Gavin's pro tyreke tirade on draft day...
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Well, the tirade was still that. He was right, of course, but it still wasn't appropriate for the owner of the franchise to be up there making those kinds of statements. It is however, good to have passionate owners with deep pockets. And...the Maloofs are still a lot better than Cuban. Ironically, Evans didn't really need any time to become a beast, as Gavin cautioned he might.
he did it right after the pick was made. i was a bit stunned when he came on the stage with it. everybody around me was hoping rubio was the selection. i was hoping for rubio too but trust petrie's selection of tyreke so i wasn't upset. i'd say 40% of the people left after rubio wasn't picked. it's good to see a owner enthusiastic about the pick.
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It really was an embarrassing display. There's no point in trying to justify it or ignore it or anything else just because he's our owner, or turned out to be right. There are ways you do things. That wasn't it. A little dignity please.
But like I have said, he turned out to be right, so that should take the sting out of making a fool of yourself. Pretty much everything he said would come to pass has been coming to pass. He just needed somebody to grab him before he hopped up on stage and explain the concept of the soft sell, or of public speaking, or preprared remarks or...just anything other than that.
Unfortunately its the youtube age, and when you do something doofy nowadays, it will never die. Twenty years ago only afew thousand people would have seen this, and ever fewer remember it accurately. Nowadays its out there for the whole world, forever.
But like I have said, he turned out to be right, so that should take the sting out of making a fool of yourself. Pretty much everything he said would come to pass has been coming to pass. He just needed somebody to grab him before he hopped up on stage and explain the concept of the soft sell, or of public speaking, or preprared remarks or...just anything other than that.
Unfortunately its the youtube age, and when you do something doofy nowadays, it will never die. Twenty years ago only afew thousand people would have seen this, and ever fewer remember it accurately. Nowadays its out there for the whole world, forever.
Gavin Maloof is passionate about the Kings. I can't believe people are dumping on him for it. He puts it out there like any other fan - he agonizes over the losses and exalts in the wins. He had seen Tyreke work out and he knew how excited his entire front office was about the kid. So he wanted to convince the fans they'd done the right thing...
There's nothing wrong with that. And "embarrassing" is a subjective term. I think people tend to be way too hard on a guy who truly loves the Kings as much as any of us here do, and he's willing to put a hell of a lot of money on the line to show it.
There's nothing wrong with that. And "embarrassing" is a subjective term. I think people tend to be way too hard on a guy who truly loves the Kings as much as any of us here do, and he's willing to put a hell of a lot of money on the line to show it.
Yeah, but you gotta think it was either part of the master plan, or it just worked out favorably and we went with it, that the prevailing sentiment was to draft Rubio, if indeed Petrie wanted Reke all along. And then in the immediate aftermath, the job is to get the fans onboard with you you just "surprise" picked. Gavin's rant is totally understandable, but I might suggest some public speaking or voice coaching though, to more effectively communicate through tone, cause yeah, you could say he does sound a little whiney. I don't mind though, I understand his emotion, and I'm glad he showed it. Couldn't have worked out any better for us.
The Maloof bashing is lame and tiring... they are some of the best owners in sports... yea, I said it... the best owners...
Seriously, who would you complainers prefer? Cuban? Or maybe some 80 year old billionaire that never shows for games? How about a no face corporation? Maybe a Russian stock market tycoon?... ooo, I know, a penny pinching talent bleeding bean counter?...
The Maloofs are passionate, like Sacramento, want a winning team, and know basketball... they are some of the best owners in sports. If we ever get any big name free agent who wants to come to Sac, it's not because we have such an interesting city.... it's because they know the Maloofs want a winning team...
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Seriously, who would you complainers prefer? Cuban? Or maybe some 80 year old billionaire that never shows for games? How about a no face corporation? Maybe a Russian stock market tycoon?... ooo, I know, a penny pinching talent bleeding bean counter?...
The Maloofs are passionate, like Sacramento, want a winning team, and know basketball... they are some of the best owners in sports. If we ever get any big name free agent who wants to come to Sac, it's not because we have such an interesting city.... it's because they know the Maloofs want a winning team...
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I agree with both sides on this one. Some how Im of the opinion that as an owner there are things you can and cant do. This probably fell into the latter category. However, Im VERY glad the kings have passionate ownership and I certainly see that as major positive quality.
I literally did a fist pump when I was watching the draft and saw the Kings take someone other than Rubio lol
I literally did a fist pump when I was watching the draft and saw the Kings take someone other than Rubio lol
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