State's reluctance to help Sonics stings city

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Losing Streak Continues
Published 3/12/2008 by PN at Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!
... to his offensive repertoire. And every year, he follows up a spate of double-double performances and monster dunks with a week's worth of 12 point-5 rebound stink jobs. The Sonics' front office and the media can talk all they want about how they want to keep him around in their future plans, but I can't imagine you'd want Kevin Durant spending any more time than is absolutely necessary around Chris Wilcox. And, as always, there's a bunch of arena news to read about. ...

Wednesday Bullets
Published 3/12/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Steve Kelley of The Seattle Times: "Wondering where all of that euphoria you felt late last week has gone? Worried, more than ever, that the best chance of saving the Sonics has been lost in the ennui of Olympia? You're not alone. 'I feel the same way,' Seattle's deputy major Tim Ceis said Tuesday afternoon. He thought he had the makings of a great deal. He had an impeccable group of investors assembled. He had the support of City Hall. He had a proposal to remodel KeyArena that glittered with possibilities. But he never had the state. Never had the ...

Sonics, Pack Your Bags
Published 3/12/2008 by Seth at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... Tim Ceis tells the Times' Steve Kelley: "We're going to see if we can go it alone. Somehow, some way, figure out a way to do this. I'm not willing to say no to this investor group yet. We're going to turn over every rock we can to try to find a solution." ...

The Roundup: That Kind of Morning
Published 3/13/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... to play in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic. (Shakedown Sports) Peering into the Texas football program’s financials. (Austin Sports Report) Don’t really agree with Eric Gordon being 4th team All-American, but certainly agree with anything Stacy Keibler says. (Yahoo) Finally, Oden practices with the Blazers. (Oregonian via Sports by Brooks) Maybe the Sonics won’t have to go to Oklahoma City after all? Ha. (Seattle Times) Liked this change-of-pace piece by Bill Simmons. (Page 2) ...

Let's get it started
Published 3/13/2008 by Tom Weir at Sports Scope
... with the NY Giants, he's starting to look like one of the most recyclable quarterbacks ever. Seattle Times columnist Steve Kelley agonizes over the state of Washington's reluctance to help keep the Sonics. Need a lottery pick? Pat Riley tells the Miami Herald the ...