Sonics fans must be really pissed right now

[lefty]

Damn, it should be Mavs-Sonics in the WCF

BS :pctoss

[NewJerSpur]

Scalibrini said he's going to work to bring a franchise back to Seattle after his playing days are done......I trust in the Scal.

Shoutout to Jake One, Seattle's Finest:

7ZeRlGP6UHQ

[lefty]

Kudos to Scal

[Nick, the Nazi]

Tell me about it.

[rayjayjohnson]

sonics fans should get the fuck over it.

if they wanted to keep their team, they should have showed up to games.

[Capt Bringdown]

I lived in Seattle for 12 years - in terms of a rabid fanbase, no comparison to SA. However, I believe the franchise was just starting to come back to life when they left town. I believe the crux of the matter was ownership's demands that a new stadium be built, but my theory is that years of Gary Payton alienated the fanbase. ;)

[lefty]

sonics fans should get the fuck over it.

if they wanted to keep their team, they should have showed up to games.
It had more to do with fundings for a new arena

[rayjayjohnson]

...which the city of seattle didn't want to pay for because no one was going to games.

[tlongII]

Seattle has always supported the Sonics. Attendance was down a bit when they sucked but you can't blame the fans for that. That whole debacle is on Stern imo.

[Capt Bringdown]

...which the city of seattle didn't want to pay for because no one was going to games.

The citizens had enough after new football and baseball stadiums were built despite little support for their construction.

[Jose Canseco]

Shoutout to Jake One, Seattle's Finest:

7ZeRlGP6UHQ


Macklemore is very underrated imo. I was going to post "The Town," which is about reppin Seattle, but I like this song a little more.

pPIqDBM0zd8

[NewJerSpur]

Macklemore is very underrated imo. I was going to post "The Town," which is about reppin Seattle, but I like this song a little more.

pPIqDBM0zd8

Good look Conseco, I see you man. This one is new to me, got to check dude out. Also, shoutout to Vitamin D, ALL DAY!! :toast

[rayjayjohnson]

hMeRE1DphAI

[davethedope]

they should have never moved that team, but knowing the NBA, they'd probably be
wearing fuscia and pink jerseys right now

[timtonymanu]

Would have been nice to take a drive down to Seattle to watch the series, but oh well.

[GuerillaBlack]

I lived in Seattle for 12 years - in terms of a rabid fanbase, no comparison to SA. However, I believe the franchise was just starting to come back to life when they left town. I believe the crux of the matter was ownership's demands that a new stadium be built, but my theory is that years of Gary Payton alienated the fanbase. ;)

Because they got Durant and things were looking up. But, a grimy OKC businessman bought the team with the intent of moving it. That's why they set the vote up between funding Seattle schools, or funding a new arena. Seattle chose the schools....idiots.

[lurker]

Thundersonics might not be as good as they are without the fans in okc.

[crc21209]

Seattle will get another team soon.....

[TDMVPDPOY]

okla fans > seatle fans

[BRHornet45]

son please ... that city didn't support the Sonics when they needed them the most. cry me a fucking river.

they have a better team up there in Seattle that has won 2 championships anyways. the Seattle Storm led by the oh so sexy Sue Bird.

[BRHornet45]

Key Arena is a dump and a joke of an "Arena". I don't blame the NBA for wanting them to leave it. if anyone has ever been to Key Arena then you can vouch for this. that place is a total dump and falling apart. there are rumors that many city officials have bribed the fire department to pass the arena on numerous safety violations throughout the arena that otherwise would have failed.

[symple19]

okla fans > seatle fans

This is a ridiculous fucking statement

Watch a Seahawks/Mariners/Sounders game sometime

The Seahawks (arguably) and the Sounders (for sure) have the biggest homefield advantages in their respective leagues

Interestingly, they both play in a nice new stadium near Pioneer square. Key is over by the Needle (IIRC), and yes, it's a dump.

I've been to a Mariners game, not long after SafeCo opened. Those were great fans too.

