So long Sonics!

66chevyIISS
66chevyIISS Posts: 857
edited July 2008 in The Clubhouse
Enjoy your new home in OKC!

At least I can still watch classic memories on you tube like this one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkabsXjRId4
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited July 2008
    All the more reason to not watch the nba.

    And since Howard Schultz sold them to those vultures, I don't see a reason to spend any more on his crappy coffee either.

    Maybe if the entire city of Seattle turnd it's back on Starbucks, he'd get the message.

    I spent too many years up there rooting for them to have this happen.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,341
    edited July 2008
    Sad day for the fans!:(
    Carl

  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2008
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  • daboyz
    daboyz Posts: 5,207
    edited July 2008
    Sorry but I could give a crap.
  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited July 2008
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2008
    A pro team in Oklahoma? Who paid, Reba or Toby?
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2008
    Rivrrat wrote: »
    Yeah, well they suck. I hope you enjoy that. :mad:



    :p

    I'd find it hard to get up for games when noone shows up to watch and the city that almost lost the Mariners and the Seahawks couldn't find the $$$ to take care of/rebuild a decent arena............
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2008
    obieone wrote: »
    A pro team in Oklahoma? Who paid, Reba or Toby?


    Nope, Garth and Vince.;)
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited July 2008
    I'll be interested to see what kind of fan base they get in OK. That doesn't seem like much of a basketball city/state anyway. I'll sad to see them leave, but at least we get to keep the Sonics name.
  • jephdood
    jephdood Posts: 1,671
    edited July 2008
    Enjoy 'em while you can, "Clay-Bag" Bennett.

    When that 'new team smell' wears off, both you and Mr. Stern will realize that the weak market you're in will never be able to sustain an NBA franchise with any longevity.

    OKC? Get real.

    The NBA will be back in Seattle. I have no doubt. It's just a matter of when.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2008
    OKC was number 8 in attendance with the Hornets in town with over 18K ave. Seattle was 28th this year with fear of losing their team with barely 13k ave. attending. I would thought that if the city feared losing the team, they would have mustered more support than that..........
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited July 2008
    Actually, when an owner threatens to leave, the population up there has a habit of giving them the one finger salute.

    On the other hand, most of the time, they've gotten cheap owners that put an inferior product on the playing field, and it's hard to support a franchise that doesn't even try to field a winning team.

    It's only changed in the last 10 yrs or so, with apperently the Sonics being the exception.

    But then again, I've been away from Seattle for 9 yrs now, so I'm only getting the current story from friends and family
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  • paymontna
    paymontna Posts: 188
    edited July 2008
    This probably would not have happened if the fans were dead set against it. And I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad. Like we did here in Pittsburgh when they tried to take our Penguins. We threatened the mayor of Pennsylvania......I mean the governor (my bad) with his job. He was pretty much told by this half of the state that he may as well get on the moving truck with them. Well, at least they did not pull a 84 Baltimore Colts. I can still see the clip of that Mayflower truck leaving town...lol.
    And I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad.:mad:
  • jephdood
    jephdood Posts: 1,671
    edited July 2008
    Let's re-examine attendance there in 5 years. The Sonics.. or "Dirt Puppies".. or whatever they will be called.. will no longer be a novelty.

    And, if the team continues to struggle as they have.. that big arena down there will seem absolutely cavernous.

    I think considering the horrible record, and the fact that no one here wanted to further line the pockets of that thieving **** owner.. attendance here wasn't bad.

    David Stern is an absolute weasel to allow this kind of thing to happen, along with the other owners (Good for you, Cuban). And Clay Bennett is nothing but a deep-pocketed, heartless, claim-jumper.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited July 2008
    It's pretty tough to get behind a team when they're already out of playoff contention in Feb.

    Better hope your owners spend more than they did in Seattle.
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  • Dennis Gardner
    Dennis Gardner Posts: 4,861
    edited July 2008
    If Seattle/Schultz wanted to keep the team, I think the words "not for sale" would have been sufficient. You've got to remember that our state still brags about its early birds of the land run.....Sooners.;)

    Taking other peoples stuff out from under them is an art and its sort of our heritage.;)
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  • paymontna
    paymontna Posts: 188
    edited July 2008
    jephdood wrote: »
    Let's re-examine attendance there in 5 years. The Sonics.. or "Dirt Puppies".. or whatever they will be called.. will no longer be a novelty.

    And, if the team continues to struggle as they have.. that big arena down there will seem absolutely cavernous.

    I think considering the horrible record, and the fact that no one here wanted to further line the pockets of that thieving **** owner.. attendance here wasn't bad.

    David Stern is an absolute weasel to allow this kind of thing to happen, along with the other owners (Good for you, Cuban). And Clay Bennett is nothing but a deep-pocketed, heartless, claim-jumper.

    ...and Art Model:D
    And I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad.:mad:
  • 66chevyIISS
    66chevyIISS Posts: 857
    edited July 2008
    Clay Bennett also unloaded our team with the exception of our rookie Kevin Durant in hopes that the fans would stop attending because we sucked so bad. The sonics would have been competing for a championship this year if it wasn't for Clay. The roster would of had Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis and Kevin Durant running the floor. Knowing full well he would be in OKC in a couple years thats how he is building the team now. Depending on whatever moves they make in the next couple years they will be contenders again with all the rookies they have.

