The Maloofs are Fucking Idiots
by rbiegler on Mar 22, 2011 10:43 AM PDT
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Dedicated to Drew Magary.
This page has gone out of its way, and admirably so, to avoid name calling, blame laying and general mean spiritedness in regards to the Kings’ potential departure. Some of this is due to the general quality of the people and writing that frequents this page. Some of it is due, I think, to at least a subconscious belief that if we are kind to the powers that be, as opposed to antagonistic, perhaps it will appeal to the better angels of their nature. I respect this, I appreciate it, I applaud it. But fuck it. Let’s be honest. The Maloofs are fucking idiots. Half-wits. Fat, tan, sweaty, party shirted douche bags.
They look like the kind of aging creeps that hang out at Mix ordering Kettle One and tonics and coming on to 21 year old girls from Granite Bay. Because they are the kind of aging creeps that hang out at Mix ordering Kettle One and tonics and coming on to 21 year old girls from Granite Bay. Do you people realize that for over a decade the fate of our franchise has been in the hands of middle aged men who frost their hair and wear Affliction t-shirts? I mean nothing against middle aged men who frost their hair and wear Affliction t-shirts but everything against middle aged men who frost their hair and wear Affliction t-shirts. I wouldn’t trust someone like that to manage a Radio Shack. Let alone a professional basketball team. I’m just shocked it’s taken this long for something disastrous to happen. ..
Oh wait…
via dev1.capris.net
What’s that you say? They’re millionaires? Clearly they’re doing something right? You’re right. They were great at inheriting their father’s fortune. And equally great at wasting it on stupid shit. Seriously, maybe it’s impolite to call them doofuses but these are guys that decided to film a national TV spot celebrating their fortune by showing them eating Carl’s Fucking Jr. I like Carl’s Jr. If I’m ever rich I’ll still eat Carl’s Jr. But if I’m going to flaunt my fortune to the viewing public I’d hope I could come up with something slightly more, I don’t know, sophisticated. Think of who else has done Carl’s Jr. commercials. Paris Hilton. Audrina Partridge. Kim Kardashian. If taste is defined by understanding the discrepancy between thinking things are good because they’re expensive and knowing things are expensive because they’re good we’ve had the ownership equivalents of Kim Kardashian. Which is great if you’re a (horse’s) ass man.
I’ve heard, and even thought to myself, that the Maloofs are perfect for Orange County. The fake tanned, subdivision, Buffalo Wild Wing capitol of the world (with apologies to Phoenix). Never have a city and an ownership base been more copacetic. But that’s not fair to Orange County. People in Orange County actually have assets. They’re real estate tycoons and consultants and professional surfers. They don’t dissolve their WNBA franchise or sell their distributorship or run a casino that still remains Las Vegas’ most popular destination for common-law bachelor parties.
The Maloofs and Sacramento were never a good fit. Sure in the heady days of the real estate boom they reflected a movement in town toward conspicuous consumption. But that was us at our worst. It was never an accurate depiction of the people on this page. The people in this city. The real fans of the Kings. Chuck Peterson an obvious exception, but he’ll look far more comfortable sitting courtside in Anaheim anyway, I’m sure he’s already started tanning. Sacramento does deserve a team. But it also deserves better. And it now looks like those two things, sadly, can’t syncopate.
On the positive side think about how much better we’ll all feel next year when the Maloofs are offering a "Bottle Service" option for Royal’s home games.
(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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Big up Big's.
Emotional, right or wrong, says it all about this piece. I feel your emotions on this, and many of your points. The Maloof’s don’t understand the attitude of Sacramento vs the attitude in politics. In politics, Sacramentans are snobby and stupid. In actual attitude, Sacramentans are not particularly pretentious.
If the Maloof’s had ever bothered to figure out the market, they might have been more successful. But they never did.
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 pookeyguru on Mar 22, 2011 11:03 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
If the Maloof’s had ever bothered to figure out the market, they might have been more successful. But they never did.
Completely agree. Additionally, I honestly think they struggle to find the ability/patience to perceive and commit to long-term business plans. Everything they do seems far too involved in the short term, and completely devoid of long-term potential.
Sure, if you need a car, trying your luck at the half-court shot offers an immediate opportunity, but you are more likely to get that car if you make a long term savings plan. The Maloofs just seem like unnecessary risk takers who don’t understand the consequences of their actions. Cars may occasionally be won for free, but you better be ready to pay the taxes.
"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."
by SactoRyan on Mar 22, 2011 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Well said Ryan.
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 was going to say...
Sure, if you want to keep your team in the playoffs, taking a risk on a player coming off a statistically better-than-expected season creates an immediate opportunity, but you are more likely to return to the playoffs if you make a long-term plan that doesn’t include Mikki Moore.
"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."
Wow.
I know we have been trying to stay positive in public, but this article puts words to a lot of the feelings I have been dealing with (and holding back). I hope it served as a nice vent for your frustrations.
"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."
Epic Maloof vent
(and yes, I’m with the crowd that thinks we must play nice for now)
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
This pretty much defines where StR is right now
It’s kind of sad when a site editor posts something this inflammatory, just so he can get lifted on the shoulders of the angry hordes. But it’s to be expected, I suppose.
Thanks for your semi-annual pop-in, rbiegler. I’m sure it will get the intended response.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Hey
as my scarcity on this page would show I could care little to less about the angry hordes. With the singular exception of myself. I think the Maloofs did, and continue to do, stupid shit. I’ll take the accusation of inflammation, I mildly resent the implication that it was done in the hopes of anything other than my own desire to bithc.
I'd believe you
If what you wrote couldn’t have been included in any of the dozen or so other threads where people are hammering the Maloofs.
This post is an attempt to go over the top and get the spotlight, I think that much is clear.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Eh
I’m a tad too old to be doing things for the sake of stealing the spotlight. Particularly given, if such were my desire, that there are other, more appropriate venues at which I could do it. I mean the thing is a coherent 5 paragraphs. Would it really have made sense as anything other than a fanshot?
I rather enjoyed it
if that means anything.
And you are spot on with your Ketel One/Frosted Hair/Stupid T-shirt comments.
I suppose not
I stand corrected – I’m not sure how I could have read the title of this fanpost and seen a cry for attention.
