Post-Sonics Watch
Feeling lost without your Seattle SuperSonics? Seattle-area NBA fans face their first season without an NBA team in 41 years. Primarily, our coverage here will focus on the City of Seattle’s attempt to bring the NBA back to Seattle. But we also will provide updates on the Portland Trail Blazers, the Oklahoma City Thunder and area players plying their trade for other teams in the NBA.

Eric Williams covered the Sonics' last season in Seattle. A Tacoma native, Eric graduated from Mount Tahoma High and the University of Puget Sound.

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Keeping an eye on the NBA and Seattle's efforts to get back into the game
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Posted by Eric Williams @ 11:04:08 am

An interesting article from The Oklahoman, where Sonics chairman Clay Bennett talks about his frustrations in dealing with the Sonics since purchasing the franchise in July 2006. Here’s an excerpt:

While reflecting on his decision to join the NBA world in front of a crowd of about 100 at Oklahoma City University last Thursday, Bennett sounded like an owner split between bliss and buyer's remorse. He sounded like his heart could pump on either side depending on which day you catch him.

"The question I get asked a lot, well two questions, and the first is ‘What were you thinking?'” Bennet told The Oklahoman. "And the second question is 'why did you (buy the team?)' I think a lot about that because this work has consumed my life with all the travel and the effort.

"I love the work, but with the travel (I) miss my family and there's a lot of other things I could be doing.”

Another story points out that Oklahoma City officials are working with Boston-based Game Plan LLC, a major sports consultant, to help get ready for an NBA franchise to relocate to their city.

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