    I do hope they tank in Oklahoma and once the new team novelty wears off the attendance drops. Only time will tell.
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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,840
    edited July 2008
    "The Okie Supersonics" .... ?! That's about as bad as "The Utah Jazz".


    Oh well. I look forward, as I always do, to the summer Olympics and watching "our" Superstars get their arses handed to them in spades by teams that know how to play as ..... teams.

    Sure, those teams play BASKETBALL, but they sure don't "style" as good as our guys.


    From what I understand, Clay Bennett did a thorough analysis of the OKC market before making the move.
    In fact, for the first "Fan Appreciation Day", Mr. Bennett has announced that the first 5000 paid fans through the gates will receive a free bale of hay or bucket of wagon wheel grease (tax not included).


    :rolleyes:
    Sal Palooza
  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited July 2008
    What are they gonna call the team? I'm sure the word COW will appear in there somewhere:D
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
  • paymontna
    paymontna Posts: 188
    edited July 2008
    ..well.....Bulls is already taken....The name Cows is too generic......hmmm.......The Oklahoma Angus?....too expensive sounding (15.99/lb on sale)...How about the Oklahoma Heifers?
    Sounds like a winner.
    And I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad.:mad:
  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,605
    edited July 2008
    The Oklahoma fans are a pretty intense bunch. Yes, they do love their sports.
    Question is, are enough of them gonna pony up to watch pro basketball?
    College sports do quite well in the Sooner state. Time will tell.
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  • tommyboy
    tommyboy Posts: 1,414
    edited July 2008
    OKC was number 8 in attendance with the Hornets in town with over 18K ave. Seattle was 28th this year with fear of losing their team with barely 13k ave. attending. I would thought that if the city feared losing the team, they would have mustered more support than that..........

    You can't compare the two, thats just unfair. The team was moved there temporally, OKC would obviously have higher attendance to watch a pro team(from what I can remember, OKC never had a pro sport of any kind, at least lately).
    paymontna wrote: »
    This probably would not have happened if the fans were dead set against it. And I mean calling all cars, blackhawk down, mushroom cloud, Three Mile Island, lock the door behind you kind of mad. Like we did here in Pittsburgh when they tried to take our Penguins. We threatened the mayor of Pennsylvania......I mean the governor (my bad) with his job. He was pretty much told by this half of the state that he may as well get on the moving truck with them. Well, at least they did not pull a 84 Baltimore Colts. I can still see the clip of that Mayflower truck leaving town...lol.


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  • okiepolkie
    okiepolkie Posts: 2,258
    edited July 2008
    If Seattle/Schultz wanted to keep the team, I think the words "not for sale" would have been sufficient. You've got to remember that our state still brags about its early birds of the land run.....Sooners.;)

    Taking other peoples stuff out from under them is an art and its sort of our heritage.;)

    And it is sad that most of the OU fans across the nation don't know that the team was named after a bunch of cheaters :)

    I think the Sonics will have more success in OKC than the Grizzlies have done in Memphis, but that isn't saying much....
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  • jephdood
    jephdood Posts: 1,671
    edited July 2008
    I'd like to see a perjury investigation come about. See how Clay-Clay likes running that team from federal prison.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2008
    jephdood wrote: »
    Let's re-examine attendance there in 5 years. The Sonics.. or "Dirt Puppies".. or whatever they will be called.. will no longer be a novelty.

    And, if the team continues to struggle as they have.. that big arena down there will seem absolutely cavernous.

    I think considering the horrible record, and the fact that no one here wanted to further line the pockets of that thieving **** owner.. attendance here wasn't bad.

    David Stern is an absolute weasel to allow this kind of thing to happen, along with the other owners (Good for you, Cuban). And Clay Bennett is nothing but a deep-pocketed, heartless, claim-jumper.

    All excellent points. I'm certain attendance will be great the first year. I dislike hockey, but even I'd go to a game if Seattle had an NHL team for a year.

    Seattle fans knew Clay was bending us over. There has been a strong resentment, and fans have been showing that by not going.

    Stern is an **** too. It wasn't too long ago that he was praising the KeyArena.
  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2008
    "
    From what I understand, Clay Bennett did a thorough analysis of the OKC market before making the move.

    I'm sure he did, but its interesting that he didn't consider other larger markets as well. Lets be honest, his only goal was to bring the team to his home state.
  • jephdood
    jephdood Posts: 1,671
    edited July 2008
    And supposedly Mr. Bennett has plans to hang a duplicate 1979 championship banner in their building down there.. and a replica championship trophy.

    PUKE.
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited July 2008
    Where did you hear that?
  • jephdood
    jephdood Posts: 1,671
    edited July 2008
    Article in the Seattle Times by Percy Allen: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2008031378_soniside03.html



    Bennett retains the rights to the Sonics' name, history and colors but doesn't intend to use them, saying he "will return them to the team if a team returns to Seattle in the term."

    Bennett said at a news conference in Oklahoma City that the original team banners and 1979 championship trophy will stay in Seattle, but "we will create duplicate banners and championship trophy that we believe will be assets we want to have."
    "I did not slap you. I high-fived your face."