Joe

Okay kids, I live here in Sacramento and saw that Dana Jacobson of KXTV Channel 10 reported that Bibby will sign a "long term" deal tomorrow, not just one year.

Looking at other Kings' message boards just now, Grant Napear announced on KHTK that the deal is for 7-years.

Rumor is $81 million.

Also if you live in the Sacramento area and don't believe me, stay up till 12:35 a.m. tonight when Channel 10 replays their newscasts. Dana leads off with the story.

Joe

Sacramento Bee:

$80 million deal for Bibby

The Kings point guard will sign a seven-year contract to stay with the team.

By Martin McNeal -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 a.m. PDT Friday, August 16, 2002

Kings point guard Mike Bibby usually sports a poker face while competing at basketball's highest level.

So it was appropriate that Bibby was in Las Vegas when he agreed Thursday to a seven-year, $80 million contract with the team. The deal came following a meeting between his agent, David Falk, and Kings president of basketball operations Geoff Petrie and co-owners Gavin and Joe Maloof.

"I'm happy," Bibby said Thursday night from Las Vegas before a late dinner. "I figured something would happen in that meeting. I'm glad to be back in Sac."

The Kings will announce the signing today at a news conference in Las Vegas.

**Thanks for the link, but we cannot post the entire story. It fringes on copyright violations. A few paragraphs is OK, but more than that is not. Thanks.**

ken pham

Don't get too excited people. I think Bibby just got hot last year, he will be back to earth next year. And the Kings still loose to the Lakers.

Wiggum

Why would you think that Bibby will get worse, not better? He's been in the league for only four years, just had his first career playoff experience, and played great. If someone was destined to play poorly in the playoffs I don't think he would kick off his playoff experience the way Bibby did.

LupinIV

Is Bibby the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd option on the Kings??

No.

Why all the fuss about a 4th option? People acted like Bibby's sneakers got hit by that MJ lighting or something. Y'all, he didn't really get hot, just his typical self in the playoffs. I saw him done the same thing for the Grizz in regular seasons (but the Grizz could never keep the games close to make his heroics noticeable).

What Bibby does is handle the ball, make smart decisions, and knock down the open J. He's been doing it for 4 yrs. Just because he got noticed last year doesn't mean he got 'hot.' And you can expect him to do the same thing for the next 7 yrs.

He'll be back to earth? Boy, he never left.

__________________
"I think we ought to raise the age at which juveniles can have a gun." - George W. Bush.

g-dog-rice

I agree. Here is why:

Lakers/Kings Head to head last three years

99/00
Regular season: Lakers 3-1
Playoffs: Lakers 3-2
Total: 6-3
Arco: Lakers 2-2
Staples: Lakers 5-0

00/01
Regular Season: Lakers 3-1
Playoffs: Lakers 4-0
Total: Lakers 7-1
Arco: Lakers 4-0
Staples: Lakers 3-1

01/02
Regular Season: Lakers 3-1
Playoffs: Lakers 4-3
Total: Lakers 7-4
Arco: Lakers 3-3
Staples: Lakers 4-1

Grand total last three years.
Regular Season: Lakers winners 9 of 12
Playoffs: Lakers winners 11 of 16
Arco: Lakers winners 9 of 14
Staples: Lakers winners 12 of 14

Lakers winners 20 of the last 28 Games

“The lakers fear us”
Bobby Jackson

Chops

What is the point in posting previous years W/L statistics? Yeah, the Pistons beat the crap out of the Bulls for a few years before Chicago took over. Look what happened....

__________________
"Oohh Maan! He climbed Yi like a squirrel on a tree!" - Stacey King

g-dog-rice

The point is to show the Lakers have dominated the last 3 years and it is unlikely that the Kings will win soon.

Chops

LOL, past dominance has nothing to do with this coming season. Things change....

__________________
"Oohh Maan! He climbed Yi like a squirrel on a tree!" - Stacey King

k^2

I find it funny that Laker fans so easily forget that this was Mike Bibby's first year with the team and his first year in the playoffs. He can only get better, the kid is still young and still getting acclimated to the offense. Also for Webber, Christie and Peja this was the farthest they have ever gotten, so they also recieved much needed expirience. This team can only get better as they continue to gel, and get used to each others games.

__________________
The history of human opinion is scarcely anything more than the history of human errors. - voltaire

Wiggum

OK...that doesn't make any sense.

You're arguing that Mike Bibby won't get hot next year by using stats from 99-00 and 00-01 when the Kings didn't even have Bibby?



This was the Kings' roster in 1999-2000:

Chris Webber
Jason Williams
Vlade Divac
Peja Stojakovic (12 PPG)
Nick Anderson
Corliss Williamson
Jon Barry
Lawrence Funderburke
Tony Delk
Darrick Martin
Scot Pollard
Ryan Robertson
Tyrone Corbin
Bill Wennington

That's a VERY different team than the the 2002-2003 Kings.

BizzyRipsta

exactly. plus, i must add, that bibby knows that people will have high expectations for him, and he will most likely want to live up to those expectations.

__________________
Jason Kidd is the man!

<<<D>>>

We can care less if it was Bibby's first or last year with the Kings....He'll get better, no doubt about it. Let's just hope CWebb is not hiding in the seats with Tyra when it comes to the final mins of a game again. If you guys are soo hyped up about adding experience, we Laker fans must be....
"OVER-(Edited- Please refrain from using obscenities. Thanks.) -EXCITED" to add 3 yrs to ours.

You guys are right....
it's gonna be a different year next year, The kings have signed Clark & made Bibbs happy,
BUT....
This is the same type of attitude and hypness the Kings and their fans had for the past 2 yrs. I can recall when they got Bibbs last year, and all I remember, was everyone up North bagged up the WCF with the Kings written all over it.....the kings came close and played well, but "CLOSE" don't mean jack sqwatt,
when you loose...
so we Laker fans feels the same way, unitl proven otherwise, It's funny how Kings fans, try and come back and say - The Lakers did not improve this off-season?? we don't need to shop for big names, we kept our core players that has been effective for the past 3 yrs.....OK

__________________
HELP SUPPORT THE SITE!! BECOME A SUPPORTING MEMBER TODAY

Click HERE For Details!

ken pham

I agree. The Kings will come close every season until shaq and kobe retired. Let's face it who could comepete with the Lakers if shaq and kobe play at the top at their game( and they seem to perform better when it counts, unlike the Kings they disappear when it's matter the most). The Kings may win games but they'll never win a series against the Lakers.(I don't think they've ever).
For now the Kings may satisfy for division champ and keep dreaming for nba champs. Or they may find it proud for themselves because they're in the same state with LA.

Wiggum

Who can compete with them...? A Stojakovic-less Sacramento Kings team. Come on, don't pretend it was a blow-out. There's a very, very good chance the Kings could win it all next year.