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Submitted by Connie, Aug 18, 2007 20:18

If the OKC group would put a winning team on the floor of Key Arena for a couple of years they could sit back and watch the fans and the politicians of Seattle show their support in working out an arena deal. (Instead they traded away our 2 best players!) Mr. Bennett came in here and demanded an arena deal within the first year. He is showing no flexibility short of a $500 million expense for a team that has been struggling for years. The fan support, political support, and the money will return when he puts a better product on the floor and shows a little patience with the city and the state. Did he really think the State of WA would be willing to throw that kind of money at a losing team owned by a group of people who don't even live here but come in with a demanding DEADLINE of DO IT by 10/31/07 or else!? How about a couple of these owners moving here and really getting to know us and the needs of the region and then having the patience to work with the legislature on an ongoing basis? Not just making his case to one legislative session and then badmouthing the legislature because they failed to act NOW! I am an ardent fan who will be devastated if we lose out teams, but deals like the one Bennett and his group want don't happen that fast here in Seattle. A WINNING TEAM will do more to help him get his arena than any other tactic, including insults, demands and deadlines!

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lets just look at this for a minute 1995 the Key arena is built (all theat was left from the previous... [MORE]	mike	Aug 23, 2007 13:29
That's the heart of it. Not everyone in the nation gives a ------ about professional sports. To some people, in... [MORE]	Puget Sounder	Aug 23, 2007 11:04
Only thing I'll say, John, the author, is absolutely dead-on with this viewpoint. I have nothing else to say, other... [MORE]	Ryan	Aug 21, 2007 20:57
If the OKC group would put a winning team on the floor of Key Arena for a couple of years...	Connie	Aug 18, 2007 20:18
A wise man once said. " a fool and his money are soon parted" [MORE]	anne	Aug 17, 2007 13:00
Bennett bought the Sonics because he wanted to own a basketball team. I don't think he minds staying in Seattle... [MORE]	MR	Aug 17, 2007 12:13
I felt from the beginning that Clay's efforts to get an arena deal done were a complete ruse. I remember... [MORE]	Thad	Aug 16, 2007 10:45
Okay, Seattle has had an NBA team for 40 years. They obviously can handle an NBA team, they just need... [MORE]	Cullain	Aug 15, 2007 17:43
During the few times I have driven across country, and happened to pass through Bennett and McClendon's home state, I... [MORE]	steven	Aug 15, 2007 17:38
Mr. Hollinger, Thanks so much for this article. This matter has needed national exposure for quite some time now. Hopefully more... [MORE]	Reuben in Iraq	Aug 16, 2007 06:55
Does this name not conjure up an image of a tire kicking, tobacco spitting, Gay bashing, Bush worshipping, "Hoss" from... [MORE]	Roger	Aug 16, 2007 17:57
Do you realize that the City of Seattle voted on and passed a resolution to disallow building a new arena... [MORE]	Mike	Aug 20, 2007 13:20
"Do you realize that the City of Seattle voted on and passed a resolution to disallow building a new arena... [MORE]	MarkS	Aug 26, 2007 14:56
come on now...i have lived in the pacific northwest (yes, amazing) and now reside in ok city...it's not that bad... [MORE]	bethany	Aug 28, 2007 00:03
Since day one of this terrible ordeal anyone without their head in the clouds saw this coming. Since the transfer... [MORE]	michael ryan	Aug 15, 2007 16:57
Having seen firsthand what Seattle and the great Northwest can do, I have no doubt that this situation will be... [MORE]	Don	Aug 15, 2007 16:41
You state that KeyArena is obsolete. That, after a short twelve years and $100 million dollars. $50 million of the... [MORE]	Chris Van Dyk	Aug 15, 2007 15:25
Chris Van Dyke is a very controversial political activist in the Seattle area. He has personally fought against the Sonics,... [MORE]	EJ	Aug 15, 2007 15:43
The money could be spent on better things!!!! The tax stream that would used for any public financing is already in... [MORE]	Scott	Aug 15, 2007 16:42
"New York or Oklahoma City may not need new schools..." Actually, OKC is now completing a five year program to... [MORE]	Bascom	Aug 16, 2007 10:24
Another kudos from Seattle. This has been going on for an entire year with these Oklahoma billionaires. They've been doing... [MORE]	Jaren	Aug 15, 2007 14:19
As a Sonics fan living in WA state, it was refreshing to see a different perspective of this hellish issue... [MORE]	Megan	Aug 15, 2007 13:48
Thank you for the excellent article! The very day when we were told that this team was sold to an... [MORE]	irene	Aug 15, 2007 14:16
Yeah, that's good business Stern. (shakes head) What's next? Is he going to allow some rich billionaire to buy the Indiana... [MORE]	Mark	Aug 15, 2007 14:24
If the NBA lets these Okies take the team with them, I don't know how any fan could stay emotionally... [MORE]	Jared	Aug 15, 2007 16:05
Since day one, the new ownership group of muppets has done nothing to rally public support. Zero public relations other than... [MORE]	Night Owl	Aug 16, 2007 02:41
Give it 2 years OKC fan. Clay and his red necks will be asking you to fund a new arena.... [MORE]	chewy	Aug 16, 2007 19:40

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