OKC SuperSonics

[vsmcax1007]

cheers to :NorthCarolinaAirman

Now the rest of you (remaining) NBA fans know how it feels to not have your team play for your city on opening day(lockout)! The citizens of Seattle/KingCounty/WA. State recognized that they were going to get f'k'd over by a corrupt league and tried to back that up w/ votes against an unnecessary new stadium. We, even after 40+yrs as NBA fans, got shafted.

Best of luck to NBA owners trying to support smaller market teams in this economy:N'joy the lockout OKC!

[einsteinstoe]

Who the hell are the "OKC Thunder"? I haven't watched an NBA game since the SuperSonics left. Go Zags.

[NorthCarolinaAirman]

You guys in Seattle now know how it feels to be us in the Carolinas and see the Hornets up and leave. Atleast you guys team changed the name in the move. There should be a rule on leaving and if the teams have high attendances the NBA should try and buy out a team for profit to keep them in that city. That's why the NBA continues to have poor ratings and even with all the hype this year they continue to have poor ratings compared to all the other sports.

[scienceproject6]

screw you oklahoma city you guys dont deserve and nba team and clay bennet your an asshole

[justbubit]

THIS IS NOT OKC FAULT, IT IS DAVID STERN AND HOWARD SHULTZ. THE TWO WORST PEOPLE ON EARTH. You can barely blame Clay Bennet, except for maybing lying but not really

[ad287]

If y'all couldn't hold onto your team then you never deserved to have em in the first place. We wanted the team, so we took it. You guys didn't even put up a fight. At the end of the day, you guys had two black eyes, broken nose, busted up lip, you were all kinds of FUCKED UP. And we didn't even have a scratch on us. Your city is full of weak, pathetic people who elect crappy leaders......AND IT SHOWS IN A BIG WAY. Keep on being stubborn and arrogant, it's working out real well for ya.

[SeattleEllinas]

Anyone who resides in OKC is an unworthy hick

[mikejones3rfs]

People who live in OKC are great people jackass. You sound like you have never been to OKC and you probably have never been to OKC to be saying that people in OKC are unworthy hicks. OKC has some of the nicest people in the country. Seattle is a mediocre city, because of people like you. Enjoy not having an NBA team It is your fault moron.

[SeattleEllinas]

How the hell are you going to have a German Storm Trooper in your background, but yet listen to a black rapper like Mike Jones? LOL

Regardlass of what REICH, the Germans believed in one thing: Aryan Superiority

Stop Tippin' and Wood grain gripping and get your head out of your ass. You're lost and confused. Typical white midwest uneducated trash.

[mikejones3rfs]

The 2nd Reich was a monarchy moron You're the uneducated person. You're just like lots of people from Seattle you think your more educated and better just because you live in Seattle.

[okiefilm]

This is what you get. You didn't support your team. Sports in Seattle sucks. Your college teams (Wash/Wash St) suck. Your pro football team (SeaHawks) suck. Your MLB teams suck. You didn't vote in the measure to upgrade your arena. OKC did. OKC was willing to pay-the-freight. Blame Schultz your owner. Did he have to sell the team? NO. Did Stern order him to sell the team? NO. OKC paid 30 million EXTRA to move the team, instead of waiting till 2010. The fans in OKC love these players. Let it go..

[cmh1245]

aimone405 seattle wasent the one who wanted to leave it was ur dumb city okc who wanted the sonics so bad and took them from seattle. okc u wont be able to handle a nba team and soon enough u will loose them, because no one wants to go to middle of no where okc to watch a basketball game!!!

