Preview: [Redacted] vs. Kings
by Tom Ziller on Apr 13, 2011 11:13 AM PDT
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PrintThe Sacramento Kings host the Los Angeles [Redacted] Of Mordor on Wednesday to end the 2010-11 regular season. We're kicking it old school. This is how the previews used to look, before I went mad.
STARTING LINEUPS
Satans
PG: Derek Fisher
SG: Evil Personified
SF: Count Ron-Ron von Artest
PF: Lamar Odom, whose scent is available now!
C: Pau Gasol, whose scent is available now!
Heroic Kings
PG: Tyreke "At The Buzzer" Evans
SG: "Sub-Zero" Thornton
SF: El Flaco
PF: DeMarcus muhfuggin Cousins
C: Samuel Dalembert, the Haitian Sensation
SCOUTING REPORT
The [redacted] come in needing a win to guarantee the No. 2 seed in the West ... unless Dallas loses it 5 PM game against the Hornets. If that happens, L.A. clinches the No. 2 regardless, meaning there will be no reason for Phil Jackson to play Evil Personified or any other stars. If Dallas wins, the [redacted] need a win to ensure home court advantage in the second round. After Andrew Bynum's injury on Tuesday, is that enough reason to let Evil abound? We'll see.
There's also the, uh, matter of this potentially being the final game in Sacramento Kings history. A stirring subplot, no doubt. It remains to be seen what the mood in ARCO will be, and what the mix of [redacted] fans and Kings fans will be. I urge sanity -- no violence whatsoever can be tolerated, focus on cheering the Kings and booing Satan Himself, please. Lakers fans who visit ARCO are largely jackwagons, yes. But they are jackwagons with families, lives outside of heckledom and (possibly) decent souls. Don't resort to what L.A. fans would do. Don't be like them.
So much of our identity as Kings fans comes from how we are different. How Sacramento has responded to the relocation news is a perfect example. We have not resigned or given up. We have not shrinked from the challenge. We are not quitters. Some in this mess showed themselves to be quitters, by prepping the moving vans when things got tough. Some in this mess run away from a challenge. Not us. Not fucking us.
So represent as you have all along: scream, cheer, clap and tell the world that this is some real bullshit, and that we deserve to keep our team. Just don't do it with fists and projectiles. Just don't resort to how they would do it down there.
(And, if you can, join in Carmichael Dave's sit-in protest. After the game, stay in your seats for 30 minutes. #HereWeSit)
MATCHUP OF THE GAME
Cousins vs. Odom. L.O. is not entirely dislike DMC, just leaner and more athletic. Like Cousins, Odom was vastly misunderstood early in his career, to the point where he was significantly undervalued for a spell. We know Cousins should not have gone No. 5 in the draft, and we have tremendous faith that over the long haul, he'll prove that. This is a good challenge for DeMarcus, as Odom is active and sinuous ... and prone to mistakes. Cousins has a great eye for the ball and tremendous hands, and I think he'll do well here.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Tyreke Evans, if he plays. It's been a challenging year for Evans, to say the least. But nothing has really changed since a year ago: he's a dynamic scorer who needs the ball in his hands to be most effective, a really good kid with a great attitude, and a well-rounded player with amazing physical gifts. He's not the next anybody. He's the first Tyreke. Bless him.
PRE-GAME HAIKU
Good night, not goodbye
is what I will say tonight.
Believe! #HereWeStay
DETAILS
7:30 PM tip. Game threads at 7:30 and 9, post-game thread set for 10:15. I encourage everyone who attends to write up their experiences in the FanPosts ... I'd love to cull those links together for the front page. This is a communal event, for those in the gym and us at home. Let's share it.
Stay Kings. Win Kings. Yeah Kings!
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this this this!!!!
TONIGHT WE FIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is cowboyron a chiropractor?- Wallywagon11
its questions like these that make STR oh so lovely.
metaphorically of course
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.
Not metaphorically for me
I literally will be fighting
back the tears.
I’m probably not even joking too.
damn.
Well said, TZ
Some in this mess showed themselves to be quitters, by prepping the moving vans when things got tough. Some in this mess run away from a challenge. Not us. Not fucking us
I had been going back and forth for a while between attending this game, or just watching on TV, or even ignoring it all together. I actually have another commitment tonight so I’m kinda using that as an excuse to not go or watch (I will record it just in case though). IF they actually go, then Monday’s game will be my last memory at Arco.
