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I see the Sonics winning this game. Boston is going to rest their starters players and play their back ups most of the game.
It's a given the Sonics will lose by a lot this game, so I'm going to be focussing on individual matchups to see how certain players respond to a challenge.
NBA Finals preview, anyone?
Oh, man, Ray Allen just killed Durant with an eye fake.
I don't understand the hype of having Sam Cassels as a guard for any team at his age. It would be like having Gary Payton at ag...
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Ailene Voisin: Westphal faces challenges in new NBA age
Original at Sacramento Bee
• Wed, Jun 17
USA The one-time prep star – who spurned UCLA and John Wooden, who learned at the knee of the late Red Auerbach, who survived Charles Barkley and befriended future politician Kevin Johnson, who escaped the ruin of the dysfunctional Seattle SuperSonics ...
Raptors welcome aboard Evans
Original at CBC.ca
• Tue, Jun 16
SLAM! Sports Canada Evans isn't exactly a gifted scorer, having averaged just 4.3 points in 514 appearances (270 starts) with the Seattle SuperSonics, Denver Nuggets and Sixers. But he makes his presence felt on the defensive end, averaging 6.9 rebounds per outing and ...
Sources: Theus, Carlesimo on radar
Original at ESPN
• Tue, Jun 16
According to sources, the Trojans are doing background checks on Reggie Theus, a former Sacramento Kings and New Mexico State coach; PJ Carlesimo, a former Seattle SuperSonics head coach, San Antonio assistant and Seton Hall coach; and Jim Boylen, ...
The Dawgfather Makes His Return
Original at Kitsap Sun (Subscription)
• Mon, Jun 15
United States LARRY STEAGALL | KITSAP SUN Former Seattle SuperSonics forward Nick Collison — now a member of the Oklahoma City Thunder — signs an autograph for Madison Lopez, 5, left, from Gig Harbor with her mother Theresa Lopez at the Detlef Schrempf Celebrity ...
Lone stars fly the flag for Canada
Original at Canada.com
• Sun, Jun 14
Canada British Columbian Lars Hansen was released before he could take the court as part of the NBA champion Seattle SuperSonics in 1978-79, though he would excel in Spain. In 1981 Hansen was named player of the year and scoring champion of the FIBA First ...
NBA Draft: Studs/Duds 2005-2008
Original at Hoops World
• Fri, Jun 12
Kevin Durant – Oklahoma City Thunder – Drafted 2nd overall by the Seattle SuperSonics in 2007. Without a doubt Durant has made a bigger impact on the NBA than Greg Oden, but he's also a better player than 90% of the league after just two seasons. ...
In any language, Gasol angry with Pietrus foul
Original at google.com
• Fri, Jun 12
Lewis went straight from high school in Houston to the NBA, best remembered for waiting longer in the draft green room than any player before the Seattle SuperSonics drafted him in the second round in 1998. Dwight Howard and Jordan Farmar (2003) also ...
Scott Howard-Cooper
Original at SI.com
• Fri, Jun 12
He made a risky investment to re-sign Jameer Nelson, made a risky investment times infinity to sign Rashard Lewis away from the SuperSonics, got stranded by a coach, went years without a meaningful return from the draft -- and now look: Otis Smith is ...
USC coach Floyd resigns after payout allegation
Original at Denver Post
• Wed, Jun 10
• 11 related articles
CO Westphal, who has coached the Phoenix Suns and the Seattle SuperSonics, will replace interim coach Kenny Natt. The Kings finished 17-65, the worst record in the NBA this season and in franchise history. • Jermaine O'Neal and Yakhouba Diawara of the ...
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Issaquah dancer makes top 20 on 'So You Think You Can Dance'
Original at Issaquah Press
• Fri, Jun 5
She was also a Miss Washington Teen pageant winner, and was a Seattle Storm and Seattle SuperSonics Junior dancer from 2000-2003. The competition truly begins Wednesday as the top 20 finalists dance for the judges' praise and America's votes on the ...
Three decades after huge Sonics celebration, fan turnout is small
Original at seattlepi.com
• Tue, Jun 2
By CASEY MCNERTHNEY As thousands partied in the streets of Pioneer Square, a man climbed a light pole, screaming his admiration for the Seattle SuperSonics. Someone at St. James Cathedral rang the church bells. Fireworks burst over Queen Anne Hill, ...
NBA Draft Lottery
Original at AthlonSports.com
• Tue, May 19
Washington Post TN The Oklahoma City Thunder — a franchise that started as the Seattle SuperSonics in 1967 (winning an NBA Championship in 1979 with a team coached by Lenny Wilkens and led by Finals MVP Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma and Paul Silas) before moving to Oklahoma ...
