Blame them or not, it doesn't matter.
I look at the last paragraph of the Maloofs official statement:
"During this process, Mayor Johnson has strongly indicated to both the community and the NBA that he is capable of getting the support to build a state-of-the-art entertainment and sports facility that the Sacramento Region and the tremendous Kings fans so rightly deserve. We look forward to seeing Mayor Johnson bring his vision to reality. However, if an arena plan cannot be finalized in a timely fashion, the NBA's relocation committee has assured Maloof Sports and Entertainment that it will support an application to move the franchise to another market starting in 2012-13."
And I conclude that the Maloofs might as well have said "We're not leaving yet, but the odds are excellent this was a temporary reprieve." This looks more like a hopeless appeal to the Supreme Court than it does a solid committment to the community.
Bringing in Stern, a partial takeover of the Kings front-office... I wouldn't hang my favorite hat on this peg.
I know I'm always bringing the wet blanket, but when the Taylor-ICON study comes in, that's when this all starts back up again.
Regardless of what people think, there is an arena deal out there I would vote for. There are good ones. Propose something like Glendale, Arizona's, though, and I won't support that. Or Q&R. It must be fair, and Q&R wasn't.