As much as I would hate them to move in a LA market, I just can't force myself to stop watching them regardless of where they go. I will be a fan for life I suppose and I am perfectly fine with following them wherever they go. It's unfortunate it's happening for the local people of Sac but it doesn't seem like the city of Sac will get a sports team anytime soon so I can't imagine the situation people like you would be in.
What's the point of watching the rest of the games?
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They're still the Sacramento Kings for now so I will keep watching. Since I may be taking a long break from the NBA if this goes down I will keep watching. Since if we leave them the Maloofs will have another public justification to leave I will keep watching. Since I still hope someway, some how.... I will keep watching.
It really depends on why you root for the team in the first place. If you root for the team and only watch the kings because they are a pro sports team in Sacramento, then there's no point. But if you are a fan of NBA basketball, and root for the team for more reasons than regional location, then there is a point of continuing to support the team.
Some folks also are just sick and tired of having to see new guys post 3 new threads everyday about how the Maloofs are scumbags, how it's been a conspiracy to make the team suck, how the Maloofs rigged the WCF so that they could move to LA, how the Kings are all devil spawn, created just to steal the souls of the citizens in Sacramento, how we should all gather our pitchforks and parade around while boycotting the Kings games..
Sorry SAC folk, but it's people like this (referring to the one's who come up with all these annoying, ridiculous threads) who just make me sympathize with you guys less and less each day.
And let's not forget the ones who know how much the Maloofs have in their bank accounts up to the cents, but refuse to provide any concrete facts.
Sorry SAC folk, but it's people like this (referring to the one's who come up with all these annoying, ridiculous threads) who just make me sympathize with you guys less and less each day.
And let's not forget the ones who know how much the Maloofs have in their bank accounts up to the cents, but refuse to provide any concrete facts.
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At some point, people here have to man up and do what they need to do. You don't give up before it's actually happened. If we did all die in 2012, why would you kill yourself now when there is a small chance that you may survive? Or if someone was taking the person you love most, wouldn't you fight for them as much as possible until you can't anymore? I'm not questioning anyone's loyalty on here or how much of a "fan" you supposedly are, but what i'm saying is that we have to stop quibbling with each other and actually do something. The Kings haven't already moved to Anaheim. No. If i remember correctly, it's that the Kings still are in Sacramento. OK. You want to keep it that way? Fight for what you love.
I agree with this.
I also want to discuss the players.
I've invested a lot of time watching these players as they begin their NBA careers and try to achieve their goals. I watch their successes and their failures, and every day hope that they'll reach their potential.
When they played their final game in ARCO they wore those white throw-back Royal's uniforms. Same players, different name on the jerseys. I was able to cheer for them, root for them, and get incredibly happy when they pulled off the win.
Regardless of which city that they play in, I'm going to support the players.
I root for all of the team's previous players to succeed, provided that they don't play for the Lakers. (Loved you Barnes till you joined the Lakers. Artest, I would have rooted for you to get a ring anywhere else...)
Peja, Bibby, Miller, Kevin, Landry, Hawes, Nocioni, Patrick Ewing, Brockman, House, McGuire, Songila, Price, Brown, ect....I root for all of them to play well, do well, and have success.
So even if you're not a fan of the NBA any longer, you can still watch these games to support the players, and root for them to succeed. I know I will be doing just that, regardless of what happens.
I also want to discuss the players.
I've invested a lot of time watching these players as they begin their NBA careers and try to achieve their goals. I watch their successes and their failures, and every day hope that they'll reach their potential.
When they played their final game in ARCO they wore those white throw-back Royal's uniforms. Same players, different name on the jerseys. I was able to cheer for them, root for them, and get incredibly happy when they pulled off the win.
Regardless of which city that they play in, I'm going to support the players.
I root for all of the team's previous players to succeed, provided that they don't play for the Lakers. (Loved you Barnes till you joined the Lakers. Artest, I would have rooted for you to get a ring anywhere else...)
Peja, Bibby, Miller, Kevin, Landry, Hawes, Nocioni, Patrick Ewing, Brockman, House, McGuire, Songila, Price, Brown, ect....I root for all of them to play well, do well, and have success.
So even if you're not a fan of the NBA any longer, you can still watch these games to support the players, and root for them to succeed. I know I will be doing just that, regardless of what happens.
The way I see it, unless a team is really, really good and really fun to watch, there's no reason to root for them other than regional ones. Watching The Kings these last five or six years has been torture. I can't imagine why anyone not in the area or without ties to the area would have any interest in them to be honest. It always surprises me when I see how many fans on this forum are not from Sacramento and don't live here. It's great that y'all outsiders are interested in our team and all but frankly, I don't get why. In 2000 or 2002, i would have gotten the interest from outside the area. But from 2005 on, I just don't see the appeal.
