The Seattle SuperSonics

Like most, I am upset about the departure of Seattle's beloved SuperSonics, but I am not writing to vent or point fingers, but rather make other interesting points.

Interesting Point #1:  How will the NBA's western conference be aligned?  Or is the NBA just going to rename the Northwest division?  Oklahoma City is not the northwest and as a resident of the northwest I would be annoyed by the labeling of Oklahoma City as northwest.  It's just not right.  Are they going to be put in the Southwest division, where they belong, making western conference divisions unbalanced?  We'll see.

Interesting Point #2: Oklahoma City will have the same appeal to rookies as Salk Lake City and Sacramento.  I hate to drag those two in here, but let's face it, it's the truth.  It's not surprising David Stern would allow something like this though.  He has proposed the ridiculous idea of the NBA in Europe.  No players are going to want to play their home games in Madrid or Oklahoma City.  This move adds one more unappealing destination for rookies in the NBA.

Interesting Point #3: The Sonics move sets a precedent in the NBA.  It seems possible that if the NBA really plans to avoid interfering with individual teams, that any team could be purchased and moved to a new city.  It's possible.  I'm not saying the Knicks or Celtics are going to find themselves playing in a new city, but think about all of those midsize market teams who Stern doesn't care a lick about.

Interesting Point #4: The NBA lost the rivalry between the Sonics and the Trailblazers.  Oklahoma City is not going to pick up right where the Sonics left off.  The NBA loves it's rivalries, but this one is dead.  It's disappointing too because both teams were on the rise.  Albeit, the Sonics at a slower pace.

Interesting Point #5: I've heard that Oklahoma City will be making replicas of the Sonics banners to hang in their arena and Seattle will keep the originals.  So in a few years when Seattle gets an NBA franchise back, will Seattle hang the original banners in their arena?  That would mean two different teams have banners displaying the same things.  That seems a little ridiculous.

There you have it, my five interesting points.  We'll miss you Sonics.  We already do.