The Maloofs got busted talking about relocation to Anaheim, way back in 1998 when they were minority owners.
http://articles.latimes.com/1998/aug/23/sports/sp-15940
Sacramento is decently sized city and capable of 1 professional franchise, the move to Anaheim was not necessary.
The economy of Sacramento, ranks 59th in the world.
http://blogs.sacbee.com/capitolalertlat ... kings.html
Sacramento is 20th highest nation in broadcast rights.
http://www.sportstvjobs.com/resources/l ... s-dma.html
The price of kings tickets is not based on payroll, In my opinion the seat prices should be semi comparable to team payroll
Back when they were good they spent some money and the prices increased, no one minded
breakdown by year
2001 kings 4th highest payroll
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/ ... /team/2001
2002 4th highest
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/ ... /team/2002
2003 still at 4
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/ ... /team/2003
bottom of league lowest payroll in 2007
http://content.usatoday.com/sportsdata/ ... /team/2007
So by 2007 they had the lowest payroll, but kept the seats high in price, and magically the arena is no longer packed.
Then they chase a hall of fame coach out of town,
bottom dwell, lie to us about moving desires, lie to us about intentions to improve and spend money,
stay stubborn about ticket prices.
Then they piss off season ticket holders by sometimes selling tickets at lower face value game day than the season ticket holders paid.
By 2007, they wanted to keep the team young and safe. It is almost like they want the team to be bad enough so the team just breaks even, find a way to get out of town.
Kevin Johnson and his staff found support all over the place to invest in the kings, within a few months the owners had a decade to do.
We were setup here from the start.
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