Heh, the Anaheim enthusiasm just overwhelms me. Entirely apart form everything else, choosing Anaheim over the other suitors just seems like a monumentaly bad idea by the Maloofs, and yet they seem committed to this one path. Maybe the worst path they could have chosen.
I still think people here in Sac are missing the point of this move. This isn't about the Maloofs moving the team to Anaheim; it's that the Maloofs have lost control of their finances, and this is their only shot at staying in the game. They need Samueli more than they need Sacramento, given that the relocation costs are reasonable.
Stern is disgusted with Sacramento, and the Maloofs know what the relocation fees will be: $50M. That's covered now. They didn't arrive at that figure randomly.
This deal is now so iron-clad that there's no way it comes apart. The Maloofs don't have $50M? Heh -- now they do. The Maloofs don't have the $77M for Sac? Well, go back and read the terms of the loan; it allows for the City to take the arena over in the event the "prior arena owners", as the contract calls them, cannot pay. Besides, we fell into second place on the loans.
There's an answer for EVERYTHING. And there's no chance to change these things now.
It's nice to see the #HereWeBuild movement, but where were they 8 years ago?
I think the best thing to do is, as fans, who are we going to root for next? No one? Now, I'm not one of the people who sent $75,000 over a period of 12 years to the Kings -- thank goodness. I'm not sure I can ever know what those people feel. But, you know, that's an entire university education for a kid or a grandkid. You really don't know anyone who needed that $75k more? Yeah, I'd be upset, especially when I know I could have put that money to better use.
I've gone on a tangent with my response. Sorry. Yeah, I'm this talkative and profane when you meet me. Just wanted to get it off my chest, though. People resent this, but the Maloofs are doing this because this is the ONLY CHANCE they have to keep their team. If the relo turns out to be $100M, they'll abandon the franchise. It wouldn't be worth it to them. Samueli won't be interested in buy the team and keep them in Sac; he'll go away completely.
It's Anaheim or contraction. If the relocation to Anaheim costs $100M, the relocation to SJ would cost the same -- and Ellison would go away. There's no arena in Seattle. There's no interest in KC. Louisville is too small. Omaha is too small. What else is there?
I apologize for going on like this. I'm sure this is it for me today.
