blade
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I was shocked at the vote yesterday, I never thought a bunch of businessmen would turn down the chance to make more money in the long run but.... they did. I do believe Stern had his greasy paws all over that relocation committee and the unanimous decision proves that in my eyes. If relocation is truly off the table then Seattle will never see an NBA team. How can there be a better offer for a team then the current one?
As far the Sonics leaving and placing blame, I go directly to our city gov't. They treated Stern and Schultz like children. Well, us fans are paying for that. Seeing what Sacramento has done all Nickels had to do was the bare minimum to keep the team and they would still be here. I don't have too much hatred for Bennett, he is just a pawn in Stern's vindictive game.
You arent thinkng like an owner. There are at least four franchises in the NBA on the verge of bankrupcy. Meanwhile, You have two ownership groups with plenty of money that want the Kings. One ownership group will only invest in the Kings. The other ownership group will invest in any team that they can move to Seattle. So why not make the Seattle group wait until one of the pending bankruptcy franchises is ready to sell. It may not be what Seattle fans want, but it is a win-win for the NBA owners. Seattle will ultimately get a team, but for now, it aint happening (unless the Seattle group buys the Kings and the City of Sacremento re-negs on the new arena agreement)..
And forget expansion. There is a better chance that teams will be contracted than additional teams added. Expansion makes absolutely no sense right now, from a league perspective.