Re: Sonics to OKC? Seriously?

"Terraholm" <TerraholmSPAMNOT@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> If he moves the team to OKC... I predict it to be a failure with-in 5
>> years.
>
> Why? Same size and only pro s****ts team  as ****tland, SLC and San
Antonio. 
> And like ****tland and Utah it will be a state wide market.

San Antonio is the 4th fastest growing city in America with 2 million 
regional residence. That does not include Austin which has another 2
million 
people.. plus tons of college students.

****tland has 2 million people in its metropolitan area... and I don't
think 
Paul Allen would move them if he was losing money.

SLC has the entire Salt Lake Valley... which is about 2.2 million
people... 
That does not include Provo (to the south) and Ogden (to the north). Also,

SLC, according to Forbes, is the fastest growing business city in the 
country right now... which means patrons.

Those cities are all growing and have larger populations than the Oklahoma

City area which has 1.2 million citizens...

Lastly, I cannot see Oklahomans spending a lot of their money on
basketball 
games. The per capita income is 19,098... Does the owner think OKC can 
afford to build them a ****ney new arena that can compete with other NBA 
teams?

I just think St. Louis sounds like a better bet.