Slog - Comments on Basketball Court Day 3: Nick Collison Likes Pizza http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik Unlike yesterday, there were not a lot of revelations today. The city’s lawyers argued that the Sonics are active in the community, showing videotape of Sonics players like Kevin Durant reading a story about a chicken and an eagle at a Burien Middle School and of Nick Collison reading a Christmas story at an elementary school (is that legal) while telling the kids that his favorite food was pizza. The judge finally cut off the maudlin presentation when attorney Jeff Johnson tried to run video of fans cheering, "Save Our Sonics" at the last game. Meanwhile, the Sonics’ lawyers trotted... Copyright 2008 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:04:50 -0800 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:42:08 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Will in Seattle Haven't they left yet?

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054626 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054626 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:06:29 -0800 Comment by Mr. Poe You wasted your own day, Feit.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054643 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054643 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:16:32 -0800 Comment by David Wright I'm so glad you recognize that the level of love for the Sonics in Seattle is total irrelevant to the actual question at hand. Now maybe the Stranger can stop printing that tiresome sonics fan who drones on about how much he loves the Sonics. What's his name? Sherman, Sherman somebody.

]]> David Wright http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054673 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054673 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:34:53 -0800 Comment by cw +1 on the first sentence @3. Thereafter.....not so much. Alexie's columns are great and sooo long to read that I almost feel sorry for David Wright having to slog through 400 droning words on a link one time per week.

SOS! Bite me non-sports fans.

And soccer is not a major sport in this country nor do we need another hockey team south of the border.

]]> cw http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054721 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054721 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:12:15 -0800 Comment by joykiller Thank you, @4. It never ceases to amaze me how shallow people can be, confusing near-term suckitude with a long-term franchise, and confusing an interest in sports with general meathead-ness.

Though I wouldn't mind an NHL team. Shit, I'd be happy if the T-Birds hadn't moved to Kent.

@1, people are asking the same thing about you.

]]> joykiller http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054816 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054816 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:46:15 -0800 Comment by robot2501 "maudlin presentation?" What the fuck is "maudlin?" Isn't that word more than a bit archaic? I looked it up in a couple dictionaries and they had different definitions. Using that word to me suggests that you are suicidally-depressed.

]]> robot2501 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054817 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054817 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:47:18 -0800 Comment by Mr. X Au contraire - maudlin is a fine word to describe the typical emotion(s) that cause(s) the critical faculties of millions of otherwise rational sports fans to shut down when it comes to objectively analyzing the use of huge sums of public funds to subsidize extravagant new palaces to host their favorite game(s).

(and that textbook run-on sentence may be a personal best for # of words without a comma or other break)

]]> Mr. X http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054878 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054878 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:49:51 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Sherman's a great writer.

Sometimes great writers choose sucky teams to get obsessed over.

It happens.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054886 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1054886 City Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:57:04 -0800 Comment by Greg At first I wondered why the judge would let Bennett lie in court about his emails. But I guess this is just handing him a shovel to dig his own grave with, isn't it?

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1055025 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/basketball_court_day_3_nick_collsion_lik#c1055025 City Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:42:08 -0800