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We just referenced this on the air with Mike Holmgren.

Come back here and we'll post the entire show (including the hour with Holmgren).

The Mariners General Manager joined Softy today live from Jimmy's on First to talk about the team, their current position, and about how he is going to be able to make them a legit contender.

If you missed the show today, you missed a lot!

Use the player below to listen to today's open!

Here is the full show in 3 parts:

Hour 1 - 24 hours have passed and the city of Seattle is still upset about the NBA’s decision to keep the Kings in Sacramento. Whats next for the Supersonics? Chris Hansen believes the fight is not over, what does Softy think? What do the fans think? Hear this and an epic Sonics opening that will get you on your feet for bringing the NBA back to Seattle

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Hour 2 - Whats next for the Seattle Sonics? Chris Daniels joins Softy with the latest on the Seattle ownership group and their potential to make a bigger bid.The NFL Draft has concluded and Mike Smith, Chris Harper’s former receivers coach, gives the scouting report on the Hawks 4th round pick. The Mariners face the Orioles tonight and Adam Jones joins Softy live from Safeco Field.

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Hour 3 (and a half) - Lets get away from the Sonics misery, Jake Locker joins Softy on Football at 5 talking year three as a titan as well as playing with Matt Hasselbeck. Hugh Millen stops by to recap the 2013 NFL Draft for the Hawks, and Ken Rosenthal tells us who is the biggest disaster in baseball.

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All Sonics fans woke up waiting (not very patiently, but waiting) to see what would come of the NBA Relocation and Finance committee meeting that started at 11am Pacific. It was scheduled for two hours and when 1pm finally rolled around, the news was going to come at some point either positive or negative for Seattle. Here was the first report:

The NBA committees have voted no to relocation of Kings to Seattle, sources tell Y! Sports.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) April 29, 2013

These are important days for sports radio as we give fans a chance to react, emote, and converse with other fans about events that affect them.

Here are each of the three (and a half) hours of the show today for you:

Hour 1 - The news has broken that the NBA relocation commitee has voted unaminously against the Sacramento Kings sale to Seattle. Softy wonders whats next for the city of Seattle and the Hansen/Ballmer group. Mitch Levy joins Softy with his take on the news.

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Hour 2 - The NBA’s decision to deny the sale to the Seattle and Sonics fans still wonder what is next for the city. NBA TV Legal Expert Michael McCann and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn join Softy with their take on the situation. Russ Lande recaps the Seahawks 2013 NFL Draft.

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Hour 3 (and a half) - Today’s Sonics news is still hard to swallow for the city of Seattle. Softy recaps the days NBA news as well as his opinion on whats next for the Sonics. John Schneider joins Softy on Football at 5 to recap the NFL Draft and where the new picks will fit in

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This was the "newsiest" portion of the show today as Softy talked with Mitch who had just gotten off the phone with Steve Ballmer.

This is the ONLY thing we heard from the entire Ballmer, Hansen, Nordstrom "camp."

Not really the news we want to hear but this is a lot of information from Mitch Levy with Softy

I encourage you to take the time to listen to the segment but here are Mitch's tweets that give a "reader's digest" version of the conversation.

Just got off the phone with Steve Ballmer.He is "horribly, horribly disappointed" in this news.

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

Steve was incredibly emotional on the phone.He and the group will continue their communication w/Stern and the NBA.

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

Ballmer said that he and Chris Hansen and the rest of the group will put their heads together and see if there is a reasonable next step.

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

Ballmer told me that he can't imagine that the city of Seattle will ever have a stronger case and a better situation to acquire a team.

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

Ballmer displayed zero optimism expansion will be offered. Said that he just doesn't think the NBA will share the revenue pie w/more teams.

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

In the midst of his "venting" on the phone, Ballmer did say he feels terrible for Seattle NBA fans for having their hopes dashed again.

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

He also repeated that Chris Hansen has done an "unbelievable job" and couldn't possibly put Seattle in a stronger position.

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

Assuming that relocation is rejected by the full BOG, Ballmer said that our group has the right to ask for the NBA to go ahead...

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

...with the purchase vote.

— mitch levy (@kjrmitch) April 29, 2013

After reading (or hearing) that stuff, now read Chris Hansen's statement that he posted on SonicsArena.com:

To the Sonics Faithful

While we are disappointed with the relocation committee’s recommendation, we just wanted to let you all know that we remain fully committed to seeing this transaction through. As you are all well aware, we have a binding transaction to purchase the Kings for what would be a record price for an NBA franchise, have one of the best ownership groups ever assembled to purchase a professional sports team in the US, have clearly demonstrated that we have a much more solid Arena plan, have offered a much higher price than the yet to be finalized Sacramento Group, and have placed all of the funds to close the transaction into escrow. As such, we plan to unequivocally state our case for both relocation and our plan to move forward with the transaction to the league and owners at the upcoming Board of Governor’s Meeting in Mid-May.

When we started this process everyone thought it was impossible. While this represents yet another obstacle to achieving our goal, I just wanted to reassure all of you that we have numerous options at our disposal and have absolutely no plans to give up. Impossible is nothing but a state of mind.

“Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing.” ―Muhammad Ali

—Chris Hansen

Keep in mind that Ballmer's comments came within 2 or 3 hours of the news breaking while Hansen put out his statement about 7 or 8 hours after the fact.

Kevin Shockey

From everything I can tell, the Seahawks draft yesterday was met with a resounding amount of acceptance from "experts," fans, and media folks. I hope you can sense the lack of excitement from the word acceptance in that last sentence.

John Schneider and Pete Carroll have obivously set themselves up to be creative on Draft day with prior success (in the draft and on the field).

Watch this video from from CBSSports.com of the always outspoken Pete Prisco and Will Brinson, then vote on the 3 poll questions below.