[bottleballz]

you fucking faggots took the sonics

[cmh1245]

Go Seattle!!!!!!! I hate how stupid oklahoma took our sonics out of seattle to hick town Oklahoma. I cant wait to see the okc thunder SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[aimone405]

trust me i wanted you to keep your team now we got the worst team in the nba thanks for pawning them off on us fuckin bitches

[NetsFan2k]

David Stern goes all the way up there along with George Bush as one of he most disapproved leaders of our modern era. And as an NBA fan, it hurts to say that, but it's true.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

someones getting pissy, hey did you know that a Canadian invented the game that you love to watch?and if you dont like having blacks in your city then why do you want a basketball team? sounds like hypocrisy to me

[aimone405]

i hope your not sayin canada invented basketball cause if you are thats the dumbest fuckin thing ive read all day a teacher in ohio did just so ya know and okc has more blacks and mexicans than whites so what the fuck u idiot talkin about

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

huh, last time I checked James Naismith(inventor of basketball) was a canadian, and according to the last census, whites were 68.4 %, blacks 15.4%, and hispanics 10.1%, which to any non-dumbass would mean that there are more whites than minorities, but obviously they don't teach math in the OKC idiots like you from the OKC shouldn't be expected to realize that you are a bunch of white trash

[aimone405]

i dont care about the last census i live here and see the people everyday i cant speak for anywhere out side okc but its more like whites 50% mexicans 20% blacks 25% asains native americans take the rest you proably never even been here befor and you talkin shit and yea he was canadian but it was invented in usa thats what i was sayin

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

no you said that there was more blacks and mexicans than whites, which there aren't and that an american invented it, which didn't happen, then you call me stupid, and then I go and dissprove you, I have never been to the OKC, just like 97% of the North American population.

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Yeah, and since when did the illegals start taking part in the census. That's funny. I'll bet that easily 50% of our hispanic population are undocumented. I was born and raised in South Oklahoma City and it is probably 80% hispanic now.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

They add estimated illegals to the census dumbshit, and why would an illegal want to go to the OKC, The OKC is a joke

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Those "estimates" are accepted by everyone including the census bureau to be significantly lower than the actual number. In the southwest states of TX, OK, NM and AZ they are believed to be as much as 50-75 percent lower than the actual. It's easy to see now how we stole your NBA team. Seattle is infested with ignorant, dumbass, rain-soaked sewer rat pussies like you. Fuck Off loser!

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

even if they were 50-75 percent off(which they aren't) it still isn't as big as you say it is. also differences from the "stupid" Seattle and your OKC, is that the GDP (per capita) difference is a bit more than $10,000 (in Seattle's favor), Washington state is the 13th richest state while Oklahoma is the 47th richest(or 4th poorest)(CIA website) which makes you wonder why would Stern want the NBA in a poorer market?(and smaller one at that) the answer is probably that it was a favor for a friend

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

If all you take into consideration is income your not very smart, but I knew that already. The average 2005 income in WA.was $6,676 more than in OK in 2005 (Wiki). Housing costs in WA is the 2nd highest in the US. Taxes in WA are among the highest in the US. Gas in WA $3.89, OK $3.39. OK has the #1 lowest cost of living in the US. So what if you make $107k and I make $100k? If it cost you $75k to live the same way I do for $50k I net about $18k more. It's the BOTTOM LINE that matters dipshit.

[tglass55]

hey quit using things like facts to muck up the issues!! It's what you believe that makes things true...

Like that OKC will have better attendance than the team did in Seattle, even though when they both had a team and Seattle only won 31 game they still didn't sell a higher percentage of their tickets than Seattle did.

Just because you see "illegals"... or those you percieve to be illegal, does not mean they are or that the census is lying.

The failed OKC NBA experiment will end

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

so then you dont want the NBA, last I checked the NBA was 75% black, oh well consistency is a bitch

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

yeah making the playoffs for the last 3 years sucks doesn't it? oh well

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

AT least we have pro football douche bag

[markofly76]

OK, we lost our team. But when your Oklahoma City Fightin' Pigs or OKC Runnin' Rednecks or what the fuck ever they call it start losing and fans don't care, what'cha gonna do? Go back to being a Mavs fan? Hate to say it, but OKC is not a good market for any major pro teams. It's a Sooner territory. If ya see the situation right now in Memphis, that's OKC outcome! You gotta understand the whole story behind this! GayClay Bennett is gonna regret the day he pulled this shit!

