Slog - Comments on Basketball Court http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court This morning, before the Sonics trial started, I said I'd be scared to face off with sassy Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis if I was one of Clay Bennett's lawyers. Unfortunately for the city, Ceis wasn't the witness this morning. Mayor Greg Nickels was. Bradley S. Keller, Bennett's stentorian lead attorney, eviscerated Nickels in this morning's opening round. (He also made the city's attorney, Jeffrey Johnson from K&L Preston Gates Ellis—who was prone to freezing up into anxious minute-long silence when his exhibits were tossed, couldn't identify documents, couldn't get an objection sustained for his life, and elicited an incredulous, "That's... Copyright 2008 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:30:30 -0800 Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:50:19 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mahtli69 He also made the city’s attorney, Jeffrey Johnson from K&L Preston Gates Ellis—who was prone to freezing up into anxious minute-long silence when his exhibits were tossed, couldn’t identify documents, couldn’t get an objection sustained for his life, and elicited an incredulous, “That’s your response to his objection?” from Judge Marsha Pechman—look like an amateur.

That's our million dollar lawyer?

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051683 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051683 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:40:51 -0800 Comment by Fnarf You know what happens when you sue over a sports team leaving? You piss a ton of money away, and in the end you get a half-assed garbage team in the next expansion that takes almost two decades to be even remotely interesting. That's what happened when the Pilots left.

]]> Fnarf http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051706 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051706 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:01:38 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Good thing I'm more of a soccer fan than a bball fan.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051714 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051714 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:06:34 -0800 Comment by ouch Should have taken the $26 million

WiS, once again, who cares.

]]> ouch http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051734 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051734 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:18:47 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 @3 - You mean, other than the fact that you live in the worst country in the world to be a soccer fan?

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051749 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051749 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:33:01 -0800 Comment by max solomon its sad when the best you can say about your mayor is that he's better than Paul Schell.

]]> max solomon http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051829 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051829 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:45:37 -0800 Comment by Schell Ouchless Society All your millions are belong to our lawyers.

]]> Schell Ouchless Society http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051839 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051839 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:49:00 -0800 Comment by elswinger Is this trial being held in Oklahoma City?

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051853 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051853 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:57:32 -0800 Comment by Timothy Once again, why are we embroiled in these details? This should have been and still should be a simple matter of contractual obligations that a for-profit sports franchise owes us. How is it that our Mayor can turn this into a losing battle?

Again and again, we're squandering a perfect opportunity to send a message to the NBA and to embolden cities across the world.

]]> Timothy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051939 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court#c1051939 City Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:50:19 -0800