Seattle is the shit

Oklahoma City sucks, although they do a good job of supporting their team

[symple19]

Shoutout to Jake One, Seattle's Finest:

7ZeRlGP6UHQ

nice track

[BRHornet45]

This is a ridiculous fucking statement

Watch a Seahawks/Mariners/Sounders game sometime

The Seahawks (arguably) and the Sounders (for sure) have the biggest homefield advantages in their respective leagues

Interestingly, they both play in a nice new stadium near Pioneer square. Key is over by the Needle (IIRC), and yes, it's a dump.

I've been to a Mariners game, not long after SafeCo opened. Those were great fans too.

Seattle is the shit

Oklahoma City sucks, although they do a good job of supporting their team

and sons this man is about the BEST EXAMPLE of a "front runner" that anyone can ask for.

he claims to be a SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Spurs fan

he claims to be a SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA Giant fan

he claims to be a AUBURN, ALABAMA Tiger fan

son what are your personal connections to these teams? ... considering they are all spread out throughout the country and both the Giants and Auburn Tigers recently won titles. son please explain yourself before you wreck yourself. k

[Axe Murderer]

and sons this man is about the BEST EXAMPLE of a "front runner" that anyone can ask for.

he claims to be a SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Spurs fan

he claims to be a SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA Giant fan

he claims to be a AUBURN, ALABAMA Tiger fan

son what are your personal connections to these teams? ... considering they are all spread out throughout the country and both the Giants and Auburn Tigers recently won titles. son please explain yourself before you wreck yourself. k

sons symple was repping the Giants and Auburn before they won their titles.

By some stroke of crazy luck, they just happened to happen within the same year, god bless

[BRHornet45]

and son I didn't even mention the 49ers in the above post because well ... they aren't even worth counting to be honest. lol at you claiming them though.

[symple19]

and sons this man is about the BEST EXAMPLE of a "front runner" that anyone can ask for.

he claims to be a SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Spurs fan

he claims to be a SAN FRANSISCO, CALIFORNIA Giant fan

he claims to be a AUBURN, ALABAMA Tiger fan

son what are your personal connections to these teams? ... considering they are all spread out throughout the country and both the Giants and Auburn Tigers recently won titles. son please explain yourself before you wreck yourself. k

Okay son, I've explained this before and will do so again

Giants/Niners - Dad is from NoCal, raised me to pull for these teams. Been on this site 3 years and have pulled for the Giants, way before they won a title. people know this. I also live by the bay for 6 years

Auburn - where do you think I went to school, dipshit? Also spent more time there growing up than anywhere else (My Dad was Air Force, so we moved alot)

Spurs - No real connection, although I was born in Texas. Loved D-Rob and became a Spurs fan when they drafted him. (87')


I have never wavered from any of these teams, the entire time I've been on this site.

Save your frontrunning bullshit for Ghazi

[21_Blessings]

Seattle deserved what they got.

[rayjayjohnson]

as a dirty australian picked US teams is hard. it took me about a year to settle on the nuggets, mostly due to my man bird.

football - don't really care, i guess the jets? i watched them beat philly in some bar on the upper west side recently, it was fun...

baseball - faggot sport imo

hockey - blackhawks baby

[lefty]

as a dirty australian picked US teams is hard. it took me about a year to settle on the nuggets, mostly due to my man bird.

football - don't really care, i guess the jets? i watched them beat philly in some bar on the upper west side recently, it was fun...

baseball - faggot sport imo

hockey - blackhawks baby
What about the Avalanche?

And yes, baseball sucks

[lefty]

okla fans > seatle fans
Sonics fans were loud too

[IronMexican]

I didn't see Seattle supporting that team when it sounded like they were on their way out that last year. I don't get why people feel so sorry for them. It's like people feeling sorry for LA losing a team. Both cities deserve another chance. but they didn't want to approve new stadiums, and the fans weren't showing up for their games.

