Sunday, January 4, 2009
Sacramento Kings-losing fans?
The Sacramento Kings are really not having a wonderful season, but my friends and I are some of the few loyal fans left who still watch the game anyway to show support. Today I pulled out the Sac Bee and saw a picture of an empty Arco Arena. Clearly, fans are no longer as excited to attend these games, which says a lot because Sacramento is known for it's huge, passionate fan base. I think it was strategic to invite Olympic Champion Michael Phelps to the December 28 game vs. The Celtics. I really wish I could have gone to the Celtics game to see Michael Phelps because he answered personal questions on swimming. Some of my swim coach's friends went, however, and said it was a nice addition to the game, despite the fact Phelps did not allow any pictures or autographs. Although this was pretty much the worst game in Kings' history- the game announced it had it's second best turn out of the season with 16, 029 fans who were probably more excited to catch a glimpse of a "fish out of water" than watch another frustruating basketball game. Currently, statistics show a typical game attracts less than 12,000 fans on average. Of course, the more It's going to be interesting to see what else the franchise does to keep fans coming back- that is, if there's still any left.
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Go Lakers.
I would like to point out that the kings are a young team with some rising stars such as Kevin Martin, Jason Thompson, and Bobby Brown. Other players such as Beno and Garcia are struggling right now adding to the lack of production on the floor. The major problem with the kings is the management who refused to trade away "past their prime" veterans such as Mikki Moore and B Mill. The kings need go full force into the rebuilding movement or they're just wasting everyone's time. At this point our mediocre veterans and inexperienced young players simply can not compete with teams like the Lakers(spell check requested that i change that to 'fakers' lol) and Celtics who have deep rosters full of all stars. Sorry, but if you can't stick with your team through tough times like these, then you're not a real fan.
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