What a long, strange trip...

[VF21]

To borrow the lyrics from one of my favorite songs.

Wow. It's been an interesting 48 hours, fellow Kings fans.

Disbelief, anger, blind rage, more disbelief, sorrow, tears, etc. Those were just part of the range of emotions for some of us. Others were cautiously optimistic right from the start and still others applauded the actions.

We have turned a corner. The team we see the rest of this year and in the future is going to be a different team, with different players, different plays, different focus, etc.

One thing that HASN'T changed, however, is the name on the front. It's still SACRAMENTO KINGS!!!!

Others have made posts throughout the past couple of days that have probably said a lot of the same things I'm saying here, but I guess I'm just trying to summarize them for a lot of us so we can start moving forward again.

I was one who was deeply shocked, saddened, etc. I didn't want to accept that it was, in fact, the end of an era. The end of a time that started back in 1999. I'm silly that way, I suppose. I do resist change.

Having thought about this for the past two days and talked with a LOT of people on and off the board, I realized that deep in my heart I couldn't second guess Geoff Petrie and/or the Maloofs. I simply don't have the information available to me that they have.

There's been a lot of talk and analysis in the media, both local and national, about this trade. Is it good? Is it bad? Will it help? Will it hurt?

What I KNOW for sure is that it is a change. What was before will not ever be again. I'll treasure all the memories of the good times under that era and I'll also remember the bad times, because there were both.

I hope I speak for a lot of you when I say it's time now to let go, to look forward and to remember that we are still fans of the SACRAMENTO KINGS. That didn't change, or at least I hope it didn't change.

I said a couple of days ago that I didn't think I'd be able to do the PBP tomorrow. Well, I will do it. I may have to stop every once in a while, but life goes on. So does this team and so does my love for it.

We are KINGSFANS!!!! And that's something to be pretty blasted proud of!!!

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

[HndsmCelt]

As an old Dead Head I have to say I apprecite the sentement.

 

[love_them_kings]

This has been an emotionally draining couple of days for all of us. I am a huge sports fan, and have seen a lot of players come and go, but very very few effect me like this has. In fact, the only one I can think of was when the 49ers released Ronnie Lott.

I have a lot of faith in Petrie and the Maloofs, but in my heart I am not completely convinced this was the right move. I will move on, I will love the Kings and cheer for the Kings & be as much of a fan as I was on Wednesday, but part of me will always wonder "what might have been" if we had just kept Webber for the season. And if we go on to win the championship this year (assuming a minor miracle) all of me will be wishing Webber was beside us. This has been a wonderful ride over the past 7 years, and I guess I wasn't ready for it to end.

So, yes, I am ready to move on and I am still as proud and excited to be a Kings fan as ever, but Webber, and this era will always have a special place in my heart.

 

[PixelPusher]

What a long, strange trip... To borrow the lyrics from one of my favorite songs.

Wow. It's been an interesting 48 hours...

For a second there, I thought this thread would be a hyperbole lace Bill Walton diatribe! Thanks again VF21 for the Play-by-Play Threads. I usually don't feel this depressed about the Kings until May or June after their last playoff game. Still, I'm looking forward to seeing what this new mix will do tomorrow.

 

[doone]

To borrow the lyrics from one of my favorite songs.

Wow. It's been an interesting 48 hours, fellow Kings fans.

Disbelief, anger, blind rage, more disbelief, sorrow, tears, etc. Those were just part of the range of emotions for some of us. Others were cautiously optimistic right from the start and still others applauded the actions.

We have turned a corner. The team we see the rest of this year and in the future is going to be a different team, with different players, different plays, different focus, etc.

One thing that HASN'T changed, however, is the name on the front. It's still SACRAMENTO KINGS!!!!

Others have made posts throughout the past couple of days that have probably said a lot of the same things I'm saying here, but I guess I'm just trying to summarize them for a lot of us so we can start moving forward again.

I was one who was deeply shocked, saddened, etc. I didn't want to accept that it was, in fact, the end of an era. The end of a time that started back in 1999. I'm silly that way, I suppose. I do resist change.

Having thought about this for the past two days and talked with a LOT of people on and off the board, I realized that deep in my heart I couldn't second guess Geoff Petrie and/or the Maloofs. I simply don't have the information available to me that they have.

There's been a lot of talk and analysis in the media, both local and national, about this trade. Is it good? Is it bad? Will it help? Will it hurt?

What I KNOW for sure is that it is a change. What was before will not ever be again. I'll treasure all the memories of the good times under that era and I'll also remember the bad times, because there were both.

