Chris Webber calls Sacramento "cowtown"

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http://www.kcra.com/sports/21662242/detail.html

Former Kings star Chris Webber made a passing reference to Sacramento as a "cowtown" during a wide-ranging interview with ESPN Radio.

Webber offered his opinion Tuesday when asked about superstar LeBron James' decision to play for the small-market Cleveland Cavaliers instead of heading to New York, Los Angeles or another big-market franchise."If anybody's has been in that position and made the choice to stay in a cowtown, it was me," said Webber, in reference to his years with the kings.
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Not cool Chris, not cool. Interesting that he would say something like this after his restaurant closed in natomas.
 
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Not that big of a deal. Webber loves Sac, and I doubt he meant anything by it.

The only reason why all of us hated Phil Jackson for saying it was because hes Phil Jackson, coach of the b*tch *** Lakers.
 
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But sacto IS a cowtown. Shoot, we were known for bringing cowbells to the games. I don't even remember seeing cowbells in Dallas or San Antonio hahahah
 
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We are cowtown. And when you are a part of something, you have the right to make a funny/sarcastic remark about the place. he knows it's cowtown, and he loves it here. YAWN.
 
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As far as I know, the first person to ever publicly pronounce Sacramento a "cow-town" was then California fist lady Nancy Reagan back in early 70's when she specifically called it "a glorified cow-town." At least name of the capital city is not Vacamento as in Vacaville. Vaca being Spanish word for cow.
 
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bajaden said:
Agreed! And, Having been to Cleveland and having lived in Sacramento, I'd take Sacramento any day over Cleveland.. Cows and all... I do own a shovel..:D
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I grew up in Cleveland and have lived in Sacto for 24 years. Only go back to visit Mom and catch up on the RnR Hall of Fame.:cool:
 
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Some are probably being too sensitive about comments like this. Compared to NY or LA, every town is a cowtown to these guys. But that isn't a put down because they actually can live in both worlds and be happy. They only really call one town their home town anyway, the one where they grew up. Every place else is just a stop on their tour of life.
 
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#1 I never understood why "cow town" is bad thing.

#2 Has sactown ever been a place to bring cows? I am being serious, here. Did cattle and ranching play a big part in this town's history. It seems like we should be called a "tomato town."
 
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Didn't Phil Jackson make a similar reference to Sacto back in the Kings glory days when the cowbells became really annoying?
 
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If anyone in Sacramento is offended by this, then you need to have thicker skin. All C-Webb is saying is LeBron should stay in Cleveland (A smaller market, LIKE Sacramento)....

This just in...WE ARE A COWTOWN.....when compared to big market sports cities.
 
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Sacramento is not SF or LA but it's hardly a "cowtown", funny how people come to his defense now.
 
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CruzDude said:
Didn't Phil Jackson make a similar reference to Sacto back in the Kings glory days when the cowbells became really annoying?
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No cowbells started showing up after PJ called Sacramento a cowtown. I bet he regretted that remark, as it probably reulted in a loss of some hearing for him. ;)

I haven't listened, but I imagine Webb might have meant it in a fond way. After all, he said he made conscious choice to live in a cowtown when it became his choice. I think he was saying that LeBron might not necessarily want to run away from Cleveland, either.

Sacramentens just get testy about it, because we've heard it from and been looked down upon by so many annoying Los Angelinos and snobby San Franciscans for years. I've lived in all three places and I love Sacramento. I didn't grow-up here, as I was 17 when we moved to Sac, but I consider it my "hometown" as I've lived in the region forty+ years. (Yes, I'm old. :p)
 
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I think he was merely trying to emphasize his point and used a colorful term to define small market in order to add validity to his point.
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But what was his point? Sounded to me like he took a shot at the Kings saying they didnt spend the money to win a championship and if he had it to do again he wouldn't have resigned with the Kings.
 