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

Gay Bennett is gonna have aids befroe the OKC running rednecks make the playoffs *hint* it will be after they relocate to Hawaii

[ashleenr]

FUCK OKLAHOMA CITY AND CLAY BENNETT!

[rebeljebb]

smart enough to steal your team loser

[markofly76]

Bet you've never been 2 Seattle, loser! We got more than OKC has, and we can support any pro team better than you folksies can!

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Your comment "we dumped all the Indians in your state" wreaks of racism. By saying "we dumped..." you were infact implying that you are not of Indian decent and that your people did the "dumping". Now you're trying to bail yourself out, even claiming to be Indian now yourself. You are simply a slimy piece of shit, whatever race you embarrass by being a member of. I'm really sick of your shit and don't have the time to waste on something so worthless. So fuck off Prick!

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

dont even talk about racism, you dont even have black people in the OKC

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

So you dumped the indians here in our state. So on top of everything else (ignorant, arrogant, elitest) your a fucking racist too? Did you know that you also "dumped" thousands and thousands of freed slaves into our state who became members of those tribes who survived being driven like cattle accross the country. Most of them died you ignorant piece of shit. How the fuck does your sorry ass somehow think that you are better than anyone else?

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Hey dumbass,once again as in all of your posts,you have no idea what the fuck you are talking about.The Oklahoman,Oklahoma's largest newspaper ran a four-week,64 name bracket in which the readers voted weekly.Thunder won that contest and Bennett made reference to it in his press conference.So the fans apparantley did have quite an imput.And why the fuck do you even care?The team left Seattle, it's not your problem.Go watch the Mariners in their quest to become the worst MLB franchise in history.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

your largest newspapers? so I am guessing about 6 people get it and only 2 of them can actually read

[joelbrazington]

aww ya bitch boys in da hood of oklahoma city ya let me just tell you im from seattle and there gona suck just as well over there so so dont get to hyped up

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

You are so fucking stupid! Do you even get ESPN up there? Comments have been 85%-90% favorable for the move if you exclude all of the fucking pussys from Seattle that bombard all of the blogs including the ones on the Oklahoma City news media websites.

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

The dumbass can't add eithr, it was 12 years ago! It was a shitty renovation of an already shitty arena. It wasn't just Bennet, even their hero Coffee Boy knew the team couldn't survive there. Fuck these pussys, their just a bunch of losers. No wonder the Pilots moved after 1 season in the 60's. The Seahawks should have gotten out of there when they had their chance. The Mariners? Well Seattle deserves that lousy franchise.

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

One fucking thing in Seattle is recognizable to most. That stupid fucking space needle. Oh, and whenever it rains for more than a couple of days most places you can hear people sarcastically say "If I wanted to live in this shit, I'd move to Seattle". The only negative references to Oklahoma that I hear are coming out of Seattle. By the way, I paid $3.29 for unleaded last night. What is it up there? $4.50?

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

Yeah the black guys will run away from the OKC and their country music once the hear stuff like a hoedown, they will run home and make sure their sister is ok, seriuosly what NBA player would want to be introduced in OKC to country music???

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Well, David West, Tyson Chandler, Chis Paul, P.J. Brown, Speedy Claxton, Desmond Mason and the rest of the Hornets seemed to enjoy it. A couple of them still own their houses here. Chris Paul spent a few weeks after this past season here doing camps for kids and other charitable events and says he hopes to team up with Kevin Durant to do more in OKC in the future.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

NO they didn't enjoy it, thats why they play in New Orleans, no the OKC, if they loved it so much, why don't they go play for them now??