I hope I speak for a lot of you when I say it's time now to let go, to look forward and to remember that we are still fans of the SACRAMENTO KINGS. That didn't change, or at least I hope it didn't change.

I said a couple of days ago that I didn't think I'd be able to do the PBP tomorrow. Well, I will do it. I may have to stop every once in a while, but life goes on. So does this team and so does my love for it.

We are KINGSFANS!!!! And that's something to be pretty blasted proud of!!!

GO KINGS!!!!!

Amen. VF...you blow me away. Go Kings.

EDIT: Wow...I'm one of the last people that people would expect to break down. But that picture brought tears to my eyes.

 

[kingsfannPDX]

To borrow the lyrics from one of my favorite songs.

Wow. It's been an interesting 48 hours, fellow Kings fans.

Disbelief, anger, blind rage, more disbelief, sorrow, tears, etc. Those were just part of the range of emotions for some of us. Others were cautiously optimistic right from the start and still others applauded the actions.

We have turned a corner. The team we see the rest of this year and in the future is going to be a different team, with different players, different plays, different focus, etc.

One thing that HASN'T changed, however, is the name on the front. It's still SACRAMENTO KINGS!!!!

Others have made posts throughout the past couple of days that have probably said a lot of the same things I'm saying here, but I guess I'm just trying to summarize them for a lot of us so we can start moving forward again.

I was one who was deeply shocked, saddened, etc. I didn't want to accept that it was, in fact, the end of an era. The end of a time that started back in 1999. I'm silly that way, I suppose. I do resist change.

Having thought about this for the past two days and talked with a LOT of people on and off the board, I realized that deep in my heart I couldn't second guess Geoff Petrie and/or the Maloofs. I simply don't have the information available to me that they have.

There's been a lot of talk and analysis in the media, both local and national, about this trade. Is it good? Is it bad? Will it help? Will it hurt?

What I KNOW for sure is that it is a change. What was before will not ever be again. I'll treasure all the memories of the good times under that era and I'll also remember the bad times, because there were both.

I hope I speak for a lot of you when I say it's time now to let go, to look forward and to remember that we are still fans of the SACRAMENTO KINGS. That didn't change, or at least I hope it didn't change.

I said a couple of days ago that I didn't think I'd be able to do the PBP tomorrow. Well, I will do it. I may have to stop every once in a while, but life goes on. So does this team and so does my love for it.

We are KINGSFANS!!!! And that's something to be pretty blasted proud of!!!

GO KINGS!!!!!

great post vf!!!

...hang it up and see what tomorrow brings...

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

[Packt]

With the recent trade, some of the intensity is lost, but I'm a Kings fan and will continue to be a Kings fan. It'll be a while longer before I can get over us cutting our losses this soon, but I don't doubt I'll get there.

To the future...

 

[tbear03]

Amen. VF...you blow me away. Go Kings.

EDIT: Wow...I'm one of the last people that people would expect to break down. But that picture brought tears to my eyes.

That picture is soooooo sad.

Go Kings.

 

[cwebb]

=========...crying...=======

 

[6th]

My dear friend, VF, once again you put into words exactly how I am feeling. Well, almost. I am not quite ready. I will be on Sunday, but not quite ready today. I will cheer loudly for Chris Webber today. I cannot tell you how much I would love for him to drop a triple double against the Kings. Oh sure, I want the Kings to eventually win, but I think they may have a hard time of it.

Chris and Matt haven't had enough time with their new team, so they are not likely to be heroes for the 76ers today, but I really really really want to see them do well. Then, I'll be ready to move on and accept the new guys to the Kings and fully accept that an era has passed. I am still !!

 

[ReinadelosReys]

Quite frankly, I'll be happy once this month is over. As a whole is has to be one of the worst, if not the worst, months in Sacramento Kings history. From everything that's gone on, on the court, off it, and in between it. I'll be happy to see March arrive.

We all knew it would all one day one to an end, I think the fact that it came to an abrupt end (counting the last 10 months) is what gets me most.In any case, as tough as it is to grasp, life continues and the heart of Kings nation beats on.

 

[G_M]

Well said VF21!!

While I support the general proposition of getting rid of Webber's contract I found myself saddened by Webb's departure. I read the Bee this morning, saw the full page ad and many great memories over the last six years came back to me.

Thanks Chris!!!!

Now-GO KINGS!!!

 

[Twix]

Great post, as always, VF!

That pic of Webb at the end...

((((KINGS FANS))))

 

[love_them_kings]

My dear friend, VF, once again you put into words exactly how I am feeling. Well, almost. I am not quite ready. I will be on Sunday, but not quite ready today. I will cheer loudly for Chris Webber today. I cannot tell you how much I would love for him to drop a triple double against the Kings. Oh sure, I want the Kings to eventually win, but I think they may have a hard time of it.

