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Post by Sheryl Yoast on Jul 3, 2008 3:17:37 GMT -5
WOW
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Jul 3, 2008 8:33:28 GMT -5
zzzZZzzzZZZzzzZZ yawn.
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Post by DB on Jul 3, 2008 9:19:09 GMT -5
sucks
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Post by GMGreggor on Jul 3, 2008 10:15:23 GMT -5
Were the Seattle fans just not supporting them?
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Post by Dave on Jul 3, 2008 10:51:18 GMT -5
are they going to change their name too?
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Post by AllStar0608 on Jul 3, 2008 10:54:49 GMT -5
are they going to change their name too? they have too |
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Post by donatello2424 on Jul 3, 2008 10:58:59 GMT -5
are they going to change their name too? they have too Yeah. the name and the colors stay in seattle for a possible new franchise to be there. |
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Post by noves on Jul 3, 2008 11:11:02 GMT -5
Sucks to see them move, but I expect Seattle to get another NBA team within the next 6-7 years.
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Post by GP on Jul 3, 2008 11:12:37 GMT -5
kinda sad for the die hard sonics fans but good for the league.
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Post by duceisinmyheart on Jul 3, 2008 11:19:16 GMT -5
Oklahoma City Miners
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jul 3, 2008 11:44:15 GMT -5
kinda sad for the die hard sonics fans but good for the league. How's it good for the league? |
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Post by DB on Jul 3, 2008 12:04:16 GMT -5
any names yet?
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Post by Spencer on Jul 3, 2008 12:07:25 GMT -5
Oklahoma City Redbuds.
Oklahoma City Bison
Oklahoma City Wild Turkeys
Oklahoma City Sandbass
Oklahoma City Bullfrogs
Oklahoma City Honeybees
Oklahoma City Square Dancers
Oklahoma City Okra Eaters
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Post by DB on Jul 3, 2008 12:09:15 GMT -5
wild turkeys. yes.
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jul 3, 2008 12:09:32 GMT -5
Were the Seattle fans just not supporting them? The issue was more about a potential new stadium... I don't think the city of Seattle wanted to fund the construction for one or something like that the support seemed fine |
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Post by Spencer on Jul 3, 2008 12:09:37 GMT -5
Im guessing Bison.
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Post by Spencer on Jul 3, 2008 12:10:12 GMT -5
Were the Seattle fans just not supporting them? The issue was more about a potential new stadium... I don't think the city of Seattle wanted to fund the construction for one or something like that the support seemed fine They've sucked for like 10 years. I'm sure that had something to do with support. |
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Post by Funky George! on Jul 3, 2008 12:12:42 GMT -5
The issue was more about a potential new stadium... I don't think the city of Seattle wanted to fund the construction for one or something like that the support seemed fine They've sucked for like 10 years. I'm sure that had something to do with support. Eh. They won 50 a few years back, then Nate ditched them, but they've always had pretty good fans. It was the stadium problems (they place in a piece of shit) +the owner's unwillingness to try to stay. |
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Post by Funky George! on Jul 3, 2008 12:14:00 GMT -5
Oklahoma City/Tulsa seriously isn't meant for a sports franchise. This is going to be a pathetic bust after a few years of support. I don't care what the universtiy gets as far as fans. This is gonna fail.
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Post by Spencer on Jul 3, 2008 12:14:57 GMT -5
I just hate when owners want to move after years of virtually no success.
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jul 3, 2008 12:15:34 GMT -5
In terms of attendance rankings based on stadium capacity, Seattle was ranked... 02-03: 14th 03-04: 11th 04-05: 8th 05-06: 9th 06-07: 15th 07-08: 25th sports.espn.go.com/nba/attendance?sort=home_pct&year=2008&seasonType=2Outside of the last season, those rankings are certainly not too bad, especially considering there wasn't a good product on the court. The problem is the stadium couldn't hold many people compared to most arenas |
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Post by Funky George! on Jul 3, 2008 12:16:49 GMT -5
Seattle's also a much bigger media market than OKC. It's top fifteen in the country. It supports baseball and football. Bigger market with more money than OKC. Stupid move.
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Post by Phoenix Phil on Jul 3, 2008 12:18:49 GMT -5
The new owner is a fucking homer idiot... if he thinks moving the team is even a good financial move he's crazy. I'm sure they could've worked out something for a new stadium if he was patient and waited until the lease for Key Arena expired (in like 2011 or 2012)
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Post by GP on Jul 3, 2008 12:20:16 GMT -5
kinda sad for the die hard sonics fans but good for the league. How's it good for the league? good for the league because the city of Seattle has been a headache these past couple years. the city didnt want to pay to renovate Key Arena or give at least support for the Sonics to stay, so it's better they move on but OK city is hardly a good destination. At least Vegas could have been better. |
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Post by Funky George! on Jul 3, 2008 12:21:19 GMT -5
The new owner is a fucking homer ignorant... if he thinks moving the team is even a good financial move he's crazy. I'm sure they could've worked out something for a new stadium if he was patient and waited until the lease for Key Arena expired (in like 2011 or 2012) I hate him. Pretty ridiculous that he lied in his testimony, claiming in his email that he was referring to staying in Seattle when he said he was a possessed man and would do whatever he could when he was clearly responding to whether or not they could be in OKC soon. |
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