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

When TNT's resident clown/jerk Charles Barkley bashed OKC as "being no place for a black man" CP3 was quick to let him know how wrong he was wrong on national TV. Barkley admitted he had never been to OKC and really didn't know what he was talking about. So you seem to be just about as ignorant as Barkley.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

Not respecting Sir Charles?? wow, how ignorant do you hillbillies get??

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

A new poll just released shows that Seattle ranks next-to-last in US cities as the most restricted, with less personal freedom and most government control on citizen's lives. Only Chicago ranked lower. Just one more reason Seattle Sucks!

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

yeah it could be worse, we could have to listen to country music

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

yes I love it

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

True that

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

And he would have wanted to "cement his legacy" in Seattle? C'mon, it's the most depressing, screwed up place I've ever been. Not to mention it's twice as far from his family's home. OKC is very similar to San Antonio in every respect with the exception of cost of living which is lower in OKC. I don't hear any of the Spurs complaining and their NBA team is doing just find keeping players. Afterall, it's really not your problem. The team is no longer in Seattle. Go catch a Mariners game.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

Yeah, Gary Payton is famous becuase of the Seattle Supersonics, alongs with other stars, whose famous in the OKC? a bunch of hillbillies??

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

No it's your kids. Washington is the #1 state in the nation for child porn arrests.

[jenks2008]

Okc in the NBA, suck it seattle

[ad287]

It must be a real crappy feeling to know that you just lost your most storied sports franchise, and that you were the main culprits behind it. It's the truth so you better get used to it, because all this "we're the victims, they're thieves, we supported them for 41 years" crap is pure garbage. You didn't support them for 41 years, you were just allowed to have them for 41 years, big difference. Your community as a whole has been working towards losing them for a while now, and you finally did.

[funkyflights]

This kinda ignorance is why people can look so completely stupid sometimes..... you have NOTHING to back up lack of fan support over the Sonics 41 year history... NOTHING.... this was all political so go back to bed little boy

[lawrence810]

fucking thieves

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Man, I am so sick of hearing these whiny assed liberal, suicidal grunge zombies run their fucking cock stretched mouths! FUCK OFF SEATTLE IT'S OVER!

[Zach826]

fuck you guys sonics should stay in seattle they only left because Oklahoma City is home to more retards in the world than any country, why dont u get ur own team u fucking pigs!

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

We have our own team you fucking dipshit! It's Seattle that doesn't have a motherfucking team. Stupid peter puffin' faggotts.

[stunutt22]

I am SO sick of hearing you Seattle fans cry...First if you would have supported your team on a yearly basis not just the last few months when you heard they were moving then they would still be there. The team ranked 28th out of 30 teams in home attendance...And has seen a serious decline since the glory days of Shawn Kemp...Second Howard Schultz shouldnt have SOLD the team. Third Key Arena is TRASH. So quit complaining, hey at least you still own the name and the UGLY green and mustard yellow

[funkyflights]

Hey jerkoff .... the Seattle fans always supported the Sonics so STFU ... this has nothing to do with the Sonics not getting fan support in Seattle ... let me repeat this so your little brain can understand .... SEATTLE FANS SUPPORTED THE SONICS FOR 41 YEARS so you pretty much sound stupid dude...

[stunutt22]

It has everything to do with fan support and a previous owner that didnt care about the city or the team just selling more coffee! Apparently the fans didnt show enough support neither did you city council or they would still be there! So show your support FOR YOUR OLD TEAM!!!!!! Because Oklahomans sure will

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

yeah, when you have to buy a new arena every other 15 years or so will you still support them? When some dumbshit redneck tries to steal them, will you still support them? When a Gm trades all the decent players away for shit (the delonte west and Wally szcerbiak, also Ray Allen trade), will you still support them? and when they win 20 games a year will you still support them? The answer is probably no.

