April 10, 2007
Everything new is old again
I missed this one when it ran last week, but I'm not sure I would have believed my eyes if I'd seen it: According to The Oklahoman newspaper, Seattle Sonics owner and Oklahoma City native Clay Bennett declared recently that OKC's Ford Center "is fine for the immediate future, but the city eventually will need a new building." The Ford Center will turn five years old this June.
A few years back - while the Ford Center was still under construction, in fact - economist Rod Fort told me, "I don't see anything wrong, from an owner's perspective, with the idea of a new stadium every year." At the time, I thought he was joking, but now...
Well, "eventually" can be a long time... maybe Bennett just meant "in about 30 years." Yeah, i'm sure that's what he meant. Fershure.
Posted by: rone on April 10, 2007 05:23 PM
Maybe they're thinking in dog years?
Posted by: Jonathan on April 10, 2007 09:08 PM