[Cry Havoc]

Okay son, I've explained this before and will do so again

Giants/Niners - Dad is from NoCal, raised me to pull for these teams. Been on this site 3 years and have pulled for the Giants, way before they won a title. people know this. I also live by the bay for 6 years

Auburn - where do you think I went to school, dipshit? Also spent more time there growing up than anywhere else (My Dad was Air Force, so we moved alot)

Spurs - No real connection, although I was born in Texas. Loved D-Rob and became a Spurs fan when they drafted him. (87')


I have never wavered from any of these teams, the entire time I've been on this site.

Save your frontrunning bullshit for Ghazi

Why do you think Seattle lost their NBA team? Just curious.

[The Gemini Method]

I've been to the Key Arena for a Sonics/Lakers game and it wasn't the worst stadium I've went to. That award goes to Qualcomm in S.D. It doesn't have the modern amenities that most pro sports covet. I think it was a case of; let's build Qwest and SafeCo., but stop the spending on a new bball arena. I thought they were going to rennovate Key?

[Ashy Larry]

the player are probably happier to be in OKC because traveling from Seattle to the East Coast is brutal ........... OKC is centralized.

[The Gemini Method]

the player are probably happier to be in OKC because traveling from Seattle to the East Coast is brutal ........... OKC is centralized.

That is true, but the Plains can be brutal during the tornado/t-storm season. That much is true...

Seattle, though, is a much, much, more entertaining city than OKC is and that is probably more important to the players than location in relation to travel.

[jacobdrj]

...which the city of seattle didn't want to pay for because no one was going to games.

I am NEVER a fan of a municipality funding a sports arena. Ever. Loan, maybe, but never EVER taxpayer funding. And CERTAINLY not [ab]use of Eminent Domain...

Seattle was supporting their team in proportion to how well the team was doing. But because the owner was able to con some tax base into giving them money for an arena, they left.

Seattle fans should be ticked off. They should be wanting a team back, preferably an established one from a place that isn't attending games at a reasonable rate per performance.

[symple19]

Why do you think Seattle lost their NBA team? Just curious.

I think it was an arena issue coupled with a string of mediocrity/low attendance.

Additionally, Stern probably could've done better to ensure that any new group coming in wanted to actually keep the team there.

You can't really blame Seattle taxpayers for not wanting to spring for another new facility. Both Qwest field and SafeCo were publicly funded as well, and had been built within 10 years of the time when the Sonics moved.

[symple19]

IN a nutshell, it was about the $$$$, as these things almost always are

[Axe Murderer]

the player are probably happier to be in OKC because traveling from Seattle to the East Coast is brutal ........... OKC is centralized.

idk about that

Seattle is one of the best cities in the US, imho

[symple19]

I can't imagine anyone on earth would be happier living in OKC than Seattle unless you're allergic to rain.

[GuerillaBlack]

I didn't see Seattle supporting that team when it sounded like they were on their way out that last year. I don't get why people feel so sorry for them. It's like people feeling sorry for LA losing a team. Both cities deserve another chance. but they didn't want to approve new stadiums, and the fans weren't showing up for their games.

In defense of Seattle, they just built TWO new arenas/ballparks. Plus, the new arena for the Sonics was going up against a bond to help fund/build/renovate Seattle schools. Seattle was robbed. Once the team was sold to the OKC guy, everyone knew they were moving.

[hehateme]

Okay son, I've explained this before and will do so again

Giants/Niners - Dad is from NoCal, raised me to pull for these teams. Been on this site 3 years and have pulled for the Giants, way before they won a title. people know this. I also live by the bay for 6 years

Auburn - where do you think I went to school, dipshit? Also spent more time there growing up than anywhere else (My Dad was Air Force, so we moved alot)

Spurs - No real connection, although I was born in Texas. Loved D-Rob and became a Spurs fan when they drafted him. (87')


I have never wavered from any of these teams, the entire time I've been on this site.

Save your frontrunning bullshit for Ghazi


Damn BR, son, I do believe you just got shat on texmex style...

[Darthkiller]

seattle deserved what they got, they didnt want to build a new arena, they have no right to cry about it

[jacobdrj]

seattle deserved what they got, they didnt want to build a new arena, they have no right to cry about it

Unless the citizens get an ownership stake in the team, the citizens shouldn't have to pay for an arena for a billionaire.

