Welcome to Power Balance Pavillion: Home of the Kings

[ArcoKings]

Power Balance is probably the only corporation that the Maloofs could get to spend money to advertise. Not surprised at all.

 

[folsomfella]

Meh, some products are so stupid and so obviously a scam that the onus is on the buyer not to be a total dipsh*t. This is one of those products.

 

[pshn80]

I'm afraid I'm a little old fashioned. I prefer RABBITS FOOT RAVINE, I guess that would be RFR, or The Patch, or The Ravine.

Our jerseys then could feature a Kings logo of crossed fingers.

Before shooting a foul shot, our Kings would throw salt over their ?? left ?? shoulder?

Every summer our Kings would,as a public service and to collect more rabbits feet, take the field at our local airports with shotguns for an annual jack rabbit kill.

Much better than Power Balance Pavillion.

 

[Arco Thunder]

Most of the people who comment on the Bee's web site are negative to any story.

It seems like they're just unhappy with their lives, have a dead end job (just over broke), never been out of Sacramento, hate those who are more succesful in life, hate sports and other forms of entertainment, progression, etc.

They always bring up the same response of we need to spend money on figthing crime, on education, the homeless, etc. That's good and all because I'd like the same, but those problems will never go away. It was here before the Kings, during the Kings stay in Sacramento and into the future.

I really wish those people would at least go to LA, Phoenix, San Antonio, etc. to see how they got it done and how we could have the same, but they don't because they're all idiots.

I took the time to go over there and post for a little bit. Sacbee.com is infested with trolls. I could only stand it for a little while.

 

[Warhawk]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be going with "The Rubberband".

The "Bounce House"?

 

[fansinceday1]

Meh, some products are so stupid and so obviously a scam that the onus is on the buyer not to be a total dipsh*t. This is one of those products.

Couldn't have said it better myself. My buddy is hardcore into these bands and has tried to sell me on them since they came out. He doesn't believe they're a scam because so many athletes endorse them and because millions of people have bought into them. Just because millions of people are fools does not mean im gonna buy one.

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

I cant get over how many people are upset about this.

 

[fansinceday1]

I cant get over how many people are upset about this.

I think people are upset because this kind represents the direction of the franchise.
The team has the worst record in the NBA.
They can't get an arena built.
The owners are in bad financial standing.
The team is probably gonna move, and now the arena is named after a crap product. Would any other franchise lower itself to this level? I don't think so. Its just what a move like this represents. Desperation.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

This is a pretty unique situation since naming rights don't often come up on buildings that are completely obsolete and everyone can't wait to leave.

 

[Section 101]

I think people are upset because this kind represents the direction of the franchise.
The team has the worst record in the NBA.
They can't get an arena built.
The owners are in bad financial standing.
The team is probably gonna move, and now the arena is named after a crap product. Would any other franchise lower itself to this level? I don't think so. Its just what a move like this represents. Desperation.

Would you rather be getting a piece of the Power Balance product or nothing? Seems to me like the Maloofs are milking a product. If they can't come up with the money in the next few years for the contract then who cares, go get something else. But right now something is better than nothing.

 

[kennadog]

I think people are upset because this kind represents the direction of the franchise.
The team has the worst record in the NBA.
They can't get an arena built.
The owners are in bad financial standing.
The team is probably gonna move, and now the arena is named after a crap product. Would any other franchise lower itself to this level? I don't think so. Its just what a move like this represents. Desperation.

I think that interpretation is way overboard. Most people I know buy them because its a fad, not becasue they really believe they will work. Although, just like any placebo, if the person believes it helps, it does. The mind is a strange and wonderful thing.

 

[SacTownKid]

At least Boogie will probably get a good deal on his now.

 

[kennadog]

At least Boogie will probably get a good deal on his now.

Didn't seem to help him last night. [i hate this "wink" icon]

 

[Arena Skeptic]

I think that interpretation is way overboard. Most people I know buy them because its a fad, not becasue they really believe they will work. Although, just like any placebo, if the person believes it helps, it does. The mind is a strange and wonderful thing.

