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Boy is KJ pissed at the Maloofs. Basically said they arent giving him or the city any respect by not calling him before filing the extension.
Unless KJ is a dumb politician or knows Kings are definitely moving he should not be dissing the Maloof's, IMO. The city council has had a freaking decade to get something done as far as a new Sports & Entertainment facility. The city leaders (if you can call them leaders) have been and are the biggest problem - not the Maloof's.
I think it would have been couteous to at least call KJ ahead of time. He's been working hard trying to get something done and is totally supportive of keeping the team here.
On the other hand, the Maloofs and Daivd Stern made it pretty clear after the Cal Expo deal fell through that they were done waiting, done talking to or negotiating with the city and more than done with spending tons of the Maloof money on reports and consultants. The NBA spent two yearsa on that plan and the Maloofs spent a few million for nothing.
The city has had 14 freakin' years to do something. I'm mad at the people of Sacramento and the media who have totally alienated the Maloofs and the league with their slowness, their misleading information and their ineptness.
The NBA got behind the cal expo land swap knowing it was going to fail. Then the maloof did everything they could to torpedo it. So dont make it sound like its all the cities fault.
KJ has not been in office for 14 years. He has done everything short of kissing the maloofs arse. Dont blame him one bit for being pissed at the maloofs.
The NBA got behind the cal expo land swap knowing it was going to fail. Then the maloof did everything they could to torpedo it. So dont make it sound like its all the cities fault.
KJ has not been in office for 14 years. He has done everything short of kissing the maloofs arse. Dont blame him one bit for being pissed at the maloofs.
Whos preventing us from moving forward on this most recent proposal? The maloofs! Thats why KJ is really pissed. The maloofs are blowing smoke up our arse. Be man enuff to tell us it over. The anaheim deal isnt done yet so theyre stalli g and hopi g to squeeze out whatevers left they can get out of kings fans this season.
The taylor group is still waiting to hear from the maloofs. How longs it been since the taylor group was picked?
It definitely is not KJ's fault this didn't get done, frankly I am glad he's upset though. Past mayors and council members would have gone and packed the team's bags. Not calling KJ was a classless move by the Maloofs. I sympathize with them and wouldn't have blamed them if they left a year or two ago. They've invested and lost money trying to get this project done, they really don't have any obligation to sink more resources in at this point until a deal is ready to be struck and move forward. But a phone call and a few minutes of time is not much to ask either.
Reminds me a tad of the Rick Adelman situation when Phil Jackson was available. Adn reports started leaking that the Maloofs were talking to Jackson, and Rick said, no, they would never do that, they've been good to me and we've had a good professional relationship. And then it comes out that the Maloofs had in fact been meeting with Phil. And Rick was PISSED.
Reminds me a tad of the Rick Adelman situation when Phil Jackson was available. Adn reports started leaking that the Maloofs were talking to Jackson, and Rick said, no, they would never do that, they've been good to me and we've had a good professional relationship. And then it comes out that the Maloofs had in fact been meeting with Phil. And Rick was PISSED.
I was listening to Grant rant on the radio on the way home, he was saying that people are ignorant for not being informed about how much the Maloofs have tried to get an arena built. Could someone on here tell me the average lifespan of an arena in the NBA? Is it 15 years, 20 years, 25 years? If Arco opened in 1988 and the maloofs have been trying for ten years to get a new arena built, then that means that Arco was only like 13 years old when they started their push for a new arena. I am all for a new arena and would hate it if the Kings leave, but I don't think there has really been good education presented to people about why a building that is 13 years old needs to be replaced. If they do build a new arena and get it done by say 2013 are they going to ask for another new arena in 2026? Raley Field was opened in 2000 does that mean that the owneers of the Rivercats can expect for tax payers to want to pay for a new baseball field in 3 years? I understand that I do not know what I am talking about, but I can see why other people have a hard time when they keep hearing that the maloofs are tired of waiting. If the average lifespan of an arena is 25 years and we are now at 28 years or 30 years then it makes sense. I just think there has been a lack of education presented to the people by the Maloofs and the City. Alright I am going to shutup now, I am just frustrated!!!
I was listening to Grant rant on the radio on the way home, he was saying that people are ignorant for not being informed about how much the Maloofs have tried to get an arena built. Could someone on here tell me the average lifespan of an arena in the NBA? Is it 15 years, 20 years, 25 years? If Arco opened in 1988 and the maloofs have been trying for ten years to get a new arena built, then that means that Arco was only like 13 years old when they started their push for a new arena. I am all for a new arena and would hate it if the Kings leave, but I don't think there has really been good education presented to people about why a building that is 13 years old needs to be replaced. If they do build a new arena and get it done by say 2013 are they going to ask for another new arena in 2026? Raley Field was opened in 2000 does that mean that the owneers of the Rivercats can expect for tax payers to want to pay for a new baseball field in 3 years? I understand that I do not know what I am talking about, but I can see why other people have a hard time when they keep hearing that the maloofs are tired of waiting. If the average lifespan of an arena is 25 years and we are now at 28 years or 30 years then it makes sense. I just think there has been a lack of education presented to the people by the Maloofs and the City. Alright I am going to shutup now, I am just frustrated!!!
