A week from today, a court will hear Clay Bennett plead for the right to take our Sonics to browner pastures this summer. If we win, we get two more years. I know what you're thinking: what's the point? We've got at least three years before the Sonics will be competitive, right? It will take at least that long for Kevin Durant to put on 20 pounds, P.J. to learn to call an offensive set and Earl Watson to retire. So what does a win in this trial give us? Two more 20 win seasons? Is it worth the effort?
Well, yes it is, you pessimistic assclown. If nothing else, we'll have two more years to convince a local group to buy the Sonics. A long shot, sure, but that's all we've got. So quit your bitching and let's look alive. Save Our Sonics is organizing a rally at the court house. The Glove will speak. Xavier McDaniels will be there. All's I'm saying is that if the X-Man can come all the way out from South Carolina to rally the fans, we should return the favor by walking our lazy asses downtown.
June 16th. 4:30. Seventh and Stewart.
Show up, jerks.
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Call me a pessimistic assclown -- wait, you already did -- but I don't see how spending two more years at the Key helps much. Yes, technically that's two more years in which to negotiate a sale to local buyers. But negotiate with whom? The Oklahoma City owner who feels more and more spite for Seattle every day? The one who's a man possessed to see pro basketball in OKC as soon as possible?
I hold out a bit of hope for the swap option, but I don't know nearly enough about the business end to know if it really makes sense. Bennett sells the Sonics to a local group, probably at a profit (he'll insist), then gets to buy the Grizzlies, probably at a discount (he'll insist)? How big a premium would he demand? I didn't hear the Ballmer group signing up to guarantee Bennett more than the $350M he paid a couple years ago.
Anyway, short of some kind of swap, I don't see another two years helping Sonics fans much. I would be happy to be wrong.
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