Slog - Comments on Settlement Expected in Sonics Case. We Still Got the Storm.

Comment by Abby

Abby — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:37:08 -0800

The current Sounders are being pretty awesome right now, though. Just knocked a decent MLS team out of the cup...

Comment by Timothy

Timothy — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:47:21 -0800

Why do I have a feeling I'm not going to like the settlement?

And, why should we even be vulnerable to a bad deal? If this whole "poisoned well" theory trumps the notion that NOBODY believes that Bennett et al had any intention, whatsoever, of keeping the Sonics in Seattle, then this whole trial was a complete farce.

All I want is to be able to say that we broke up with the Sonics, and not the reverse. And, Mayor Nickels and Mr. Ceis seem to have squandered that line.

Comment by Just Sayin'

Just Sayin' — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:52:05 -0800

Was your "secret unnamed source" the front page of the Seattle Times' website?

Comment by chet

chet — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:53:24 -0800

Seattle Times
2:48
Sonics, city settle lawsuit

your source is lacking.

Comment by Jubilation T. Cornball

Jubilation T. Cornball — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:53:52 -0800

@1 -- They mentioned the Sounders!!! This is the best news of all -- footie's on the radar now! WOOT!!!

Just for that, I'm gonna go to Green Lake this evening and do some keepy-uppy (like I need an excuse...)

Comment by Exactly

Exactly — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:56:06 -0800

You don't have to like them, but the Seattle papers were way ahead of you on this, "Nuclear off-the-record" aside, smug NYT comparisons aside.

Comment by Uncle Vinny

Uncle Vinny — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:01:03 -0800

Don't the Seattle Storm make the cut? They're world class, too. Sheesh.

Comment by superyeadon

superyeadon — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:04:43 -0800

SeaHawks ...

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:07:57 -0800

The fact that they're settling can mean only one thing:

We could really have gotten the Storm for free.

Comment by David Wright

David Wright — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:13:14 -0800

So the city realized that it was very unlikely to get a specific performance ruling and decided it could probably get more money out of a settlement than out of the judge. Reason prevails!

Here's hoping the city didn't get too much, so that cities learn that it's in their best interest to stay away from pro sports. Pro sports are for the places where the rubes live.

I am going to enjoy the lamentations of the sports fans! Here's hoping Sherman Alexie and the other big fans follow their team to rubeville.

Comment by Greg

Greg — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:15:45 -0800

Any settlement that doesn't get the city its $45 million back and publicly call out Bennett and Stern as lying jackasses is unacceptable.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:20:38 -0800

Abby @1 FTW!

Sounders Rule - Storm Rocks - but Sonics ... sucks!

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:21:19 -0800

Nickels/Ceis/Carr really needed a win badly to look good coming out of this debacle.

*Any* settlement is going to look like a loss for the City. Their loss.

Comment by Eric F

Eric F — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:23:40 -0800

@3 and 4, I missed the part where the Times reported that the settlement sets the team free.

Comment by Mike Schank

Mike Schank — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:24:47 -0800

"Pro sports are for the places where the rubes live."

Yeah and theatre is only for fags, rock music is only for devil worshipers and only blacks commit crime. I work 40 plus a week you cunt and I like watching sports to take my mind off of the day to day bullshit and assholes like you that surround me. Has nothing to do with a new stadium and taxpayers dollars, just with peace of mind and a little civic pride.

Comment by David Wright

David Wright — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:24:55 -0800

Greg @ 11: Prepare to be disappointed. I guess ~$30M. Probably payable in installments over a few years, so that the city can have a big headline number, but the NPV is actually smaller.

A settlement anywhere close to this would indicate that the city basically folded, because the Sonics offered them $25M before the city took them to court.

Comment by NaFun

NaFun — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:39:33 -0800

Oh please oh please oh please just finish this and let the fuckers go and stop writing about it already. Pro sports does not a 'World Class City' make, regardless of what the NBA, NFL, and MLB want you to believe. Let them go. Now.

Comment by dusty

dusty — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:40:50 -0800

i just hope part of the agreement was getting a fucking carl's jr in seattle.

am i right, people?

Comment by NaFun

NaFun — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:48:06 -0800

@18

no. Fuck off.

Comment by jessica

jessica — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:02:28 -0800

what does this all mean? are the sonics staying or no?

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:06:02 -0800

No, the sonics are taking their carls jr franchise to OK Go and we get the winning teams instead.

But look for Ceis to screw it up ...

Comment by Scalpel

Scalpel — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:13:31 -0800

@18: Screw Carl's Jr. right in the ear.

I would be happy with a White Castle or Tim Horton's, however.

Comment by max solomon

max solomon — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:35:23 -0800

it means we get to pay full attention to preparing for the snowboarding season, then snowboarding during the season, and then reminescing over the epic snowboarding.

Comment by James

James — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:40:32 -0800

Fuck off, David Wright. Just because YOU don't like pro sports doesn't make it useless. And if it's so unimportant to you, go do whatever else you want to do with yourself and stop commenting on something you know nothing about.

To reiterate: eat shit, you're a jackass

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:06:25 -0800

good point, Scapel.

what Seattle needs is a good Tim Hortons for a curling expansion team.

Plus the footy team.