That being said, I’m not too worried because it won’t be the last Sacramento Kings game in that building. I’ll see you all for Here We Stayed night (Aykis tm) at Arco to open next season.
To those attending, enjoy and have fun. Kings – Lakers are usually good games and the atmosphere should be unique. Do some chanting for me, let everyone hear that “Here We Stay!”
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
Damn it.
Everything is getting me misty eyed today. But I can’t wait for Here We Stayed night!
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 13, 2011 11:39 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
KingsFaninPortland
I’m a Kings fan in Portland too. Where’s your favorite place to watch? If they stay, ahem…WHEN they stay in Sac next year, let’s catch a game!
by Word_Jockey on Apr 13, 2011 12:43 PM PDT up reply actions
Im back in Sac
For the last few months, but may be back in PDX next year. I liked watching games at the Marathon off West Burnside and the Buffalo Wild Wings neat the mall. We should definately catch a game next season!
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 13, 2011 12:52 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Go Kings!
Many Blessings, Much Love & PeaceLikeARiver.
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by lifestyleforthesellout on Apr 13, 2011 11:21 AM PDT reply actions
BEAT LA
DALLAS WIN
screw LA and their 2nd seed.
love thy underdog
by lemmetakeutodamovies on Apr 13, 2011 11:23 AM PDT reply actions
Screw The Lakers!
God Bless Jerry Buss! We’re conflicted right now!
this message may self destruct in...
Is cowboyron a chiropractor?- Wallywagon11
its questions like these that make STR oh so lovely.
Seriously
What if Jerry Buss saves the Kings from moving to Anaheim? I’ll be torn.
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
i think i will tip my hat to him
then proceed to take a poop bag to his front step…. but i wont light it on fire….
Is cowboyron a chiropractor?- Wallywagon11
its questions like these that make STR oh so lovely.
by fffindeed on Apr 13, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
Life is about compromise - well done
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Apr 13, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
sensible
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 13, 2011 3:05 PM PDT up reply actions
it's just the right thing to do
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 13, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Evil Personified might be suspended
It seemed he called a ref a slur and the NBA is reviewing the incident.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
I want Dallas to win...
and Kobe to play. Otherwise the fakers fans will use that as an excuse when we kick their asses tonight.
Overly optimistic? Maybe. But I’ve got tickets to this game and I want a win baby.
LOL
Bryant issued a statement Wednesday afternoon.
“What I said last night should not be taken literally,” he said. “My actions were out of frustration during the heat of the game, period. The words expressed do NOT reflect my feelings towards the gay and lesbian communities and were NOT meant to offend anyone.”
Not meant to offend anyone, you know, other than Bennie Adams I guess.
I’ve been in heated sports competition at various times in my life, I can’t remember ever using the language he used towards an official or a competitor. I suppose that kind of thing is privy strictly to professional athletes, because their competitions are serious business.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
I know one thing when I'm pissed
I don’t go searching my brain for words I don’t use in everyday conversation
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.
by ElRonToro on Apr 13, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yes, that generally requires a certain comfort level
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
and it's certaintly not the first time I have seen a pro athlete use it either
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 13, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
= "my comments were not meant to be taken factually" ? (à la Sen. Kyl)
= “I said what I said, and I was completely wrong, so let me see if I can find some good weasel words to get out of it and make it look like I’m not really such a douchebag, even if I am.”
時國王驕奢，不遵典憲。 《後漢書》
Of course not.
Despite the lack of taste involved in calling a person something like "f***ing f***ot (and similar phrases), is not an uncommon for jocks in general.
There is a more germane issue— at least to basketball fans — than whether he is a homophobe or why his choice in language is so distasteful: Simply, how can he behave that way and not be immediately ejected, especially given that was to be the season of universal enforcement of “respect for game” rules?
by unfair weather on Apr 13, 2011 12:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I wondered why he wasn't ejected, as well.
Then I realized, he IS Kobe. Anyone else would have been ejected.
I can't imagine the officials heard it
Even Kobe would have gotten tossed over that (I think).
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
His behavior even before the slur was way over the line.