More than that, it's a pyramid scheme. Review the history of pyramid schemes. What happens to them?

The last couple guys get a ton of money, and then no one else ever gets a dime.

The Maloofs have indicated they like the trajectory of Power Balance. You know, when those sales dry up, they're going to dry up in a huge, catastrophic way. Power Balance will not be here in 5 years. In fact, the way the science blog world was covering this, 5 years is unbelievably optimistic. It won't be long before sales drop to nothing. It's already started.

You can already get them on alibaba for $1.17, or so I've been told.

Someone on sacbee mentioned prayer towels. Sorry, but that cracked me up. I wish I'd said it. At least I got to laugh with 'em.

This is going to end in tears.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

So Power Balance is a Multi Level Marketing brand? Because their web page looked like a bunch of direct links to product and didn't have any of the usual "Start a business" links that I noticed like you'd see on Amway. I guess I missed that.

 

[Alacron]

I still like Placebo Pavillion, or maybe Magic Bean Arena.

I can't really blame the Maloofs for doing what they have to for income... I mean we ARE talking about guys who run a casino and sell the most devastating legal drug in America (alcohol), so it's not like I suddenly have a moral objection to selling naming rights to a scam company. It's just one more reason to facepalm if you care about the Kings image.

I don't know if Power Balance is a MLM or not, but to me there's little ethical difference between selling a phony product and using a phony financing strategy for your company that sells phony products. A scam is a scam.
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[ReinadelosReys]

I'm pretty sure I'm going to be going with "The Rubberband".

You win! I like it .

"Heading out to the Big Gas pump to watch a game" ------> "Heading out to the big Rubberband..."

 

[mr. moustache]

That isn't fair, BP ignored the warning signs and caused a disaster. Then lied about the extent of the damages while they tried to recover their well while it was spewing 1000 times the amount of oil they claimed. They used toxic chemicals to disguise the true extent of their disaster. While I'm sure the other oil companies are not cuddly kittens they have yet to cause a disaster the size of the one in the gulf. It isn't unreasonable at all to say "I will never do business with that company again" and still buy oil from other companies.

But for what its worth I take the bus when it is too cold, wet or dark to ride my bike.

Off topic, but me too, though I suppose I cheat by having an electric bike. It just got ripped in half when a lady turned into me last week. Be safe folks. Also, check for bikes, no matter how garish our clothing, we're pretty hard to see, especially if you're texting someone.

 

[John Galt]

Meh, some products are so stupid and so obviously a scam that the onus is on the buyer not to be a total dipsh*t. This is one of those products.

I agree. I'm embarrassed by this sponsorship deal, but if a person bought these bands believing had magic powers or that the holograms worked with your body's natural energy field to improve performance, and want to SUE because there is no such magic... then I think that person has the same character deficiency as the one who sold him the magic bracelet.

 

[Mike0476]

Is this the best the Maloofs can do? This cannot possibly be worth even $100,000/year. It's just not possible.

Mr. Negative Naysayer, oh it is possible.

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/13/3320507/power-balance-pavilion-arena-name.html

"He wouldn't disclose the deal's financial terms. But he said it's more lucrative than the expiring contract with Arco, which pays a reported $750,000 a year."

As you were saying Arena Skeptic?

 

[Section 101]

More than that, it's a pyramid scheme. Review the history of pyramid schemes. What happens to them?

The last couple guys get a ton of money, and then no one else ever gets a dime.

The Maloofs have indicated they like the trajectory of Power Balance. You know, when those sales dry up, they're going to dry up in a huge, catastrophic way. Power Balance will not be here in 5 years. In fact, the way the science blog world was covering this, 5 years is unbelievably optimistic. It won't be long before sales drop to nothing. It's already started.

You can already get them on alibaba for $1.17, or so I've been told.

Someone on sacbee mentioned prayer towels. Sorry, but that cracked me up. I wish I'd said it. At least I got to laugh with 'em.

This is going to end in tears.

