Why the Sonics Are Dead to Me

Thanks to the Sports Guy, there has been lots of hullabaloo (that's right, hullabaloo) lately over the Sonics situation. If you read the the letters, most fans tend to focus on one of a few things: * Villainizing Clayton Bennett. Totally fair, he edges out Al Davis as the greasiest owner of a pro sports team. * Railing against the practice of teams extorting cities for half-billion dollar venues financed by taxpayer dollars. Also fair, but a fact of life in pro sports. * Pointing out the obvious cronyism of the David Stern regime. Stern has done nothing but encourage his good buddy Bennett to make intentionally unmeetable demands of the city and move a team from the 14th largest media market to the 45th largest media market (OKC is sandwiched between the bustling metropolises of Albuquerque NM at #44 and Greensboro NC at #46). How is that good for the long-term health of the NBA?