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21 Days of Tretheway: Campaign Conversations (Days 6 and 7)
By admin • Jun 3rd, 2010 |Team KJ — Don’t Be Late
Ray sits around conference table as staffers read him bits and pieces of news they’ve collected
Staffer: Kings rookie Tyreke Evans got arrested for doing 100 mph in his Mercedes.
Ray [alarmed]: In MY district?
Staffer: No over near Citrus Heights.
Ray: Maybe he had a good reason to be speeding.. where was he [...]
Wordcloud for Kevin Johnson’s arena speech
By M. Johnston • Mar 16th, 2010 |SacBee and News10 took a shot at it, but their version was.. well.. lame. I ran it through Wordle and here is the result. Click to zoom.
Read the rest of the story»King Fong and Assembly hopeful McCarthy sabotage SAP, but is KJ to blame?
By M. Johnston • Feb 15th, 2010 |As you may or may not know, weak Mayor Kevin Johnson took the initiative to launch his own arena task force (known as the Strong Arena Proposal or “SAP” here on Joe Sac). Last year he announced his plans to an unimpressed city council, and then proceeded to solicit seven viable plans which were [...]
Read the rest of the story»Thank heavens for Tyreke Evans? It’s looking that way
By M. Johnston • Jan 4th, 2010 |If Evans’ early season performance is any indicator of the future, Sacramento has reason to celebrate. Me, I have reason to [gladly] eat some crow. Early on I predicted Evans would be a bust, saying Rubio would have been the better pick. Ouch. Talk about a bad call. Ha ha.
But hey, I’m HAPPY I was [...]
Read the rest of the story»Time 4 change? Sacramento Kings land fourth pick despite being worst team in league
By M. Johnston • May 19th, 2009 |Our Sacramento Kings were the worst team in the NBA this season. The worst. To put an exclamation mark on this pitiful–oh yeah, it was pitiful–feat, Team Dyn (as in Team Maloof Dynasty), swiftly booted the popular Kings personality, Jim Kosimore, and canceled his painful “House Party” show before the cadaver-of-a-season could even stiffen. Despite [...]
Read the rest of the story»Wayman Tisdale (June 9, 1964 – May 15, 2009)
By M. Johnston • May 15th, 2009 |One of the coolest guys I ever met. A Godly family man, a great musician, and a superlative athlete. God has taken back one of his very finest works. I guess that’s his prerogative. May he rest in peace.
Read the rest of the story»Of pros, joes and bros: Latest Artest episode has fans and front office abuzz
By M. Johnston • Jul 8th, 2008 |Sacramento King Ron Artest is apologizing again. This time he is sorry for badmouthing the Kings brass after they denied him a much-hoped-for contract extension last week. Personally, I don’t think an apology is necessary, nor do I understand why any joe (or jill!), would waste their time defending Ron, or ripping the Maloof Bros [...]
Read the rest of the story»Scandal! Chilling conspiracy video released! MUST SEE
By M. Johnston • Jun 11th, 2008 |Sounds like a headline you would see on an anti Kevin Johnson site this election season, huh? But no, here we are talking about something quite different. We are referring to a MUST SEE video clearly proving that the NBA is crooked and FIXED games–several of which led to the Sacramento Kings losing the [...]
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