Yes, those are my eyes rolling.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Seriously
have you ever read a Drew Magary Deadspin column ever? How seriously did everyone start taking themselves at this site in my absence? Why are we suddenly so earnest? And to think we share the same political views.
by rbiegler on Mar 22, 2011 11:39 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
If this was tongue in cheek, I totally misinterpreted
And I’ll apologize. I normally have the knack to catch that kind of thing, but it appears to have slipped past me.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
As an aside
There is certainly some underlying tension here at the site right now, so this struck a bit of a nerve – at least for me.
To say the least, any pro-Maloof sentiments expressed these days are in the minority. So seeing the title of this fanpost just seemed like piling on.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Totally understand. And didn’t mean to add to the tension. I probably don’t have the best barometer on the temperature of this page lately admittedly. I’d meant to write this a few weeks ago but had been out of town. Not that it would have made a difference but it may have looked less like beating a dead horse. Though I wouldn’t have consequently been able to make a Buffalo Wild Wing joke.
In either case it was meant much more humorously than it was confrationally.
I'm pretty good at catching these things too
and I missed by a mile. So maybe a disclaimer at the end may be needed.
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
confrontationally
you can tell I haven’t been writing, I’m spelling like a Bee commenter on a public employee article.
by rbiegler on Mar 22, 2011 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought your text was serious....
..but your title was beyond silly.
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 would just like to congratulate otis
on provoking rbiegler into leaving the most comments he’s ever left on a thread. Ever.
Oh and great post biegs.
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by Aykis16 on Mar 22, 2011 1:00 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Good one Aykis.....good one.
Is it piling on? Probably. But I found it humorous as well, so….
Actually, I’d like it better if the Maloofs suddenly “got” this market.
Because if they did, really understood what Sactown is about….
maybe they would stay. That’s my hope, anyway.
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Mar 23, 2011 9:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Well, where do you stand, Otis?
Instead of taking snarky potshots at Kings’ fans who are legitimately upset at the current set of circumstances, why not share your view on the better way to handle things. After all, aren’t you implying there is a better way to deal with the prospect of losing the team?
It’s not entirely clear to me, though, what your position is. You certainly don’t seem too upset about the possible move. Is it that you are so coldly analytical and dispassionate that you are beyond agitation? Is it that you sympathize with the business challenges facing the Maloofs? I think there is an argument to be made that that is the truly the case. So if that is your position, why not say so, instead of attacking fellow fans?
It isn’t at all clear to me that you fall in the camp of the relentlessly positive, who admirably vent their frustations by taking affirmative steps to support the franchise even as its owners prepare to abandon them.
It doesn’t really seem like your attacks on “the hordes” are any more productive than someone’s angry rant in a fanshot/post or thread comment. If you believe that we shouldn’t be angry, tell us why we shouldn’t be.
by corbin on Mar 22, 2011 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I apologize
That there isn’t 100% participation in the Maloof-bashing Corbin. Guess you’ll have to live with 99%.
I’ve made my viewpoints on this situation known plenty of times. My problem with this particular post is that it’s from a site editor, and all it’s doing is pouring out chum to the sharks.
And I’m not telling anyone to “not be angry”. I’m just used to seeing a little more balance around here but histrionics and character assassination are now the accepted (and encouraged) norm.
The fact that this Fanpost immediately shot to the top of the charts is a pretty sad indication of where the site currently lies.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Ug, frustrating
On one hand I want to express that I think this fanpost says very little about this site not being “balanced.” If anything, it’s the comment section that has shown that.
At the same time though (and this is for Corbin), I think otis has made himself pretty clear and there is no need to typecast him.
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
double ug
not that the comments show lack of balance here but more of the comments show all the building frustration between people.
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
I feel like
we can avoid the whole sky is falling thing. If you want to take exception with myself or others for taking pot shots by all means, completely understand, but I take exception to the implication this page has somehow gone down hill. The success of the Here We Stay movement both past and future speaks volumes more than 19 recommendations for a fanpost with an Audrina Partridge reference.
Just feels a bit like someone complaining that American culture is decaying because people watch Dancing with the Stars.
by rbiegler on Mar 22, 2011 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions 6 recs
This.
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions
Fair enough
And I don’t think the mood here is unexpected. My real problem lies with the fact that you’re a site editor and you’ve chosen this particular title.
I’ve already admitted – if there was some tongue-in-cheek going on here, I missed it. There’s nothing in the Fanpost itself that’s all that egregious IMO – or hasn’t been expressed here lately on a regular basis, although I’ll admit it’s better written and more humorous than most of the other anti-Maloof rantings.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
It was definitely...
tongue in cheek in a lot of ways. As I said from the outset it was intended, at least in part, as an homage to Deadspin’s immortal Drew Magary, whose recent post titles have included:
“The Owners are Fuckwits”
“Verizon Wireless Store Employees are the Devil’s Afterbirth”
“A Golden Shower isn’t Fun if You Didn’t Ask for One”
So you are right. The title was over the top. But it was also keeping in the spirit of at least that aspect of the post. Probably at the sacrifice of the broader implications. Again I sympathize with your frustrations and apologize for my part in exacerbating them but don’t take it out on poor Section.
I'm not looking for 100% Maloof-bashing...
In fact, I even invited you to defend them, as I do believe that some (though not all) of their actions in planning the move are defensible.
I was just looking for a bit more constructive input, sort of along the lines of what Elron Toro offers below. After all, if you think that the site is headed towards a downward spiral, why escalate the conflict?
Nor do I think that Maloof-bashing is synonymous with giving up or abandoning the Here We Stay movement. I, for one, have vented plenty while still shelling out hundreds of dollars this year to support the team’s residence in Sac. So, even if you see negativity in some of the rants here, that doesn’t necessarily mean the angry mob is running counter to the the grass roots effort.
I’m sure you have posted your opinions elsewhere on STR. There’s no way I could find time to read all the content here. I just thought maybe you could support your criticisms in this particular thread with an even-handed summary of your prior arguments.
I get the feeling that many here think I'm always playing "Devil's Advocate"
Or that I’m just looking for a snarky argument – but I think that comes from the fact that (in most cases) I can usually see the merits of both sides of a debate, and I’m a sarcastic bastard. About the only time I find myself seriously on the extreme side of an argument is if the Lakers or Dodgers are the topic of conversation.