That was the cherry on top of a world-class tantrum. Most ejections I have seen have been for far less.
by unfair weather on Apr 13, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
I agree
He was punching stuff and throwing stuff. He should have been ejected. I could see the NBA issuing him another T over it and sitting him a game.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
That might insult 2 year olds
Mine never acted that bad.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
I think he was referring to LA 2 year olds
Those kids can flat out scream and throw a tantrum like the best of them (Kobe). But that was bad even for him.
I didn't see it
but I have seen that exact same phrase being used several times in the past by other players and often it’s when walking away (can’t hear it) or directed at someone in the middle of a confrontation (when everyone is saying something stupid)
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 13, 2011 1:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Check it out if you have a chance.
It wasn’t an under the breath or heat of argument thing. He was on the bench having a tantrum, throwing objects.
Then he turned his attention toward the court and shouts “Hey Benny! F**ing F***ot!”
by unfair weather on Apr 13, 2011 1:11 PM PDT up reply actions
This is child's play compared to the shit KG says every 5minutes.
by HeuristicLineup on Apr 13, 2011 12:46 PM PDT up reply actions
So.....? Stop acting like he's the only player to ever say something extremely offensive
The league is filled with classless douche-bags.
by HeuristicLineup on Apr 13, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty sure we all knew Kobe was trash since he raped the girl
by HeuristicLineup on Apr 13, 2011 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I think
The cameramen know better than to get a close up of an angry KG. Kobe not so much.
The problem for the NBA is that this was broadcast and explicit. They reallly are going to have a hard time ignoring that one.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
I find the word offensive offensive
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.
Is it offensive that you took offense to her offensiveness?
I mean if we are so easily offended by the offended then it could be extra offensive and the offensiveness could be an offensive by itself. I guess I just find your comment defensively offensive, though am not offended in the strictest sense of the word…
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
by MustangMBS on Apr 13, 2011 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
Did I say that? Did I even imply that?
I mean, I could say “who cares about KG, Dennis Rodman kicked a cameraman”. And then you could say “who cares about Rodman, Ron Artest got into a fight in the stands”.
And we could probably go for days. And when we’re finished, I’m sure we’ll have Godwin’d the thread.
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Good thing Otis was not acting like he's the only player to every say something extremely offensive
or else you’d two be in a mighty disagreement
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 13, 2011 12:59 PM PDT up reply actions
Where's LPA?
Can anyone smart in the english comment on whether or not Bryant literally used literally correctly? I thought a “faggot” was a cigarette (bundle of sticks) in the literal sense.
Is there really a slur against the gay and lesbian community that literally means gay or lesbian?
Eh?
fag·got 2 (fgt)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Eh?
fag·got 2 (fgt)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a homosexual man.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Yeah...
We should not assume he was referring to the pile of sticks on the court….
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
The worst part is, the slur is derived from the real meaning.
As in kindling. As in calling someone that slur is “literally” telling them you’d like to see them burned to death.
"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie
by AnotherStupidSN on Apr 13, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually it was a perjorative used on women
It was typically older widowed women in England who had to survive gather sticks and selling them. It first became used in this country when referring to effeminate men and seems to be mostly of early American usage.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
If Stern had any sense of justice he would have issued him another technical
Making him sit out and watch the game from the sidelines tonight and listen to what true fans sound like…
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
to be honest though
I am glad that, for the people going tonight, they get to see him actually play.
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 13, 2011 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd rather see him get a technical against the Kings
that way he’d have to serve his suspension during the Playoffs.
I believe is is one short of the mandatory suspension limit.
"If you don't have anything good to say, LIE" - Mom
The greatest impact player in NBA History - Tim Donaghy
actually he won't
If Bryant gets a technical he will miss the first game of the next regular season. The “Tech Slate” is wiped clean for the playoffs but the limit before game suspension is 7.
by betweentheeyes on Apr 13, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
If you google it, you'll find many sources claiming the "kindling" connection I mentioned
but I don’t know what a definitive source on this would be. In any case, it’s a slur that’s as hurtful and inappropriate on a basketball court as any other slur.
