First, I think the sale of the team changes the entire debate on building the Sonics a new arena. There had been a contingent of people in Seattle who thought that Howard Schultz was bluffing, or was just toying around with us by threatening to take the team ball and go home. This was compounded by the fact that the Sonics never opened their books to any kind of public inspection, so it was impossible to tell if they had really lost $60M, or were just inventing the number to screw the city for a bit more profit. As of now, there's no more debate: if we don't make it possible for the new owners to make a profit in Seattle, they're leaving. Period, full stop, end of story. There's no bluff here.
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christapher
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