Ha! You know what they call such people? Bandwagon fans. Yeah oh look the Kings are losing let's just jump on the Miami Heat bandwagon.
You're right, what attracted me to the team in the first place was how good they were/ style of play that they had in 2000. But then I became a Kings fan. Not a WCF-bound Sacramento Kings fan mind you, just a Kings fan. So even though the team became well ... not very good, I still stuck on supporting em because I had grown to support the organisation as a whole. Like someone else said, you also support the players, and for that reason I enjoyed watching Bulls games with Salmons and Brad, as well as Hawks games with Bibby. I also check on the sixers once in a while to see if our dear friend Spencer Hawes has upped his game.
In the case of Hawes, I was a huge believer in his potential, and I still hope that one day he may realise it. Of course if he does it'll suck that we traded him away, but I think that certain moves need to be made at certain points. We got a solid player in Dalembert in return, and dumped Noc, so it's a pretty fair deal either way.
Isn't the whole point of being a fan that you support your team through ups and downs? What fun is there in supporting a team that is always winning and never has lows? What is there to support then? It's hoping that your team will be able to push through and some day win it all that makes it all enjoyable.
Sorry to say this, but IMO people who are going to simply stop watching the NBA because the Kings leave are probably the type of people who would stop playing basketball just because they didn't get drafted. To each his own, and I will gladly admit that I cannot fully understand this whole heartbreaking concept, but well that's just my uneducated, totally biased opinion.
You're right, what attracted me to the team in the first place was how good they were/ style of play that they had in 2000. But then I became a Kings fan. Not a WCF-bound Sacramento Kings fan mind you, just a Kings fan. So even though the team became well ... not very good, I still stuck on supporting em because I had grown to support the organisation as a whole. Like someone else said, you also support the players, and for that reason I enjoyed watching Bulls games with Salmons and Brad, as well as Hawks games with Bibby. I also check on the sixers once in a while to see if our dear friend Spencer Hawes has upped his game.
In the case of Hawes, I was a huge believer in his potential, and I still hope that one day he may realise it. Of course if he does it'll suck that we traded him away, but I think that certain moves need to be made at certain points. We got a solid player in Dalembert in return, and dumped Noc, so it's a pretty fair deal either way.
Isn't the whole point of being a fan that you support your team through ups and downs? What fun is there in supporting a team that is always winning and never has lows? What is there to support then? It's hoping that your team will be able to push through and some day win it all that makes it all enjoyable.
Sorry to say this, but IMO people who are going to simply stop watching the NBA because the Kings leave are probably the type of people who would stop playing basketball just because they didn't get drafted. To each his own, and I will gladly admit that I cannot fully understand this whole heartbreaking concept, but well that's just my uneducated, totally biased opinion.
I wouldn't call someone a bandwagon fan for losing interest in a team that's not even from their city. I just can't understand undying support for a team that's not even from your region. It's hard enough for me to stay loyal to The Kings when they're bad. Take The Celtics for example. I'm a big fan because I love watching them play. If they stink three years down the road when all their good players have retired what reason would I have to still be an avid fan when they aren't even in my area and none of the players i liked are even there any longer? My interest in a team is based on regional/civic pride (rooting for the hometown team) and or that i just like watching them play. Or in the case on a team like the Webber/Divac Kings, both.
Personally, I’ve always found the idea that “bandwagon fans” aren’t real fans to be pretty silly. If a team is bad for long enough it’s perfectly understandable that fans would lose interest. People are attracted to quality. You wouldn’t keep eating at a restaurant that used to serve good food but now serves bad food out of loyalty would you? So why would you expect folks to keep going to games of a team that used to be good but now is bad? It’s incumbent on the owners to put a competitive product on the floor. If they can’t or fail to do that, they don’t deserve undying loyalty.
Personally, I’ve always found the idea that “bandwagon fans” aren’t real fans to be pretty silly. If a team is bad for long enough it’s perfectly understandable that fans would lose interest. People are attracted to quality. You wouldn’t keep eating at a restaurant that used to serve good food but now serves bad food out of loyalty would you? So why would you expect folks to keep going to games of a team that used to be good but now is bad? It’s incumbent on the owners to put a competitive product on the floor. If they can’t or fail to do that, they don’t deserve undying loyalty.
You know how we call guys always routing for the best teams over here: GLORY HUNTER. I´m from Europe and there's not a great basketball team to watch within hundreds of miles. So basically I have to fly to the US to watch games. If the Kings leave you guys still will be able to go to Warriors games.
I started rooting for the Kings when I was a kid back in the mid 90´s because I felt sorry for them when they lost many many games. 15 years later I'm still a big Kings fan although I´ve been to a game just once. I rout for the kings because I'm a fan of the players and the organization.
