Here in Sacramento, we have as much interest as anyone in ascertaining what David Stern's announced retirement means for the future. Our team is at stake. So when Yahoo!'s Adrian Wojnarowski writes that the commissioner wants a team back in Seattle before his tenure ends on February 1, 2014, it's worth a gulp or two.

I, for one, fail to see how screwing one great NBA market to make another whole fixes the problem.

It's more important than ever to tell the NBA what the league means to us in Sacramento.