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11-02-2007, 06:36 PM
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Sonics owner tells NBA he wants to move team to Oklahoma City
Sonics owner tells NBA he wants to move team
Bennett has until March 1 to file for relocation; group offers to buy team
SEATTLE - The Seattle Supersonics' new owner told the NBA on Friday he plans to move the team to Oklahoma City.
Clay Bennett had set a Wednesday deadline for having a plan to replace KeyArena, which he says is outdated. He and the city are in a dispute about the arena lease.
He has until March 1 to file for relocation with the NBA if he wants the team to play the 2008-09 season anywhere besides Seattle. The Sonics are the city’s oldest major professional sports franchise.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21598500/
This is not a surprise to people in Seattle. This guy has been talking about moving the team since he bought it if he didn't get a brand new arena. But, Seattle does not react well to ultimatums from its sports teams and would rather kiss a team goodbye than yield to the demands of spoiled owners and athletes. The Mariners have the legislature to thank for Safeco Field after taxpayers voted down a new stadium back in the Kingdome days.
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11-02-2007, 06:50 PM
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I remember when we had the Hornets down here. It was really great for the city -- we also had some of the best attendance in the NBA.
If Seattle can't support the team, we will.
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11-02-2007, 07:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Kevin
I remember when we had the Hornets down here. It was really great for the city -- we also had some of the best attendance in the NBA.
If Seattle can't support the team, we will.
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Seattle's been supporting the team for many years. We created Key Arena for the team...the former building was basically gutted for them. They still haven't paid off the current building, yet they want a new one...even though the team seems to be getting worse and worse. What Seattle won't do is pull out all the stops - including building a new $300 million basketball arena - just because a team doesn't like the building they're playing in now.
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11-02-2007, 08:11 PM
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Reminds me of Bud Adams - asked for millions of dollars of improvements to the Astrodome, then turned around and demanded a new stadium. I was proud of Houston for standing up to the blackmailing. Of course, my parents are still paying taxes to pay off the improvements to the Dome. 
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11-02-2007, 08:45 PM
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Professional sports teams can help put a city on the map, but I always am left with a bad taste in my mouth when a franchise holds a city for ransom if there isn't a new stadium built with city funds, etc.
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11-02-2007, 08:48 PM
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Do you know - despite the dire predictions, Houston actually continued to exist when it did NOT have a NFL team? YES - it did!
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07-04-2008, 12:26 AM
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I heard a local news station report that we've already sold 11,000 season tickets just two days after the phone lines opened.
I guess we'll be able to support the team for at least one season.
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