Pitchforks and Torches!

SEATTLE - There has been a sentiment in various places that whenever something good or positive is happening with the Sonics Clayton Bennett finds a way to throw cold water on it, either by design or randomly. Today is no exception, in today's Seattle Post-Intelligencer there is a story about odd couple Brian Robinson and Chris Van Dyk working on a plan to remodel part of the Seattle Center, build an arena, parking, revenue generating lease spaces to help pay for it, good times, great hopes ... and on the same day what falls out of Clay Bennett's ass? He has filed papers to demand arbitration in hopes of breaking a lease that expressly states that arbitration is NOT something the city has to agree to.

Two quick things:
I would not count this as part of the good faith effort he agreed to when he purchased the team less than 1 year ago, Howard.

It is true, once you take your customers to court it’s tough to go back to a good relationship.

So, what do we need to really keep an eye on now?
It is true that a solution to the arena has to be in place in order for the Sonics to be here past 2010. The difference now, as of today, is that something acceptable to a new owner needs to be in the works, but it does not have to be the palace Bennett was demanding. Bennett has taken himself out of the picture in Seattle past 2010 no matter what happens.
It’s all or nothing for Bennett, he’s chosen nothing and is doing everything he can to leave nothing.
Don’t let him. Don’t let him stop people from imagining a new arena and a new Seattle Center, and the Seattle Supersonics here in 2010 and beyond.

Forget Bennett, he's forgotten about you, the fans. Think about you in your good future with the Sonics past 2010 and work toward that goal.

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As soon as I can figure out how to get what I write to show up on the front page of ClubSonics.com I'll start writing there. Until then, here I am.