If the point of this SuperSonics year is to regain enough fan support to build the team a new arena, this is quite simply not the way to do it. The Supes blew a nine-point lead with less than five to play and lost to their hated rivals to the south. After one game, this team seems just about the same as last year. They can score in bunches, and just about any team that they play can too.
For those of you who picked Brandon Roy to win ROTY, good call.
As for the future of this team? I'm pretty pessimistic, but Frank Hughes of the TNT and ESPN has an interesting take on it. I really hope this team stays, but I'm not holding my breath.