I'm sorry, but that 456-page Sonics thread was getting too long for my taste, so how about a new one?

Anyway, The Oklahoman and a couple of TV stations have reported that Bennett is set to make a "major" announcement on the fate of the Sonics sometime tomorrow (Friday). That's direct from a Sonics PR/Communications guy. Anyway, I'm sure it will be a press conference to announce that relocation papers are going to be filed with the NBA. If that's the case, this whole deal is about to become a straight-up circus, as it was jump to the forefront of things ESPN would talk about.

I think it's funny the city of Seattle and the people up there are finally "mad" and are awake to the possibility that the Sonics are really leaving. They brag about the last-minute deals they were able to do to get the Mariners and Seahawks to stay, but I think this is very different. You have an ownership group which has been obsessed with getting the NBA here for the past few years, a league commissioner who is pissed at Seattle for not playing ball and a great market in OKC that is ready to do whatever it takes to set up a basketball team here. While there are a lot of people worried about the recent ruling in court, I think that just delays the inevitable. Ultimately, the Sonics are coming and it'll be next season.

Anyway, what is y'alls take on this? I know there are still a lot of people who are locked in on the Hornets, but I've moved on to the Sonics big-time. I was a Hornets season-ticket holder for two seasons and loved them here dearly, but I want a secure NBA situation here and I think that will have a better chance of happening with Bennett and not Shinn. Plus, I think the pieces on the Sonics (Durant, Green) have good long-term potential. Plus, I like the green/gold color scheme. I can't wait for 2008!