The Purpose of the Draft Lottery part 4
Original at Sactown Royalty
• Mon, May 18
CA Naturally, the Seattle SuperSonics with the 10th worst record in the lottery finished 2nd, and snagged up the ultimate prize of the draft over time, Gary Payton. One of the best records of how the draft history has worked is on Draft Express, ...
Snow knows playoffs
Original at Denver Post
• Sat, May 2
CO - Carmelo Anthony NBA TV analyst Eric Snow played for three teams that reached the NBA Finals, including the 1996 SuperSonics, coached by George Karl. Here is Snow's take on some hot topics surrounding the Nuggets: "The best thing about George is, out of all the coaches ...
Wilkens willing to help area's efforts to get NBA team
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Wed, Apr 22
By Darrin Beene Wilkens said the NBA wouldn’t return to Seattle until after a new arena is built. Despite Sonics fans’ perceptions, Wilkens said NBA commissioner David Stern isn’t against a team returning to Seattle. So, Wilkens resigned as the Sonics’ vice chairman.
Classic Sonic Playoffs
Original at The Sonics Blog!
• Tue, Apr 21
By PN(noreply@blogger.com) Game 5, in Seattle, had an announced attendance of 40,172, the largest in 41 years of Seattle basketball. With the Lakers waiting in Los Angeles for the victor, the Sonics finally put an end to the series with a 98-94 win, as Gus Williams poured in 33 points and Lonnie Shelton grabbed 15 rebou...
Former Sonics Center Webster Dies at 56
Original at SonicsCentral.com
• Wed, Apr 8
Marvin Webster, the center known as “The Human Eraser” who started for the first Seattle SuperSonics team to reach the NBA Finals, was found dead Saturday in a hotel room in Tulsa, Okla., according to multiple news reports. He was 56 years old.
Coming To Seattle: Part I
Original at The Sonics Blog!
• Thu, Mar 5
By PN(noreply@blogger.com) In the ensuing half-year, discussion about NBA basketball in Seattle has focused upon renovations to KeyArena, motivating area politicians, and the neverending debate as to whether Danny Vranes’ skin was, in fact, so pale that it could be used in lieu of lighthouses on the Washington c...
Opinion: Merry Christmas Nate McMillan
Original at SonicsCentral.com
• Sun, Dec 21
By Brian Robinson As are most people around the world I am thankful for my family, my job and home, the general happiness of life. Like so many people in Seattle I do of course miss my team and have regrets that this year they are not here to celebrate with me. No Sonics stocking stuffers, no 2009 team calendar, no g...
No. 7 Cal upsets No. 3 Rutgers; fromer Sonics fire P.J. Carlesimo
Original at Seattle Times
• Sat, Nov 22
I thought No. 18 Arizona State might be able to sneak into the state and add more misery to their hoop fans by defeating No. 2 Oklahoma, but the Sooners disposed of the Sun Devils pretty easily in a 70-57 victory. Senior center Courtney Paris, who should be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft, finished...
2008 NBA Preview
Original at swamigp (WordPress)
• Tue, Oct 28
By swamigp Western Conference: (1) New Orleans Hornets, (2) Los Angeles Lakers, (3) Houston Rockets, (4) Utah Jazz, (5) Portland Trail Blazers, (6) San Antonio Spurs, (7) Dallas Mavericks, (8) Phoenix Suns Eastern Conference: (1) Cleveland Cavaliers, (2) Boston Celtics, (3) Detroit Pistons,...
Xavier McDaniel, pt.2
Original at The Sonics Blog!
• Fri, Aug 8
By Paul Merrill(noreply@blogger.com) Tom Chambers, Dale Ellis and Xavier McDaniel formed the mightiest three-headed, ball-hogging, shoot the lights out monster Seattle has ever seen. The Sonics barely snuck into the playoffs, but they managed to knock-out the best team in the west, the Mavericks, then beat the twin towers...
Draft Review
Original at SonicsCentral.com
• Thu, Jun 26
By Brian Robinson Credit where credit is due. The team traded for another first round picka and guaranteed contract and I’m going to assume Clay Bennett authorized the contract. DJ White is an established college player and I expect that they think he will make the team. Not a sexy pick but between him and Devon...
NBA Draft Live Blog: Free Darko Is Here
Original at Deadspin
• Thu, Jun 26
By shoals 4. Sonics: Russell Westbrook Why is Kevin Durant there? Is he hoping he'll get drafted onto another team? (I know, too easy) I know this site is nominally friendly with ESPN today, but Jay Bilas makes a mockery of talking out loud about basketball. He's a wind-up toy.
Podcast: Admission of defeat? -- not so fast
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Sat, Jun 21
Defense attorney's for the Sonics painted a clear picture of Walker's involvement with Slade Gordon, Steve Ballmer and Mike McGavick in an orchestrated effort to keep the team in Seattle long term, which included a plan to "drive a wedge" between the NBA and the ownership group.
