The tribal council last week directed its staff to examine a potential partnership with Bennett, and how a new arena would be financed, tribal spokesman Rollin Fatland said.
There has been no formal proposal, and Bennett has reportedly voiced concern about the distance fans would have to drive from Seattle if the team relocated from KeyArena to a site adjacent to Emerald Downs racetrack, which sits on property owned by the Muckleshoots.
The site is 24 miles from downtown Seattle.
"It's a heckuva lot closer than Oklahoma City," Santos said Monday when reached at home.
Seattle PI, June 5, 2007
Auburn is indeed closer to Seattle than Oklahoma City, the Tacoma Dome is closer too. Sonics fans managed to make the commute to the Tacoma Dome for the Sonics 1994-95 season while the Key Arena was getting its remodel. Fans showed up to an arena that was clearly not made for the NBA, that was further away from the fans, that was temporary. Why, well, it doesn't hurt that the Sonics were winning. 57 wins and 25 losses, that's a team worth traveling to see no matter how far Clay Bennett thinks Auburn is from Seattle.
Go 37 and 47 like the Sonics did last season and you could build a new arena on top of the Key Arena and you are not going to draw.
You, Clay Bennett, worry about providing a winning product, I'll worry about getting there to see it. Deal?
They Muckleshoot, They Score!
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