Surprise! Sonics leaving Seattle

[SmootSmack]

New team name, new colors.

Stern has said that if Seattle were to lose a team, the NBA was very, very unlikely to ever allow a team back there. But there have always been rumors that Paul Allen would move his Blazers back home to Seattle.

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

New team name, new colors.

Stern has said that if Seattle were to lose a team, the NBA was very, very unlikely to ever allow a team back there. But there have always been rumors that Paul Allen would move his Blazers back home to Seattle.

According to ESPN stern said the opposite about Seattle getting another team. His disclaimer however, is that they need to build a much better facility to house the new team before they would allow another team to go back there.

I am unsure of the figures, but did the Supersonics have good attendance?

[SmootSmack]

Originally Posted by jsarno

According to ESPN stern said the opposite about Seattle getting another team. His disclaimer however, is that they need to build a much better facility to house the new team before they would allow another team to go back there.

I am unsure of the figures, but did the Supersonics have good attendance?

What's he said off-camera has been different

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by SmootSmack

What's he said off-camera has been different

I'm really not that close to this story, other than the fact that the owners are from OK, was the team not making money? Was the attendence poor? Why does / did Stern think Seattle doesn't / didn't deserve a franchise?