Podcast: Alexie on departing Sonics: 'Love long distance fades'
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Fri, Jun 20
Seattle author Sherman Alexie brought some much-needed emotion to the trial between the City of Seattle and the Sonics over terms of the KeyArena lease. To be blunt, there’s a lot more black people in KeyArena during a basketball game than pretty much any other mainstream event in Seattle...
Join The Cult of Sonics
Original at SonicsCentral.com
• Wed, Jun 11
By Brian Robinson June 5, 1993: Suns-Sonics Game 7 of the Western Conference finals in Phoenix. Everyone wanted a Phoenix-Chicago Final for obvious reasons: A Charles Barkley-Michael Jordan matchup. In the series’ first six games, Phoenix shot 15 more free throws than Seattle, a testament to the Suns’ sc...
Troy Weaver is Sonics' new assistant GM
Original at ESPN
• Thu, May 8
By Associated Press SEATTLE -- Former Utah Jazz player personnel director Troy Weaver is the new assistant general manager of the Seattle SuperSonics . Sonics general manager Sam Presti ...
Podcast: Sonics-Warriors pregame notes
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Thu, Apr 17
Probable starters for the Sonics are Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Nick Collison and Johan Petro. ESPN senior writer Lester Munson, a Chicago attorney and journalist, says Howard Schultz plans to file a lawsuit against Clay Bennett to get the team back is a long shot.
The Reckoning (Warriors 121, Sonics 126)
Original at San Jose Mercury News
• Thu, Apr 17
By Adam Lauridsen Baron Davis - When Nelson benched Baron in the second half of the Phoenix game, it was an admission of both their faults. Over the course of this season, Baron gradually drifted away from being a playmaker that elevated his teammates (see Paul, Chis and Nash, Steve) into a play-killer that b...
Podcast: A little revenge for Sonics
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Tue, Apr 8
Former Sonics coach George Karl also made what perhaps might be his last coaching appearance in KeyArena,although Karl remains positive a solution will come about that keeps the Sonics in Seattle. Karl wore a tie with the Space Needle painted on it in honor of the Sonics.
Podcast: Sonics sign Dupree; Sene headed back to IdahoOriginal at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Fri, Apr 4
By Eric Williams Dupree played three different years for Detroit, and also has played for Minnesota and Chicago. Dupree has a good relationship with Sonics assistant general manager Scott Perry, from Perry's time in Detroit. Dupree also played for Sonics assistant Ralph Lewis when Lewis was the head coa...
Podcast: Sonics-Raptors pregame report
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Sun, Mar 9
Looks like Johan Petro will remain in the starting lineup, which means the Sonics will go with Earl Watson, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Chris Wilcox and Petro. After Friday’s stinker against Philadelphia Friday Collison said it’s important for the Sonics to play better against the Raptor...
The most important 72 hours in Sonics History
Original at SonicsCentral.com
• Sun, Mar 9
By Brian Robinson 3) Even Critics of Arena spending are finding this to be a GOOD DEAL. This bill actually puts MORE money towards public programs in the long term because it finds specific revenue streams to make needed debt paydown and improvements to the Key Arena. If the Sonics leave these items will still...
Podcast: Some reaction on the trades
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Fri, Feb 22
By Eric Williams The News Tribune columnist John McGrath weighs in on the 11-player, three-team deal that sent Seattle’s Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West to Cleveland. ESPN’s John Hollinger rates all of the trades that happened before the February trade deadline. Here’s what he says about Seattle send...
Opinion: Stoudemire, Suns hold off Sonics - Sports Network
Original at Sports Network
• Fri, Feb 8
- Wally Szczerbiak had 13 points, but was also responsible for a mental blunder that helped stifle the Sonics' late rally. Seattle scored nine straight ... Review of: Phoenix 103, Sonics 99 Seattle Post Intelligencer SuperSonics-Suns Preview USA Today Seattle Times - Los Angeles Times
NBA Rookie Review
Original at The Sports Junkie
• Thu, Jan 24
Kevin Durant (Sonics) - B+; Durant has been shooting poorly of late, but his overall numbers are about where I expected him. As he gains confidence, strength and teammates who can take the defensive pressure off, his numbers will rise. Not Lottery Players to Note:
Podcast: Sonics-Lakers pregame
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Tue, Jan 15
The NBA will release its most popular individual and team jerseys in its NBA team store in New York and online on Thursday, and Seattle’s Kevin Durant is No. 11 on the individual list. Boston’s Kevin Garnett jersey is the most popular, and the Boston Celtics are the most popular team.
