Sonics headed to OKC, money headed to Seattle

[forever_town]

We're talking PRO basketball here, Oz. Not that weak-assed amateur shirt the Big XII plays.

Five Jayhawks drafted last week! KC already has pro ball, they got the 2008 national champs!

 

[JC]

How long til the Grizzlies move west...again?

It's a 4-headed race between Memphis, New Orleans, Charlotte and Milwaukee. All of which, of course, ALREADY play in arenas funded by taxpayers (Charlotte and Memphis virtually brand-new).

In fact, if Seattle bends over for the $300M Key Arena rebuild/renovation demanded (yes, that's the correct word) by the NBA in order to bring in the Grizzlies, that will bring the sum total of arenas built at the pleasure of this franchise to some $700,000,000 ($200M in Vancouver, $200M in Memphis and $300M in Seattle).

The arena in Vancouver was built with 100% private money but your point is well taken.
Michael Heisley is a lying scumbag piece of shirt. I hope they stay in Memphis and he loses as much money as possible.

 

[Jay Sherman]

If they go with the Oklahoma City Outlaws, I'm pretty sure they'll be forced to play XFL, too.

 

[Gutter]

Re: UPDATE: Sonics headed to OKC, money headed to Seattle

The only team Seattle could take and not feel guilty about it would be the Bucks. Payback for Milwaukee stealing the Pilots/Brewers.

I hate to admit it, but I'm kind of in Lester Bangs' mindset. I loved the Bucks just like the Brewers and Packers at one time, but the NBA luster is off for me. It doesn't help that the Bucks have grabbed with two hands and lockjawed their mouths around a massive dong of suck since the early 90s.

I'd hate to see Milwaukee lose the Bucks, because they have a great history there and the region used to live and die with them, but those days are gone. I'd immolate myself if the Brewers or Packers moved, but I'd only be mildly saddened by a Bucks move.

fork the NBA.

Agreed. I'd rather see the Bucks leave and have Milwaukee be available for a possible NHL team relocation down the line ... pipe dream, I know.

 

[RossLT]

If charlotte loses another team they should never, ever, ever get another team. I am still trying to figure out how they got the second team

How about "George Shinn is a greedy ass motherforker"?

That goes without saying, he is an NBA owner

 

[Baron Scicluna]

If charlotte loses another team they should never, ever, ever get another team. I am still trying to figure out how they got the second team

How about "George Shinn is a greedy ass motherforker"?

How about, "George Shinn loved to preach about the Bible, but also decided to sexually harrass one of his employees in his spare time."

 

[dixiehack]

Re: UPDATE: Sonics headed to OKC, money headed to Seattle

So does David Stern now have a city -- Seattle -- as a place to use to threaten other teams?

He already had one with Kansas City and its already-in-use Sprint Center.

Re: nicknames, the USBL team in Enid is called the Oklahoma Storm. Maybe they could go with Cyclones.

Ironically, moving the Sonics to OKC probably deflates the chances of KC to get a franchise slightly, because the TV markets will overlap to some extent.

With Lawrence so close and Columbia only two-plus hours away, the NHL would be a much better fit for Kansas City, especially with the promise of a rivalry with St. Louis, not to mention Chicago, Dallas, Minnesota and Colorado not too, too far from the area. KU, K-State and Mizzou fans have basketball already, the NHL would offer something different.

heck if the NHL was smart, it would ship the Islanders to Seattle post-haste.

 

[JC]

So does David Stern now have a city -- Seattle -- as a place to use to threaten other teams?

He already had one with Kansas City and its already-in-use Sprint Center.

Re: nicknames, the USBL team in Enid is called the Oklahoma Storm. Maybe they could go with Cyclones.

Ironically, moving the Sonics to OKC probably deflates the chances of KC to get a franchise slightly, because the TV markets will overlap to some extent.

With Lawrence so close and Columbia only two-plus hours away, the NHL would be a much better fit for Kansas City, especially with the promise of a rivalry with St. Louis, not to mention Chicago, Dallas, Minnesota and Colorado not too, too far from the area. KU, K-State and Mizzou fans have basketball already, the NHL would offer something different.

heck if the NHL was smart, it would ship the Islanders to Seattle post-haste.

They would still have the same arena issues.

 

[silvershadow1981]

So does David Stern now have a city -- Seattle -- as a place to use to threaten other teams?

He already had one with Kansas City and its already-in-use Sprint Center.

Re: nicknames, the USBL team in Enid is called the Oklahoma Storm. Maybe they could go with Cyclones.

Ironically, moving the Sonics to OKC probably deflates the chances of KC to get a franchise slightly, because the TV markets will overlap to some extent.

With Lawrence so close and Columbia only two-plus hours away, the NHL would be a much better fit for Kansas City, especially with the promise of a rivalry with St. Louis, not to mention Chicago, Dallas, Minnesota and Colorado not too, too far from the area. KU, K-State and Mizzou fans have basketball already, the NHL would offer something different.

heck if the NHL was smart, it would ship the Islanders to Seattle post-haste.

The NHL and smart? I didn't know those two things could be put in the same sentence.

 

[a_rosenthal]

In the transactions:

BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
OKLAHOMA CITY SUPERSONICS—Signed G Russell Westbrook and F D.J. White to multiyear contracts.


Ugh.

 

[GB-Hack]

In the transactions:

BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
OKLAHOMA CITY SUPERSONICS—Signed G Russell Westbrook and F D.J. White to multiyear contracts.


Ugh.

Thought exactly the same thing when I saw that tonight.

 

[Damaramu]

In the transactions:

BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
OKLAHOMA CITY SUPERSONICS—Signed G Russell Westbrook and F D.J. White to multiyear contracts.


Ugh.

That is where the team is from now......