"If you're going to lead the orchestra, you have to turn your back on the audience." -Geoff Petrie
by AnotherStupidSN on Apr 13, 2011 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
well said
In any case, it’s a slur that’s as hurtful and inappropriate on a basketball court as any other slur
rec’d
by betweentheeyes on Apr 13, 2011 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions
What a fucking asshole
I mean, I’d be lying if I said I was surprised, but ugh. I also love the attempt at defending himself after the fact. Ugh.
That said, I’m pretty sure that Kobe could pick up a courtside seat and beat someone over the head with it and still not get suspended. Not when the playoffs are coming. Superstars get away with everything.
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by Christina_J on Apr 13, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BEAT L-A !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by HeuristicLineup on Apr 13, 2011 11:29 AM PDT reply actions 8 recs
It is what TZ used to write like.
Welcome back the haikus.
"Keep a positive outlook, even when things are looking bleak. Remember, nothing is impossible."
I've been struggling to say much the last few days
Mostly, it’s the struggle of trying to put my thoughts and feelings into words. I’ve fought back tears, fought anger, fought frustration. I feel helpless from so far away as I watch these things unfold. No matter what happens over the next few weeks and months, it’s been an honor to be part of everything that we have done as Kings fans. Here We Stay, Here We Build, Here We Sit, the sell out efforts, letter-writing, twitter-spamming, public rallys, and everything else. It has been inspiring, and reminds me just how great Kings fans are. It’s an honor to associate with people of this caliber.
If tonight is truly the last night of the Sacramento Kings, I can think of no sendoff more fitting than for the Kings to go out there a beat the [redacted]. Remind them one more time where they are.
Sacramento, California.
Arco Arena.
Home of the Sacramento Kings.
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by Exhibit G on Apr 13, 2011 11:41 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Very well said
No matter what happens, tonight is a celebration of our team, our fans and our city, and I look forward to sharing it with 17,317 of Sacramento’s finest
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 13, 2011 12:19 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I heard a guy on the radio this morning
who almost said it for me.
“I’ve been through all five stages three or four times "
Except I’ve never gotten to acceptance, never.
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 13, 2011 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I've got a pretty good idea how you feel G
I watched the dubs game (sweet win) but didn’t participate in the game thread not because I’m boycotting the team or anything but recently it has all become just too personal. The finality of the King’s relocation is really starting to sink in.
I don’t know if any of you have ever visited a dying friend or non immediate relative but once you have finally said your Good Byes, there is little point in going back again. It’s like that.
Barring a miracle or a really bad string of luck with the NBA BOG by the Maloofs this is it. I haven’t made up my mind if I’m going to watch the game or not. The way I’m feeling right now is that I’m ready to bury my old friend and get on with my life.
The one thing I can say with certainty about Ex G is this – truly, he really knows nothing and he’s very good at it.
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by Bluejohn on Apr 13, 2011 4:44 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
new chant for tonight
BEAT LA NOT BE LA…….BEAT LA NOT BE LA……..BEAT LA NOT BE LA
(or at least their neighbor)
This game calls for more...
COWBELLS!!!!
by clicc916 on Apr 13, 2011 12:03 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
I hope the Cowbells are in full force tonight behind the Lakers bench.
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Ssory Doc
by 49er16 on Apr 13, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Happy to oblige
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by Exhibit G on Apr 13, 2011 12:18 PM PDT up reply actions 18 recs
This one's not nearly as good, but still one of my favorites
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Apr 13, 2011 12:54 PM PDT up reply actions 14 recs
Poor Chris Rock
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Apr 13, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah
I mean sitting next to a sack of shit must stink.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
It's acutally kind of a shame we've gotten this far without it being posted yet.
Go for it all. You're a great champion.
by Muff209 on Apr 13, 2011 12:20 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
BEAT LA!!!
I’m really mad that I have to work tonight (as I haven’t worked on Wednesday for like…3 weeks probably, so why does it have to be this one??) but at least I got to go to the game on Monday. I’ll be recording it (though I can’t guarantee I’ll watch it, unless we destroy em in which case I’ll savor every second) but I’ll probably stop by the post-game thread when I get home. GO KINGS!!!
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Kelly Dwyer
From just now in his chat:
KDonhoops: I think the Lakers come out and destroy Sacramento. I think they want to be the bad guys and put their season right.
How dare you sir!!!!
