tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post5060269388638238863..comments2023-11-05T01:50:45.024-08:00Comments on Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!: A TranscriptPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07413382016761430333noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-26682728915934154282008-11-24T11:05:00.000-08:002008-11-24T11:05:00.000-08:00Wow, Loser, thanks for having my back. Glad to see...Wow, Loser, thanks for having my back. Glad to see someone could see my point.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-57169010555506117682008-11-23T02:14:00.000-08:002008-11-23T02:14:00.000-08:00Andy, the point is not so much that the NBAs atten...Andy, the point is not so much that the NBAs attendance is flagging - which it is, but that what motivates people to come see games is not a fancy new arena but a talented team playing in said arena. The main point that Mr. Bennet used to move MY team from MY city is that our arena wasn't new and modern enoug (despite its really only being about a decade old), and that this lack of madernism would detract from attendance. The ironic point that Nuss is trying to make is that this was a completely fallacious argument - that our team was taken away because the arena wasn't new enough and so we wouldn't sell as many tickets, when the evidence suggests (heavily) that that doesn't really hold any bearing on attendance - that it is the quality of play on the court that determines such. <BR/><BR/>And in terms of us being sour and not supporting the league that we are supposed to love I ask you this: have you ever been in a relationship that ended very very poorly (like him/her lying/cheating/abusive/what-have-you)? There is typically a period of time shortly thereafter wherein one is bitter and wants nothing to do with that person, their friends, or even often their very gender. It's a natural part of human reaction to loss. A lot of people were hurt and feel offended and betrayed. If you dislike our little blog so much then just let it be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-36627084264864803222008-11-20T22:11:00.000-08:002008-11-20T22:11:00.000-08:00Aye andy stfu nobody cares let's see how you react...Aye andy stfu nobody cares let's see how you react with the way sports are here in Seattle let's see you how you react when your favorite team is taken from you regardless what sportAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-77037121356836833732008-11-20T18:09:00.000-08:002008-11-20T18:09:00.000-08:00Alright, I am gonna tell you guys what I really th...Alright, I am gonna tell you guys what I really think. It's a shame you guys are acting in this way. Real NBA fans would support their favorite league. You, instead, are basically bashing the NBA and you sure sound happy about the NHL having a slighty better average attendance than the NBA (btw, I find it funny how you guys don't mention the fact that the NBA is killing the NHL when it comes to tv ratings and even got bigger ratings than baseball last season, both during the regular season and world series..but I disgress). Isn't this a basketball blog? It seems more like a hockey blog and you sound like those obnoxious hockey fans who say that hockey is the best sport ever and everything else is worthless. As a diehard NBA fan this makes me sick. Last season was one of the best in NBA history and I think you guys should remember about the wildest playoffs race in western conference history. This season the eastern conference got much better and you could make the case, looking at the standings, that the eastern conference is even better than the western conference. Plus, there are so many great young stars who are going to be the future of the League (no need to mention who those stars are..any serious hoopshead knows what I'm talking about)and it's such a pleasure watching them playing. If you disagree then you either aren't paying attention or you don't like basketball. So this season looks to be a great season, even better than last year. So I would expect to see people talking about that, not trashing the NBA, especially on a basketball blog. If that's your attitude, then I sure hope Seattle will never get another NBA team. And let's be honest here, you guys are not smart at all. If you were, you wouldn't act in this way and you wouldn't trash the NBA all the times. Cuz that's not the way to convince the league to give you another team. If you guys really want another NBA team, then show it by showing appreciation for the game instead of acting like basketball haters.<BR/><BR/>Anyways, I read this fake interview you guys posted and I have to say that David Stern would be exactly right about the attendance thing. Yep, it's true that teams having attendance woes are bad teams (check the standings for God's sake) and, as far as the Sixers, they are playing pretty bad so it's understandable the fact they aren't drawing well, at least yet. All the other teams with a positive record are drawing good crowds and there are several teams who sellout most of their games. And tv ratings, both locally and nationally, are way up (I posted a link about it in the NBA/NHL attendance thread) and several markets are getting extraordinary tv ratings. So yeah, you guys can't stop acting like the NBA is dying (which it isn't).<BR/><BR/>PS: The ones who are acting in an arrogant way are you, not David Stern for defending his own league<BR/><BR/>PS2: no, I don't work for the NBA. I just found the link to this post on True Hoop, a blog for NBA die-hard fans. So you guessed it, I'm just defending my favorite sport league, the only league that really put me on the edge of my seat.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Now, go ahead and trash me for defending my favorite sport and speaking my mind about this topic. I really don't care. <BR/><BR/>-AndyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-62761030608752735952008-11-20T12:40:00.000-08:002008-11-20T12:40:00.000-08:00More controlled than I expected but well done-a ga...More controlled than I expected but well done-a gain. The guerrilla war continues.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com