talk about a jazz band<\/a> or show bank account statements with much smaller numbers than 18 months ago. \u00a0The group bought a basketball team. \u00a0That basketball team came with an intelligent, passionate, engaged fanbase.<\/p>\nThat fanbase understands that an NBA team develops over time. \u00a0There are no quick fixes. They understand the life cycle of the league and were excited to be at the stage where you can see a team building toward something. \u00a0And they know full well that coaching changes in the middle of a season represent a waiving of a white flag.<\/p>\n
This is no disrespect to Tyrone Corbin. \u00a0He has found himself in the middle of a storm, and he deserves better. \u00a0Regardless of how the Kings finish this season, he is not part of the plan.<\/p>\n
Fortunately for the franchise, it is\u00a0in training mode for the first three seasons of new ownership. \u00a0Management can take risks and make changes on a whim, because the team won\u2019t be moving into a new building until October 2016.<\/p>\n
Once the new house is built, this type of move can have a major impact on the bottom line. Nothing wears off the freshness\u00a0of a new car faster than a head-on collision.<\/p>\n
The Kings won\u2019t admit it, but they made a mistake. \u00a0They undervalued Michael Malone. \u00a0They undervalued his impact on the team and his popularity amongst the fans.<\/p>\n
Maybe the most important point is that they undervalued the effect winning has on a fanbase that has seen so much failure. \u00a0The fans bought in when ownership said this season was about wins and losses. \u00a0And now all they see are the losses.<\/p>\n
When you own a basketball team, nothing is bigger than basketball. \u00a0Not in Sacramento anyway.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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