Comments on: The Season That Was http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/ The Oklahoman's Mike Baldwin blogs the NBA Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:30:13 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dai http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2216 Dai Mon, 07 Jul 2008 01:18:56 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2216 I will sadly remember the loss of the green and gold. I will remember my loss of respect for the citizens of Seattle that belittled my hometown with their insults instead of looking at their local government. I will remember actually being excited with college hoops, just to see who my home team might draft. I will remember the NBA finding a home in OKC. I will sadly remember the loss of the green and gold.

I will remember my loss of respect for the citizens of Seattle that belittled my hometown with their insults instead of looking at their local government.

I will remember actually being excited with college hoops, just to see who my home team might draft.

I will remember the NBA finding a home in OKC.

]]> By: donuteyes http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2148 donuteyes Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:36:55 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2148 your face is a vulture! your face is a vulture!

]]> By: mark http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2131 mark Wed, 25 Jun 2008 05:11:00 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2131 "I’ll remember this NBA season as the one in which Oklahoma City turned its attention from the New Orleans Hornets to the Seattle SuperSonics" Wow, you guys are vultures. Not to mention shameless. “I’ll remember this NBA season as the one in which Oklahoma City turned its attention from the New Orleans Hornets to the Seattle SuperSonics”

Wow, you guys are vultures. Not to mention shameless.

]]> By: joey http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2129 joey Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:21:47 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2129 hello fellas! long time no see. it would appear bennet is winning so far. not so fast. judge pechman is just covering her ass for the inevitable appeal. federal judges dont like thier rulings overturned. hello fellas! long time no see. it would appear bennet is winning so far. not so fast. judge pechman is just covering her ass for the inevitable appeal. federal judges dont like thier rulings overturned.

]]> By: joey http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2128 joey Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:17:28 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2128 donut, you live there. you already know. zing! donut, you live there. you already know.

zing!

]]> By: mark http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2126 mark Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:52:26 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2126 read <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=caple/080623&sportCat=mlb" rel="nofollow">this<a>. read this.

]]> By: donuteyes http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2121 donuteyes Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:22:15 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2121 man that was a LONG post that i don't care about and didn't read. i'm so glad this blog is back. seattle, tell me why OKC sucks now, it's been a while... man that was a LONG post that i don’t care about and didn’t read. i’m so glad this blog is back. seattle, tell me why OKC sucks now, it’s been a while…

]]> By: Bombe70 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2107 Bombe70 Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:38:05 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2107 Think about this: Mariners owners guarenteed to pay over runs (and did) + $100 million cash) for the building of Safeco Field. In addition team owners will share 50% of any PROFIT from sale of the Mariners when the team is sold.. Based on todays value, the government / stadium district will receive over $200 million from that sale. Qwest Field , home of the Seahawks was also 30% funded by the team owner. The OKC ownership Sonics group commited NOTHING, not a dime. They did not do one thing that had resulted in the sucessfull construction of two new and nice stadiums in Seattle. Why wouldn't a smart guy like Bennett follow the sucessful plans of the Hawks and Mariners? Because he had no interest in sucess in Seattle. IF you don't think the NBA won't do the same thing to OKC in a heartbeat you are in denial. That building you have down there will NOT be adequate and a new one will be required in a few short years. The other thing I can't figure out is that Seattle will be the 5th of the top 25 TV markets in the U.S. without NBA hoops. Stern thinks it is OK to trade OKC , Memphis (oops, they are croaking), Sacremento for Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, St. Louis, Pittsburg and so on. Using tax dollars earmarked for economic and job development programs for an NBA franshise is kinda sad. Another NBA team will move to Seattle within three years. But within five years the people of OKC will have their noses rubbed in some $700 million building scheme and if they dont cough up the money Clay will sell the team to some group from San Diego, or Albequerque or St. Luis. Sacremento is making those threats right now. Just be ready, if you don't think it will happen to you you are in dreamland. By the way, help me out. I really make a very good income. More than double the OKC median income, and I cannot afford to buy NBA tickets on a regualar basis. The good seats (not courtside) sell for $160 per here. It is very difficult to find any decent seats for any game for much less that $60 and most are $75 on up. How can so many people in Oklahoma afford that? Really, I am curious. Good luck. enjoy the honeymoon. (<em>Bombe70, if you make more than double the OKC median income and still can't afford decent seats perhaps you should take a look at what your other expenses are. I'm no financial consultant. Just saying. -DM-)</em> Think about this:
Mariners owners guarenteed to pay over runs (and did) + $100 million cash) for the building of Safeco Field. In addition team owners will share 50% of any PROFIT from sale of the Mariners when the team is sold.. Based on todays value, the government / stadium district will receive over $200 million from that sale.
Qwest Field , home of the Seahawks was also 30% funded by the team owner.
The OKC ownership Sonics group commited NOTHING, not a dime. They did not do one thing that had resulted in the sucessfull construction of two new and nice stadiums in Seattle. Why wouldn’t a smart guy like Bennett follow the sucessful plans of the Hawks and Mariners? Because he had no interest in sucess in Seattle. IF you don’t think the NBA won’t do the same thing to OKC in a heartbeat you are in denial. That building you have down there will NOT be adequate and a new one will be required in a few short years.
The other thing I can’t figure out is that Seattle will be the 5th of the top 25 TV markets in the U.S. without NBA hoops. Stern thinks it is OK to trade OKC , Memphis (oops, they are croaking), Sacremento for Seattle, San Diego, Kansas City, St. Louis, Pittsburg and so on.
Using tax dollars earmarked for economic and job development programs for an NBA franshise is kinda sad. Another NBA team will move to Seattle within three years. But within five years the people of OKC will have their noses rubbed in some $700 million building scheme and if they dont cough up the money Clay will sell the team to some group from San Diego, or Albequerque or St. Luis. Sacremento is making those threats right now. Just be ready, if you don’t think it will happen to you you are in dreamland.
By the way, help me out. I really make a very good income. More than double the OKC median income, and I cannot afford to buy NBA tickets on a regualar basis. The good seats (not courtside) sell for $160 per here. It is very difficult to find any decent seats for any game for much less that $60 and most are $75 on up. How can so many people in Oklahoma afford that? Really, I am curious.
Good luck. enjoy the honeymoon.

(Bombe70, if you make more than double the OKC median income and still can’t afford decent seats perhaps you should take a look at what your other expenses are. I’m no financial consultant. Just saying. -DM-)

]]> By: donuteyes http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2105 donuteyes Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:26:05 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2105 zing! zing!

]]> By: Philip http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/comment-page-1/#comment-2103 Philip Mon, 23 Jun 2008 14:03:59 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/nbainokc/2008/06/18/the-season-that-was/#comment-2103 Of course you'll remember our city, Joey.......because that's where the team formerly known as the Sonics will be playing. Of course you’ll remember our city, Joey…….because that’s where the team formerly known as the Sonics will be playing.

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