Perhaps I just have a self-awareness problem though. ;)
So, depending on the subject at hand, I can recall instances where I’ve been critical of the Maloofs, Petrie, Westphal, Cousins, etc. And there are times I’m sure I’ve probably been considered a “nut-hugger” of all those parties.
There’s always going to be a “popular opinion” around the site, and generally speaking that opinion comes from a mostly level-headed and information-filled exchange of ideas – with some snark thrown in, to be sure.
But the level of the Maloof-bashing here, and the sustained nature of it, strikes me as very un-StR like, if you will. Thus my beef with this particular Fanpost.
The Maloofs have dunderfucked plenty of things over the course of their time in Sacramento, and certainly in the search for a new arena. And I’ve been a big advocate of them getting a Larry Baer VP-type to be their liaison with the media and the public, because I think they come off as buffonish most of the time they speak into a microphone. But I don’t think they are the devil, either. They are close to exercising a legitimate business opportunity that might put their basketball team in a better position to succeed in the longterm than it would in Sacramento.
That’s business, folks.
In the meantime, our hopes ride on a Taylor/ICON group that isn’t even going to present a plan for a new arena, but just a “feasibility study”. And this being Sacramento, I can’t blame the Maloofs for assuming this is the start of another taxi ride into a dead end.
That doesn’t make them heroes, and it doesn’t absolve them of their missteps. But there are plenty of culprits here, and I only see the Maloofs being called “fucking idiots” (for the most part).
And no, I’m not crying for the young billionaires – I’m just not going to hop on the bandwagon that’s beating them senseless.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Mar 22, 2011 4:22 PM PDT up reply actions 8 recs
Rec'd but I will disagree about this fanpost at least being very un-STR like
I found it engaging, well written, and funny. It in no way prevented others from writing their own well-informed and level headed fanpost. Also would like to point out it was far from being ill-informed and was in fact well written and funny. Irrelevant maybe and absolutely silly but nothing wrong with that.
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 4:40 PM PDT up reply actions
Co-Sign
It in no way prevented others from writing their own well-informed and level headed fanpost.
I actually thought that the title was perfect because you knew going in what to expect. Whether or not it would be presented straight-forward or tongue-in-cheek was unknown, but if one was tired of “Maloof Bashing” than this should have been very easy to avoid.
That said, I’m glad Otis read it because of his comment above. Rec’d.
I liked this. Though it could have used more vulgarity.
by rbiegler on Mar 22, 2011 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
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.
Wait until April 18.
The fury of f-bombs from STR could cause the internets to fail. If things don’t turn out, many of those will come from me.
Well said Otis.
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.
Otis...I never thought ill of you or your comments, in fact I ususally look to read yours, until now.
Of course that is only because I now see that you dont love my Dodger Blue!
You make excellent points above
hey dipitydoo
"these arent writers, they’re fans. you want grammatic aestheticism? read the times." Rambler 80 in response to my request for use of spell check and grammar at Turf Show Times when writing an article, fanpost or fanshot.
Otis is a communist.
This is a well known and bandied about communist fact. (Also, fuck the Dodgers. :) Signed, Dodger Haters Aka A’s fans)
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 only dislike the obnoxious Giant fans.
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.
There are plenty of cool Giant fans out there.
I’ll never be a Giants fan, but I respect their fans. It is, after all, not easy being a fan of a team that traded Francisco Liriano (among other things) for AJ Pierzynski. And that’s just this last decade of highlights.
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.
Should note that Joe Nathan also was a "throw in" in that trade.
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.
Gaylord Perry for Sam McDowell
That is all.
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by section214 on Mar 25, 2011 7:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wanted to be kind to you and a few other older/history minded Giant fans.
That is absolutely the worst.
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.
Also I couldn't remember who it specifically was. LOL
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.
Stop.
You’re pissing me off, and, well, you know, yeah.
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.
You are making it very obvious you don't live in Sacramento
If the Kings leave, We all lose
by prowseinthehouse on Mar 25, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions
When I was a kid I saw Joe Morgan knock the Dodgers out of playoff contention when he played for the Gigantes
But Giants fans are rude and mean, when I was kid I had adults throw beer and popcorn at me for cheering for the Dodgers and yell obscenities at me, it made me absolutely hate the Giants and their fans. I was a Dodger fan because that was my Little League Team and that is how I liked them, but I will never, ever forget all the classess things done and said to me as a kid cheering for my team.
hey dipitydoo
"these arent writers, they’re fans. you want grammatic aestheticism? read the times." Rambler 80 in response to my request for use of spell check and grammar at Turf Show Times when writing an article, fanpost or fanshot.
when I was kid I had adults throw beer and popcorn at me for cheering for the Dodgers and yell obscenities at me
OK, first of all, I should personally apologize, because it was probably me…though I doubt that I would have wasted the beer. That said, you’re alive to tell the tale. Glass half-empty or half-full if you ask me. :)
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
It's really not surprising
Giants fans were freezing their butts off in a bad baseball stadium, watching bad baseball teams, drinking bad $1 beers from vendors that actually sold them in the stands.
I’m surprised Candlestick Park wasn’t the per-capita homicide capital of the U.S. in the 70’s and 80’s.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Mar 25, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yep -
We often fought amongst ourselves just to stay warm.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Mar 25, 2011 1:28 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So true..I can remember wearing ski clothes one 4th of July Game
With that said..AT&T Park is gorgeous and a great place to watch ball games
hey dipitydoo
"these arent writers, they’re fans. you want grammatic aestheticism? read the times." Rambler 80 in response to my request for use of spell check and grammar at Turf Show Times when writing an article, fanpost or fanshot.
by want2win on Mar 25, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Is it just as cold and miserable?
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.
Sorry for the late answer, oddly enough it is not as cold and miserable
it seem to be letss foggy, maybe. I am sure there is emperical data that says otherwise. It could be that the park is so darned beautiful that you end up ignoring the cold.
hey dipitydoo
"these arent writers, they’re fans. you want grammatic aestheticism? read the times." Rambler 80 in response to my request for use of spell check and grammar at Turf Show Times when writing an article, fanpost or fanshot.
I could see that.
