Seattle welcomes Oklahomans so far
It’s Saturday morning, and I’ve been in Seattle now about 60 hours, and I’ve been around all kinds of OU fans, and I’ve heard no animosity directed at Oklahomans, for NBA reasons or otherwise.
Some thought this might be an unpleasant trip for Sooner fans, in the wake of the NBA SuperSonics moving to Oklahoma City.
But this city is too big, too cosmopolitan, to be focused on the link between OU and the NBA’s departure. Truth is, most Seattle residents, particularly in the downtown area where most Sooner fans spent the last day or two, are only marginally aware that Seattle once had, and then lost, an NBA franchise, much less where it went.
That could be different at Husky Stadium today, since that by definition will be a sports-oriented crowd. But even then, I expect little in the way of unpleasantries.
The Seattle weather has turned a little more typical. The last two days, there literally was not a cloud in the sky. You come to Seattle expecting to get a little wet. Instead, you got San Diego.
That has changed a little this morning. It’s overcast. OU fans — and its ballteam — could get a little wet.
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“Truth is, most Seattle residents, particularly in the downtown area where most Sooner fans spent the last day or two, are only marginally aware that Seattle once had, and then lost, an NBA franchise, much less where it went.”
Wow, can you show me your source for this? What kind of research did you do to back this up? My guess is zero. What a cynical propagandist you are. Is this what the Oklahoman considers journalism? Does carrying water for Clay Bennett make you feel good about yourself? Pathetic.
Wow Mark. Calm down buddy. Don’t cut your wrists. It’ll be okay. Let me call you a Whaaaaaambulance. Shut the hell up and go enjoy some 3BA (the arena league of basketball LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!).
Mark…
Does crying on Oklahoma messageboards make YOU feel good about YOURSELF?
I bet you’re from Seattle! I’m right, aren’t I?
Pathetic
OKC is the arena league of cities. You guys wouldn’t care if someone stole your favorite team, which apparently makes you “great fans”. Go ahead and check out why Oklahoma is so unique:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/fp/flashPollResultsState?sportIndex=pollindex&pollId=57025
Wow Mark, you’re real cool. Let’s go on the newspaper of the city that bought your team and legally moved it and talk trash. Wow, real mature. You better go upstairs and check in with mommy dearest to let her know that you actually are at home.
“OKC is the arena league of cities” LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL. STFU prick. Go pork yourself on the space needle.
Go OKC Potatoes!!!