forever. But I’m pretty sure if the Celtics left Boston, my friend would probably hang himself.
put me in, Coach
by LaBradford on Mar 15, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Yes LaB.
Well said sir.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Yeah this is something Boston will likely never deal with again in any of our lifetimes
I mean hell they haven’t even lost a team in any sport since 1952. And I happen to know someone who was a big Braves fan before they left (my 81 yr old grandmother), and first hand I can tell you what the result was when they left for a Bostonian, she switched allegiances immediately to the Sox.
Ok I took that too far.
I apolagize for calling anyone a p*ssy. Sorry this flu medication gives me a pissy attitude sometimes. I’ll still root for the team no matter where they go but if you guys don’t …… more power to ya!
PS. No Guru, I’m not a warriors fan in disguise. And If I was I surely wouldn’t admit it after that BEATDOWN last night.
by ridingthebench on Mar 15, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
more power to you too, ridingthebench
didn’t mean to get pissy as well. just wanted to let you know that for some of us it might be too painful to watch the NBA after such a loss. I definitely want to see how Tyreke’s and DeMarcus’s careers pan out, so I’m guessing that I’ll check in on the Kings and see how they’re doing next year once in awhile.
peace : )
put me in, Coach
Root for whoever you want
I’ll continue following the Kings because I’ve grown fond of these youngters and I’m curious what Petrie is going to do with more money to play with, while being in an area that’s easier to draw free agents to. I’ve got much love for Sac, but let’s be honest here. Name one major free agent that signed with Sac… or to any smaller market city for that matter. I doubt it was because the front office never pursued anyone. Sac is a great place to raise a family, but really not the greatest place for a young NBA superstar. True, Anaheim isn’t exactly a happening place either, but it’s proximity to LA, playground of the rich and famous, makes it a hell of an easier sell than Sac.
I’m not going to be childish like benchrider and call anyone who doesn’t want to follow the Kings anymore names. Losing a team you’ve been emotionally and monetarily invested in for years hurts. It just shows you’re human. But it’s your time and/or money, so feel free to root for whoever the hell you want to and for whatever reason you want to. Whether it’s the team closest to you, the players you most connect with, the uniform color that you liked most as a kid, whatever. There’s no rules to who you should root for. Bottom line is whoever you’re rooting for, you’re still just rooting for a bunch of rich gifted athletes that don’t even know you and whose only difference is the color of the clothes they’re wearing and the building they play in. Enjoy the games and enjoy being entertained as a sports fan.
by c-three on Mar 15, 2011 2:31 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
THANK YOU!
This has always been in my head….Since day 1 of DMC with the Kings, i’ve always been fearful that he would pull a LeBron and bounce as soon as he got the chance. DMC is a big player, ego, personality and size and i feel he would hate SacTown until he got under the big city lights, well maybe now he wont leave; Maybe after several years of playing under the big lights he will feel that he needs to live in a smaller town….(hints the OC?) just saying it’s not LA but it is….
by shadowchicken on Mar 15, 2011 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions
Isn't it sad/insulting watching DMC thrive in another city?
And if they win a championship there, it wouldn’t be the same as if they were here, would it?
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by caseycheesecake on Mar 15, 2011 8:15 AM PDT up reply actions
if.....
if my sister marries some redneck and moves to the south, I will still love her and be there for her…. wherever this team goes I am going to root for them, it sucks to see so many people jumping ship.
by Loyalty2Royalty on Mar 15, 2011 8:01 AM PDT reply actions
I guess it just depends on which part of the name you have family ties to:
Is it “Sacramento” or is it “Kings”?
I don't even know if it's necessarily one of the other
I know for myself, and probably others, I consider both names important. Take away one and you might as well take away the other since together is where they derive meaning for me.
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I say when the Kings become the Anahiem Royals we former Kings fans all put on our Kobe Bryant jerseys get into a charter bus or two and go to a Lakers vs Royals game with our signs calling them the Lakers JV squad ect. Ill be setting up the charter buses at a later date :)
by Chad Schafer on Mar 16, 2011 5:47 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Uh no.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
I'm down with everything EXCEPT the Kobe jersey
I’m all for mocking the Anaheim Genital Warts, especially for being the LA area’s third string team, but can’t support doing it in Lakers gear. Blake Griffin jerseys maybe, but no way Kobe.
While I do understand the choice to not become a fan
I don’t understand hating and heckling the team, since the players nor their new fans really had anything to do with it.
rec'd, +1, FTW, This.
Agreed
I won’t follow the team either way – I will not root for or against them. The opposite of love is not hate, but apathy.
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by section214 on Mar 16, 2011 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
To each their own
The opposite of love to me has always been hate. Same thing happened when the Earthquakes left San Jose. I actively loathed the Dynamo until the Quakes were brought back. And I’m still not fond of them. I wasn’t alone. But there were people who supported the ex-Quakes players from afar as about 22% of Sac fans appear willing to do, and there were a large number like a good friend of mine, who just became apathetic. But all 3 responses to the situation are equally valid. I suspect that’s probably part of the reason that so many Kings fans would be willing to root for the Lakers, the spite factor, and while you may not agree with it, it’s a fully valid response to being bent over and eff’ed by the Kings if they leave.
The opposite of love is not hate, but apathy.
This.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
If Omri has 12 games with 85+ TS% (20+ mins only) on the season, I will send RikSmits a slice of Cherry Pie with real Californian cheese pasteurized locally in Washington state.
Its Official
A Sacramento attorney representing the Maloof family, owners of the Sacramento Kings, earlier this month filed federal trademark registrations for the names “Anaheim Royals” and “Anaheim Royals of Southern California.” The lawyer also registered the names Orange County Royals and Los Angeles Royals on that same date.
The filings, listed on the United States Patent and Trademark Office website, are dated March 3, days after the National Basketball Association granted the Kings an extended period to consider moving the team to Anaheim for the upcoming season.
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this is how i feel
its all about money obviously, the maloofs have no loyalty to us so why the fuck should we be loyal to them? thats all it is- the nba isnt set up to work in small market cities for very long. so fuck the maloofs i have no loyalty to them and they can suck it. however the players is a different story- ive grown accustom to watching them play and i cant abandon them. i will be a fan of those players and the anahiem royals for as long as its that core team. however if they pull a lebron and take there talents elsewhere then GOOD!! then im following the players not the team… i deeply want to see the players get some success.. so as long as there on the kings or royals ill root for them.. but if they leave im very much happier because i would also love to see the maloofs never get any success outside sacramento… i hope they go bankrupt (if they leave sac..)
Kings will cease to be "Kings" really soon
If anyone chooses to remain fans of the Kings/Royals after they leave Sac, more power to them. I wouldn’t criticize; I would just have a very hard time personally taking interest in the Anaheim team. Like, “rah-rah, Go Anaheim, the city that stole our team”.
Also, considering player turnover these days, two years down the road half of the players on the team now that you might feel an affinity toward may be gone. There could easily be a new coach. They likely won’t be the “Kings”, probably Royals or something else.
Perhaps the only thing left a few years from now will be the lame-ass owners. I would not be support the Maloofs by being a fan. Now maybe if there is any justice in the world, Samueli will kick the Maloofs to the curb and take over the team. Not that I have any great positive feelings for Samueli, but at least the Maloofs would get what they deserved.
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