Who is a fan of THIS team not matter where they end up?
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(quote)No one wants to play in Sacramento. Hopefully the move will get the Kings franchise the "stars" they need to finally win a championship.(quote)
What makes you so bright? All we have to do is start winning and players will want to play here. I will be no fan of an LA team. the Maloofs can bite me if they think that will happen.
What makes you so bright? All we have to do is start winning and players will want to play here. I will be no fan of an LA team. the Maloofs can bite me if they think that will happen.
And what if they abandoned the royalty theme altogether? That's where I think a lot of fans would have trouble making the switch. Not much similarity between the Sonics and the Thunder theme wise.
People are strangely image oriented. As was said in another post quoting Seinfeld, it's the actual Jersey that people root for. Everything else about a team can come and go, they might even change locations, but when you change the whole name and colors... it's like a new team altogether.
Well, maybe some people will still root because of the current payers. And that's where I think I fall. Even if they change the theme entirely. I've become a fan of the players, especially Boogie. I root for those guys.
People are strangely image oriented. As was said in another post quoting Seinfeld, it's the actual Jersey that people root for. Everything else about a team can come and go, they might even change locations, but when you change the whole name and colors... it's like a new team altogether.
Well, maybe some people will still root because of the current payers. And that's where I think I fall. Even if they change the theme entirely. I've become a fan of the players, especially Boogie. I root for those guys.
I can't root for them outside of Sacramento, or at least Northern California. Arco Arena made a special name for itself for being one of the hardest home-courts to ever win in. That wasn't because of the design of the arena or the wood they put in the court.... it was the Sacramento Fans. And without that the Kings lose what made them special.
this is an especially romantic view. before the webber/divac/stojakovic era, arco arena wasn't terribly difficult to win in. and after that era, it wasn't terribly difficult to win in, either. for a few golden years, it truly was a tough building to win in, and that had a lot to do with the raucous sellout crowds and the barn-like qualities of the building that amplified all that noise. but it also had a whole helluvalot to do with the kings team that took the court every night. the sacramento fans showed up back then...
but when those golden years were gone, the wins left the city, too, and the fans emptied out of the building. the team has gotten younger, more exciting, and highly watchable in spite of the losing culture that's taken hold since then, but sacramento fans haven't cared too much the last several years. that's some fairweather bull**** right there, and it's also not too "special," by my assessment. i know its sacrilege to claim that kings fans might just not be "the best fans in the world," but i really don't believe that they are. kingsfans.com is a wonderful place to be a kings fan, because the passion still lives here. sacramento as a city, on the other hand, is not a terribly inviting place to be a kings fan, what with the city council and much of the general populace holding open every door for the maloofs and the team on the way out, and preparing to slam it shut behind them. i get the sense that many wouldn't mind if that final door knocked them HARD on their *** on the way out, as well. once again, this is nothin' too special...
that said, as far as my own justification is concerned, i will absolutely still remain a kings fan, because i don't have a good reason to align myself with any other team yet. i'm a fan of the game of basketball. it's my favorite sport, and the nba represents the highest level of that competition. the kings have been my favorite team since i was very young. why should it matter what city they're in? so i can pay overpriced parking fees to attend an overpriced game and drink ****ty overpriced beer and eat ****ty overpriced nachos and purchase overpriced merchandise? i can't even afford a cable package with comcast sports net included here in chico. i have to admit to watching kings games illegally online. the feed will come from a different city if the kings move to anaheim, but the nature of my fandom won't change, and i'll continue to keep kings games on [illegally] in the background while i work on my creative project for my masters...
i've adjusted my relationship to the kings since i moved out of the sacramento area to go to school in chico six years ago. i suppose that makes it a lot easier for me than it is for many residents of the sacramento area. i may have a bit of an "outsider perspective" in that sense, but i grew up in roseville, with the kings more or less in my backyard. given that i have no desire to return to the sacramento area, i can distance myself from all this arena business. but i still think my perspective can help those who remain attached to the kings, yet don't know how to go about altering their relationship to that team. it's going to take some necessary adjustments. hopefully you don't have to go the illegal route the same way that i do, but like any relationship worth saving, you just have to plan for it, and its gonna be of a more long distance nature after this season. at least some of the 2011-2012 season will be lost to lockout. that's practically guaranteed. there's a third of the season left to enjoy, but after that, there's lots of time to consider saving up a few extra bucks here and there for an nba league pass investment somewhere down the line...
