The NBA's worst nightmare
It is clearly devastating for the NBA that one of their referees appears to be a mob-connected game fixer. Ouch.
For me, though, that wasn't the worst NBA news of today. No. The worst news was that the (Oklahoma City) Sonics traded for Kurt Thomas.
Man.
Too bad they aren't Seattle's team! Holy cow, Sam Presti is a superhero. It is almost impossible for me to imagine how good this franchise is going to be in 5 years. Kevin Durant? Jeff Green? OJ Mayo? (Because we're clearly going to have the first pick in next year's draft, too, so bad will we suck in 2007-2008). And then four first round picks in the following two drafts?
Insane. Sam Presti has been outright robbing other NBA franchises. He's already my favorite Sonic. Crazy, right? Too bad he's moving, too. Ugh. I could cry you a river.
For the sake of a quick update, Clay Bennett (Sonics owner) said yesterday that he wanted to meet with the mayor of Seattle to discuss arena options, even though a ballot initiative last fall essentially handcuffed the mayor completely. So, like, that's going nowhere. Today, Bennett came on Seattle sports radio and acted like a spoiled child. His position is that the city and the state should pursue him, and bring him stadium solutions, and let him pick the best option. That is soooooooooo not going to happen I could vomit. There are three groups trying to please the Sonics, and none of them is Seattle or Washington state: Instead, Bennett needs to be working with the cities of Renton, Bellevue, and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. They are all trying to come up with stadium plans. The city of Seattle and the state of Washington are not going to help. Please. Learn that. Work with it.
"The reality is, we own the team," Bennett said this morning. "We are dependent on the community to find a way to get the building done."
Hardly. You have a building that the city built 10 years ago. You have a building. You have a lease. But, you want a new building. So, the community owes you nothing. You are holding the community hostage. It is not the other way around. At the very least you could remember that.
For me, though, that wasn't the worst NBA news of today. No. The worst news was that the (Oklahoma City) Sonics traded for Kurt Thomas.
Man.
Too bad they aren't Seattle's team! Holy cow, Sam Presti is a superhero. It is almost impossible for me to imagine how good this franchise is going to be in 5 years. Kevin Durant? Jeff Green? OJ Mayo? (Because we're clearly going to have the first pick in next year's draft, too, so bad will we suck in 2007-2008). And then four first round picks in the following two drafts?
Insane. Sam Presti has been outright robbing other NBA franchises. He's already my favorite Sonic. Crazy, right? Too bad he's moving, too. Ugh. I could cry you a river.
For the sake of a quick update, Clay Bennett (Sonics owner) said yesterday that he wanted to meet with the mayor of Seattle to discuss arena options, even though a ballot initiative last fall essentially handcuffed the mayor completely. So, like, that's going nowhere. Today, Bennett came on Seattle sports radio and acted like a spoiled child. His position is that the city and the state should pursue him, and bring him stadium solutions, and let him pick the best option. That is soooooooooo not going to happen I could vomit. There are three groups trying to please the Sonics, and none of them is Seattle or Washington state: Instead, Bennett needs to be working with the cities of Renton, Bellevue, and the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe. They are all trying to come up with stadium plans. The city of Seattle and the state of Washington are not going to help. Please. Learn that. Work with it.
"The reality is, we own the team," Bennett said this morning. "We are dependent on the community to find a way to get the building done."
Hardly. You have a building that the city built 10 years ago. You have a building. You have a lease. But, you want a new building. So, the community owes you nothing. You are holding the community hostage. It is not the other way around. At the very least you could remember that.
Labels: Clay Bennett, Sam Presti, Seattle Sonics
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