It's kind of a known secret in the NBA that after they get their TV deals done, they're going to consider expansion, bringing back the Supersonics.
Part of this (Hakstol firing), if not most of this, was about, 'We need to make sure if the Supersonics come back, that our team is a little bit stronger.'
I watched that media conference with Ron Francis. He's a poker face, he doesn't give away a lot - he did not look happy. So not only am I looking at where they're going to go to replace Hakstol. I'm also wondering about the overall sense of the organization – Elliotte Freidman