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.
Glass is half full- You were probably the guy that three the chewed up peanut shells!
It is fun to be part of such a great rivalry in enemy territory. I coach little league and half of the kids and parents showed up in their Giants Championship wear..I tried to make the dads run laps for soiling our field; needless to say I did not have much success. It is truly a great, great rivalry.
Funny fact about L.L. James Ham and I coach in the same division and our boys will be playing each other this year!
hey dipitydoo
"these arent writers, they’re fans. you want grammatic aestheticism? read the times." Rambler 80 in response to my request for use of spell check and grammar at Turf Show Times when writing an article, fanpost or fanshot.
When I was 8,
I was drafted onto my first little league team – the Dodgers. When the manager (Mr. Farmer) called me and gave me the news, I cried and cried – I thought that I had been drafted into the Dodgers organization and would be there for life (remember, this is pre-Marvin Miller and Curt Flood). My dad had to talk me off the ledge.
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
That is great!
Thanks for Sharing
hey dipitydoo
"these arent writers, they’re fans. you want grammatic aestheticism? read the times." Rambler 80 in response to my request for use of spell check and grammar at Turf Show Times when writing an article, fanpost or fanshot.
You poor sap
My first LL team was the Yankees, and during the era when the Yankees and Dodgers were meeting fairly frequently in the World Series.
So it was an easy transition from Dodger-hating Yankee fan to Dodger-hating Giant fan.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
this
except the Doger Haters also can be A’s Haters aka the Angels…hehehe
So cool Pookey that we can both be West Coast while you are North Coast and I am South Coast.
Perception is strong and sight weak. In strategy it is important to see distant things as if they were close and to take a distanced view of close things.
Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt — When catapults are outlawed, only outlaws will have catapults"
by SactownheartOChouse on Mar 25, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions
I don't like the Angels either.
I particularly hate that Angels fans like to trumpet their long lost history as some beacon of light. The A’s have had a far more successful and rich history in the history of MLB than the Angels most likely ever will have.
Of course, that’s the problem with being stuck in a ridiculously antiquated shitty stadium like the Coliseum and having a dynasty at the same team the Oakland Criminals, I mean Raiders, are in their prime of their franchise, 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.
Pookey...what do you like?
hey dipitydoo
"these arent writers, they’re fans. you want grammatic aestheticism? read the times." Rambler 80 in response to my request for use of spell check and grammar at Turf Show Times when writing an article, fanpost or fanshot.
Hmmmm.
The Kings, Hamburgers, Mac N Jacks, Dos Equis, Negra Modelo, The Ram Buttface Amber Ale (a real beer), Shawshank Redemption, StR, 60-70-80’s era music, a few TV shows like Dexter, Burn Notice, Californication, Sons of Anarchy among others, the internet, writing, cooking, reading, playing basketball among other things. You could include travel, camping, river rafting, hiking, outdoor type stuff among the travelish things I like.
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.
Mac N Jacks...
Mac & Cheese and Jack Daniels?
If the Kings leave, We all lose
by prowseinthehouse on Mar 25, 2011 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Or is it Tracy McGradeys nickname?
Cuz I could see either
If the Kings leave, We all lose
by prowseinthehouse on Mar 25, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Africa Amber style fool!
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.
Niiiiice!!
hey dipitydoo
"these arent writers, they’re fans. you want grammatic aestheticism? read the times." Rambler 80 in response to my request for use of spell check and grammar at Turf Show Times when writing an article, fanpost or fanshot.
the fact that this Fanpost immediately shot to the top
actually is an indication of how the fanbase feels
Where's my pie
by TheFifthMookie on Mar 22, 2011 4:15 PM PDT up reply actions
well I personally rec'd it less for my feelings about the Maloofs per se, and more
because of my prejudice of all adult males who frost their hair and wear Affliction T shirts
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I rec'd it because I thought R Biggy got it right about the Maloof's attitude.
I missed the clear sarcasm about the fanbase in tow.
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.
Additionally
Have you taken the time to post similar criticisms of the people taking “snarky potshots” at anyone who might still defend the Maloofs?
I’m sure you have, I’ve probably just missed them.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
because this is even handed
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions
How convenient rbiegler,
that you seem to leave out the fact that the Maloofs are champions.
They brought the WNBA championship to Sacramento,
let alone two conference championships.
How convenient that you just make fun of the Maloofs without recognizing the success and greatness of the Monarchs…
oh wait, you mentioned how they dissolved the team, had to sell their beer distribution company, have trouble running a casino, and have been embarrassing as owners for some time now…damn, never mind.
I'm assuming this is sarchasm
but still. The Monarchs being champions and the Maloofs still not being able to keep them around just looks like another failure to me not a success.
If the Kings leave, We all lose
by prowseinthehouse on Mar 23, 2011 6:00 PM PDT up reply actions
Biegler:
Marry me.
…or run a casino that still remains Las Vegas’ most popular destination for common-law bachelor parties.
Oh, fuck me, you win, sir.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
I'd also point out...
I exercised some restraint when writing this post. I was also going to mention that I heard the Maloofs like Rebecca Black un-ironically, but thought that was just too mean spirited.
Did you know that Friday is the day after Thursday?
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Just getting ready for the weekend
……………. weekend
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
speaking of great things brought to you by the internet
Let’s watch Every Bone Steven Seagal Has Ever Broken!
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually here. This is for all you BADGER BADGER MUSHROOM MUSHROOM bastards out there (and yeah sorry for the threadjack)
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
First of all, for the record
Joe’s not Fat.
Second, as a generally not emotional person, this sight has be enlightening to me as far as those that do react emotions first (DMC fans I assume). I really don’t grasp it, I admit, but I have come to realize there are more of you than there are of me, so I respect the position.
I have one plea to all fans who attend the season closer; bring all the patience you can muster. The combination of emotional King’s fans, alcohol, and asshole Laker fans strikes me as frought with peril. I am hoping that we all strive to be the better man on this occasion,
and let things slide that maybe shouldn’t slide, so that there are no life changing events occuring during that game.
Live long and prosper.
In my quest to set the family record and live to 103, I am beginning to get pissed at the amount of body parts falling off along the way.
I am hoping that we all strive to be the better man on this occasion,
and let things slide that maybe shouldn’t slide, so that there are no life changing events occuring during that game.
