SONICS Documentary

Hey folks - check this site out. I saw the premiere (on the big screen) here in Seattle and the movie goes live, for free, streaming online Monday. It's a very well done (if a bit biased) documentary that details the heartbreak of a city losing its team. Highly recommended and interesting stuff which I think any NBA fan should be aware of, regardless of your team affiliation. Features great footage of Gary Payton, author Sherman Alexie, and a cast of villains.

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I go to school in Tacoma.

Everybody here that I talk to refuses to root for the Blazers now that the Sonics are gone…
Will people of the Seattle area ever root for Portland?

by CaptainSexyJacob on Oct 11, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions

Well, I walk around town with my Blazer attire on...

and get lots of thumbs up and positive comments from all kinds of people.

You know, it doesn’t have to be a dualistic thing, as in: Just because I love(d) the Sonics, I can’t enjoy the Blazers too.

They’re both NW Teams – or were – and I’d be thrilled to see the Sonics return, just as I’m thrilled to see the Blazers having such great success now.

So… speaking for myself … yes. People of Seattle are rooting for Portland.

"whoever scores the most points is probably gonna win the game"

by kobestopper on Oct 12, 2009 9:43 AM PDT reply actions

...but there are plenty who are so hurt and bitter at ALL THINGS NBA right now

that they might not even support a SONICS team if they were to come back… so there’s a very wide spectrum right now.

"whoever scores the most points is probably gonna win the game"

by kobestopper on Oct 12, 2009 9:44 AM PDT reply actions

and

I couldn’t really blame them for that. If that happened to the Blazers, I’d likely stop being a fan.

"Fernandez, to my eyes, is the Blazer who walks that walk most comfortably. A lot of Portland's fans (egged on, dare I say, by their local broadcasters) lament things like how Ron Artest or Yao Ming get to hit Brandon Roy's arms.

But I suspect Fernandez sees all that and thinks: We get to hit arms! Cool!"

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-39-135/On-Playoff-Experience.html

"I told Pau the Lakers never win here in Portland; I think it's great." -- Rudy Fernandez

by ratbastird on Oct 12, 2009 11:45 AM PDT up reply actions

Great doc. Points blame at all the right parties ( including the fans a little bit, how they truly rallied too little too late ).

Felt really bad for Sonics fans upon watching this. What a Zached up situation. I would definitely not root for the new team if ( god forbid ) the Blazers moved.

by dario argento on Oct 12, 2009 3:45 PM PDT reply actions

I just finished watching all two hours

It is a compelling and well produced documentary. Check it out sonicsgate.com. I really feel for the Seattle fans, and I am disgusted with the way Clay Bennett deceived the people of Seattle and NBA fans.

"Cathartic? I didn't go to college, I don't know what cathartic means."
Kobe Bryant

by kono on Oct 12, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions