NBA Votes 28-2 to relocate the Sonics

by DonkeyShins on Apr 18, 2008 1:06 PM PDT

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/359651_sonicsvote19.html

Two things of note:

Just because the vote went in favor of Bennett et al doesn't mean that the court ruling with regard to the terms of sale will stand.
The two mavericks (pun intended) who voted against the move? Mark Cuban...and Portland's own Paul Allen!

A sad day for Sonics fans, but I'm proud of Paul Allen (and Mark Cuban, though I'm loathe to admit it) for standing up to David Stern on this issue.

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Matthewcc's post wasn't up when I posted this

Honest!

by DonkeyShins on Apr 18, 2008 1:08 PM PDT 0 recs

Yeah Paul Allen

I’m proud of you sir!

by JasonT on Apr 18, 2008 1:12 PM PDT 0 recs

I recomended yours cause I haven't heard of the other guy

If all I'm remembered for is being a good basketball player, then I've done a bad job with the rest of my life. - Isiah Thomas

by JTDuck22 on Apr 18, 2008 1:14 PM PDT 0 recs

Despite my own ignorance to the whole deal, I hope they don’t move, but I really don’t care one way or another.
Some have told me before, to imagine it was happening to our team, I respond with a simple, it almost did, but we are still here.

The Faith

by faith on Apr 18, 2008 1:20 PM PDT 0 recs

no,no show's?

28+2=30
They let bennett vote?

The Faith

by faith on Apr 18, 2008 1:22 PM PDT up 0 recs

Paul Allen read my email!!!

Lol….I am sure that was it! Way to go PA!! (repost from the other fanpost)

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on Apr 18, 2008 1:24 PM PDT 0 recs

I hope Bennett has to stay in Seattle

for 2 more years and Key Arena is empty the entire time!

by JasonT on Apr 18, 2008 1:24 PM PDT 0 recs

Bleed him!!!!!

by JasonT on Apr 18, 2008 1:25 PM PDT up 0 recs

:0

if it were only possible ;)

The Faith

by faith on Apr 18, 2008 1:27 PM PDT up 0 recs

Of course PA voted against it

he owns the Seahawks and Sounders. He doesn’t want to piss off his clientele.

--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog

by Addicted to Quack on Apr 18, 2008 1:28 PM PDT 0 recs

sorry Dave

hope that’s okay :(

--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog

by Addicted to Quack on Apr 18, 2008 1:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

Better to be pissed off than pissed on.

by Sabonis4Ever on Apr 18, 2008 4:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

groan

"No way. I love this town. We're gonna bring back the glory years. These boys are my boys. This is my team and my town." - Greg Oden when asked about leaving.

by ratbastird on Apr 19, 2008 8:14 PM PDT up 0 recs

I knew Paul Allen would vote against the move but I still did a little fist pump just now when I read the story. I don’t want Seattle to move almost as much as I want the Blazers to win a championship. Actually, probably a little more, Seattle moving is just bad for the league.

by Mash on Apr 18, 2008 1:33 PM PDT 0 recs

I hope

that Las Vegas sweeps in and brings them down.

Formerly known as Junit3123

by Jason3123 on Apr 18, 2008 1:36 PM PDT 0 recs

so

did they decide if the sonics reccords will follow the team if they do move or will they stay in seattle?

by Steve Guttenberg on Apr 18, 2008 1:42 PM PDT 0 recs

stay in Seattle

almighty Clay did concede that.

--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog

by Addicted to Quack on Apr 18, 2008 1:58 PM PDT up 0 recs

Not quite

IIRC, that concession would be granted were the City of Seattle to settle and permit the Sonics to break the lease this year.

by EngineerScotty on Apr 18, 2008 4:20 PM PDT up 0 recs

Thanks to PA and MC

As a longtime Sonic fan who is becomming a Trailblazer fan over the past 2 years, I want to say thanks to Paul Allen and Marc Cuban for voting against the move. While its obviously only a symbolic move (28-2…), I appreciate the sentiment. I was hoping to see an I-5 rivalry grow over the years, but that is only a pipe dream at this point. I’ll be sad to see the Sonics go.

Benno

by Benno on Apr 18, 2008 2:18 PM PDT 0 recs

Thanks Paul Allen!