So you’re saying I’m overdressed?
SACTOWN ROYALTY - Try our thick creamy shakes!
by section214 on Mar 22, 2011 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions 9 recs
No section, you look perfect
I am a little concerned about how you are going to manage the steps down to your seat though
"It ain't Chinese algebra" - Tony Allen from Basketbawful
Your codpiece is open
MADE YOU LOOK!
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Mar 22, 2011 3:31 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I like it....
taking the high road and being positive….rather than stooping to the vulgarity of faker fans. I hope it goes that way, I really do.
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Mar 23, 2011 9:45 PM PDT up reply actions
i just want to say
that the level of the conversation in this thread is fucking phenomenal, and a perfect example of why this is the best sports team blog on the internet. this is an unbelievably emotional time for all of us, and i feel like, today at least, we’re working through our collective shit with class and intelligence.
i choose not to make myself heard much around here, but i’m still very proud of and impressed by the discourse on this site. it’s what’s kept me coming back for the last five years. because, who are we kidding, what’s happened on the court has not.
my two cents: vitriolic comedy is a time-tested coping mechanism that helps people like me achieve some desperately-needed pathos in the face of some awfully sad circumstances. so thanks, biegler, for giving a bit of a voice to that.
by beevenator on Mar 22, 2011 4:35 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Funny,
I thought it was brothers Michael, Santino and Fredo.
Purveyor of Bull Plop
No, they had success in the business they inherited.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Mar 22, 2011 8:55 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
So true (sigh)
unlike our boys (at least they think they’re still boys) who; in my mind, have done a pretty good job of running the family name and fortune into the ground. Sold the beer dist. (A cash cow. In tough times people drink more you idiots) , plowed more money into their casino (the gambling biz in Vegas has been pummeled. Most people just stay home and drink), supposedly invested with Bernie Madoff (there was a good move) and scrimped on Kings payroll, turning a once proud franchise into a laughing stock (you have to spend money to make money). Doesn’t sound like very astute business acumen to me.
Purveyor of Bull Plop
My Unequivocal Favorite Post of the Year!!!!
Dude…..
Kudos.
I’ll be laughing (and agreeing) for the next several days.
Bravo Sir!
Basically this is the exact way I’ve been feeling for the past month. Glad someone finally came out and just said it. Rec’d
They look like the kind of aging creeps that hang out at Mix ordering Kettle One and tonics and coming on to 21 year old girls from Granite Bay.
…And that pretty much describes my Saturday night.
Check out my comedy website, where you can access video clips of my stand-up @ danielhumbarger.com
"Put Kobe or Lebron in a wheelchair, and I can GUARANTEE Tyreke would demolish either. You might want to rethink what you just said." - MarcusC.
"I never read those trade threads. They seem to be mainly populated with the sports equivalent of people who think the Rapture is imminent." - andy sims.
lol
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 22, 2011 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions
What does it say about us how much we want to keep them
our F-ing idiots?
Sports makes F-ing idiots of us all.
[THIS SPACE FOR RENT]
Helping the Maloofs save their casino (and the Kings) one post at a time.
No we want to keep the team
The team was in Sac before the Maloofs. The Maloofs are the ones trying to take something from us that was here before they bought the team. The Kings existed in Sac before them, and we want them to exist after them. I don’t give a rats ass about the Maloofs they don’t represent me or my team, they just happen to own it…which makes things ever so effing frustrating.
But the truth is
Unless something very, very unlikely happens, the NBA team currently known as the Kings comes hand in hand with the Maloofs. They own the team. So we can call the idiots, we can think their fauxhawks look stupid, we can mock the fact that they thing it’s cool to have dinner with whoever the latest twenty-something pseudo-star is. But when it comes down to it they control the team we love.
[THIS SPACE FOR RENT]
Helping the Maloofs save their casino (and the Kings) one post at a time.
by SavageBeast on Mar 23, 2011 11:56 AM PDT up reply actions
Well damn.
This is just spectacular. You make a statement that embodies and represents what many feel and are trying to moderate. You the moderate are not so moderate. And you can say this was tongue in cheek, but there is just too much genuine feeling in this for it to be anything less than a genuine, perhaps Freudian, expression, of perhaps repressed, emotion.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
So, um...
At first glance, I read the title as a verb, not an adjective.
And then I read this:
The Maloofs are fucking idiots. Half-wits. Fat, tan, sweaty, party shirted douche bags…coming on to 21 year old girls from Granite Bay.
But seriously, good work. I might not necessarily agree completely, but good work nonetheless.
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
~Carl Sandburg
by PurpleLoco on Mar 22, 2011 8:28 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Wow when you put it that wow
It sounds about right even with the eff word being a verb and not an adjective.
I feel for y'all...
Power Balance as the new arena sponsor? That says it all, doesn’t it?
"A bizarre and extremely rare hybrid Blazer/Laker fan, Timbo has always struggled to contain the Beast Within, like Dr. Jekyll, Bruce Banner, or Ted Kennedy." — Miled Animal
by timbo on Mar 22, 2011 9:02 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
i was gonna say the same thing
I try not to question the Maloofs business deals too much since I don’t know anything about business. But c’mon—Power Balance is a a total scam company. Who the hell would make a deal with frauds? They really made Arco into a joke with that new name.
Might as well have called it “Bullshit Arena”.
put me in, Coach
by LaBradford on Mar 23, 2011 1:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Hey at least the idiots take Power Balance with them when they leave
No more Power Balance Arena after April 18th. Small comfort I know, but at least it’s something.
by athletics68 on Mar 23, 2011 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions
yes
and it makes me feel that a big part of the King’s departure is due to inept owners who made mistakes. Sacramento is a nice town. those idiots made us look pathetic with the Power Balance deal, and it’ll be good to see them take their stupid deal with them.
thanks for the comfort. : )
put me in, Coach
Excellent article Beigs
You truley are like Satna Claus; popping in once every so often to offer gifts that speak the inner most of us fans. I can agree with everything you posted, and will admit that I denied everything you mentioned about the Maloofs because before now they were the owners of my team. However now that they show they don’t care about us (and thats not only in regards to them wanting to move, but the way in which they have gone about it by basically keeping us in the dark) has made me not give a damn anymore about them.