anything worth loving is worth investing in, often in a monetary sense. some kings fans remain very emotionally committed to the kings, but don't marry that emotional commitment with monetary compensation. if kings fans were still selling out the 17,317 seats at arco arena, the maloofs wouldn't be so quick to abandon arena development in sacramento. it was NEVER a guarantee that they would stay, but you don't just assume your significant other will stick it out with you unless you fully commit to the relationship. i'm not saying that romantic love has to have a price tag attached to it, but monetary investment often (theoretically) reflects the emotional commitment and sense of devotion that one feels towards that person. maybe it's a lame analogy, but i think it fits. if kings fans really wanted the kings to stay, it would have been made much clearer and much sooner than in the eleventh hour...
but when those golden years were gone, the wins left the city, too, and the fans emptied out of the building. the team has gotten younger, more exciting, and highly watchable in spite of the losing culture that's taken hold since then, but sacramento fans haven't cared too much the last several years. that's some fairweather bull**** right there, and it's also not too "special," by my assessment. i know its sacrilege to claim that kings fans might just not be "the best fans in the world," but i really don't believe that they are. kingsfans.com is a wonderful place to be a kings fan, because the passion still lives here. sacramento as a city, on the other hand, is not a terribly inviting place to be a kings fan, what with the city council and much of the general populace holding open every door for the maloofs and the team on the way out, and preparing to slam it shut behind them. i get the sense that many wouldn't mind if that final door knocked them HARD on their *** on the way out, as well. once again, this is nothin' too special...
that said, as far as my own justification is concerned, i will absolutely still remain a kings fan, because i don't have a good reason to align myself with any other team yet. i'm a fan of the game of basketball. it's my favorite sport, and the nba represents the highest level of that competition. the kings have been my favorite team since i was very young. why should it matter what city they're in? so i can pay overpriced parking fees to attend an overpriced game and drink ****ty overpriced beer and eat ****ty overpriced nachos and purchase overpriced merchandise? i can't even afford a cable package with comcast sports net included here in chico. i have to admit to watching kings games illegally online. the feed will come from a different city if the kings move to anaheim, but the nature of my fandom won't change, and i'll continue to keep kings games on [illegally] in the background while i work on my creative project for my masters...
i've adjusted my relationship to the kings since i moved out of the sacramento area to go to school in chico six years ago. i suppose that makes it a lot easier for me than it is for many residents of the sacramento area. i may have a bit of an "outsider perspective" in that sense, but i grew up in roseville, with the kings more or less in my backyard. given that i have no desire to return to the sacramento area, i can distance myself from all this arena business. but i still think my perspective can help those who remain attached to the kings, yet don't know how to go about altering their relationship to that team. it's going to take some necessary adjustments. hopefully you don't have to go the illegal route the same way that i do, but like any relationship worth saving, you just have to plan for it, and its gonna be of a more long distance nature after this season. at least some of the 2011-2012 season will be lost to lockout. that's practically guaranteed. there's a third of the season left to enjoy, but after that, there's lots of time to consider saving up a few extra bucks here and there for an nba league pass investment somewhere down the line...
anything worth loving is worth investing in, often in a monetary sense. some kings fans remain very emotionally committed to the kings, but don't marry that emotional commitment with monetary compensation. if kings fans were still selling out the 17,317 seats at arco arena, the maloofs wouldn't be so quick to abandon arena development in sacramento. it was NEVER a guarantee that they would stay, but you don't just assume your significant other will stick it out with you unless you fully commit to the relationship. i'm not saying that romantic love has to have a price tag attached to it, but monetary investment often (theoretically) reflects the emotional commitment and sense of devotion that one feels towards that person. maybe it's a lame analogy, but i think it fits. if kings fans really wanted the kings to stay, it would have been made much clearer and much sooner than in the eleventh hour...
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Lol, if Anaheim is part of LA then ima say that sacramento is part of the bay area. It's hilarious how some of you can s*** on LA when you've never even been down here. Every city has scum bags, only difference is that Sacramento is too dumb to realize what a pro sports team can do for it's city which is unfortunate cause you guys don't deserve to lose your team. The LA hate needs to stop though, you guys have no idea what you're talking about.