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Hopefully tomorrow
I can ask him how crow tastes
Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 13, 2011 12:24 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
lol
I do think the Lakers are going to actually come to play though
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 13, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
I do agree with his second sentence, just not his first
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
I've never cared for Dwyer
Now I really hate him.
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
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Ssory Doc
Dwyer is one of the good ones
In my opinion, anyway.
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I've never cared for his writing
I stopped going to Ball Don’t Lie once he took over.
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Ssory Doc
Bynum and Blake are out.
Blame has cock-pox and Bynum hurt his knee.
by Nutterball on Apr 13, 2011 12:38 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Barnes might not play either.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing."
-Jerry Reynolds
None of them traveled with the team
Bynum had a MRI in LA, which showed a mild bruise, Barnes has a bad knee, and Blake you know.
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In case Sign Lady is stumped....
Be L.A.?
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And not having a team in the area to occupy the arena – Pigs fly
ill be there
ill be at the game. painted out with a cowbell in all purple n black.. recording the memories….
Cousins CAN NOT guard Odom.
WTF. Tonight it’s gotta be a zone defense or Cousins and Dally won’t be on the court together that much. I would normally say “screw it” and let them play to match up with us, but this is the Lakers.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Apr 13, 2011 1:23 PM PDT reply actions
this is a stupid question
but does anyone know any way I can get a ticket to the game? I’m wary of buying on craigslist because I heard lately there have been a lot of fake tickets being sold. I’m not necessarily looking for a freebie, although I am broke and don’t have a job at the moment. I just wanna be there for the finale, if this is it.
No, you stand at the top of the arena and watch.
Not sure I want to do that for $50. Considering it..
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Once you're in the arena
I don’t think anyone is going to stop you from standing at the top of the upper level to watch the game. You may have to stand behind the folks with actual SRO slots, but there should be plenty of room…
Ushers sometimes ask people who stand at the very top to take their seats or move to the SRO area.
"He forced it to go in the net, and that's a good thing."
-Jerry Reynolds
SRO is really your only shot unless you want to pay a LOT
I got my tix at StubHub several weeks ago, and the cheapest non-baseline seats I could find ran me $300 for 4 seats. This is a premium game, so the same seats through ticketmaster would’ve been over $90 each so it was a good deal.
I’ve only bought tickets through craigslist one time, it worked out, but you got to make sure the person has actual printed tickets from the box office/ticketmaster and not ones they printed themselves, otherwise you run the risk that they printed multiple copies of the same tickets to sell. Stubhub is so reasonable on their fees that I pretty much only buy second-hand tickets there anymore.
Portland fans have a vested interest in this game.
In the Lakers win, it’s guaranteed that Portland doesn’t have to face them in the playoffs.
Well, too damn bad. I cannot root against the Kings in what may be their last game in Sacramento. I can’t root against a fan base who is having their life sucked out of them. I cannot abide the injustice of it all. And I sure as hell cannot bring myself to hope that the Lakers win anything.
Go Kings!
"The madman is not the man who has lost his reason. The madman is the man who has lost everything except his reason." - G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy, 1909
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by T Darkstar on Apr 13, 2011 1:40 PM PDT reply actions 8 recs
Thanks to BE for the support
I’ll definitely be rooting for you guys in the playoffs.
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Ssory Doc
When you win tonight, we'll need all the rooting we can get.
:)
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Can't wait for October
by KingsFanInPortland on Apr 13, 2011 2:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Agreed.
I’ve always liked the Kings, even before I heard about the move. Sad to see this kind of thing happen to a good city with a good fanbase. I hope you guys pull off a miracle and stay.
I also hope you kick the crap out of the Lakers.
BEAT LA!
STAY Kings.
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YESS!!
ME AND MY FRIENDS WANNA PAINT OUR FACES!! BUT HELL YEAH I BLEED PURPLE N BLACK !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I JUST DONT WANNA CUT MYSELF TO GET IT- LOOKED ON GOOGLE AND I FOUND ONE PLACE and its out in sunrise for some clowns litereally i live in downtown sac!! theres gotta b somewhere closer n i figured some one here that would know and help
Broadway Costume
Off Franklin and 12th ave would have it.
