<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'></p> <div class="bi">Seattle Snake-Bitten?</div> <div> <span style="font-style: italic">Nov 5</span> - "When the team was bought from the previous ownership they told us and everybody in the city that they sold it to a group that they thought would most likely keep the team in the city," Ray Allen said. "Everybody thought that was some [garbage]. How is someone from Oklahoma City going to buy a team in Seattle who doesn't have any ties [in Seattle] and has big money in Oklahoma? If things don't go right, everybody's craving for the team to move to Oklahoma City.</p> </p> "It just seemed like they got the higher bid because they made more money selling the team to someone outside of the city. So when they made that announcement [to move], it came as no surprise to me.</p> </p> "I think the people of that city are so snake-bitten by previous ownership and now the new ownership." -- <font color="#000000">Boston Globe</font></p> </p> </p> [*]Rodney Stuckey, who said he rooted for the Bulls to beat the Sonics in the 1996 NBA Finals, won't shed too many tears if the Sonics leave. </p> "I never really rooted for the Sonics," Stuckey said. "I was always a Bulls fan. I mean, the Sonics aren't bad, they just aren't my team. It's still good to have a team in Seattle; they need a team. If the Sonics move out, Portland will move their team to Seattle." -- <font color="#000000">Detroit News</font></p></div> </div>
I don't think that Portland will move to Seattle. Not now that they have young talent and will probably compete for a title in a few years.</p>
