FIVE REASONS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THE SONICS' MOVE TO OKLAHOMA CITY

by Jarrett Carter, Stet Sports Blog

It's official: the Seattle SuperSonics are no longer in Seattle. With my only experience of a local team leaving being the Baltimore Colts in the 80's, I can only imagine how much it sucks.

Despite how much the team sucks.

But it's a sure bet that the basketball-rabid folks in Oklahoma City are raring to go for their new squad. If not for the fact that Kevin Durant will put Oklahoma on the map for more than Sooners and Cowboys, then for the following five reasons.

5. Instant Nightlife Upgrade. - Oklahoma City. Where Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World as a nightlife destination happens.

4. Look Ma, We're a Real Sports Town Now! - Some places are just made for college sports. Any town that boasts having the U.S. Softball Hall of Fame is one of those places.

3. Black folks can be millionaires, too. - Since the Hornets already spoiled them, let's bring back some more rich black guys and hope the forecast doesn't call for rain.

2. Because the Jonas Brothers are only in town for one night. - It's either them, or Roy Cooper's World Championship Jr. Calf Roping.

1. Because Jeff Capel can't do it alone. - There has to be more basketball in the state than the Sooners. There just has to be.