I was listening to Grant rant on the radio on the way home, he was saying that people are ignorant for not being informed about how much the Maloofs have tried to get an arena built. Could someone on here tell me the average lifespan of an arena in the NBA? Is it 15 years, 20 years, 25 years? If Arco opened in 1988 and the maloofs have been trying for ten years to get a new arena built, then that means that Arco was only like 13 years old when they started their push for a new arena. I am all for a new arena and would hate it if the Kings leave, but I don't think there has really been good education presented to people about why a building that is 13 years old needs to be replaced. If they do build a new arena and get it done by say 2013 are they going to ask for another new arena in 2026? Raley Field was opened in 2000 does that mean that the owneers of the Rivercats can expect for tax payers to want to pay for a new baseball field in 3 years? I understand that I do not know what I am talking about, but I can see why other people have a hard time when they keep hearing that the maloofs are tired of waiting. If the average lifespan of an arena is 25 years and we are now at 28 years or 30 years then it makes sense. I just think there has been a lack of education presented to the people by the Maloofs and the City. Alright I am going to shutup now, I am just frustrated!!!
Two of the biggest problems I can think of are that it was built completely on the cheap from the get go with little or no thought of future expansion and that it was built just prior to the ADA, among other building standards that were adopted in the past two decades that just can't be met. Then you've got the luxury standards of current arenas - a mall full of restaurants, stacked luxury boxes, all kinds of accoutrements that greatly enhance the profitability of nightly operations that just can't be put into an arena of Arco's size. Even if you could squish some of that in there there just isn't the right amount of loading docks and entrance points.I was listening to Grant rant on the radio on the way home, he was saying that people are ignorant for not being informed about how much the Maloofs have tried to get an arena built. Could someone on here tell me the average lifespan of an arena in the NBA? Is it 15 years, 20 years, 25 years? If Arco opened in 1988 and the maloofs have been trying for ten years to get a new arena built, then that means that Arco was only like 13 years old when they started their push for a new arena. I am all for a new arena and would hate it if the Kings leave, but I don't think there has really been good education presented to people about why a building that is 13 years old needs to be replaced. If they do build a new arena and get it done by say 2013 are they going to ask for another new arena in 2026? Raley Field was opened in 2000 does that mean that the owneers of the Rivercats can expect for tax payers to want to pay for a new baseball field in 3 years? I understand that I do not know what I am talking about, but I can see why other people have a hard time when they keep hearing that the maloofs are tired of waiting. If the average lifespan of an arena is 25 years and we are now at 28 years or 30 years then it makes sense. I just think there has been a lack of education presented to the people by the Maloofs and the City. Alright I am going to shutup now, I am just frustrated!!!
It was built on the cheap. I think its the 2nd oldest building in the league now.
He's right. KJ and the council are doing all they can and The Maloofs respond by blowing them off. I don't care how long The Maloof's have wanted an arena that's just a d-bag move no matter which way you spin it.
Palace also seats 22k+ for hoops and has 180!!! luxury suites. Talk about having some foresight.It is tied with the Palace at Auburn Hills for the oldest non-renovated building in the NBA. Oracle and MSG are older, but have been extensively renovated.
Palace also seats 22k+ for hoops and has 180!!! luxury suites. Talk about having some foresight.
Still it was considered crazy at the time the arena was built, of course the people of Detroit and Michigan seem to have always had a strange obsession with breaking attendance records and that type of feat. I don't believe MSG, Staples or AAC even have that many.They need all those luxury boxes with all the GM, Ford, Chrysler/Dodge and tons of other big corporate interests in Detroit. Sacramento as zero in the city limits unless you want to count Blue Diamond Almonds. Heck, I think MSE with around 1,000 FT and PT employees in the largest private employer in Cowtown.
Two of the biggest problems I can think of are that it was built completely on the cheap from the get go with little or no thought of future expansion and that it was built just prior to the ADA, among other building standards that were adopted in the past two decades that just can't be met. Then you've got the luxury standards of current arenas - a mall full of restaurants, stacked luxury boxes, all kinds of accoutrements that greatly enhance the profitability of nightly operations that just can't be put into an arena of Arco's size. Even if you could squish some of that in there there just isn't the right amount of loading docks and entrance points.
Today's arenas should last 30-50 years unless an entirely new trend swoops in and redefines the expectations. That's the advantage we could have had if we built 10 years ago. An arena like AAC in Dallas built state of the art 10 years ago will probably be good for as long as whatever we build now is good for.