That was a great article.

I knew Voisin could write, but just haven’t seen this quality in quite some time. What I liked most was how she turned the tables on all the naysayers.

She reframed the whole issue to have an ESC here in Sacramento, by showing all the naysayers they will have the legacy of being known as a city of losers who couldn’t pull it off, if it doesn’t come to fruition.

Brilliant!

Aileen presents a clear choice to the reader regarding the Sacramento’s future. This is truly one of the most defining moments for our city.

But do the comments section at SacBee is filled with such vitriol and drivel it drives me crazy.

The Maloof family feud that developed last spring during the relocation talks, then cooled during the summer, has intensified. George Maloof hasn’t been seen at a game here all season, and that’s probably because he’s been too busy sneaking around Anaheim, trying to revise and reconstruct the deal that was rebuffed by the league’s relocation committee.

Joe and Gavin Maloof – who operate the Kings – aren’t thrilled about brother George’s solo act, and, of greatest significance to Kings fans, the two oldest Maloofs have become more entrenched in Sacramento and even less inclined to leave. They have taken an aggressive boots-on-ground approach to marketing, ticket sales and re-engaging the community.

At this time last year, they were nowhere to be seen, having checked out physically and emotionally before the All-Star break. This year, they live here, they work here. Most days, they can be found in their offices, in their suites, in their courtside seats, in the practice facility, occasionally visiting the locker room.

“We’ve been working like crazy to turn this around,” said Gavin Maloof, who has tabled all arena talk as the discussions enter the delicate phase, “and the response has been great. We think we’re really close to turning the corner, the way coach (Keith) Smart has DeMarcus (Cousins) and Tyreke (Evans) playing. And the fans have been great. Our attendance is up. … This is a love affair with this team.”

Time to step and fight for Sacramento’s future.

odd and if a man ever wrote about a female athlete’s physical attributes the way Ailene has written about NBA players, he would be banished from sports coverage and branded an unprofessional deviant. Be that as it may, Aileen has also written some very informative and penetrating human interest pieces about Peja, Webber, Bibby, Petrie, etc. She is extremely intelligent even if men doubt her sports acumen. She is also an excellent “get” for talk shows but because she holds forth eagerly and intelligently about the NBA. However, it was obvious to this viewer that Peaches and Kozimor suffered from shriveled testicle syndrome whenever she was a guest. Mike Lamb absolutely hated her.

Time for Sactown to get out mediocrity and make a big slam dunk with this Arena.

Lets hope the city council can see the big picture.

I’m reminded of the times when I would go to a park—when living in St. Paul—and many of the elderly folks I would chat with would offer similar pieces wisdom. The first thing I learned is that the male libido never dies; the second thing was about regret. The things that they regretted the most were not the mistakes they had made, but the chances that were not taken.
I hope the city council takes a chance on Sacramento—it deserves at least that much.

One NBA employee told me Commissioner David Stern distributed copies of the wrenching Kings-Lakers finale to all his departments.

“We saw Grant (Napear) and Jerry (Reynolds) crying, heard the crowd chanting,” he said. “It was pretty powerful.”

I loved reading that. I hope it’s true. Just the idea that league office employees saw how much the team means to us. And it shows just how important the fan movement is.