Or on the grid. Evangeline’s in old town will have it. Any of the more shall-we-say “drag” style costume shops like Previews or the one at the corner of 21st and Capital would be so equipped. So would Cheap Thrills, excepting it just closed shop.
by unfair weather on Apr 13, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions
Go the the store,
get foodcoloring and frosting.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Apr 13, 2011 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Sounds like my anniversaries
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 13, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
There's this thing called Google.
Maybe it could help bro. :)
"Contraction, I didn't say anything about contraction. I'm talking about shrinking the league." - Lebron James
"We're talking about Kwame Brown, who cares?" - Stephen A. Smith
So besides the normal chants...
How about…
When the Lakers fans get obnoxious…
1. “LA SUCKS!”
2. “KOBE SUCKS!”
3. “MVP!!!” when Marcus Thorton or Tyreke Evans gets to the free throw line
No MVP chant please
We’re better than that
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
All I have to say
Is that when (not if) the chants break out for Kobe, we need to be quick to drown them out with “Here-We-Stay”
by rpmonkey on Apr 13, 2011 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 3 recs
YES
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 13, 2011 3:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I got 5 who will be yelling that..good idea
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.
Ugh
Alternately, you could act like an adult?
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
by otis29 on Apr 13, 2011 2:29 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Oh that explains it
You should put away the crack. Stuff it bad for you.
I didn't major in Common F-cking Sense, but ...
Hey I don't hate.
People need to chillax. Save being an adult for after the Lakers game.
"We're not talking about me and Darko in the same sentence." - Chris Webber vs KAHN!
by caseycheesecake on Apr 13, 2011 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Don't you read the news? It ain't over.
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
by lietothegirls on Apr 13, 2011 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Any crazy people out there that want to help me hold an oversized "LA Sucks" sign tonight?"
I’ll need one person to help.
sec 222
But probably should clarify, gonna go around during timeout and carry it thru the aisles. It got the Kings fans pumped last time. Anyone with SRO/cantina tix would be ideal. But we’re going crazy tonight!
I'll be eager to find out if you make it thru security
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.
This may be random but..
does anybody know which exit the Kings players leave from after the game? I really wanted to get some pictures and autographs if i could after the game.
/notifies the police
We have a stalker.
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Ssory Doc
Most of them come out on the court after the game.
No need to hang out around the exits.
In these times, you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.
~Carl Sandburg
The Fans tonight better live up to our example on Monday!
"But screw your courage to the sticking place - and we'll not fail"
Macbeth Act I, Sc VII
Boy
Don was waaayyyy to harsh on the city council on that last segment. Come on. It’s their bad, but the Maloofs are hardly a wife who has been “cheated on for years”.
by LightningStrike5 on Apr 13, 2011 4:07 PM PDT reply actions
Eh, I think Don's opinions on the subject matters very little either way
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 13, 2011 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions
shouldn't say they don't matter
I just don’t think they have much value regardless of his position in the end
Live every week like it's Shark Week.
by wallywagon11 on Apr 13, 2011 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions
And to clarify - I think he mean's Carmichael Dave, not Don
I'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...
Oops, sorry
Def. ment Dav, my iPhone radio had it as “The Don” show so that got stuck in my head.
by LightningStrike5 on Apr 13, 2011 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Will be listening on the radio tonight.
Besides being there, nothing fires me up more than listening to the G-Man.
"Keep a positive outlook, even when things are looking bleak. Remember, nothing is impossible."
I wanted to go to this game so badly. So so badly.
I’ve tried for the past few days to get tickets. I’m unemployed right now so I have to be very careful with what money I have, and I just couldn’t justify paying $52.00 to watch it on a TV in the Cantina Lounge at Arco. I went to HWS night 2 so that may very well be my last memory. It was a good one, but I really wanted to be there tonight. All of you who are going, cherish this night. Be LOUD. And then be a little louder. In Grant’s words: “Make believe it’s 2002 again.”
On a separate note, if anyone can get some video to post on here after the game that would be awesome. I’ll be watching the game on TV, but what I’m really interested in seeing and hearing is the chanting and HereWeSit.
If this happens to be the last game (which i pray to every god that it isnt), lets go out with a bang
by beating the devil. For old times sake. BEAT LA BEAT LA BEAT LA LETS GO SACRAMENTO KINGS!!!!!!!
by Christian SacKing on Apr 13, 2011 7:26 PM PDT reply actions
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