Ryan
I like turtles
And let's NOT forget Mark Friedman! He's the brains behind the entire ESC
And let's NOT forget Mark Friedman! He's the brains behind the entire ESC
Hillbilly
G-League
I am just excited to see this all happening. My primary hope is that the building says "Sacramento Kings"...I guess what I mean to say is that I want it to have personality; to reflect who we are, Northern California, the Cap City...
When they do the opening shots as a game telecast starts, you know those glam shots from a helicopter, the city lights sort of wrapped around this shining palace of sport, I want there to be no doubt about the location of the building, or the die-hard people who fill it every time our team takes the court.
Some cities have this, they have their identity stamped on the building. We need that in droves.
Hell we deserve it. We earned it.
I know the Kings belong to Sacto, but the truth is that there are a heck of a lot of people in all of NorCal, up and down the Sierras, the foothills, and the valley who LOVE this team.
And I am one of them.
When they do the opening shots as a game telecast starts, you know those glam shots from a helicopter, the city lights sort of wrapped around this shining palace of sport, I want there to be no doubt about the location of the building, or the die-hard people who fill it every time our team takes the court.
Some cities have this, they have their identity stamped on the building. We need that in droves.
Hell we deserve it. We earned it.
I know the Kings belong to Sacto, but the truth is that there are a heck of a lot of people in all of NorCal, up and down the Sierras, the foothills, and the valley who LOVE this team.
And I am one of them.
Bosnian Diehard
Starter
Why's the old logo there?
Because they used an old file photo for the court and the crowd and then went to work on the design components.
Livinthedream
All-Star
Rob McAllister @Rob_McAllister5h
Kings Prez Chris Granger says team will submit arena drawings to city in about two weeks
Kings Prez Chris Granger says team will submit arena drawings to city in about two weeks
Livinthedream
All-Star
Outdoor basketball court.....possibly with stands for spectators.
TyFreak Evans
Bench
HD Pictures:
Man those bad boys look AMAZING!!!! New arena is gonna be out of this world!!!
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
Last I heard, we're looking at 17,500 as our seating capacity, which is roughly 200 more than we have now. Plus that folding door allows us to have a crowd out in the plaza for big events (I.E. twenty thousand people shouting and cheering through the massive hole in the wall during the NBA finals).
TyFreak Evans
Bench
17,000 seats, in addition to the standing room only crowd which will gather at one end of the arena....I think we will be fine...
TyFreak Evans
Bench
Only knock I have with the above renderings is that, besides the huge display above the court, I don't see any additional displays around the arena. I feel like there should be a smaller display located at each end of the arena for other scores, in game stats, etc. or they could do that by having a LED display that goes around in between both bowls...kinda like how it is in STA, but with the LED display instead....
chasen4r1
Starter
Chris Granger was on with Carmichael Dave this morning, he was saying they have a lot more work to do on the inside of the arena and they'll continue to release more pictures and tidbits of information to us over time. With Vivek's focus on technology and NBA 3.0, I think we'll see a lot of impressive technology on the inside of that arena
LPKingsFan
All-Star
Yeah, I would guess the LED display that some have as a "ribbon" around the entire stadium would be something that wouldn't show up in this black and white rendering. Given the potential for integrating social media (Stanford has a constant stream of fan tweets about the game on display, along with out-of-town scores and the more traditional scoreboard fare), I'd imagine Vivek and co would be planning something along the same lines.
Tetsujin
The Game Thread Dude
To be fair, they're all just the same STOP member commenting under different names. And all the real people are all either on their way to work/ still in the actual work phase of their work day.
whozit
Starter
It depends on how it is incorporated into the area. Look at the Olympic stadium and the surrounding venues. Old, "ultra-modern" in its debut and still beautiful.
That first rendering of the inside of the arena appears to have a huge skylight on the right side. Wonder if that is what it is or something else.
Wasn't there talk at one point about having lights/video or similar able to be displayed on the outside "panels"? I wonder if that is feasible with this.
The 5th photo down shows a "balcony" however I don't see that anywhere in the rest of the photos. Nice idea I think, just wondering how many and where they will be located.
Wasn't there talk at one point about having lights/video or similar able to be displayed on the outside "panels"? I wonder if that is feasible with this.
The 5th photo down shows a "balcony" however I don't see that anywhere in the rest of the photos. Nice idea I think, just wondering how many and where they will be located.
chasen4r1
Starter
whozit
Starter
Are you counting down from the HD pictures? The one with the wheelchair in it? My opinion of the picture that it is more of a standing area as shown in the picture below it (if we are talking about the same picture) and the last picture.
I'm not convinced that's anything in particular, maybe just an "architectural blank spot" at the moment.
I believe that the balcony stretches on the upper level (that is, at the top of the second deck) across the NW main entrance. If you look at the first interior rendering, at the top I think is the balcony. I don't know if there would be any more than just the one, but it would be big.
17,000 is only 317 less than what we have right now. Vivek has made it clear they wanted to retain the ambiance and feel of the barn, so this is pretty much perfect IMHO.
Yes, I was. I don't think so as "balcony" was specifically stated which means outdoor and open to the air. The standing area below that is clearly indoors with glass panels.
Capt - I think you are right, I am just saying on the exterior renderings I don't see any balconies - they are all the glass-enclosed standing areas. And you may be right on the skylight, I guess we will find out eventually.
Glenn
Hall of Famer
I think the article says there is less seating area but there is standing room that increases the capacity. I'm not going to fret about it.
Livinthedream
All-Star
I think I read somewhere today that the capacity is 19,000 when standing room only is included. I didn't want to search for the link to the quote because I don't see it as being an issue when all is said and done.
The only basketball events that need more than a capacity of 19k would be a final four. Final Fours are now being held in dome football stadiums, so we don't need to concern ourselves with that.
fansinceday1
Starter
I love the standing room area inside the arena. It looks kinda like what the Arizona cardinals have. They call it the red zone and its a party all through out the game.
Gary
All-Star
A lot of them are probably paid commenters. They get a list of articles or facebook posts and comment negatively even though they don't live here or have anything to do with it. Time for me to go troll I guess?
I can't wait until it's built so I don't have to deal with those idiots anymore.
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