11-06-2007, 10:16 PM | #21 |
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Seattle's public schools are sub-par, everytime there's a big rainstorm the antiquated sewers exceed capacity and unload raw sewage into the Sound. But we've footed a billion dollars subsidizing rich baseball and football players and owners. I don't think this town loves basketball enough to sell a part of its soul to the Okey.
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Shultz is the one who screwed the town over, not the other way around. If he didn’t want to deal with the City of Seattle, fine. Yes, they are pain-in-the-ass Kyoto Protocol types, but why not sell to local ownership who ARE willing to deal with them? |
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11-06-2007, 10:21 PM | #23 | |
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Only teams that are losing money would even care to move. Hence, the Sonics are moving.
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Also one must consider the advantage of being the only pro team in the smaller market. There is no competition for attention with MLB baseball or NFL football, just college sports and a minor league hockey and baseball teams. Also, I believe in this case there is a statewide draw, so one should probably add the Tulsa market to the eyeball count -- I don't know the numbers, or even how much of a stretch that is, myself. The Hornets owner could tell you how many season tickets were sold outside of the OKC metro market area. Free land is nice, but Bennett is sitting on a competing offer of an arena in-place with a profitable lease arrangement. Its up to the competition to at least come close to that. FWIW, I think Bennett is into Nat Gas, not oil. |
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The Sonics are moving because Bennett never intended to keep them here. He is making demands he knows will not be meet, even in the face of proposals that will make the team operationally profitable. He is a billionaire and wants an NBA franchise in his hometown. Minority owners in his group have said as much. |
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At this point, I only want them to be forced to stay in the current lease through 2010, which looks like it will happen. I hope (and fast) that Bennett loses as much money as possible, in a franchise for which he greatly overpaid.
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11-06-2007, 10:46 PM | #28 |
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Yes. And by doing so he satisfies the "good faith" portion of the sales agreement with the previous ownership group, ratified by the NBA, to look first at options to keep the team in Seattle.
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11-06-2007, 11:23 PM | #29 |
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Well, then you are asking to have a sucky team in your city for another 2 years. Is an owner going to spend money on quality players, coaches, facilities, etc, if he is losing that kind of money with no hope of recovery until he gets out of town? I don't know why a city would want team with those kinds of constraints in their town.
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C – Robert Swift PF – Chris Wilcox SF – Kevin Durant SG – Wally Szczerbiak PG – Earl Watson It's a team built around young talent, with hopes of competing for a playoff spot 2-3 years from now (or more). |
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