Slog - Comments on "There is no miracle here." http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here Hello from Hue, Vietnam. I'm sitting in the lobby of the Thai Binh II Hotel, taking advantage of the free internet to get my NBA fix (details on All Star Weekend, the video of Dwight Howard's amazing Superman Dunk, and LeBron and the East's upset over the West), when I come upon this headline: Stern: Sonics to Leave Seattle And this quote: It's apparent to all who are watching that the Sonics are heading out of Seattle," Stern said during his annual All-Star Weekend news conference. "I accept that inevitability at this point. There is no miracle here." I know... Copyright 2008 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:12:53 -0800 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:03:56 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by fan of fnarf OMG you're in VIetnam! Who cares about an underachieving, pathetic NBA team??? Uh perspective? You are in Vietnam, you are very lucky, so write about that.

]]> fan of fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940621 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940621 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:38:56 -0800 Comment by PeterF So, is KeyArena going away, too? The Thunderbirds are currently building a new venue in Kent...

]]> PeterF http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940625 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940625 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:05:46 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe Hope is all the Sonics had, and it never came.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940627 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940627 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:11:20 -0800 Comment by unPC Seattle should make a counteroffer if $26m is not enough. Grown ups would settle this type of suit.

And what could we do with $26 million if it was spread around for people's arts, culture and entertainment -- skate parks, boat rentals, openning Coleman pool sometime before mid-day in our short sumemr season, funding arts teachers and arts classes, dance studios and performance arts help.

Oops, we need the $26 million to pay off the Key Arena debt we happily underwwrote to subsidize millionaire sports leagues that cost $50 a ticket to enjoy. At the behest of "sports fans." It's all just gimme gimme payoff to a vocal faction. Seattle's operating principle is too often the Dooh Nibor principle: tax the poor, pay the rich.

]]> unPC http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940630 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940630 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:19:00 -0800 Comment by Caroline If you are heading south-you must have dinner at Friends Cafe in Hoi An. It's on the water and the 4 course dinner is amazing. The white rose are the best things ever.

]]> Caroline http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940649 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940649 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:07:40 -0800 Comment by Paulus Garbles, come home.

]]> Paulus http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940666 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940666 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:47:05 -0800 Comment by ALittlePerspective Art Thiel puts all of this in reasonable perspective this morning. Nothing really has changed:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/thiel/351717_thiel18.html

]]> ALittlePerspective http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940668 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940668 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:48:03 -0800 Comment by Ryan I hope OK City is excited with what they're getting. The sellouts will end after three games, tops.

]]> Ryan http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940671 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940671 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 09:52:57 -0800 Comment by Clint I agree with Theil. I wouldn't get too excited about this. Stern is just playing the role here. I also believe that there are other forces at work that will come to light after things are settled with the lease. The Sonics aren't going anywhere. As sports fans in Seattle, we should be pretty calloused to this kind of hot air.

]]> Clint http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940712 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940712 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:48:32 -0800 Comment by kebabs Angela, I have to thank you for your article on hand-pulled noodles in this week's Stranger. Literally a day before, I was thinking, "Man, what I wouldn't give for a decent bowl of hand-pulled noodle soup." Besides the one in the ID, there's a good restaurant in Greenwood across from Gordito's.

Sad news about the Sonics, but I'm more of a Blazer fan anyway. B-Roy FTW!

]]> kebabs http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940723 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940723 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:02:30 -0800 Comment by Jason Josephes Let's trade 'em for a hockey team.

]]> Jason Josephes http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940736 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940736 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:20:31 -0800 Comment by Reality Check @11 I'm in full agreement with you.

We don't have the demographic profile in this area that has the interest AND $$$ to host an NBA team. I think a LOT of rich affluent white folks are tired of watching some over privileged/under deserving black kids bouncing a rubber ball and getting paid WAAYYYYY more than they could ever possible deserve, and then flashing that very money around acting as if they are really worth that much.

The rich affluent white folks in this area would rather spend their recreational money doing other things.

Heck hockey is a better option any day. At least the players EARN their paychecks which are a fraction of the grotesque sums we pay NBA children.

I've maintained for a long time that an NHL franchise should be brought over to the affluent Eastside. There are MANY folks over here that would support such an endeavour.

Key Arena is a relic, and should be retired. Raze the building and rebuild one huge continuous park in that space connected to the current park.

Enough already.

Reality Check

]]> Reality Check http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940770 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940770 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:53:53 -0800 Comment by vooodooo84 Goodbye Sonics, Hello Blazers

(i am incredibly pissed that Bennett is pulling out the playbook from the movie Major League with our roster)

]]> vooodooo84 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940848 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/02/there_is_no_miracle_here#c940848 Sports Mon, 18 Feb 2008 14:03:56 -0800