I like this effort
to build a new
arena!
I am a huge Kings
fan and have been
for many years....I
have that sinking
feeling that the
Maloofs are looking
at the city's effort
to build an arena
are pretty weak.
The Monarchs won the
title! The Kings
are the only thing
most of us have to
get excited about
during the NBA
season, because they
are our Kings and
Sacramento could
easily see them and
the Monarchs be
pulled out of our
town. There is more
to building an arena
then just for fans
of basketball, you
have...concerts,
rodeos, Disney on
Ice, many types of
entertainment
Sacramento can
benefit from even if
you are not a sports
fan.
You will always have
the "fans" who like
the Kings when they
win, but I am a fan
of Sacramento who
has an NBA team win
or lose I support
them. I can see why
people would be
whining when the
Kings went through
their five game
losing streak...you
think the players
enjoyed listening to
the media and fans
while times were
down?
I am a fan who
watched Kings and
Timberwolves and
Bonzi Wells is at
the line to shoot 2
free throws and I
think "ok
buddy...make these
and we have a chance
to quiet this
crowd!" (He misses
the first one, and
you see the look in
Bonzi's eyes like "I
didn't just miss
that please tell me
I didn't just miss
that!" ) Two
seconds left Bibby
passes to Peja and
he passes to Bonzi
in the
corner.....your
heart is racing you
think "shoot it!"
and Bonzi fades away
and shoots a huge
rainbow that while
in mid-air the final
buzzer goes off
lights up the
backboard and the
ball swishes the
net!!!! You know
bars, homes, and
fans of the Kings
everywhere yelled
with a huge
explosion of "HE
MADE IT!!!!!!!! HE
MADE IT!!!!!!!!!" I
know, cause I was
one of them!
The smile Bonzi had
on his face was very
contagious and you
couldn't help but
clap and stomp your
feet. Moments like
that, reminds me of
the playoffs where
Bibby, in the final
seconds hits the
jumper to keep the
series alive against
the Lakers...and
being there at
Arco Arena looking
at the crowd going
wild...giving high
fives to total
strangers in the
immediate area! I
think all of those
moments like that
getting you that
worked up.....will
just be a
Sacramento memory
watching Bibby or
Bonzi shoot with a
different town's
name across their
chest on the King's
away jersey, just
makes me sick to
think that this town
didn't fight to keep
them like they
fought to hit that
winning shot!
Ken
Sacramento,
California