Podcast: Sonics-Blazers pregame
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Tue, Dec 25
The key for the Sonics will be containing Brandon Roy, who is averaging 23.6 points and 6.8 assists during Portland’s winning streak. Damien Wilkins will start on Roy, but expect Kevin Durant and perhaps Delonte West or Mickael Gelabale to see some time against Roy.
Podcast: Sonics by the numbers - Bulls
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Thu, Dec 20
67 -- The number of points Seattle gave up in the first half 54-32 -- The Bulls scoring advantage inside the paint over Seattle. 53.7 -- Heading into the game with Seattle the Bulls were shooting a league-worst 39.8 percent from the field. But they shot much better against the Sonics.
Podcast: Sonics by the numbers - Wolves
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Thu, Dec 20
By Eric Williams 7-- Seattle shooting percentage from the 3-point line (1-of-14). 21 -- Seattle forced 21 turnovers, turning the miscues into 26 points. Asked how his lip is, Thomas said, “Beautiful.” They’ve all got their two cents in," Thomas said.
Podcast: Sonics by the numbers - Hornets
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Thu, Dec 20
By Eric Williams 13-- Seattle’s rebound advantage (56-43), as the Sonics big men continue their strong play inside. Seattle had no time out left, so Collison and the rest of the Sonics were put in a tough situation when Jannero Pargo missed both free throws.
Podcast: Sonics-Bulls pregame
Original at Seahawks Insider (News Tribune)
• Thu, Dec 20
By Eric Williams Seattle (5-16) at Chicago (6-12) Series: Seattle lost both contests last season, a 99-84 setback in Chicago and a 107-101 defeat in Seattle. Rookie Kevin Durant also talked about playing in the United Center for the first time – the house that Michael Jordan built.
Jazz game thread
Original at Seattle Times
• Sat, Dec 15
• 4 related articles
BROKEN ANKLES: G Deron Williams just walked Sonics F Wally Szczerbiak down, causing him to tumble to the court. But Williams was laughing so hard, he missed the open shot with 3:37 remaining in the third. No biggie. The Jazz are ahead 68-57.
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Opinion: Duncan leads the way as Spurs speed by Sonics - Sports Network
Original at Sports Network
• Sun, Nov 25
Duncan, Parker, Ginobili lead Spurs past Sonics, 116-101 USA Today Tim Duncan, Tony Parker, Manu Ginobili lead Spurs past Sonics, 116-101 The Canadian Press Review of: San Antonio 116, Sonics 101 Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle Times - USA Today
Opinion: Jefferson drops 30 as Nets hold off Sonics - Sports Network
Original at Sports Network
• Fri, Nov 23
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- Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Richard Jefferson scored 30 points to lead the New Jersey Nets over the Seattle supersonics, 98-93, at keyarena. ... Sonics winless at home Seattle Times Sonics vs. Nets: Game In Review Seattle Post Intelligencer Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA Today
Opinion: How to Lose Your Best Player and Win a Title
Original at dberri (WordPress)
• Tue, Aug 28
By dberri The 1977-78 season with the Sonics was the best of Webster’s pro career. He averaged 14 points and 12.6 rebounds and played a major role in helping lead Seattle to the National Basketball Association championship round against the Washington Bullets. After Washington beat the Sonics for t...
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Opinion: Fiddlin' and Diddlin' on 7/20
Original at LOY's PLACE a celtics green
• Fri, Jul 20
By FLCeltsFan This morning, the Herald covered the Lakers, the Sonics and the Chinese team, but still no Celtics news. The Globe has a piece on video games and athletes but again, no Celtics news. No news on who Danny is talking to about trades, no news on Tony's rehab, no news on who is in Boston working out. Nothing. This news block out is nerve wracking. The Wizards are shopping a package that would include Navarro and a salary dump. Haywood or Thomas could be part of the package. The Heat are interested and I hope Danny is checking into it. Our own Q has his blog going again and discusses 3 things that the Celtics need to go right. Boston Sports Review discusses the draft night deal for Ray Allen and 16 fateful words. [read the full post]
Sonics Preview, Kentucky Fried
Original at KFBA.NET Latest Posts
• Wed, May 16
By rmcneeley The Sonics may have had a season to remember last year, but they sure didn’t have a memorable off-season. Seattle’s biggest loss was head coach Nate McMillan. Player-wise? Assuming Reggie Evans, Vladimir Radmanovic, and Flip Murray re-up--a probability given how little interest ea...
Opinion: The facts, figures behind the flap over Sonics arena - Seattle Times
Original at seattletimes.nwsource.com
• Sun, Feb 18
Seattle Times, WA - Sonics and Storm owner Clay Bennett was in town last week pitching his plan to build a new arena in Renton, paid for mostly with taxpayer money. ... Wash. House Speaker: Higher Priorities Than Sonics Arena KIROtv.com