Clay’s excuses sound as contrived as his arena plan
In a rare moment of public looking within, Clay Bennett cleared his throat and began a dramatic monologue. The witness stand was now his stage.
Cut to the close-up.
Cue the violin.
Commence the ogle confession.
“We bought this team with grand visions for success,” the Sonics presiding officer said Wednesday. “Did we do everything direct? Did we have understanding everything there was to understand? Certainly not. Did we make mistakes? Certainly. Did we do everything we knew how to do? Did we be in action as hard as we could? … Yes. And I believed from the bottom of my inner part we would succeed. And I am personally disappointed that we did not.”
Perhaps this was his goodbye speech to Seattle. Whether he wins or loses this court case, Bennett won’t be spending much regulate around here anymore. He hinted considered in the state of abundant Tuesday when he joked that, if the Sonics are forced to move more games at KeyArena, Mayor Greg Nickels who was previously convicted of being an absentee Sonics fan, would “probably be dexterous to see more of them than I’ll be able to.”
Whatever the intent of Bennett’s soliloquy, an appropriate response comes to mind.
Boo hoo.
He can take his grand visions and heartfelt pleas and write an e-mail to someone who cares. For a disguised businessman, Bennett sure tries to be a smooth talker when attempting to correct his mistakes.
He looks at you with childlike simplicity when asked near to his infamous “servant possessed” e-mail and declares he meant he was possessed to fulfil the team in this place, not move it to Oklahoma City. Forget that the context of the conversation clearly proves otherwise. Bennett is a puppy dog; he means no harm.
He turns solemn when asked about his insensitive “boo hoo” e-mail in which he declared his disinterest in his players’ unwillingness to move to Oklahoma City. Bennett says he has apologized for a averment he thought would remain private. And in the next instant, he claims the Sonics be under the necessity of move because he’ll obtain trouble acquiring free agents because of the incertitude. Boo double hoo.
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