http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-supersonics-seattletrial&prov=ap&type=lgns
Author Tim Booth did an excellent job of presenting both sides of the story in the fiasco that is the Seattle Supersonics. Booth had obviously been covering the story for quite some time because of the way he presented how owner Clay Bennett is viewed by fans in Seattle. This story shows how little the NBA did to try to stop the move to Oklahoma City. Even though the Supersonics have fallen on hard times recently, winning only 20 games this year, the franchise has had a storied history in the Northwest. The team won an NBA title in 1979 and had one of the NBA’s most popular franchises in the late 1990s with Shawn Kemp and Gary
Payton taking them to the Finals in 1996.
The article also shows how little Clay Bennett wanted to do with the city of Seattle. After allegedly agreeing to keep the team in Seattle when he purchased the team, Bennett exclaimed “We made it” when news broke that the team could move to his home town. In my opinion, Commissioner David Stern could have easily kept the team in Seattle but sided with his extremely wealthy friend Bennett. If Stern wants the NBA to change its image after the Tim Donaghy scandal, siding with a billionaire instead of a loyal city is not the answer.
The author’s lede was interesting in the fact that it started with Clay Bennett. After all of the tumultuous debate on whether the Sonics should stay in Seattle, using the owner as the lede shows that Bennett has become the biggest part of the debacle. This was a very effective way to start the story because people are drawn to Bennett, even though it is for the wrong reasons. Hopefully, David Stern and Clay Bennett will get their heads screwed on straight and somehow make up for this mess.
Author Tim Booth did an excellent job of presenting both sides of the story in the fiasco that is the Seattle Supersonics. Booth had obviously been covering the story for quite some time because of the way he presented how owner Clay Bennett is viewed by fans in Seattle. This story shows how little the NBA did to try to stop the move to Oklahoma City. Even though the Supersonics have fallen on hard times recently, winning only 20 games this year, the franchise has had a storied history in the Northwest. The team won an NBA title in 1979 and had one of the NBA’s most popular franchises in the late 1990s with Shawn Kemp and Gary
Payton taking them to the Finals in 1996.The article also shows how little Clay Bennett wanted to do with the city of Seattle. After allegedly agreeing to keep the team in Seattle when he purchased the team, Bennett exclaimed “We made it” when news broke that the team could move to his home town. In my opinion, Commissioner David Stern could have easily kept the team in Seattle but sided with his extremely wealthy friend Bennett. If Stern wants the NBA to change its image after the Tim Donaghy scandal, siding with a billionaire instead of a loyal city is not the answer.
The author’s lede was interesting in the fact that it started with Clay Bennett. After all of the tumultuous debate on whether the Sonics should stay in Seattle, using the owner as the lede shows that Bennett has become the biggest part of the debacle. This was a very effective way to start the story because people are drawn to Bennett, even though it is for the wrong reasons. Hopefully, David Stern and Clay Bennett will get their heads screwed on straight and somehow make up for this mess.
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