Chris and Matt haven't had enough time with their new team, so they are not likely to be heroes for the 76ers today, but I really really really want to see them do well. Then, I'll be ready to move on and accept the new guys to the Kings and fully accept that an era has passed. I am still !!

You captured my feelings about today's game exactly!! Of course I want the Kings to win, but I would love for it to be a close game and for Chris to show those Philly fans exactly how lucky they are to have him. As hard as it is to let go of Chris, it is complicated by the loss of this era, which has been such an incredible ride. It is just hard to let go of that. In my heart of hearts I always clung to the belief that the Kings team, as we've known them over the past 6 or 7 years, would make a final run and bring home a championship. Letting go of that is hard. Not that we'll never win a championship, because I think we will someday (although this year is pretty doubtful), but it's a different team now, and I won't get to see the smile on Webb's face when he brings Sac the championship he wants so badly.

 

[uolj]

It is the end of an era. The Webber era of the Sacramento Kings was easily the most fun I've ever had being a sports fan. We may not have gotten the big prize, but it was still worth every second.

Go Kings!

 

[FullAB]

To borrow the lyrics from one of my favorite songs.

Wow. It's been an interesting 48 hours, fellow Kings fans.

Disbelief, anger, blind rage, more disbelief, sorrow, tears, etc. Those were just part of the range of emotions for some of us. Others were cautiously optimistic right from the start and still others applauded the actions.

We have turned a corner. The team we see the rest of this year and in the future is going to be a different team, with different players, different plays, different focus, etc.

One thing that HASN'T changed, however, is the name on the front. It's still SACRAMENTO KINGS!!!!

Others have made posts throughout the past couple of days that have probably said a lot of the same things I'm saying here, but I guess I'm just trying to summarize them for a lot of us so we can start moving forward again.

I was one who was deeply shocked, saddened, etc. I didn't want to accept that it was, in fact, the end of an era. The end of a time that started back in 1999. I'm silly that way, I suppose. I do resist change.

Having thought about this for the past two days and talked with a LOT of people on and off the board, I realized that deep in my heart I couldn't second guess Geoff Petrie and/or the Maloofs. I simply don't have the information available to me that they have.

There's been a lot of talk and analysis in the media, both local and national, about this trade. Is it good? Is it bad? Will it help? Will it hurt?

What I KNOW for sure is that it is a change. What was before will not ever be again. I'll treasure all the memories of the good times under that era and I'll also remember the bad times, because there were both.

I hope I speak for a lot of you when I say it's time now to let go, to look forward and to remember that we are still fans of the SACRAMENTO KINGS. That didn't change, or at least I hope it didn't change.

I said a couple of days ago that I didn't think I'd be able to do the PBP tomorrow. Well, I will do it. I may have ..stop every once in a while, but life goes on. So does this team and so does my love for it.

We are KINGSFANS!!!! And that's something to be pretty blasted proud of!!!

GO KINGS!!!!!

atta girl......

ps....check out deez quoting skilz......

 

[Kingsgirl4]

No, not that song!!! I heard that song so many times!!!

J/K, Mom. Great post.

We ARE KINGS fans, four generations worth. BTW, talked to Grandma and she's ready to watch today, too!

 

[EmKingsFan4]

VF21...You put my emotions into words almost perfectly. The hardest thing is going to be letting go of that dream in our mind of our original "dream team" (Vlade, Peja, Webb, Christie and Bibby) bringing the ring to Sac. That was something that they all wanted so badly. And Webb leaving was that final twist of the knife to force me to realize that, that particular dream was lost for good. This will take time to heal, and as I've seen many people on this forum say "there is a piece of my heart now in Philly" None of us will ever be the same.

 

[Elektrik]

Well said VF21!!

While I support the general proposition of getting rid of Webber's contract I found myself saddened by Webb's departure. I read the Bee this morning, saw the full page ad and many great memories over the last six years came back to me.

Thanks Chris!!!!

Now-GO KINGS!!!

I agree. This season has been so hard. First Vlade signing with the Lakers, then Doug to Orlando, and now C. Webb gone. It is truly the end of a magical era for Sacramento Kings basketball. The style of game that we played, the love between the fans and players, the personalities of the players.....I really am surprised at how much this trade affected me and how much I realized Chris Webber has meant to this team, community, and to me. I realize that change always will come and I know there will be new and exciting memories for the Sacramento Kings but for now, for a little while longer I still need to mourn the loss of what was magical, wonderful era of Kings basketball.