Comments on: Grand Theft Hoops: The Stealing of the Sonics http://thestartingfive.net/2008/07/03/grand-theft-hoops-the-stealing-of-the-sonics/ Bangin’ and Scorin’ Every Trip Down the Floor Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:53:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Hasani http://thestartingfive.net/2008/07/03/grand-theft-hoops-the-stealing-of-the-sonics/#comment-13387 Hasani Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:05:15 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1238#comment-13387 C'mon Temple. Hersey Hawkins wasn't the weakest link of the '96 Sonics. When it came to crunch time free throws, Hawkins was pure money. Cool as ice. C’mon Temple. Hersey Hawkins wasn’t the weakest link of the ‘96 Sonics. When it came to crunch time free throws, Hawkins was pure money. Cool as ice.

]]> By: MODI http://thestartingfive.net/2008/07/03/grand-theft-hoops-the-stealing-of-the-sonics/#comment-13377 MODI Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:37:57 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1238#comment-13377 yeah, I guess Ray Allen had it right alright! nice picture... Rain man could've been in the Hall had he gone to a Jenny Craig... yeah, I guess Ray Allen had it right alright!

nice picture… Rain man could’ve been in the Hall had he gone to a Jenny Craig…

]]> By: Temple3 http://thestartingfive.net/2008/07/03/grand-theft-hoops-the-stealing-of-the-sonics/#comment-13331 Temple3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:05:24 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1238#comment-13331 <blockquote>municpialization</blockquote> sounds like nationalization...we all know that eventually gets you d-e-a-d. Great piece.

municpialization

sounds like nationalization…we all know that eventually gets you d-e-a-d.

Great piece.

]]> By: Temple3 http://thestartingfive.net/2008/07/03/grand-theft-hoops-the-stealing-of-the-sonics/#comment-13330 Temple3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:03:58 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1238#comment-13330 On a more positive note, I really liked that '96 Sonics team. Weakest link in the chain: Hersey Hawkins. Strongest links: Payton and Kemp. It was great to see Jordan (a little bit) and Rodman (a whole lot) get abused on the box. On a more positive note, I really liked that ‘96 Sonics team. Weakest link in the chain: Hersey Hawkins. Strongest links: Payton and Kemp. It was great to see Jordan (a little bit) and Rodman (a whole lot) get abused on the box.

]]> By: Temple3 http://thestartingfive.net/2008/07/03/grand-theft-hoops-the-stealing-of-the-sonics/#comment-13324 Temple3 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:53:18 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1238#comment-13324 If Americans are truly down with capitalism, they need to shut the fuck up and deal. Shit happens. Folks continue to vote for Slick Ass Corporate Politicos who want to curry favor with the wealthy while forsaking the public trust. The whole game is rigged. You don't get to cry in your beer about losing your team while failing to understand that pimping municipalities for teams is not different than pimping so-called Third World nations for commodities like sugar and OIL. Gates and his peeps have nuff loot to keep that squad in Seattle...and there's nuff Yakuza hitmen in the region to force a sale. I guess they didn't want it bad enough. Isn't that what Americans tell folks around the world when they get bum rushed by dictators like Saddam. Same shit, different game. Same winners, same losers. David Stern and Dick Cheney...not so different at all. If Americans are truly down with capitalism, they need to shut the fuck up and deal. Shit happens. Folks continue to vote for Slick Ass Corporate Politicos who want to curry favor with the wealthy while forsaking the public trust. The whole game is rigged.

You don’t get to cry in your beer about losing your team while failing to understand that pimping municipalities for teams is not different than pimping so-called Third World nations for commodities like sugar and OIL.

Gates and his peeps have nuff loot to keep that squad in Seattle…and there’s nuff Yakuza hitmen in the region to force a sale. I guess they didn’t want it bad enough. Isn’t that what Americans tell folks around the world when they get bum rushed by dictators like Saddam. Same shit, different game. Same winners, same losers.

David Stern and Dick Cheney…not so different at all.

]]> By: ronglover http://thestartingfive.net/2008/07/03/grand-theft-hoops-the-stealing-of-the-sonics/#comment-13321 ronglover Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:44:59 +0000 http://thestartingfive.net/?p=1238#comment-13321 Dennis Johnson, Gus Williams, Jack Sikma, "Downtown" Freddie Brown. Those are the players I think about when I think of the Seattle Supersonics. Dennis Johnson, Gus Williams, Jack Sikma, “Downtown” Freddie Brown. Those are the players I think about when I think of the Seattle Supersonics.

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