The citizens pay non-ownership admission prices in terms of tickets, which they were doing at a reasonable level given their team's performance...

[TDMVPDPOY]

the guy that sold the sonics, doesnt he own fkn starbucks or someshit?

[Darthkiller]

Unless the citizens get an ownership stake in the team, the citizens shouldn't have to pay for an arena for a billionaire.

The citizens pay non-ownership admission prices in terms of tickets, which they were doing at a reasonable level given their team's performance...

seattle built stadium for football and baseball, they didnt want to build one for basketball, they obviously didnt care if the team leaves or not

[jacobdrj]

seattle built stadium for football and baseball, they didnt want to build one for basketball, they obviously didnt care if the team leaves or not

I guess it just took a while for the government in Seattle to realize how dumb it was...

I am not saying that it is inequtable. I am saying it should never happen. They built a stadium for the Tigers and Lions here in Detroit too... I still wish they hadn't. Bill Davidson built the Palace of Auburn Hills with his own money and did quite well for himself.

[JoeTait75]

You really expect Sonics fans to sell out every game when their owner was blatantly scheming to move the team?

When they had good ownership and played in the Kingdome they led the NBA in attendance on more than one occasion. The fans weren't the problem. They got screwed. That team never should have moved.

[Jodelo]

Key Arena is a dump and a joke of an "Arena". I don't blame the NBA for wanting them to leave it. if anyone has ever been to Key Arena then you can vouch for this. that place is a total dump and falling apart. there are rumors that many city officials have bribed the fire department to pass the arena on numerous safety violations throughout the arena that otherwise would have failed.

Ok, who logged in as BRHornet45? It´s not his post obviously without "sons".

[21_Blessings]

In defense of Seattle, they just built TWO new arenas/ballparks. Plus, the new arena for the Sonics was going up against a bond to help fund/build/renovate Seattle schools. Seattle was robbed. Once the team was sold to the OKC guy, everyone knew they were moving.

In defense of OKC, their fanbase would rather have a basketball team than properly funded schools.

They deserved it.

[jacobdrj]

In defense of OKC, their fanbase would rather have a basketball team than properly funded schools.

They deserved it.

Well OKC always had schools, but it never increased their taxbase. They never had an NBA team until NOLA Hornets came to town, and I guess in their minds,

Shiny New NBA team > Shiny New Diplomas...

[Budkin]

Key Arena was one of the loudest arenas in the league back in the day when Kemp and Payton were on that team. My theory is that losing their team was Karma for erupting in cheers when Timmy's ankle turned in Game 6 of the 2005 semis. Classless.

[lefty]

You really expect Sonics fans to sell out every game when their owner was blatantly scheming to move the team?

When they had good ownership and played in the Kingdome they led the NBA in attendance on more than one occasion. The fans weren't the problem. They got screwed. That team never should have moved.

This

[ezau]

If Sonics fans are kicking themselves, imagine what Blazer fans are doing right now.

See: Greg Oden

[GuerillaBlack]

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/ABPub/2007/10/29/2003982201.jpg

[dirk4mvp]

Key Arena was one of the loudest arenas in the league back in the day when Kemp and Payton were on that team. My theory is that losing their team was Karma for erupting in cheers when Timmy's ankle turned in Game 6 of the 2005 semis. Classless.

:lmao

[Kyle Orton]

Key Arena was one of the loudest arenas in the league back in the day when Kemp and Payton were on that team. My theory is that losing their team was Karma for erupting in cheers when Timmy's ankle turned in Game 6 of the 2005 semis. Classless.

:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao:lmao spurs=class

[Findog]

I've been to Key Arena. They renovated the old Coliseum to make it a great place to watch a basketball game - good sight lines, laid out well so the fans can create a lot of noise. It's far from a dump. What it doesn't have is the floorspace for all of that bullshit like bars and restaurants that have nothing to do with a basketball game taking place. You'd have to knock down some of the surrounding shit in the Seattle Center complex to make room for it in a renovation.