Kings Ticket Sales soar due to Jimmer

finnegan · Post #1 » by **finnegan** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:20 pm

The Sacramento Kings' season ticket sales have already surpassed last year's total, team officials said this week,

http://www.sacbee.com/2011/06/29/3734878/nba-lockout-could-be-bad-bounce.html#mi_rss=Kings/NBA

carrottop12 · Post #2 » by **carrottop12** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:32 pm

It literally doesn't say his name once in that article.

edfmx86 · Post #3 » by **edfmx86** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:36 pm

ticket sales sky rocketed when the city of Sacramento heard Isaiah Thomas came out of retirement to play for them.

Xsy · Post #4 » by **Xsy** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:39 pm

The Kings gained a whole bunch of city love and support when they threatened to move the franchise. Remember "Here We Stay"?

HammerDunk · Post #5 » by **HammerDunk** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:51 pm

He may have had something to do with it, but I think most of it is from other circumstances. They were mentioning on the radio that he had a crazy welcome at the airport though. They are really over-hyping him and expecting way too much from him, which may alienate him from his teammates early on. I hope he can handle it, but I don't like that situation for him.

Post #6 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:18 pm

Wow, this is the most ridiculous jump to conclusion ever. It certainly had nothing to do with the fact that they have to prove that the city is NBA crazy and moving them would be a travesty. Most Kings fans here are pretty lukewarm on the pick.

Post #7 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:27 pm

Bac2Basics wrote:I think most would agree that the draft day was a huge disappointment.

Is it possible that the front office chose to tank the draft in order to make leaving Sacramento after this season all the easier for them?

If it's not intentional, why was draft day so poorly executed, and who should be heald responsible?
Who should be fired?

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reapaman · Post #8 » by **reapaman** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:37 pm

With Evans, Thorton and Cousins still on the team, will Jimmer even get the ball? I dought Kings fans are rushing to buy tickets just to yell "pass it to Jimmer" all game.

HammerDunk · Post #9 » by **HammerDunk** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:46 pm

DelaneyRudd wrote:
Bac2Basics wrote:I think most would agree that the draft day was a huge disappointment.

Is it possible that the front office chose to tank the draft in order to make leaving Sacramento after this season all the easier for them?

If it's not intentional, why was draft day so poorly executed, and who should be heald responsible?
Who should be fired?

viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1122139

Hey guess what, nowhere in that quote is Jimmer's name even mentioned! 2nd time in this thread, one from a Jimmer fan, and one from a Jimmer hater. Crazy how that works around here...

Most people don't like that draft not because they picked Jimmer, but because they moved back AND took back on Salmons and his contract. It seems that most are OK with Jimmer as the pick, at least far from lukewarm. That is the sentiment I got from actually reading that thread you just posted.

Post #10 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:56 pm

It's not the ringing endorsement of Jimmermania you seem to think there is in Sacramento.

The59Sound · Post #11 » by **The59Sound** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:05 pm

HammerDunk wrote:
Hey guess what, nowhere in that quote is Jimmer's name even mentioned! 2nd time in this thread, one from a Jimmer fan, and one from a Jimmer hater. Crazy how that works around here...

Not exactly equivalent situations.

1st situation: The Kings franchise sold a lot of tickets. Finnegan, with no evidence, says it's because of Jimmer.

2nd situation: Kings fans say draft day was a disaster. The Kings made a big trade centered around drafting Jimmer.

HammerDunk · Post #12 » by **HammerDunk** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:23 pm

The59Sound wrote:
HammerDunk wrote:
Hey guess what, nowhere in that quote is Jimmer's name even mentioned! 2nd time in this thread, one from a Jimmer fan, and one from a Jimmer hater. Crazy how that works around here...

Not exactly equivalent situations.

1st situation: The Kings franchise sold a lot of tickets. Finnegan, with no evidence, says it's because of Jimmer.

2nd situation: Kings fans say draft day was a disaster. The Kings made a big trade centered around drafting Jimmer.

Go read the thread and only 1 or 2 guys actually say they don't like the Jimmer pick, Kings fans are clearly upset that they traded DOWN for Salmons, a guy they had already traded away that has a bad contract and demands a lot of touches. Read the thread.

As for 1st situation, I guarantee there are at least a handful of BYU fans that live in the Sacramento area that decided to buy season tickets after he was drafted, so there is no way his draft had absolutely nothing to do with a bump in ticket sales, no matter how small that bump may be. There are also a few posters on that thread that mention Jimmer putting some people in seats, and they aren't all Jimmerites.

Finnegan is wrong assuming that the bump in ticket sales were solely because of Jimmer, you are right.

Delaney is wrong in assuming most Kings fans are lukewarm on Jimmer, unless he knows a bunch of Kings fans that are angry about it and are venting to him personally.

Post #13 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:49 pm

The feeling I get from them is ennui.

carrottop12 · Post #14 » by **carrottop12** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 1:32 am

I heard the coaching staff wasn't all that thrilled about bringing in jimmer but the maloof's made the final decision.

Post #15 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 2:00 am

I don't know how reliable that report is either.

HammerDunk · Post #16 » by **HammerDunk** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 3:30 am

Man you guys must have some great connections inside the Sacramento inner circle.

Post #17 » by **StocktonShorts** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:08 am

I heard Jimmer is building a new arena in Sacramento with his own hands.

finnegan · Post #18 » by **finnegan** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:24 am

I referenced the article to support the fact that season ticket sales have surpassed last years already. This is significant, because we are still in June, the playoffs just ended, and there is an impending lockout this friday. Yet people are still spending their money to buy season tickets. NBA Teams don't just take a paper check, and say we will cash it if we have a season.

As to the reason of what specifically caused the surge in sales, what makes the author of the article infinitely more qualified than me to assert an opinion?

Do you honestly believe that Jimmer has nothing to do with it? Do you really believe that non-ticket holders from the past said to themselves -- "oh no, the cellar dwelling Kings are going to leave us, and we can't watch them be one of the worst teams in the NBA year after year, if we don't go buy season tickets." People are far too selfish by nature to think that way.

The reason is clear -- they bought the tickets because they want to watch Jimmer, and if you think that I am grasping at straws, maybe you should consider the authors premise a little more carefully, and think about it critically before you accept it as fact just becuase it was printed in a newspaper.

I am certainly open to any other opinions as to why the dramatic increase in season ticket holders for the Kings.

Post #19 » by **DelaneyRudd** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:29 am

Salmons is the bigger deal but theres clearly not the type of joy in drafting your guy and trading away a guy at his position.

finnegan · Post #20 » by **finnegan** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 4:45 am

I was unwilling to trade down to get Jimmer, and wanted Singleton at #12 instead, so I wouldn't exactly call him "my guy."

I think that it is the haters that are out of touch on this one, but I am proud that a local product is creating a small phenomenon.