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Uuuuuuuuuuugh....what a horrid season my team had. Just so'z you know, I cleaned house in the front office and the Tapirs are coming back with a vengence this year.....no way we can be as pathetic as we were last season ;)

It's not necessarily a matter of them not liking the fans out west, I don't think that was ever really their consideration back when the league had money. They had to find places where they could get a decent crowd and the ownership in that city actually wanted to take on the responsibility...

Hey Ray, sorry to see you go. We definitely go back a ways here and it's definitely been a pleasure. It's been a difficult past few weeks hasn't it? :(

The some people who were adamant about making profits? The Maloofs through their bizops people but also by their own crowing. They're about the only people who would know enough about their financials to make that claim and tell it to the world. I also don't think President Orender was...

I'm not sure it's even established why they did this. Again, it's not about the financial frailty of the WNBA because the owners who are in are either in or they're not. This is not a novelty thing to own, it costs money and most know they may or may not get a return until the future unless...

As I posted somewhere in another thread. This was NOT about the Monarchs losing money or an indictment on the league. This is squarely about the money hemmorrhage that the Kings are experiencing. That it is serious enough for them to dump the Monarchs should be giving fans of the team down...

Appreciate that. I had also taken my conversation with a certain individual to PM in addition to making the public response because it deserved one because that someone CLEARLY has lost sight of the human side of things and civility.

Most of the team is under contract and will go whereever the franchise lands unless the investor group can't get a deal done before the end of year. In which case there will be no worry about keeping or changing a team name because the players will be dispersed. Reign Out: Maloofs End...

Yes compared to Thomas' contract, you could float 13 leagues, let alone WNBA franchises. The Monarchs salaries were less than a million per season. Their overhead costs were relatively minimal if you consider they use back office staff for not only the Kings and Monarchs but also their ARCO...

Steve, if you look at the amount of money the Monarchs would have spent on just salaries this season...come back and tell me how much of a difference that was going to make. The Monarchs died because the Kings are on life support. I suspect they won't come off life support until they get a...

That's all I was saying, this financial decision isn't in insolation. I do believe it was a difficult one for them to have made. Of all the things I fault them for on this, I don't fault that it was made for business reasons. But for people who don't follow the league or this franchise to...

I'll post some other thoughts on the Monarchs later.... But to the Kings fans consoling Monarchs by telling us how impractical a third car is in this economy....I'll suggest taping Joe and Gavin's assurances that they are invested in making Sacramento work for the long haul and have patience...

[/B] (1) No comparison to Yo at all. I would say Crystal Langhorne is the nearest to Yo of any player I've seen coming out of college recently. What I would say is she's an upgrade (skills-wise) over Harper so you'd get better skills out of that height. (2) Definitely no comparison to...

Minny is in a nice spot to parlay their picks and players into something they need. At minimum, they're gonna get a very talented young big at worst, they'll trade the other pick or a player for something next year - which is Maya Moore Sweepstakes year. Number 2 is not bad at all this...

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