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Durant, Green, Westbrook and White shitty players? No, future stars. They'll be in the playoffs within 2 years.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

Yeah and go listen to whatever you guys listen to in the OKC (no famous bands from OKC), and yes Durant, Green, and Westbrook are shit. In the west there is no chance that they could make the playoffs for the next 7 years, even the bobcats have a better future than the sonics

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Man, there are a bunch of ignorant, arrogant dumbasses in Seattle. First off, do some research. Oklahoma artists have won about 17 times as many grammy awards as Seattle artists. You obviously are a loser with a loser mentality if you really believe the second part of your reply. Get your head out of your ass and take a look around.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

Ok, name one, I'll name some from Seattle, Sir-Mix-alot, Nirvana, Stone temple Pilots, Alice in Chains, Twista, Soundgarden Pearl Jam, now some from the OKC: Garth Brooks, Carrie Underwood, the chainsaw kittens,sounds pretty good Loadthetrucks, obviously 17x better quality, even though last I checked no one actually cares about country music, and yes the bobcats are way better and have a better future than the OKC team, J-rich, Felton and Okafor are all way better than anybody on the OKC team

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

um, sounds like you've never checked anything outside of Seattle to me. Metal, Grunge, suicide music was just a fad. Country music has withstood the test of time and lasted for decades. Not enough room here to list all of the Oklahoma rtists that have single handedly quadrupled the record sales of all of the artists? that you mentioned combined. Here's a few though: Toby Keith, Garth, Reba, Conway Twitty, Roy Clark, Roger Miller, Brooks & Dunn. So yeah, most of the rest of the US obviously cares

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

And I didn't even mention rock artists like legendary Leon Russell or the Flaming Lips. Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick. New ones like Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood or Cross Canadian Ragweed. These people sell more because they are more popular nationwide. You must be like most up there that are elitist, arrogant and ignorant. Why do you think that everything Seattle is somehow better? The rest of the US really don't give a shit.

[ireidpwnerofn00bs]

Yeah so I bet that the NBA players are going to love your toby keith, Garth, reba, etc... and I live in Vancouver not Seattle, and more people listen to Metal than country last I checked, at least outside the boonies

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Yeah, not finishing in the top 20 in attendance the last five years, being forced to play in the tiniest dump in the entire NBA, that's tremendous support alright. Go cut yourself some more you fucking zombie.

[goblazers503]

clay bennett is a lying fuck

[creepyoleman]

welcome home sonics we do a lot of winning in oklahoma. ie OU,Osu,OKC/New Orleans Hornets, and the Tulsa Talons. And even if you dont win Boone Pickens will build you another stadium or something.

[lunchtable1]

No one is blaming OKC...I think we can all agree that it's the officials' and owners' faults. And OKC might deserve a team, but Seattle does not in any way deserve to have their team taken away.

[lunchtable1]

Our city officials did screw us over, but Clay Bennett was equally if not more unhelpful...how about you guys build a new 500 million dollar arena for clay? Clay didn't consider renovation of the Key, at least that's what's being said here...and you cannot argue that Clay tried to keep the team here, that's BS.

[three60sixty]

I just think its funny how you guys are going to try to take some of Seattle's 1979 championship. If I lived in OKC, I would want a fresh slate and a new beginning. Something Clay Bennett obviously does not agree with.

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

Yeah I'm weak on that too. He says they are leaving the originals in Seattle but bringing duplicates to OKC. Why? It's not ours, we didn't earn it, we weren't a part of it. It makes no sense. It would make a helluva lot more sense to commemorate CP3's Rookie of the year award. At least we were a part of that.

[rebeljebb]

seattle is a loser town and has loser fans.screw seattle

[lunchtable1]

Is there really a need to bash seattlites? We just had our team ripped from us, and it's all state politicians' and sonics owners' faults...so don't start bashing the fans, cuz we've been here for 41 years. Have fun with our "loser" team.

[aimone405]

haha clay hustled seattle

[masterdeviance1985]

you inbred bumpkins couldn't support a professional sports team if your lives depended on it. congratulations on uprooting a team from a city that's been supporting them for over 40 years. the team sucks right now and you can bet NO free agent is going to want to move that shithole.

