Kings staying in Sacramento for at least one more year

[[Q]]

it would be a bit of an embarrassment for the Maloofs if they do wind up staying.

[buzzy]

looks like they won't be going anywhere after all

http://lat.ms/gTkdnX

[Andrew]

It is sounding a lot more hopeful for Sacramento. Good for Kings fans, kudos to KJ for standing by them and doing all he can despite things looking pretty bleak.

[car88935]

If it wasn't for Divac knocking the ball to Horry in game four, if it wasn't for their inability to hit free throws or three pointers in game seven, if it wasn't for an injured Pedja Stojakovic, if it wasn't for Shaq and Kobe, they could have won that series too.

Game six was a terrible display by the refs, but it's not why the Kings lost the series and never won a title.

Yes, but the Kings could have won in game four because Samaki Walker's 3 pointer was after the buzzer before halftime therefore they should have won the series, because the Kings would have won by two. Plus the Kings only lost by four and the last foul was the reason yhey won by four so if they didn't fix that game the Kings would have won the series.

[shadowgrin]

Yeah! The Kings would have won that game if the Lakers didn't shoot and made all those baskets.

[Stress Fracture]

If it wasn't for Divac knocking the ball to Horry in game four, if it wasn't for their inability to hit free throws or three pointers in game seven, if it wasn't for an injured Pedja Stojakovic, if it wasn't for Shaq and Kobe, they could have won that series too.

Game six was a terrible display by the refs, but it's not why the Kings lost the series and never won a title.

Yes, but the Kings could have won in game four because Samaki Walker's 3 pointer was after the buzzer before halftime therefore they should have won the series, because the Kings would have won by two. Plus the Kings only lost by four and the last foul was the reason yhey won by four so if they didn't fix that game the Kings would have won the series.

Close games are not decided by halftime baskets. It's all about making shots at crunch time.

[Lamrock]

If the Kings had been up by five, the three would not have been enough. The stolen game 6 may have been merely one of the reasons why the Kings lost the series but if not for it, the Kings would have won the championship.

Bottom line is that the Kings were a much better team, and the NBA robbed them. Could they have played better? Sure. But merely outplaying them isn't enough? They have to absolutely obliterate the Lakers if they want to win a title as a small marker team?

[Jackal]

Yep.

[car88935]

Considering the game was forced for the Lakers to win. The Kings only lost by four, so had the officials called the game correctly they would have won because of the multiple fouls called against the Kings.

[Andrew]

Bottom line is that the Kings were a much better team, and the NBA robbed them. Could they have played better? Sure. But merely outplaying them isn't enough? They have to absolutely obliterate the Lakers if they want to win a title as a small marker team?

Not at all. However, they only lost the game by four points while missing 54 shots. Even with shady refereeing, the opportunity was there to win the game. Same goes for Game 7, a contest they lost by six points. The Lakers only shot three more free throws in that one but were 27/33 at the line while the Kings shot 16/30. Sacramento were also 2/20 from three point range compared to 7/17 for Los Angeles. The officiating certainly needs to be taken into account but I don't think the Kings players should be absolved of all blame either. If they knock down their shots or make their free throws, they're winning that series.

[car88935]

Yes, but the Lakers had a huge free throw advantage in Game 6 when they shot 27 free throws in the 4th quarters which is not a normal amount of free throws in one quarter that's about how many free throws a team attempts in a whole game.

[Andrew]

Anomalies do occur though and with players like Shaq and Kobe on the floor the Lakers always stood a good chance of shooting a lot of free throws, not just because of superstar calls but because of the way they play. That said, the officiating is not above question; no doubt you've seen the breakdowns on YouTube which highlight some of the most egregious examples of sketchy calls/non-calls. At the end of the day though the Kings still had ample opportunity to win both games but the missed shots and missed free throws added up just as much the Lakers' free throw attempts and questionable whistles.

Meanwhile, Sacramento has shown the NBA the money in their continued efforts to keep the Kings. It's apparently out of their hands now but the move to Anaheim seems less of a foregone conclusion, at least for the moment.

[Andrew]

NBA’s Kings staying put for at least 1 more season

The Kings and the NBA gave Sacramento one last chance to prove it deserves to be an NBA city.

Now it’s up to Mayor Kevin Johnson and the business community to come up with a viable plan for a new arena after so many failed attempts in the past.

“This is one of the proudest moments of my life because the community believed when no one else did,” Johnson said Monday. “We kept believing. And if you believe, anything is possible.”

The decision by the Maloof family to keep their team in Sacramento rather than apply for relocation to Anaheim, Calif., is only temporary. Co-owner Joe Maloof and NBA Commissioner David Stern made clear that the team will leave after next season if an arena plan is not in place.

Good for the fans, though given their previous problems with trying to get a new arena it may just be delaying the inevitable.

[Lamrock]

Good for them. Hopefully they can end up staying forever.

[Alpha_]

Good news. I still prefer Sac-town over Anaheim.

[Murat]

Agreeing with King Dee.

[kibaxx7]

Good news. I still prefer Sac-town over Anaheim.

Of course

[puttincomputers]

A move to Las Vegas, New Mexico would be interesting. Stern would have no reason to raise a fit... would he? just kidding

If the Kings would move to LA/Anaheim it would be the death of the Clippers. the clips may as well move to Calgary and be called the Alberta Clippers. (An alberta clipper is a quick moving snow storm that drops maybe an inch or two across the northern United States. The storm originates in Alberta)

[shadowgrin]

If the Kings would move to LA/Anaheim it would be the death of the Clippers.

No. They're making profit even if they consistently end up among the worst teams every season.

[puttincomputers]

I said IF the Kings were to move to LA/Anaheim.

[shadowgrin]

And I'm saying that IF the Kings move to LA/Anaheim, it would NOT be the death of the Clippers as you suggested.

[puttincomputers]

You are using current financial statements to make a prediction of the future.

That is like the producers of a top rated (#3) tv show thinking that they will continue with that top rating even though another top rated (#2) tv show has just switched to that time slot and the #1 rated tv show also occupies the same time slot.

[benji]

So Clippers fans are going to suddenly switch to being Royals fans?

And Las Vegas is not in New Mexico.

[shadowgrin]

You are using current financial statements to make a prediction of the future.

And you're doing a baseless assumption to make a prediction of the future.

[puttincomputers]

So Clippers fans are going to suddenly switch to being Royals fans?

And Las Vegas is not in New Mexico.

actually it is. check your map.

Some Lakers and Some Clippers fans will switch to Royals/Kings fans. Otherwise there is no point in moving there.

You are using current financial statements to make a prediction of the future.

And you're doing a baseless assumption to make a prediction of the future.

how so?