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Whatever the truth is, I think that the $30 million deposit will most certainly be a factor in the BOG's decision, but not in the way that Seattle anticipates. Ever since I first heard about the deposit, I thought it would backfire on the Maloofs and the Hansen group. They're basically telling...

This trade had "Maloofed" written all over it. Nice to see them called out on it in this article.

There's at least one more that Carmichael Dave tweeted abour earlier today.... Mexico City! Apparently, they wined and dined the potential owners and brought them to a game in Sacramento. At least they didn't do that with Hansen's group, as far as I know. And I may be the first to report this...

KJ's got some big hitters in his corner! I get the AEG and LA Mayor connections, but I'm wondering why Eli Broad is involved? Unless we have another potenital buyer...

I would hope they can figure out a way to get the arena built anyway, in the railyards. Nothing short of another pro franchise would be a suitable substitue, but a new arena with some nice concert acts would take some of the sting away. Just admit that we're not in the big leagues anymore and...

Since nothing happened as a result of the letter with the five questionable signatures, it's a moot point. It's not like the Maloofs formally asked the BOG for approval to relocate, but they said no because of this letter. What difference does it make? I'd like to see Think Big draft a new...

what's funny about this is that if an arena plan goes forward, without the Maloof's (err NBA's) $70+ million contribution and without having the Kings as a tenant for 30 years, the potential risk to Sacramento is greater should revnue fall short. It's still worth pursuing in my book, but you'd...

There were some concerns when the Russian guy bought the Nets-- but he seems to be doing good things so far. Having lots of money is the key, and it seems this MVP guy fits the bill. Personally, if the other option is losing the Kings, then I don't care much what his agenda is. He can put the...

This is the kind of guy that could actually have a shot at getting the Maloofs to sell-- meaning that he would be willing to overpay, maybe by a lot, something American investors (like Burkle) probably wouldn't do. If the insinuation is that he would be be willing to pay up to $260 million for...

I hope that team was paid a hell of a lot of money to take on that name.

Which is why the city refuses to consider helping with an Arco renovation at this point. It's not because it isn't feasible (it may or may not be, depending on who you ask). It's because they know the Maloofs are playing games and they're done with it. What do they do-- agree on a renovation...

The guts of Oracle in Oakland are 45+ years old and you'd never know it, so a good renovation and expansion can do wonders. As much as I've always liked the railyards proposal, I've got nothing against the Natomas site and if a renovation was possible I'm sure the city would get behind it. But I...

I wonder under what circumstances would the Maloofs agree to moving the Kings to the new arena as tenants only?

There are lots of people that work for MSE, so I'm sure some of them visit this as well as other Kings sites. Maybe not necessarily to spy but to gauge the overall mood of fans. Which is why when I'm ready to initiate my grand plans to toilet paper the Palms, I will enlist help using the...

If anyone has really deep pockets, I'd like to see every single fan at the game provided with a cowbell on their way in.

I think they've more than proven that, despite what they've been saying all these years, playing in a nice new arena isn't terribly important to them.

I don't believe that it really comes down to the Maloofs believing in the revenue projections... I still it's a smokescreen, that no realistic revenue figure would give them what they want. But if that's the line they're continuing to use, I hope that KJ brings some AEG brass with him to the...

Unless there's some provision saying they can't, I would love to see the minority owners release a public statement indicating that they have no confidence in the majority owners. This is their investment too-- so if the Maloofs run the team into the ground and the team value is affected...

Any discussion about the Kings future in Sacramento that doesn't involve George is pointless. It's weird to me why it seems that George is calling the shots-- it's like the older bros are scared puppies in his presence. Aren't Joe & Gavin still President & Vice President of their company? And...

It all comes down to revenue projections. Once they really crunched the numbers in the weeks after Orlando, they realized that there wasn't enough profit in it for them considering the amount of debt they have. I'm sure even using the most optimistic revenue projections didn't do enough for...