Just when we thought we couldn’t be more proud of the guy…

Trade Freeland!

by rockingharder on Apr 18, 2008 3:53 PM PDT 0 recs

silly NBA owners

I know this would be a democratic way of doing it, but they should ask the Sonic players if they would rather play in Seattle or OK City…instead of asking a bunch of old wealthy guys what they think should happen. In Oklahoma, they will be the joke of the league…unable to hang on to quality people.

Like everyone else, thanks Paul Allen. Too bad you can not own two teams.

by clonigro on Apr 18, 2008 4:13 PM PDT 0 recs

Indiana, Cleveland, Utah, Milwaukee?

Is OKC any worse in terms of getting people to stay?

by Section323 on Apr 18, 2008 10:09 PM PDT up 0 recs

Utah is the worst

Sacramento is worse than Cleveland or Milwaukee.

--Dave
Addicted to Quack, SBN's Oregon Ducks blog

by Addicted to Quack on Apr 19, 2008 5:56 PM PDT up 0 recs

Utah

Is actually a pretty nice place if you’re not into the bar scene or people. Actually, there are some okay people here too, but definitely a “quirky” environment.

Still, being surrounded by mountains, the hiking, the sking/snowboarding, and so on is pretty sweet here.

"No way. I love this town. We're gonna bring back the glory years. These boys are my boys. This is my team and my town." - Greg Oden when asked about leaving.

by ratbastird on Apr 19, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

Lol to: "Utah is actually a pretty nice place if you’re not into the bar scene or people"

Great line

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on Apr 20, 2008 8:22 AM PDT up 0 recs

Southern Utah is the most beautiful place on the face of the earth IMO. The whole southern half should

be a national park.

by annthefan on Apr 20, 2008 4:29 PM PDT up 0 recs

Will they ever move back to Seattle?

The Raiders moved to L.A. and stayed for about ten years, I think. Then they moved back. And the fans were ecstatic when they moved back. They didn’t tell Al Davis to stick it in his ear. Kinda like abused wives.

Nature bats last.

by fisheyes on Apr 18, 2008 5:37 PM PDT 0 recs

or like the cleveland browns

which became the baltimore ravens (after the baltimore colts became the indianapolis colts) - the ravens of course won a super bowl…...i disliked them and then disliked them more when someone in star lb ray lewis’ posse stabbed someone to death and lewis was uncooperative and stonewalled the cops.

sports franchises seem to move because they can’t get sweetheart deals and local politicians are unhelpful.

in this case (seattle) the fact that david stern has pronounced so publicly has been a surprise.

ignacio

by ignacio on Apr 18, 2008 7:07 PM PDT 0 recs

this is a good video by ESPN on the

situation…a couple of days old, but good nonetheless.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8733585147352524705&;q=seattle+supersonics&ei=dlwJSJGcKYac4gKc1cieBA

by JasonT on Apr 18, 2008 7:55 PM PDT 0 recs

Here's another one

albeit very depressing http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=63692731294784253&;q=seattle+supersonics&ei=cmIJSMquEoqm4QKCx725BA

by JasonT on Apr 18, 2008 8:16 PM PDT up 0 recs

Here's a pretty funny link...

someone rigged wikipedia

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/04/17/supersonics-fans-strike-back-at-david-stern-via-wikipedia/

by JasonT on Apr 18, 2008 8:31 PM PDT 0 recs

That was very funny and very obscene

but very funny

"Be wary of strong drink. It can make you shoot at tax collectors... and miss" Robert A. Heinlein

by 92wastheyear on Apr 18, 2008 8:55 PM PDT up 0 recs

Glad to see Allen vote against it

Whe I heard the news on the ESPN ticker it said 28-2 and I know that Cuban was agains it and was hoping that Allen was against it as well.

I have always liked Cuban, even with his childish acts, and he has a keen business mind. He knows how to create a great product as the Mavs were HORRIBLE before he took them over, I also find it refreshing that he has the balls to call the NBA out about the whole ref thing WAY before the Donahey thing came out.

Vote Jerryd Bayless in '08

by SpyderRyder on Apr 18, 2008 10:41 PM PDT 0 recs