[ottodude1]

If Oklahoma could not support a Pro Team than why was our attendance record at the Hornets games better than your attendance record at the Sonics games.

[dead29th]

why doesn't okc deserve a new team? a team of their own? get better treatment? yeah okc fans are really known for their loyalty, i wasn't upset at okc fans until i started reading your bs. i hope all okc fans arent like you. what did okc do to deserve a team from another city?

[LOADTHETRUCKS]

All OKC fans aren't like this. Infact I'm a little confusd. PTL83's profile says that he is from and lives in California. I have done nothing but praise the Seattle fans in my posts (unless they were calling me names and trashing my hometown). Anyone with a brain knows that Seattle's fans are among the best. This really sucks for the. But all of the blame, and I mean ALL of it rests on Seattle's officials. If it hadn't been Bennett it would have been someone from Kansas City or Vegas or another.

[dead29th]

I just think clay could have been more compassionate. i know what is like to want a team in your hometown. i grew up in a town that lost their team to detroit. the city hasnt been the same since and ever since they have been tryin to get basketball back, with aba teams, and now a d-league team.

i dont think that a person should be allowed to buy any team and move it so easily. if you have money though i guess you can do what you want. good lesson you are teachin the sports world clay.

[lunchtable1]

At least half the blame is put on Sonics owners, you can't deny that...seriously? Of course we're all mad at the officials, but it's clear that the sonics owners were unethical and unfaithful...

[dead29th]

why do you think new orleans got a team again, the same with minnesota, cause it sucked for the fans there, imagine if OU moved out, you would be pissed too. yeah i am sure that those cities were so grateful to lose a team that moved on to championships and the got a sh*tty team, smart one there. you really are clueless.

[dead29th]

you have no clue on what you are talkin about, look at the sheer numbers of people living in okc area and the seattle area. i wish okc fans nothin but the best and i hope you never go through this. if okc wanted a team so bad, ask for an expansion, dont steal another cities, how lame.

[6ft1height]

41 years of history. "Seattle can get a new team." It's not that simple. Think about it.

[Jaison96]

Enjoy while it lasts. OKC is the 45th NBA market. SEA is 12th. This team will be out of OKC in ten years. Sonics will back in seattle by that timeframe.

[Huskyfan63]

why the hell do you believe that oklahoma city deserves a team?

you really think that oklahoma city will support them better than seattle did? try 41 years of support and then talk. you all talk about how we "didnt treat our teams good" what in the world is giving you that idea? is it because we dont sellout every single game for a team that purposely destroyed its team and isolated its fanbase?

[liljc44life]

bricktown is gonna be big .YEA!!! NBA!!!

OKC!!!

[jtohcek]

Seattle will always have the NBA Championship, The Reign Man, The Glove, Downtown Freddy Brown, Sikma... all of the history by the time OKC ever has the chance to make history they'll be moved out of there just like the Charlotte Hornets, Vancouver Grizzlies, New Orleans Jazz and many others in NBA past. Have fun with your quickie in the NBA cause it won't last long... especially with Ibaka and Westbrook as your future.

[soonersports28]

okc has been waiting for a pro team forever, and its time. its ours team now bitches

[rpb1977]

oklahoma closet faggots

[XriteofwayX]

too bad they'll never play a game there.

[logan99163]

well at least if they move, they cant be named the supersonics cause the city of seattle owns the name

[enshanter06]

SAVE OUR SONICS!!!!!! not this crap

[gomezdr]

OKC...you did well to support the Hornets, and for that I commend you. But Bennett will not steal this team from Seattle. Set your sights on a team from a market that doesn't support it's team, because you will not get the SEATTLE SUUUUUUPERSonics!!!!

[logatron]

oh ya...this crap sucks

[antimarc]

it really doesn't get any more retarded than this video

[chrisz]

Fuck This Shit. You'll never have our team