http://www.seattlepi.com/sports/moore/article/Sorry-just-can-t-root-for-the-Oklahoma-City-1356032.php

Well its time for them to get over it and move on, Its getting old, very old, yeah i notice some Sonic fans at game 4 the other night in Denver, and I got so mad, I just wish these people in Seattle can move on, there is other sports team in Seattle that they can watch.

I love how the author says he lost interest in the Sonics, quit attending and didn't really care when they left.

Now he's jealous (and even hateful about it) of the success the team is having in OKC.


Well, the two are directly related. There is new management, new team president, new coach, and all new players apart from two... Not to mention incredible fan support. So, in every possible way, the success of the team completely validates and justifies the move.

Simply put, this never would have happened in Seattle.

I thought the article was pretty funny. Perhaps I'm wrong but I read it as more sarcasm than sour grapes. He also gave props to the Thunder which is way cool.

Regardless though in that article I'd rather be Oklahoma City than Seattle.

The author's first 3 paragraphs are about him rooting for the Nuggets.

Yeah, the zealouts in Denver down behind our bench was pretty pathetic, I mean they had to spend a lot of money to show how pathetic and sad they are. There are always a few fringe loonies, and there they were. A 12-step program might help.

Then there's Barkley's idiotic statement, "you can't take another city's stats"! OK, fine, no problem...OKC is 1.000 vs the Nuggets at home in the playoffs, the Sonics only .714. Also saw on TNT last night where Barkley basically said, "game over" with 2 minutes left in regulation of the Spurs-Grizzlies game saying the old guys were through. Oops.

I thought it was so funny I shared it on my Facebook page, lol.

did this guy even watch the games - he said we lost in overtime on saturday - um we won on saturday and lost in regulation on Monday

Yeah, I was a little confused by that. Not one of our games was played in OT, lol.

If I had money to burn, I'd consider buying Way to Go Thunder! fullpage ad in Seattle, with a Durant in your face post basket glare featured and his quote about the OKC fans bringing it home for them in big block letters.

Snarky? Sure. I heal fast though so I'd get over my guilt far faster than they'd let go of their new found dartboards.

Or how about a Sonics Drive-In commercial featuring former Sonics players wearing their Thunder duds talking about how much they love the Sonics in Oklahoma, lol.

I look forward to the day when the people of Oklahoma City are finally mature enough to not piss all over the Sonics fans at every opportunity.

Sure, they're bitter--you'd be bitter, too, if some dumbass owner sold off the team you grew up watching to a lying scumbag of an owner who then took that team away.

I look forward to the day when the people of Oklahoma City are finally mature enough to not piss all over the Sonics fans at every opportunity.

Sure, they're bitter--you'd be bitter, too, if some dumbass owner sold off the team you grew up watching to a lying scumbag of an owner who then took that team away.

Neither city has cornered the market on maturity or immaturity.

The author's first 3 paragraphs are about him rooting for the Nuggets.

Yeah, the zealouts in Denver down behind our bench was pretty pathetic, I mean they had to spend a lot of money to show how pathetic and sad they are. There are always a few fringe loonies, and there they were. A 12-step program might help.

Then there's Barkley's idiotic statement, "you can't take another city's stats"! OK, fine, no problem...OKC is 1.000 vs the Nuggets at home in the playoffs, the Sonics only .714. Also saw on TNT last night where Barkley basically said, "game over" with 2 minutes left in regulation of the Spurs-Grizzlies game saying the old guys were through. Oops.


Yeah, old Barkley wasn't having a very good night last night.

And really, I don't see that many Thunder fans going out of the way to be mean to Sonics fans. I'm sure if they dropped this whole stupid protest, it would hardly ever get mentioned again. But articles like this one? Fuel to the fire.

Oh, and I love the idea of some Thunder guys doing Sonic commercials. Maybe replace the two guys in the car with Harden and Perkins.

"But suddenly it bugs me to see the Thunder thriving. I can't watch them without thinking that all of this should be happening at KeyArena instead of the Ford Center."

C'mon this guy is so clueless he doesn't even know where the Thunder play their home games!

I look forward to the day when the people of Oklahoma City are finally mature enough to not piss all over the Sonics fans at every opportunity.

Switch OKC with Seattle and Sonics with Thunder then that statement is correct.

"I look forward to the day when the people of Seattle are finally mature enough to not piss all over the Thunder fans at every opportunity."

Seattlites are usually the first to throw the jab at us..

That comment about it should be happening at KeyArena instead of the Ford Center reveals how much they don't get it.

A quick check of the records shows the Wins were dwindling, along with crowd support:

2005: 52-30 Lost in 2nd round of playoffs
2006: 35-47 Did not qualify
2007: 31-51 Did not qualify
2008: 20-62 Did not qualify

The franchise was dying slowly in Seattle. If it had stayed, it would NOT be as successful as it is now. The franchise needed positive change, and that's what the new ownership, new coaching staff, and new fan base provided.

The author's first 3 paragraphs are about him rooting for the Nuggets.

Then there's Barkley's idiotic statement, "you can't take another city's stats"! OK, fine, no problem...OKC is 1.000 vs the Nuggets at home in the playoffs, the Sonics only .714.