They are middle aged men who still think they are in a frat…they dress like the frat kids here at SDSU. I hold frat boys in very little regards and thus the Maloofs fall into the same notion, they live more in the now of todays society rather than creating businesses that are about the future. Sure the Anaheim deal could be about the future but it reeks too much of needing to be apart of the scene crowed rather than catering to your customers as is the Maloof businesses slogan.
At some point we all will forgo the good wishes and prayers that being nice to them will keep our team. They don’t give a damn about us, except for when we put money in their pockets plain and simple. If they truley did care about the fans in Sac they would at least have the balls to lay on the table what the situation is rather than playing the dumb card and treating us like were idiots. This is where my main frustration is; it feels like someone you trusted for 10 years and believed to be one of you is now all of sudden stabbing you in the back and pretending like it isn’t happening. I know others are to blame for this mess, but the Maloofs are still one of them…so FUCK THEM.
Again great post Rbeigler, glad you finally voiced something on this topic.
Awesome Post
Completely agree. They are fuckers, plain and simple.
HAHAHAH
I cringe every time I see the frosted tips. I used to let it pass back in the early days but now I just shake my head with disgust. When I see the Affliction shirt with flying skulls I’m always surprised that he’s not holding a Nos energy drink.
Rec'd it a couple days ago
The jokes were too good not to appreciate this post. Lets be honest, if the team hadn’t been on pins and needles the last 5 years about a possible move this stuff would have been written and bantered around a long time ago. Yes the timing isn’t perfect but they are still middle aged men with frosted hair tips wearing Affliction shirts, they can’t go without some pokes. The dialog about the display of wealth on a $6 Carl’s Jr. ad was spot, it’s funny.
Just for the record
I liked this post, thought it was funny, and I think the Maloof boys are indeed fucking idiots.
Perhaps I am just jealous because my family didn’t leave me a beer distributorship and millions of dollars. Maybe if I had inherited that stuff, I too would be at the Mix asking a 21 year old from Granite Bay if she’d like another Goose and Red Bull instead of writing this post…
But I always thought those guys were fucking idiots who inherited everything and would eventually blow most of their money on hookers, booze, and drugs….and then yes, they would probably just waste the rest…
I thought they were idiots for the same reason most thought George W Bush was an idiot. They sound fucking dumb. If one of the Maloof boys talked “draft strategery” or blowing up the team and restarting through the draft like a “Nucular Bomb” would anyone really be surprised?
Are they really idiots? Yeah, Probably. How else do you explain this interview? Smart guys don’t sound like this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAYRRMkHcE8
All I know is that I fully believe that these guys would much rather be in Los Angeles than Sacramento. They would rather be thinking of how they can get a show called “Raisin the Roof with the Maloofs” on E! than dreading another flight up to Sac to watch the Kings lose.
That doesn’t mean I hate them. It doesn’t mean I’m boycotting the rest of the games. It doesn’t mean I won’t be a Royals fan next year.
It just means that this post was the comedy jab I needed, right in the kisser of the guys I like the least right now…You know, other than peaches.
HAHAHA
Gavin was gripping on the bimbo tight like she would run away if he let go… Gavin is and has always been Curly of the three Stooges. Joe = Moe and George = Larry. (Someone with PS skills make a picture!)
Hard work beats talent when talent is hardly working...
by kromeace on Mar 23, 2011 5:35 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Love the avatar!!!!!!!!!
Rec’d
Purveyor of Bull Plop
did anyone else get an email from anaheimroyalsfan@aol.com
Cuz I just did. The author was freaking out about this post and trying to present str as a bunch of bullies looking for the spotlight. Singled out pookey too. Didn’t really know what to make of it. Very odd. If no one else got it, I will post it as a fanshot.
"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."
Yep, I got it too
And no, it wasn’t FROM me. Well written though. This part brought the lulz:
PREDICTION: The Lakers game is the last ever for Sacramento fans and all the TV, radio and print media will be there. Add a bunch of Laker fans, booze and StR members. StR will see this as their last chance to get their 15 minutes of fame on TV so just watch the ugly incidents start to happen. It will certainly be a night to remember, all courtesy of Sactown Royalty.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
what a giant ass clown
yeah because there has been soooooo much violence brought on here.
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 23, 2011 9:33 AM PDT up reply actions
lol
I love it, bullies … on a private sports webpage. Oh Noooz!
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 23, 2011 9:32 AM PDT up reply actions
AnaheimRoyalsFan@aol.com
I’m not sure what your actual username is here, but there’s no need to copy me on your dumbass complaint emails to the Bee and KHTK.
I bitched about this Fanpost as well, but at least I came here to do it, ya toolbag.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
I would love to read the entire thing
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 23, 2011 9:48 AM PDT up reply actions
Let's see if this formats out ok - looks like it's wiping the pictures, but here's the text
I’m writing this email to express my disappointment in the Sacramento Bee and the Kings flagship radio station, KHTK, for not doing the proper research and due diligence before publicizing and supporting a Kings fan forum called Sactown Royalty. The Bee and KHTK both have been constantly pushing this image of StR members as just a bunch of fun loving, wacky, face-painting Kings fans. Nothing could be further from the truth. The are nothing but a bunch of vicious, mean-spirited, profane bullies. How can the Bee and KHTK give StR free publicity, support and help with STR promotions and soliciting the public for donations to buy tickets?
It is obvious that the media hasn’t bothered to even look at the forum. One look in the archives and you’ll see posts that are personal attacks, vicious and profane, on the Rise Guys, Napear, Voisin, Jones, Lillis, Bizjak, and on and on and on. Inappropriate is the norm, not the exception. Think I’m exaggerating? Just read the attacks on TNT’s Craig Saeger, Kings’ Jim Gray and Bill Walton, the entire Maloof family. Not just the brothers, but the StR members also take cheap shots that debase and degrade the mother and the sister.
Take a look at the comments attached to the personal attack posts. Read the disgusting signature lines of some of the members. You’ll see racial slurs, homosexual slurs, lots and lots of profanity as well as threats of violence against rival fans, specifically Warriors and Lakers. When they get bored doing that, the members turn on each other and start eating their own.
Shame on the Bee and KHTK for supporting Sactown Royalty.