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Section 101 said:
But what was his point? Sounded to me like he took a shot at the Kings saying they didnt spend the money to win a championship and if he had it to do again he wouldn't have resigned with the Kings.
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WHAT? Wow bro, you do seriously go out into left field sometimes. He called Sac a cow town (in reality, he was probably calling it a one-horse town) and you conclude from that that he is pissed he resigned and the Kings didn't spend enough to win a championship?

The Kings had a championship squad, plain and simple, whether they spent Yankees money or Oakland A's money they had the pieces. The Kings just missed their free throws and couldn't finish when the game was on the line. Where did you come up with that stuff broseph?
 
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#2 Has sactown ever been a place to bring cows? I am being serious, here. Did cattle and ranching play a big part in this town's history. It seems like we should be called a "tomato town."
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Not historically. Sacramento and the outlying regions have been too prone to flooding. In fact, this cowtown moniker only holds weight around (ironically) North Natomas. If I remember correctly the land that Inderkum High School sits on was once a large ranching operation. Where the heck is NoBonus when you need him/her? (I try to make no presumptions.)
 
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Re: Cows in Sactown. Because we were a major transcontinental railway hub I believe there once were some significant stockyards in town and surrounding area at beginning of 20th century. I think the term "cowtown" is less about cattle or cow bells and more about what some think of as a place full of "hicks."
 
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Kingsguy881 said:
WHAT? Wow bro, you do seriously go out into left field sometimes. He called Sac a cow town (in reality, he was probably calling it a one-horse town) and you conclude from that that he is pissed he resigned and the Kings didn't spend enough to win a championship?

The Kings had a championship squad, plain and simple, whether they spent Yankees money or Oakland A's money they had the pieces. The Kings just missed their free throws and couldn't finish when the game was on the line. Where did you come up with that stuff broseph?
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Actually I had the same reaction. I've been looking online for a more detailed transcript or the actual interview but couldn't find it. Sports 1140 this morning had a longer soundbite from Webber which I also interpreted as Webber thinking that the Kings didn't spend the money they should've and maybe he should've resigned elsewhere.
 
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But what was his point? Sounded to me like he took a shot at the Kings saying they didnt spend the money to win a championship and if he had it to do again he wouldn't have resigned with the Kings.
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I listened to the interview live. He didn't take a shot at the Kings.

He said that you want to be on a team that is going to spend the money and do whatever needs to be done in order to win a championship. He said that he has a unique perspective as someone who chose to stay in a cow town rather than go to a big market, and that he would tell LeBron to go to a big market. I don't think he meant that the Kings didn't pursue a championship to his satisfaction. I think he was expressing his disappointment that they didn't win a championship, and if he had to choose between being in Sacramento with no ring and being in LA or NY with no ring, he'd go to the big market because there's more opportunities there than in a smaller town. This is the same internal conflict he had that caused many to wonder if he would stay in the first place.

I did not get the impression that he regretted staying with the Kings. I did wonder whether he'd play it the same way if he had to do it again. But I didn't take his comments about Sacramento or the Kings to mean that he was either upset with the organization for not spending enough money or that he didn't enjoy playing in Sacramento. I think he was saying that perhaps he would have had better opportunities on the court and in business ventures if he had been in a big market.
 
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I knew it was a mistake to retire this fool's jersey.

I wish they would take it down and burn it.
 
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king07 said:
I knew it was a mistake to retire this fool's jersey.

I wish they would take it down and burn it.
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Yeah, I was there at the game that night. Webber was such a sourpuss, never smiled once, didn't have anything nice to say about the organization, or his fellow players or the fans. Basically was completely, 100% ungrateful. Even went over and spit on a fan in the stands wearing a #4 jersey just out of spite. Then he said that it was a huge mistake to have played the best years of his career in Sacramento, read out a sonnet he wrote about his everlasting love for Kobe Bryant and how he wishes he'd been in L.A. or New York, then he gave Geoff Petrie the finger and walked out mid-ceremony.

Just disgraceful.

Wait, that wasn't how it happened? :eek:
 
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