That's good to know. This way, the Lakers only have 11 titles and the T-Wolves can claim five from the '50s! The 76ers will leave their history in Syracuse, the Kings will leave theirs scattered all the way back to Rochester, Memphis can act like Vancouver doesn't exist. Bob McAdoo never played for the Clippers franchise, because he played in Buffalo as a Brave. Golden State didn't win any titles in Philadelphia, the Wizards can't claim any history from Baltimore.

Maybe people should realize that the relocation was not, in any way, unusual for the league. No city is guaranteed a team, it's that simple. If OKC stops supporting the Thunder or Bennett sells to someone from outside of OKC, what do you think will happen? Blame Schultz. If he didn't sell to Bennett, they are still in Seattle.

If OKC had been the home of the team all these years (ie roles reversed) we'd feel very similar to how the folks in Seattle feel.

^^^If so, then the blame would be misplaced. It's not Clay Bennett's fault that (a) Schultz sold the team, and (b) the city of Seattle and state of Washington voted no to a new arena. Those folks did not take the necessary steps to keep the franchise viable. If it weren't Bennett/OKC, it would've been a different ownership group/city.

http://www.nba.com/nuggets/news/melo_winners_11_27_2010.html

Look at that page.

Sonics fans like to play victim and say they showed support for their team despite us "stealing" it.

That game pic with Anthony beating the Sonics clearly show fan support wasn't good at all in 2004, before there was ever a Clay Benett in that state.

That arena looks dead in the fan department.

What hypocrites.

Awesome article which hits the nail right on the head!http://bleacherreport.com/articles/682817-oklahoma-city-gives-old-seattle-supersonics-franchise-a-new-groove

I look forward to the day when the people of Oklahoma City are finally mature enough to not piss all over the Sonics fans at every opportunity.

Sure, they're bitter--you'd be bitter, too, if some dumbass owner sold off the team you grew up watching to a lying scumbag of an owner who then took that team away.

Yeah, who cares if he doesn't want to root for a team over 1000 miles away, no one expects him to.

I don't know why we waste so much energy responding to people in Seattle. I guess its our way of supporting the Thunder.

Switch OKC with Seattle and Sonics with Thunder then that statement is correct.

"I look forward to the day when the people of Seattle are finally mature enough to not piss all over the Thunder fans at every opportunity."

Seattlites are usually the first to throw the jab at us..

So? Just 'cause a city is sh.tty to us, doesn't mean we have to be sh.tty to them, too. (This can also apply to about half the people in the Why is Tulsa so butt hurt? thread (http://www.okctalk.com/showthread.php?t=25549&p=425717#post425717).) Part of being a "big league city" (whatever that means) is putting on your big boy pants and not throwing a fit whenever someone says something mean about you.

At any rate, Memphis won, and here's the schedule for the second round:

Oklahoma City vs. Memphis

* Game 1: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 12 p.m., Sunday, May 1

* Game 2: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 3

* Game 3: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 4 p.m., Saturday, May 7

* Game 4: Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8:30 p.m., Monday, May 9

* Game 5 (if necessary): Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA

* Game 6 (if necessary): Oklahoma City at Memphis, TBA

* Game 7 (if necessary): Memphis at Oklahoma City, TBA

My email to Jim Moore:

To: jimmoorethego2guy@yahoo.com
Subject: Jim, wipe the hatorade off your chin

Jim,

I read your article online at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer web site about your inability to root for the Thunder during the NBA playoffs. I really don't understand how hating on the Thunder's success neither makes an impact against Clay Bennet nor brings an NBA team back to Seattle. For the handful of hardcore, faithful Seattle Super Sonics fans, I feel very sorry for them in losing a sports franchise they loved and supported. But for the fans that stopped going to the games and the writers like you that lost interest for whatever reason, I have zero sympathy. You can pray and hate all you want, but it wont stop the Thunder from being successful, loved in Oklahoma and gain popularity in the rest of the country.

And speaking of hatred, I really don't see how reasonable people can possibly hate and root against Kevin Durant. He is the first University of Texas product to ascend above the Oklahoma/Texas rivalry and achieve a beloved and respected status in Oklahoma. Before each game, he goes to the edge of the court and kisses his mother and grandmother. At the end of each game, the first words from his mouth during an interview is an acknowledgement of his faith and gratitude for his blessings. How can reasonable people hate on such an excellent young man?

The Sonics were doomed to leave to Seattle. The process was set into motion long before Clay Bennett showed up on the scene. Even when the people of Seattle were provided financial incentives to gain another NBA franchise, they sat on their hands and did nothing. If the franchise had not been moved to OKC, it could have just as easily been Kansas City. So since you are so filled with hate, I guess you would have just been hating another city and another owner.

THUNDER UP!!!

Jeff

UPDATE: Jim Moore's response

Jeff, completely understand where you're coming from with your point of view. And I know it's not rational. I've got nothing against Kevin Durant. And I loved Nick Collison when he was here, great guy. But I'm pulling for the Grizzlies anyway. Thanks for taking the time to write. Jim.

One factor contributing to the Seattleites behavior could be lack of sunlight and Vitamin D deficiency. http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/mentalIllness.shtml