I’ve embedded one of yesterday’s posts to help illustrate my points.
PREDICTION: The Lakers game is the last ever for Sacramento fans and all the TV, radio and print media will be there. Add a bunch of Laker fans, booze and StR members. StR will see this as their last chance to get their 15 minutes of fame on TV so just watch the ugly incidents start to happen. It will certainly be a night to remember, all courtesy of Sactown Royalty.
Special shout-out to StR member Nate Hughart (pookeyguru): What you are doing is wrong, just plain wrong. You are 700 miles away, living in a half-way house in Seattle, sitting at a keyboard night and day, fomenting hate and discord among Sacramento Kings fans. Men in their 30’s are supposed to have their acts together and making a positive contribution to society. The question you need to ask yourself: If you hate Mayor Johnson, hate the City Council, hate the Maloof family, hate Westphal and his staff, hate TV announcer Grant Napear, hate all the Bee writers, hate the KHTK morning show, hate all the people of Sacramento that think differently than you, then why do you spend your every waking moment at the Sacramento based Sactown Royalty Forum?
Disappointed Kings Fan that is now an Anaheim Royals fan
AnaheimRoyalsFan@aol.com
Looks like he was sending it primarily to The Rise Guys, Peaches, Aileen, Tony Bizjack, Jason Jones and two I didn’t recognize – rlillis@sacbee.com and blindelof@sacbee.com. Oh and of course he cc’d pookey as well.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
what bizarre timing
why would you dump these accusations on the site now, of all times? we’re about to not have a team at all. to me this reeks of paid PR.
I think it's a disgrunted feller that posts on the site....
….and is rather picked on. What I’m gonna say on that one.
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.
It pissed me off for a good whole minute.
Then, after sending this “Anaheim Royalty” pissant my very truncated pissed off version (why waste more than that on this idiot), I left it at that. I’m glad I did. I would have been angry with myself if I hadn’t.
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 funny thing is TZ told me it probably wasn't the same guy on Twitter as the guy who sent that email. LOL
Don’t care. Anybody with the name “Anaheim Royalty” will not get nice comments from me anyway.
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.
Reading it a couple of times
I would bet my next paycheck on it being a person from StR, someone who has been called out a few times by more knowledgable persons. I would be disappointed with you Pookey, if you did not get singled out by someone obviously so thin-skinned, weak, and small.
Chapu4you
having his last laugh…?
...Watching DeMarcus Cousins’ transformation from large human to immortal kill beast...
I have my hunch I know who it is.
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.
Hehe Chen.
If it was you, I would have been shocked. Also, that email seemed umm, antithetical, to your particular interests on the matter.
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 writing this email to express my disappointment in the Sacramento Bee and the Kings flagship radio station, KHTK, for not doing the proper research and due diligence before publicizing and supporting a Kings fan forum called Sactown Royalty. The Bee and KHTK both have been constantly pushing this image of StR members as just a bunch of fun loving, wacky, face-painting Kings fans. Nothing could be further from the truth. The are nothing but a bunch of vicious, mean-spirited, profane bullies. How can the Bee and KHTK give StR free publicity, support and help with STR promotions and soliciting the public for donations to buy tickets?
It is obvious that the media hasn’t bothered to even look at the forum. One look in the archives and you’ll see posts that are personal attacks, vicious and profane, on the Rise Guys, Napear, Voisin, Jones, Lillis, Bizjak, and on and on and on. Inappropriate is the norm, not the exception. Think I’m exaggerating? Just read the attacks on TNT’s Craig Saeger, Kings’ Jim Gray and Bill Walton, the entire Maloof family. Not just the brothers, but the StR members also take cheap shots that debase and degrade the mother and the sister.
Take a look at the comments attached to the personal attack posts. Read the disgusting signature lines of some of the members. You’ll see racial slurs, homosexual slurs, lots and lots of profanity as well as threats of violence against rival fans, specifically Warriors and Lakers. When they get bored doing that, the members turn on each other and start eating their own.
Shame on the Bee and KHTK for supporting Sactown Royalty.
I’ve embedded one of yesterday’s posts to help illustrate my points.
PREDICTION: The Lakers game is the last ever for Sacramento fans and all the TV, radio and print media will be there. Add a bunch of Laker fans, booze and StR members. StR will see this as their last chance to get their 15 minutes of fame on TV so just watch the ugly incidents start to happen. It will certainly be a night to remember, all courtesy of Sactown Royalty.
Special shout-out to StR member Nate Hughart (pookeyguru): What you are doing is wrong, just plain wrong. You are 700 miles away, living in a half-way house in Seattle, sitting at a keyboard night and day, fomenting hate and discord among Sacramento Kings fans. Men in their 30’s are supposed to have their acts together and making a positive contribution to society. The question you need to ask yourself: If you hate Mayor Johnson, hate the City Council, hate the Maloof family, hate Westphal and his staff, hate TV announcer Grant Napear, hate all the Bee writers, hate the KHTK morning show, hate all the people of Sacramento that think differently than you, then why do you spend your every waking moment at the Sacramento based Sactown Royalty Forum?
"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."
there were a few more tidbits that he/she posted over screen captures...
but I dont have time to type them out… gotta make a costco run.
"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."
oh and editors
please feel free to delete this if we don’t want it on the board. I wasn’t sure if it was inappropriate or not, but its coming to our emails anyway, so I took the chance.
"The Kings have nothing to lose but their games."
This is glorious
When did KHTK give so much support for Sactown Royalty? Oh no, they refer to Tom Ziller articles on the Rise Guys and use nicknames from here! Oh Noooooz! All the money was tied into Here We Stay. Come on now.
Yeah because mentioning Ziller articles somehow has anything to do with what pookey writes or comments about? Yup, makes perfect sense. So can we now say now shame the Bee for allowing people to comment and say things on their webpages? Oh Noooooz!
Doesn’t really matter either way but pretty funny.
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 23, 2011 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions
It's almost as if AnaheimRoyalsFan never heard of the internet before StR.
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 23, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm disappointed
He left out the attacks on Adam Morrison. I forgot the troll but I how could I ever forget the week long discussion on how Adam Morrison was probably the 3rd or 4th best player on the planet in one on one basketball.
