This. Man folks kill Lebron for how he arrived in Miami, but fail to EVER mention how the Thunder came to be.After all of that history and support in Seattle they leave and go to Oklahoma. Sad that the fans of the old Sonics have to endure seeing such likable, talented young team have the kind of success they're having in Oklahoma. TERRIBLE.
we want to root for a team in the playoffs, we place our bets on those teams. We are die hard houston rockets fans and since the rockets didn't make the playoffs, we can cheer for any team, right? and the Jazz? over my freakin' dead body.
What's there not to cheer for? We are cheering for the winner! I bleed Rockets red and the Thunder are going to show the Heat how to win? Why else?
How is Thunder a rival of the Rockets? If anything they killed Mavs, Lakers and Spurs. We SHOULD be cheering for them.
I freaking hate how they stole that team from those loyal fans. It pisses me off, especially when I think of what it would I would be like if I was a Sonic fan.
I hated those Sonic teams too, but that doesn't mean I wanted them to lose their team. It was a great rivalry. Key Arena was always one of the loudest in the league. Those fans didn't deserve to lose their team.
Sucks for Seattle. I feel for them. They only got one year of Durant, and then poof. Starbucks owner should have known what was going to happen.
I guess for the playoff series between us in 1993, 1996, and 1997. Though OKC feels entirely separate from Seattle. New name. New players. Not to mention it has been 15 years since we met in the playoffs against the Sonics.
I hated the 90s Sonics as much as anyone here. Thinking about them now still raises my blood pressure. But the Thunder have nothing to do with them at all. For most of us not associated with Seattle, the connection is long-severed. That all said, I liked the last good Sonics team with Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis with Nate McMillan as coach. They came closer to derailing a Spurs title run than people realize. As a Houstonian, of course I can relate with true Seattle basketball fans and the bitterness of some is understandable. They've missed a royal treat the last 4 years watching the Thunder improve each year and this rubs it in. But I bet there are a lot of Thunder fans in Seattle. The haters are just much louder.
How do the Seattle Thunderbirds (I think that's there name) of the WHL do? Cause if they are a draw, I could see Seattle supporting a hockey team. Seems like they could already have built in rivalries with the Canucks and Sharks too.
They only care cause OKC is winning, if they were one of the worst teams in the league... they wouldn't be crying over it.
Seattle's a great city that got screwed out of a team. Owner comes in and says, We're committed to keeping the team in Seattle, when all along you knew he was looking to move the team. I can't blame the citizens there, DESPITE all the years of misery the Sonics delivered to the Rockets ( ) .
the Supersonics' transition to becoming the Thunder is a management decision. you have to remember that KD was drafted as a SuperSonic, he has no emotion, he just wants to win. they make it seem like the Heat are the underdogs... seriously??? who was reg.season MVP this year??? it is so easy for everyone else to want Thunder to win it all... the Rockets fans usually root for the TRUE underdogs, because that's who we are. if that's SA Spurs, then so be it. as for the Mavs, i rooted for them to lose from day 1, but i can't help but feel happy for their 'chip because of what they had to go through and the fact that it was their first. same for the Thunder now... it is just unfortunate to have been a Sonics fan... as for the Jazz... don't ... you... dare....
The Sonics are totally separate from the Thunder, new players, new coaches, new owners, new city, there is not a single thing that is the same as the team the Rockets played in the 90's.