Concerning the routing for the local team. I´m also a big hockey fan. The Vienna Capitals, the local hockey team, is pretty solid, but I would never root for them, because I just can't stand their players and fans. So for me it's not about the city, it's about the team. And if you stop routing for the Kings just because the team is leaving and you´d have to board a 1 hour flight down to LA to see them, then you're not a real Kings fan IMO. You just rout for them because everybody in town does. BTW it would take me about 12 hours to get to LA or Sactown
I started rooting for the Kings when I was a kid back in the mid 90´s because I felt sorry for them when they lost many many games. 15 years later I'm still a big Kings fan although I´ve been to a game just once. I rout for the kings because I'm a fan of the players and the organization.
Concerning the routing for the local team. I´m also a big hockey fan. The Vienna Capitals, the local hockey team, is pretty solid, but I would never root for them, because I just can't stand their players and fans. So for me it's not about the city, it's about the team. And if you stop routing for the Kings just because the team is leaving and you´d have to board a 1 hour flight down to LA to see them, then you're not a real Kings fan IMO. You just rout for them because everybody in town does. BTW it would take me about 12 hours to get to LA or Sactown
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If you don't want to watch, then don't watch. I could give a rats behind about what you want to do. I'm not a quiter, and I have no respect for those that are. As far as I'm concerned, they're not gone yet, and until they are, I'm going to watch, and I'm going to cheer. I'm a fan, not a nationalist. Oh, and by the way, don't tell me what I can or can't say. Whats that saying, he who protests the loudest.. Hows it going troll?
I know how I want to feel if the Kings move. I want to believe I will continue to watch and root for them and enjoy a renewed rivalry with the hated Lakers. How I really feel is lost. I want closure now, not a long torturous waiting period of doubt and the feeling I'm being played for a sucker. Sacramento. Anaheim, wherever. Just get it over with. The time for action has long since past.
Sorry Rookie, your description of your type of loyality as a fan, is the essence of what a bandwagon fan is. They jump on the wagon when the team is going well, and jump off when its not. It takes no loyality or effort to support a frontrunner or a winner. Anyone can do that. What separates real fans from bandwagon fans, is that they stay loyal through the bad times. They have something thats hard to find in society these days. Its called commitment.
Unfortunately we live in a throw away society. We get rid of anything that makes us unconfortable. Whether its a TV, a wife, a dog, or a team. I'm sure what true fans call commitment, bandwagon fans call stupity. An easy way to spot bandwagon fans, is that they're always the one's leading the retreat, and never the one's leading the charge. God forbid they actually get in front and lead. You could get hurt out there. No, they'd rather wait and see who wins. Because its always better and easier to be on the winning team.
By the way, no one is saying that bandwagon fans aren't fans. They are! Its just that they pick and choose when. Where idiots like me stick in there through thick and thin. You see, that when you look at the root of this thread, or any thread like it, its not really about the team or the players. Its about the person starting the thread. How he thinks and feels. And thats fine! This fourm is a place where you can express your feelings and ideas. Its just that I'm not interested in his feelings. I'm the eternal optimist. I hated the ending of "Where the red fern grows", and "Romeo and Juliet". Didn't lke the ending of "Ole Yellar" either.
I like happy endings, and until I reach the last page and the last sentence, I'm going to hope for one. What I'm not going to do is put the book down before I get to the end, and I'm not going straight to the end, so I can find out whether it has the ending I'm looking for. Thats because I have commitment to see the thing through to the end. And apparently you don't. But hey, that doesn't make you a bad person. It just means, that if I'm picking teams, I may not pick you..
Unfortunately we live in a throw away society. We get rid of anything that makes us unconfortable. Whether its a TV, a wife, a dog, or a team. I'm sure what true fans call commitment, bandwagon fans call stupity. An easy way to spot bandwagon fans, is that they're always the one's leading the retreat, and never the one's leading the charge. God forbid they actually get in front and lead. You could get hurt out there. No, they'd rather wait and see who wins. Because its always better and easier to be on the winning team.
By the way, no one is saying that bandwagon fans aren't fans. They are! Its just that they pick and choose when. Where idiots like me stick in there through thick and thin. You see, that when you look at the root of this thread, or any thread like it, its not really about the team or the players. Its about the person starting the thread. How he thinks and feels. And thats fine! This fourm is a place where you can express your feelings and ideas. Its just that I'm not interested in his feelings. I'm the eternal optimist. I hated the ending of "Where the red fern grows", and "Romeo and Juliet". Didn't lke the ending of "Ole Yellar" either.
I like happy endings, and until I reach the last page and the last sentence, I'm going to hope for one. What I'm not going to do is put the book down before I get to the end, and I'm not going straight to the end, so I can find out whether it has the ending I'm looking for. Thats because I have commitment to see the thing through to the end. And apparently you don't. But hey, that doesn't make you a bad person. It just means, that if I'm picking teams, I may not pick you..
