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Sixers fan in favor of saving the SuperSonics and moving a team to Oklahoma City

It really is ashame what is happening to Sonics fans. Clay Bennett and the rest of the owners in conjunction with the NBA are holding the city of Seattle hostage. The owners meetings are Thursday and Friday this week and one of the subjects on the agenda is relocating the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City.

There’s been plenty of debate over the past few days on the fate of Sonics fans. SonicsCentral has been asking for help to get the message out to block this move. MVN Outsider, The NBA Source, Cavalier Attitude, Bull Riding, Ball Don’t Lie, Sports by Brooks, Celticsblog and Basketball John jumped on board (to name a few). SuperSonicSoul has $300 million reasons to keep the Sonics in Seattle.

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ESPN’s Bill Simmons has been following this story for some time, so we are now past the eleventh hour. He actually suggests what I’ve been saying all along - let Clay Bennett move the Grizzlies to Oklahoma City where they can escape John Calipari’s shadow. The Grizzlies are the second best team in Memphis anyway.

I support a team in Oklahoma City. They supported the Hornets and finished ninth in league attendence last year. They’ve earned their own franchise, but not the Sonics. If the Sonics move to OKC, then look for the Grizzlies to abandon FedEx Forum and head back to their northwest roots. The Seattle Grizzlies just doesn’t have any ring to it though.

I think this is a foregone conclusion. They would drop “Super” from the name and become the City Sonics. It would be like the North Stars from Minnesota going south to Dallas and dropping “North” from their name. Minnesota eventually got a team back (i.e. the Wild). Still, I never understood hockey in the southern U.S.

The Sonics have a strong heritage in Seattle. I propose they stay, but fear it could be too late. Clay Bennett and David Stern are pulling a Art Modell job of the Cleveland Browns and it isn’t right.

At the low point of the season last year, Ed Snider threatened to explore moving the Sixers. That caused such a backlash that he ended up retracting his statement. This city lost an NBA franchise before when the Warriors moved west to the Bay Area in 1963. For one season, there was no professional basketball in Philadelphia. The Syracuse Nationals came to the rescue. Who will come to the rescue of Seattle? Their fans are hoping that David Stern comes to his senses.

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