Comments on: Stern: “I hope someday … that we again have a team in Seattle.” http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/ Dime is your daily source for NBA News, NBA Trades, NBA Rumors, NBA Videos and Sneakers Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Strength http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-161426 Strength Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:49:18 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-161426 I really feel sorry for Seattle fans -- St. Louis knows what its like to lose an NBA franchise. We lost the Hawks to Atlanta in '67. I'm not a fan of moving teams that have won championships. Atlanta does a miserable job of supporting the Hawks. I'd love to have them back in St. Louis. And as a Laker fan (hardcore) I REALLLY miss playing the Sonics. At least you guys still get to keep your history and records and names. I'm pretty sure Seattle will get another team, probably before St. Louis and we've gone 42 years w/o NBA basketball. I really feel sorry for Seattle fans — St. Louis knows what its like to lose an NBA franchise. We lost the Hawks to Atlanta in ’67.

I’m not a fan of moving teams that have won championships. Atlanta does a miserable job of supporting the Hawks. I’d love to have them back in St. Louis.

And as a Laker fan (hardcore) I REALLLY miss playing the Sonics. At least you guys still get to keep your history and records and names.

I’m pretty sure Seattle will get another team, probably before St. Louis and we’ve gone 42 years w/o NBA basketball.

]]> By: jay http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160440 jay Sun, 19 Jul 2009 02:56:17 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160440 well lets see..i am a business guy..put me in charge.if i were da commish for day...first order of biz would be to get a team bk to seattle...no offense to peeps in memphis but that team is in the red..due to the economy no way that team ever gets in the black..period. sorry boys and girls..facts are facts! move memphis to seattle and they become the new sonics like the cleveland browns after the original jettisoned to baltimore! clipps go back to san diego or move them permanently to the pond..no reason to have a team payin rent to the lakers at staples. it would be like the mets playing at yankee stadium. sure it is nice and saves coin but lets be real...if you are a clips fan dont you want your own home?? i wud!! be like the nets playing home games at the garden..sure it is an upgrade from the swamp but what kinda home court is it...nome!!! exactly! well lets see..i am a business guy..put me in charge.if i were da commish for day…first order of biz would be to get a team bk to seattle…no offense to peeps in memphis but that team is in the red..due to the economy no way that team ever gets in the black..period. sorry boys and girls..facts are facts! move memphis to seattle and they become the new sonics like the cleveland browns after the original jettisoned to baltimore! clipps go back to san diego or move them permanently to the pond..no reason to have a team payin rent to the lakers at staples. it would be like the mets playing at yankee stadium. sure it is nice and saves coin but lets be real…if you are a clips fan dont you want your own home?? i wud!! be like the nets playing home games at the garden..sure it is an upgrade from the swamp but what kinda home court is it…nome!!! exactly!

]]> By: ferrel http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160352 ferrel Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:44:02 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160352 The only way i would accept an nba team in seatle if is the thunder get back to seatle, and again give the team name sonics, but no keep the players,then start another team in oklahoma city with the same name and with same players. The only way i would accept an nba team in seatle if is the thunder get back to seatle, and again give the team name sonics, but no keep the players,then start another team in oklahoma city with the same name and with same players.

]]> By: HBooyah http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160325 HBooyah Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:02:04 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160325 The NBA gave up on Vancouver and on Seattle in exactly the same way: new owner makes promises not to move cities. New owner does zero things to make team better. Fans continue supporting team despite crappy record. New owner cites irreconcilable differences in "direction" between the city and "business" and moves the team to his home town. There needs to be protection in somewhere to prevent this from happening. Now anybody in Western Canada has the choice of Portland (6 hours from Vancouver) or Toronto (across the entire country) to cheer for if they want to be "local". Never mind the poor Seattle locals who dutifully went and watched their team suck it up year after year and still cheered for them. The NBA gave up on Vancouver and on Seattle in exactly the same way: new owner makes promises not to move cities. New owner does zero things to make team better. Fans continue supporting team despite crappy record. New owner cites irreconcilable differences in “direction” between the city and “business” and moves the team to his home town. There needs to be protection in somewhere to prevent this from happening. Now anybody in Western Canada has the choice of Portland (6 hours from Vancouver) or Toronto (across the entire country) to cheer for if they want to be “local”. Never mind the poor Seattle locals who dutifully went and watched their team suck it up year after year and still cheered for them.

]]> By: NC http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160278 NC Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:04:19 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160278 What about Vancouver ... the NBA sure gave up on that city in a heartbeat. What about Vancouver … the NBA sure gave up on that city in a heartbeat.

]]> By: Coop http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160174 Coop Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:37:21 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160174 I miss the 90s I miss the 90s

]]> By: Sacto_J http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160167 Sacto_J Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:24:16 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160167 Gerard, I agree. As the Grizzlies were originally a northwest team to begin with, I'd much rather see them move than my "lottery day finest" Sacramento Kings. Still, being on the brink here in Sacto, I can understand what it would be like to lose something you appreciate that gives you a greater sense of connection with, and pride for the place you call home. And having similar issues with Arena deals and politics makes it even easier to understand the challenges you face trying to move forward. I can only hope the people of Northern California understand what a benefit having professional sports in town is for not only the economy, but for building a sense of camaraderie and togetherness within the community. It was an interesting time in Sacto 8 yrs. ago, and it hasn't been the same since, but I still couldn't imagine my Kings not being in town anymore, and hope that at the least, we can look to Seattle as a lesson in how to keep a team...Good luck Sonics fans.... Gerard, I agree. As the Grizzlies were originally a northwest team to begin with, I’d much rather see them move than my “lottery day finest” Sacramento Kings. Still, being on the brink here in Sacto, I can understand what it would be like to lose something you appreciate that gives you a greater sense of connection with, and pride for the place you call home. And having similar issues with Arena deals and politics makes it even easier to understand the challenges you face trying to move forward. I can only hope the people of Northern California understand what a benefit having professional sports in town is for not only the economy, but for building a sense of camaraderie and togetherness within the community. It was an interesting time in Sacto 8 yrs. ago, and it hasn’t been the same since, but I still couldn’t imagine my Kings not being in town anymore, and hope that at the least, we can look to Seattle as a lesson in how to keep a team…Good luck Sonics fans….

]]> By: LB http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160163 LB Fri, 17 Jul 2009 17:11:13 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160163 AB, I, and many other Angelenos will gladly donate the Clippers to Seattle. It's not like Chicago, where the Southsiders root for the Sox and others root for the Cubs, or like New York, where there are an equal number of passionate fans for the Mets and the Yankees. Most people in LA just dont care about the Clippers, especially when the Lakers are rolling. AB, I, and many other Angelenos will gladly donate the Clippers to Seattle. It’s not like Chicago, where the Southsiders root for the Sox and others root for the Cubs, or like New York, where there are an equal number of passionate fans for the Mets and the Yankees. Most people in LA just dont care about the Clippers, especially when the Lakers are rolling.

]]> By: seattlebob http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160157 seattlebob Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:56:22 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160157 is it just me, or does kemp look exactly like morris chestnut as Ricky from boyz n the hood? is it just me, or does kemp look exactly like morris chestnut as Ricky from boyz n the hood?

]]> By: Momma Nay http://dimemag.com/2009/07/stern-i-hope-someday-that-we-again-have-a-team-in-seattle/comment-page-1/#comment-160149 Momma Nay Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:45:35 +0000 http://dimemag.com/?p=15169#comment-160149 Our city needs a team! Our city needs a team!

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