Seattle Sports Woes

So its been a depressing couple of weeks to be a Seattle Sports fan. First, Seattle's oldest and only championship-winning sports franchise officially changed its name from the Seattle Super Sonics to the Seattle Expiring Contracts. (Okay, so I stole that joke from Bill Simmons. But as much as I've hated Bill Simmons in the past, he's actually been really cool in dealing with the Sonics impending move to the prairie. Just check out his columns here and here. I guess it proves that even New England fans can be decent people sometimes.) The Sonics traded away all remenants of a competitive team for... a bunch of draft picks and future salary cap space. The Sonics now have two first round draft picks each draft for the next three years and another seven in the second round. In addition, the Sonics save about $7 million in salary from expiring contracts next year; the total is closer to $13 million for the next two years combined. Can you say "looking to the future?"

The Sonics are rebuilding, literally. Unfortunately, Sam Presti's new and improved team probably won't be in Seattle to show off the final product.

Oh, and if that doesn't depress you enough to want to jump off of the Aurora Bridge, Josh Brown decided he was tired of playing for a winning team and signed with the St. Louis Rams for basically the same amount as the Seahawks were offering, albeit with a more upfront signing bonus. Because god knows he needs that $4 million in his account today. Somewhere in the mountains of Colorado, a man-boy former DIII kicker is crying himself to sleep after learning that his hero has abandoned the team he loves. For shame Josh Brown, for shame.