You really have no clue. It's not even close to a pyramid scheme. It's no different than someone who pays for gold or diamonds to wear. It's just a status symbol.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

You really have no clue. It's not even close to a pyramid scheme. It's no different than someone who pays for gold or diamonds to wear. It's just a status symbol.

Perhaps a bit different. Most people who sell gold and diamonds don't make claims using the word "science" about "balancing the body's natural energy" (whatever that is). But it does in no way fit the defintion of a pyramid scheme.

 

[hoopsfan]

I've been going to Kings games since they moved to Sacramento. For most of that time they have played at (name of oil company) Arena. I presume that Kings employees are required to say (name of oil company) whenever referring to the Arena, but since they're not paying me anything I don't feel obligated to say (name of oil company) all the time. However, (name of oil company), being a 2-syllable word, is the quickest way to refer to the place, and so it became the name we all used in Sacramento. So (name of oil company) got what they paid for when they bought the naming rights.

Now we're going to have (placebo) Pavillion. Since they'd have to pay me a lot of money to use the new official name, and since I don't expect that to happen, I'm going to have to figure out a new shorthand name for the place. 'The Arena Formerly Known As (name of oil company)' is a little long. 'The Pavillion' wouldn't work too well because Sacramento already has the Pavillions shopping area. Any ideas?

Someone commented in the Bee..."The Placebo Gazebo."

 

[kennadog]

Someone commented in the Bee..."The Placebo Gazebo."

LOL

How about PB Arena? Short and sweet. I've called the arena Arco Arena for a long time. Funny thing is, I pretty much had to remind myself on rare occassion, that "Arco" is actually an oil company. Generally, when I thought about "Arco" Arena, it only brought up thoughts of the arena and the Kings, never made me automatically think of oil/gas.

 

[cuad]

LOL

How about PB Arena? Short and sweet. I've called the arena Arco Arena for a long time. Funny thing is, I pretty much had to remind myself on rare occassion, that "Arco" is actually an oil company. Generally, when I thought about "Arco" Arena, it only brought up thoughts of the arena and the Kings, never made me automatically think of oil/gas.

ah me too.

 

[hrdboild]

'PB' Pavilion seems like an acceptable nickname. When I said before that I'd be nervous about public aligning with Power Balance, that has more to do with my concern that the company might not still be around in a few years than whether the product they're selling does what it's advertised to do. Arco is just a name, and they paid to put that name on an Arena and now Power Balance is going to do the same. I guess since we're all hoping that a new arena will be under construction in Sacramento in a couple of years, then the longterm financial security of Power Balance isn't that big of a concern anyway.

 

[Arco Thunder]

LOL

How about PB Arena? Short and sweet. I've called the arena Arco Arena for a long time. Funny thing is, I pretty much had to remind myself on rare occassion, that "Arco" is actually an oil company. Generally, when I thought about "Arco" Arena, it only brought up thoughts of the arena and the Kings, never made me automatically think of oil/gas.

I don't know. This is going to take some time for all of us to get used to. Just the thought of shouting "bring on the PB Thunder" doesn't quite get me going. You know? It will always be Arco Arena to me.

 

[mr. moustache]

I don't know. This is going to take some time for all of us to get used to. Just the thought of shouting "bring on the PB Thunder" doesn't quite get me going. You know? It will always be Arco Arena to me.

Yeah. I'd rather it be PB Ribbon. What a joke. Oh well. If there's a new arena, it's not going to be named after these clowns.

 

[kennadog]

I don't know. This is going to take some time for all of us to get used to. Just the thought of shouting "bring on the PB Thunder" doesn't quite get me going. You know? It will always be Arco Arena to me.

Well, let's just shorten it and call it Power Arena. Then we can shout, "Bring on the Power Thunder."

[Or heck, just Sacramento Thunder, and forget the arena name altogether.]

 

[John Galt]

...Then we can shout, "Bring on the Power Thunder."

No shouting. We will all fall silent, breathe in white light through our crown chakra as we caress our power bracelets and hold a positive intention for Boogie to make the free throw. We can hawk crystals and power bracelets in the concourse. We will be the grooviest new ageiest fans in the NBA.