I think would have been happy to if they could have gotten the same price. Don't you think jacking up the price significantly ia a logical and understandable reason for doing all this. Makes sense to me. I could be easily convinced that there is no vengeance in this for them at all. Just good business and a desire to keep house and home together.
First right of refusal - latest rumors, etc.
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This crossed my mind as well. He has the right to do what he wants, and if bringing an anti-trust suit against the NBA is what he wants, then have at it. But I would caution him, that if he loses, his chance of ever being approved as an NBA owner is diminished greatly, if not entirely. I mean, do you throw rocks at the club you want to join. The only bad guys here are the Maloofs, and unfortunately, they'll walk away with a chunk of change regardless of who they sell to. I'm also curious to see how this bankruptcy auction playes out along with the right of first refusal.
I have long thgouht the liklihood of Ballemr suing the league dpeends directly onw hetehr this action functions as a blackmail to get the legaue to grant him an expansion franchise -- that would be the second purpose of all that. Force the league to promise you a team, even if they won't let you have this one. If the league does it, then you back off and take the expansion team. If the league refuses and you are going to be frozen out, then you sue them.
One of the reasons I think the league granting an expansion franhise is more likely than other people do -- I think its part of the goal of this whole process by Ballmer, and I think the league understands that. He's going to force their hand one way or the other, and about the onyl way the league doesn't end up getting sued by SOMEBODY is if they both let the Sacto group buy the team and let Ballmer have his expansion franchise.
One of the reasons I think the league granting an expansion franhise is more likely than other people do -- I think its part of the goal of this whole process by Ballmer, and I think the league understands that. He's going to force their hand one way or the other, and about the onyl way the league doesn't end up getting sued by SOMEBODY is if they both let the Sacto group buy the team and let Ballmer have his expansion franchise.
But that may tie up the whole sale. The trustee is saying, "Wait. This 7% has a legal right that goes away when the sale is done on 4-1-13. Our bids aren't due until 4-1-13. This just came up. Cook is going to get screwed here. Court, order the Kings sale stayed until our bankruptcy process is done and the new owners has a right to match."
If the Court buys it, the sale is blocked ...until the next suit. Good point. Cooks 7% probably isn't the first in line. But the judge may still block the sale and BOG. Which would end up giving KJ even more time.
If the Court buys it, the sale is blocked ...until the next suit. Good point. Cooks 7% probably isn't the first in line. But the judge may still block the sale and BOG. Which would end up giving KJ even more time.
I wonder what Mama Maloof thinks of her kid's stewardship of the family fortune.
I thought of throwing in their failure to provide grandchildren for their mother into the pot but decided against it - -- or did I
I thought of throwing in their failure to provide grandchildren for their mother into the pot but decided against it - -- or did I
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I wonder what Mama Maloof thinks of her kid's stewardship of the family fortune.
I thought of throwing in their failure to provide grandchildren for their mother into the pot but decided against it - -- or did I
I thought of throwing in their failure to provide grandchildren for their mother into the pot but decided against it - -- or did I
this whole thing has a darker side to it I had not considerd, and it makes me wonder about those terms. They could have been used against Sacto too.
In any case, in theory at least the Maloofs should not care if this is possible, outside of their vindictive little souls the money will be the same no matter if its Seattle money or local matching money.
In any case, in theory at least the Maloofs should not care if this is possible, outside of their vindictive little souls the money will be the same no matter if its Seattle money or local matching money.
Didn't know where to put it,, but I like this from a local musical group...
http://youtu.be/ZYfVc2uoUGU
http://youtu.be/ZYfVc2uoUGU
Reading through some of this, I would like to point out that the entity that owns the Kings and the entity that owns the arena are two separate legal entities, although the majority owner and minority owners are the same in the same percentages. No matter who owns the team, the moment the team no longer uses the STA facilities, the city's loan, plus penalties, becomes immediately due and payable. The collateral is the property and improvements, plus a $25 million interest in the team. (Be weird for Sacramento to be part owner of the Sonics, wouldn't it?).
If not immediately paid off, then the city would start foreclose proceedings to force payment or to take ownership of the collateral. This is not what the city wants, because the collateral won't pay off the bond and that means payments would have to be made by the city's general fund, because the city guaranteed payment to the investors. If the city defaults, good luck on the next thing you want financed with bond funds. The city's credit rating would take a dive meaning it would limit the amount of borrowing and it would drive up the interest on anything borrowed as the city would be seen as a more risky creditor.
Does the league really want to see a loyal, supportive city stiffed by any league owner who has a city invest in their arenas or help a financially strapped team as Sacramento did. That's an even worse black eye than relocation and could even affect the league's borrowing.
Did anybody listen to the press conference today? What was the news? Burkle? Anyone else?
If not immediately paid off, then the city would start foreclose proceedings to force payment or to take ownership of the collateral. This is not what the city wants, because the collateral won't pay off the bond and that means payments would have to be made by the city's general fund, because the city guaranteed payment to the investors. If the city defaults, good luck on the next thing you want financed with bond funds. The city's credit rating would take a dive meaning it would limit the amount of borrowing and it would drive up the interest on anything borrowed as the city would be seen as a more risky creditor.
Does the league really want to see a loyal, supportive city stiffed by any league owner who has a city invest in their arenas or help a financially strapped team as Sacramento did. That's an even worse black eye than relocation and could even affect the league's borrowing.
Did anybody listen to the press conference today? What was the news? Burkle? Anyone else?
The info that that the media gave from both the Steinberg meeting and Stern phone call were both pretty generic, nothing too exciting, new or specific.
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