Opening Day for Seattle Super Sonics - Perhaps Their Last Year in Town?

I'm looking forward to tonight's Sonics opening day game against the Denver Nuggets, but if something (anything?) else comes up I will skip watching the game. I'm hoping Jacqueline Kennedy will want to go trick or treating, but she is not yet 4 and none of her friends' parents will let them go.

I'm looking for the Sonics to be sub-500 this year, but think that they will have an entertaining and exciting team with both Durant and Green making sudden impacts. I was very happy when they got rid of Ray Allen - the guy can shoot, but has no idea what defense is. As the saying goes - defense wins championships and the Sonics had no chance with Ray gunning and playing ole on d. I'm also ok with Rashard Lewis getting away, he's a decent player, but very soft and no superstar. Definitely not worth the money.

As a life long Sonics fan, I'm bummed at the current ownership situation and would really like to see them get out of town sooner than later - unless the team gets resold to a different, local ownership group. As far as I can see, the NBA model is broken - a bunch of guys getting paid way too much money and the average family cannot afford to go to the games. With the extremely high cost for food and drink and constant blaring of hip hop music, I don't even enjoy going to the games any more. I vote for throwing my support to college hoops and look for the UW Huskies to have another great season.

BTW - I had to laugh when Dallas owner Mark Cuban was interviewed on tv at their game tonight. He was asked what kind of conversations the Mavs had been having with the Lakers about obtaining Kobe Bryant. He said "none" and that the Mavs getting Kobe "is not going to happen". He is a smart man - I know what he was thinking and wanted to say - Kobe Bryant is a great scorer, but does not play team basketball and any team that gets him would be taking a step backway.

I'm so sick of the media and sportscasters talking about how great Kobe is - he is a cancer and he will never win another championship unless he goes to a team with at least two other superstars - like Ray Allen going to Boston who also now have Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce. BTW - I still doubt that the Celtics really have a chance with Allen on their team.