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The Fundamentals
Published 7/3/2008 by Hoffman at ballerblogger.com
Seattle Supersonics Move The Sonics slideshow (Via Darrin Beene of the News Tribune) Grand Theft Hoops (Dave Zirin of SLAM) Loss of Innocence (Supersonicsoul) What do I say? (SonicsCentral) A long road to get the NBA back (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) A look back at better days in Seattle , featuring Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp (from Marcel Mutoni of SLAM) Warning: this video contains foul language. Free Agency From Davis to Artest, what free agents are worth (Charley Rosen of Foxsports) Free agent frenzy ...

Wrestling with News from Seattle
Published 7/3/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... Brian Robinson of Save Our Sonics, on SonicsCentral: "The decision was communicated to me by a fairly forlorn group of city officials, all of whom clearly wished this had worked out differently. They emphasized throughout the process that they truly felt that they were going to win the case but that as negotiations developed the hostility was growing and they truly did believe there was a real chance that the team would be two years and gone. ... This settlement is largely based on the involvement of Ballmer. He is committed to the course and the NBA ...

Sonics Eulogies
Published 7/3/2008 by Seth (noreply@blogger.com) at Enjoy the Enjoyment
... Brian Robinson, SonicsCentral and SaveOurSonics: "I am actually somewhat relieved that at least we do have hope of NBA basketball. Its a slim hope, and the hope of a new team, but it is hope nontheless. At least we are not sitting here with nothing...I’m taking some consolation in this but feel like I need to process the grief a little bit. Everybody will react differently and we need to work through it. Then we’ll regroup. Then we’ll figure out what to do next. ...

First They Came For the Sonics...
Published 7/3/2008 by Rob Mahoney (noreply@blogger.com) at Upside and Motor
... more informed sources haven't already told you. My opinions on the subject would only be rehash and repeat of the angst that a lot of other writers had already scribed. But second, because the subject is just too damn depressing. I don't see how you become interested in this league without being a fan on some level, and I've articulated that point repeatedly throughout this blog's life. Whether you're a fan of a player or a team it makes no difference; people who watch this game become attached to those within it. It's just what happens when you dedicate a couple nights a week ...