Mr. West made strong case how Elgin Baylorr was a better GM than Geoff Petrie, can say we attacked Mr. West too.
SERIOUSLY, FORGOT ABOUT RICK FOX? Now I want to punch this emailer in the face.
by bignerd on Mar 23, 2011 1:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pook,
I’ll give you some tips on a defamation case if any of this is untrue!
Check out my comedy website, where you can access video clips of my stand-up @ danielhumbarger.com
"Put Kobe or Lebron in a wheelchair, and I can GUARANTEE Tyreke would demolish either. You might want to rethink what you just said." - MarcusC.
"I never read those trade threads. They seem to be mainly populated with the sports equivalent of people who think the Rapture is imminent." - andy sims.
by PhutureKings on Mar 23, 2011 1:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't give a shit.
I sent him a reply email correcting him on the difference between transitional housing and a halfway house.
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 pookeyguru on Mar 23, 2011 2:48 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I also told him to go fuck himself..
…but I figured most here already expected that.
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 pookeyguru on Mar 23, 2011 2:49 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Mar 23, 2011 3:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
by andy sims on Mar 23, 2011 3:04 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well played Sims.
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.
A double gasp!
Be sure to exhale!!
If the Kings leave, We all lose
by prowseinthehouse on Mar 23, 2011 6:13 PM PDT up reply actions
Double gasp Whats it mean!
Founder of team Omté Caspeen
by Widowwolf on Mar 24, 2011 1:58 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You are 700 miles away, living in a half-way house in Seattle, sitting at a keyboard night and day, fomenting hate and discord among Sacramento Kings fans. Men in their 30’s are supposed to have their acts together and making a positive contribution to society. The question you need to ask yourself: If you hate Mayor Johnson, hate the City Council, hate the Maloof family, hate Westphal and his staff, hate TV announcer Grant Napear, hate all the Bee writers, hate the KHTK morning show, hate all the people of Sacramento that think differently than you, then why do you spend your every waking moment at the Sacramento based Sactown Royalty Forum?
This is the part that makes me giggle most. I never thought I was important to be singled out. I’ve gone big time!!!!!!
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 a good one....
& when did Str turn into a “negative site fomenting hatred?”
Now gee whiz. I’m a positive person & I surely didn’t notice. I’ll tell you where comments are overwhelmingly negative….
in the comment sections of the Bee. & I say that as a subscriber. Posts by the ‘no new arena’ crowd???Now that’s vitriol!
Gotta Love Your Sacramento Kings!!My Song!...
When they loose?not feelin' the love so much(ich mir..oy vey!)
by Rhondda Nunes on Mar 23, 2011 9:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like this guy
gets 15% off his VISA card purchases.
(High 5 if you get this)
Author of the Pick and Scroll. Follow me on Twitter here.
by Aykis16 on Mar 24, 2011 8:43 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
He was banned too soon imo
It would have been fun to see where that thread would have gone!
If the Kings leave, We all lose
by prowseinthehouse on Mar 24, 2011 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah I actually sort of agree on this one
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 25, 2011 8:41 AM PDT up reply actions
Haha
that guy was one of my favs
If the Kings leave, We all lose
by prowseinthehouse on Mar 24, 2011 9:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Well played Aykis.
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 totally had forgotten about him too.
So very well played.
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.
Also
I already really want the Kings to stay, and if they do, I will save one tiny smirk knowing that this guys e-mail is obsolete.
Author of the Pick and Scroll. Follow me on Twitter here.
He
didn’t bother writing to me I’d note. Maybe my penchant for physical altercations, namely that one time in 6th grade I got slapped, intimidated him.
Incidentally
Google image Robby Biegler. I’m easy to find. I have blue sweaters and a comb over. And nothing screams bully like blue sweaters and a comb over. Also when I get drunk I You Tube Steely Dan. So yes, fear me.
and one of Sacramento's Most Eligible Bachelor Nominations for 2011!
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Mar 23, 2011 10:01 AM PDT up reply actions
I got cc'd on it, for some reason.
Like I didn’t already know people are sour about the Maloofs, and that pookey is OCD w/VD.
As I stated, I’m fairly disappointed that I wasn’t singled out. I’d like to think I was among the first to call the Maloofs out for being the climbers that they are.
Rocks are free, and slingshots easily stolen. And for a limited time, every third person who follows me on Twitter (andy_sims) gets a free ice cream cone.
Which I will eat.
When....
Image and Ego drive decisionsthats never good and that is what drives the Brothers….
Image over substance…. and as it turns out they got no clothes.
If that wasnt the case when their empire began to fall all around them dont you think you would look to unload the businesses which were not making a profit and keep the ones which were.
Not these boys….. just because they are wealthy we confuse that with intellagence…… I would rather be smart and poor than rich and dumb…. At the end of the day they will go down as being broke and dumb….. F Them.
by KingsFanNoMatterWhat on Mar 23, 2011 12:36 PM PDT reply actions
rich and dumb--maybe someday poor and dumb
when I saw the first interviews with the Maloofs after they bought the team, I thought they didn’t sound too bright. just the way they struggle to speak their minds in complete sentences. its a lot different than when you hear someone like Mark Cuban talk, who sounds like he knows what he is doing.
i tried to give the Maloofs the benefit of the doubt so many times—the firing of Rick Adelman, the hiring of Eric Musselman, the push for John Whisenant as head coach, cutting payroll…but lately i’ve been wondering how much influence they pushed on Geoff Petrie with personnel moves. there was a point when it seemed they started to take a little more control of the team, and maybe that’s when things started to go downhill.
i wouldn’t say it was sabotage, but maybe inept meddling.
put me in, Coach
Love this Post by the way......
Sounds like somone who actually sees these guys for what they are….
by KingsFanNoMatterWhat on Mar 23, 2011 12:45 PM PDT reply actions
Sorry for the completely unrelated question...
but do you know how to embed a video on the fanposts? I’ve been trying for 30 minutes and it refuses to show my embedded video.
Is it a Youtube video?
If so, don’t copy the Embed code, their new embed code doesn’t seem to work. Just copy the URL, click the button for video, input url and presto. If you still have trouble, send me an e-mail (its on my profile page).
Author of the Pick and Scroll. Follow me on Twitter here.
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