Sonics Going Away?

"Seattle is not interested in having the NBA there."

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What is this all about? David Stern, the NBA Commissioner who I really don't like in the first place is complaining because the city of Seattle does not want to shell out $220 million to pay for a freakin rennovation to Key Arena which just opened 10 years ago. Ok, granted 10 years is a long time, but they played at the old Collisieum for nearly 30 years before that. I don't see any problem with Key Arena. For cases like the Kingdome, there were definite issues with it. Ceilings were falling, it was a disaster waiting to happen. Key Arena is not. What's the point?

Starbucks CEO and Sonics owner Howard Schultz is demanding to raise taxes in Seattle otherwise he'll sell the team to another owner who'll take the team away from Seattle... Yea just another reason to dislike Starbucks coffee and their automated piece of crap coffee. Seriously though, take the team away from Seattle? Are you kidding me? The Sonics' have been losing money the past 5 years because the team has absolutely SUCKED the past 5 years, not because Key Arena is not accomodating. When Schultz took over, we thought that he'd turn it around, but man, oh man, I wish Barry Ackersley still owned the team. They hired proper people up until they let go of Trader Bob Whitsitt and put in Wally Walker. Wally is a freakin terrible GM. This team isn't looking pretty in any sense. They had quite a fluke year last year making the playoffs, and they weren't even able to keep Nate McMillan, Mr Sonic. There's something wrong here. Its not Key Arena, or it could be a small part, but not $220 million. Use that money and feed the homeless, boost our disgusting unemployment rates, and lower our cost of living. Build a park. Win.