withleather.com - 4/22/2008
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I don't talk about the Seattle Sonics much in this forum, partly because I take Clay Bennett's hijacking of the team to Oklahoma City too personally to laugh about it, but mostly because the situation's too complex to boil down in pithy little blog posts. There are simply too many factors -- from the Seattle taxpayers' history of building stadiums, to the maze of lies, villainy, and ...
Interpreting Slade
sonicscentral.com 4/22/2008 — So I expect a lot of traffic over Greg Johns article today.
Personally I’m happy that Slade came out and said “We want to talk.”
I think some people will jump off a cliff and hear the “He acknowledges this team is ...
Slade Gorton: Goal now is finding a replacement for Sonics
seattlepi.nwsource.com 4/22/2008 — Former U.S. Sen. Slade Gorton acknowledged Monday it's "highly unlikely" that the current Sonics team will remain in Seattle, so the goal should be finding a KeyArena solution and working with the NBA to find a replacement franchise.
Who has the edge?
sonicscentral.com 4/23/2008 — Man the roller coaster:
I am as good at keeping myself level through any of this and honesty the roller coaster is crazy. As mentioned in earlier threads you simply could not write this kind of soap opera. The twists and turns of it have been ...
Move Approved, Pending Lease Litigation
sonicscentral.com 4/22/2008 — Very important distinction there.
Mark Cuban and Paul Allen are smart businessmen.
Remember a league is only as strong as its weakest franchise.
No settlement, no buyout, do not pass GO, do not collect $200.
See you in court Clay.
Ex-Sonics owner sues to rescind sale (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 4/23/2008
Former SuperSonics owner Howard Schultz filed suit Tuesday to undo his sale of the team to an Oklahoma City-based group led by Clay Bennett, saying Bennett lied to him by insisting he planned to keep the NBA franchise in Seattle. The lawsuit, filed in ...