Comments on: Schultz to sue Sonics

By: JB

JB — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:30:15 +0000

A few facts to remember:

* Bennett asked Seattle to fund a $500 million dollar arena in Renton; that’s more than the cost of the Staples Center in LA with less of a private contribution.

* Then Bennett refused to sit down with lawmakers to discuss Key Arena rennovations or a new arena at an alternate site with the Muckleshoots.

* Aubrey McClendon can’t keep his pie hole shut, and already told us that the owners never intended to keep the team in Seattle. If Stern didn’t believe McClendon, why was he fined like $250,000???

* Smart men like Mark Cuban say that the numbers for profit in OKC don’t add up. What about relocation fees and everything else?? What about playing with a losing team in an undeveloped market?

The tide is going to turn, and the team is going to stay in Seattle. I have no problems with OKC getting a team, but, hijacking our team that we’ve had for 40 years is extremely offensive.

By: joey

joey — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:01:15 +0000

donuteyes, one more thing. ive been told by friends and also read. that there is a amphitheater in the swiss alps that is superior to both the gorge and red rocks. ive never been, so i dont know? im sure its amazing! but superior the gorge and red rocks. i have a hard time believing that.

and for the life of me i cant remember the name of it.

By: joey

joey — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:37:12 +0000

donuteyes, the more you write the more i realize, your a displaced seattlite. you’ll fit right in.

By: donuteyes

donuteyes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:39:46 +0000

it must be REALLY awesome then. when i saw ween in 2001, i was in the front row, they were doing the extended intro to ‘i can’t put my finger on it’ when it started to sprinkle and they turned on the smoke machine full blast, and you used the right word, magical…

By: joey

joey — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:38:59 +0000

donut eyes i have been to red rocks! i hate to sound corny, but it was a magical place. but i have to say the gorge is a tad better!

By: michael u.

michael u. — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:23:36 +0000

DONUTEYES, SITTING ON TOP OF A 400′ CLIFF OVERHANGING THE MIGHTY COLUMBIA RIVER IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER FOR THE GORGE CONCERTS IS TOUGH TO BEAT. IM TALKING LITERALLY OVERHANGING!! IT HAS A SMALL AIRSTRIP AT THE VINEYARD NEXT DOOR, AND, THE BIGTIME SINGERS FLY THEIR PRIVATE JETS IN THERE, AFTER CIRCLING THE STAGE (UNBELIEVABLE SIGHT). SO, AGAIN, POOR PHILLIP IS MIS-INFORMED!! DONUTEYES, AS THE PLOT THICKENS, WE SEE YOU STARTING TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE WHOLE PICTURE! BRAVO!

SEE YA’ALL IN JUNE!!

MIKE U.

By: donuteyes

donuteyes — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:47:25 +0000

i hate to agree with seattle, but nobody is going to pass up washington state to play tulsa. duh. i’ve seen some great shows in tulsa, but only at the cain’s ballroom, a world-famous venue. (and before anyone says i don’t know what i’m talking about, the sex pistols only played eight shows on their 1977 u.s. tour, and the cain’s is the only venue still standing.)

you’re right joey, the gorge is the shiznit, i’ve never been there, but some friends have, and except for people stealing chairs (?) they loved it. but is it the greatest outdoor ampitheater? have you ever been to red rocks in morrison, colorado? watch U2′s ‘under a blood red sky,’ and you’ll see how amazing it is. i saw primus, ween, and tenacious d there, and it was incredible.

By: joey

joey — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:10:48 +0000

phil have you ever heard of the gorge at george. it is quite simply the greatest outdoor amphitheater on earth! we get the best shows, every summer! only two hours away in the desert. and like i said we will have an arena that will make the world envious.
private funding is the new way! staples center was private.

its these desperate little citys who are willing to bankrupt themselves, to be a BIG LEAGUE CITY!! you have no idea what your getting yourself into. you dont have the size or money to support them, once the original fervor wears off.

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:58:38 +0000

I know you guys wanna blame somebody, Joey but I don’t think Sterns the right guy. If you could convince me that there is anything he could have done to get the taxpayers to fund an arena, I might see it.

It’s strange how you guys are so worried that a team owner might turn a profit in a public building. That’s where this whole “Let them build their own arena” talk comes from. By the time the owners get the team here, they will have a half a billion dollars invested. The average NBA team made 10 million dollars last year. Nobody is going to buy an NBA hoping to make money based on those numbers.

Places like OKC, Tulsa, Wichita, Omaha and Louisville have all decided to build arenas that are nicer than the Key because they want that for there community. The best concerts, the best shows, the best sporting events. Isn’t it gonna be wierd when concerts are passing up playing Seattle because they can make more money playing Tulsa.

That’s nothing compared to losing your NBA team to OKC but that is now happening.

It’s very hard to understand why a world class city as snooty as Seattle would be happy with anything less than a world class arena. It’s because they are so snooty that they feel like someone else should build it and pay for it.

Why? Because they’re Seattle and they’re entitled to it.

By: donuteyes

donuteyes — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:35:44 +0000

stern sucks, and so does his league.

“…the NBA version of the game, in which 7-foot-tall monster freaks leap about on trampolines while swinging their massive elbows like cudgels and running four steps without dribbling before taking off from their opponent’s foul line to slam dunk.”
-stephen colbert

sounds like pro basketball to me. for a comic, he seems to understand the NBA pretty well.