All Star Game in Sac?

by rcubed37 on Feb 16, 2012 2:41 PM PST

This could be really far-fetched or just wishful thinking on my part, but assuming we can get a new ESC in Sacramento, could the NBA decide to reward us with an all-star weekend in the capital city? Obviously, there are a lot of things that would need to be a lot of other things to consider (not enough hotels to hold all the members of the press, etc.). But this relocation drama has gotten national attention, and I feel like giving Sacramento a media blitz to showcase its new arena would be an amazingly satisfactory ending. Almost too good to hope for? What do you all think?

(This is a FanPost from a member of the Sactown Royalty community. The views expressed come from the member, and not Sactown Royalty staff.)

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can't see it either

yet oddly want to rec it to be like all the other kids

wallywagon11 - February 16, 2012 reply

J.R 50 - February 16, 2012 reply

yeap ..on laptop delete your history/cookies

Widowwolf - February 17, 2012 reply

What will that do?

Er does that make it work?

J.R 50 - February 17, 2012 via mobile reply

yes

yeap

Widowwolf - February 17, 2012 reply

Can you see it?

I did that and still cannot

J.R 50 - February 17, 2012 via mobile reply

Yeah i can see it no problem

Widowwolf - February 17, 2012 reply

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Widowwolf - February 17, 2012 reply

andy sims - February 16, 2012 reply

That's either an example of the cart before the horse,

or it’s Sandy Sheedy’s ride to the City Council meetings.

Or it’s Sandy Sheedy.

section214 - February 16, 2012 reply

It's a horse, not an ass.

andy sims - February 16, 2012 reply

Set and match to Mr. Sims

section214 - February 16, 2012 reply

If you build it, they will come.

By it, I mean arena/hotels. Look for something around 2017? 5 years is not too long to wait.

jjham15 - February 16, 2012 reply

I would love to see some All-Stars playing on the court in Sacramento

preferably wearing Kings jerseys (last King to wear an All-Star jersey was #16, 7 seasons ago)

betweentheeyes - February 16, 2012 reply

The issue was and is...

…hotels. The NBA requires at least a certain number of rooms within X square miles of the venue, and Sacramento never met that criteria. Of course, with a new arena and possibly more hotels than the time of the last estimate, might not be so far fetched. They could rent out all of LeRivage for that matter.

KevinSalvadori - February 16, 2012 reply

If Orlando can host an All-Star Game

So, too, can Sacramento. Just need a few more hotels…give it 5 years. Another boom is looming.

We can also look forward to the return of the NCAA Basketball Tournament…who knows, maybe we can even pull a regional final this time around.

RJinFairOaks - February 16, 2012 reply

Um, Orlando has a few tourist attractions that generate a fair amount of hotel traffic each year.

You know, 50 million, give or take.

You know, I think the Superbowl MVP has visited there once or twice.

andy sims - February 16, 2012 reply

I'm familiar

But the demographics are so uncorrelated that it doesn’t impress me much. Disney World should have little to do with NBA All-Star Game appeal. Now, in terms of hotel magnitude/traffic…sure.

I’d love to do study on how many of those 50 million visit anywhere near downtown Orlando…usually you hop right onto Rt. 528 and head to the resort, or you stay in Kissimmee. Orlando’s proximity is a bit of a coincidence.

RJinFairOaks - February 16, 2012 reply

This isn't about Disney World.

It’s about people needing someplace to sleep after they leave Disney World.

Orlando has 115,000 rooms available. The Sacramento Hotel Association cites over 5000 rooms available.

The issue of proximity to the arena is kind of beside the point. I don’t think people assume that they’re going to be able to walk from their accommodations to the event. Orlando and most other cities have us crushed in this regard. Sacramento just isn’t a tourism-based city.

andy sims - February 16, 2012 reply

I totally agree with all of that

We need to build some hotels, and we need some demand to do it first.

Our best bet will ultimately be to convince folks that this is the most efficient jumping-off point for wine country and/or Sierra exploration (if the region had any sort of a budget for national advertising of this kind, it would be money well spent…but we are a bit short on pocket cash at the moment).

Thanks for providing the actual disparity in available rooms…that is a mind-blowing differential!

RJinFairOaks - February 16, 2012 reply

I have an extra room at my place

section214 - February 16, 2012 reply

you are such a giver

betweentheeyes - February 16, 2012 reply

Ive got a really comfy pleather couch in the living room...

TrojanCBB - February 17, 2012 reply

Is that number just among Association hotels? It seems low

http://www.sacramentohotelassociation.com/hotels.html

folsomfella - February 17, 2012 reply

over 5000 rooms available.

at 2 people per room that would be 10,000 fans, I’m pretty sure local residents could fill up the rest of the seats.
I’ll drive over and stay with my son if it’s necessary to free up one room :>)

Skeptic con Urquell - February 18, 2012 reply

Agree with your point. I am sure many of us at one time or another...

have gone to an area for a sporting event, conference, etc. where there is an inadequate amount of hotel rooms to accommodate the visitors. This is especially true if there are one or two big events which just happen to compete on the same weekend. Could be poor planning on the part of the City to allow this to happen. At least in Sacramento there are a lot of outlying cities which would gladly take the overflow. There are plenty of accommodations in the area to house everyone within a 40 minute driving distance, which no more than a morning commute for many of us.

Slam_Dunk - February 19, 2012 reply