OKC Mayor Race 2014

[OSUFan]

Really great point Shawn that I hadn't really thought about much. Although he didn't have a vote in the deal, Cornett was also very insistent they be called the Oklahoma City Thunder and not the Oklahoma Thunder.

[mkjeeves]

How old was Mick in '92 and what was he doing? Nothing to do with this. It wasn't his idea. He had nothing to do with the idea. He had nothing to do with Maps 1 where the voters committed to collect and spend money on an arena. Credit where credit is due. He is due some, but not all that much in the grand scheme of effort, planning, and millions of dollars spent by the people.

City Plans Netting NBA Franchise

February 1992

City Plans Netting NBA Franchise; Arena Due Study | News OK

[warreng88]

How old was Mick in '92 and what was he doing? Nothing to do with this. It wasn't his idea. He had nothing to do with the idea. He had nothing to do with Maps 1 where the voters committed to collect and spend money on an arena. Credit where credit is due. He is due some, but not all that much in the grand scheme of effort, planning, and millions of dollars spent by the people.

City Plans Netting NBA Franchise

February 1992

City Plans Netting NBA Franchise; Arena Due Study | News OK

But he had everything to do with getting the arena tax passed to get it updated and the Thunder here. That is what we are trying to say. What was Ed doing in 1992?

[Dubya61]

How old was Mick in '92 and what was he doing? Nothing to do with this. It wasn't his idea. He had nothing to do with the idea. He had nothing to do with Maps 1 where the voters committed to collect and spend money on an arena. Credit where credit is due. He is due some, but not all that much in the grand scheme of effort, planning, and millions of dollars spent by the people.

City Plans Netting NBA Franchise

February 1992

City Plans Netting NBA Franchise; Arena Due Study | News OK

If he voted as a regular citizen, he had more to do with it than his primary opposition.

[warreng88]

Really great point Shawn that I hadn't really thought about much. Although he didn't have a vote in the deal, Cornett was also very insistent they be called the Oklahoma City Thunder and not the Oklahoma Thunder.

I remember when the name came out and all my Tulsa friends wondered why it was the OKC Thunder and not the Oklahoma Thunder. My reaction was, "Who paid for the arena to get built and renovated? People who shop in OKC. What ownership group bought the team? All OKC business men. Where is the arena? OKC..." I would always hear back that the Utah Jazz are in SLC and they aren't called the Salt Lake City Jazz and would reply with and what other team can you name that is named after the state? Minnesota and Washington and that is all in the NBA. And that is out of 30 teams.