That's the Magic Number
Yes it is
It's the magic number
Ah, nothing like three Sonic wins in a row to conjur up images of De La Soul and brighter times. Courtesy of the Portland Trail Blazers (thanks, Nate!), Seattle grabbed their third consecutive win last night as Ray Allen caught fire, Chris Wilcox continued his improbable Karl Malone impersonation, and Earl Watson continued to be everything the Sonics could have hoped for as Seattle rolled to a 121-108 win on Friday night.
Kudos to Nick Collison for picking up the slack in suspended Rashard Lewis' absence, as the young Jayhawk posted 13 points and 6 boards in his first game back, and also posted the highest +/- on the team with +14 in only 20-odd minutes. With Johan Petro sidelined as well, Collison was at center quite a bit, and made the most of it, as he always seems to do. As much as Collison can be maligned for the faults in his game, the man is a dependable player who - while he gets in foul trouble way too quickly - is tough on defense, knows how to rebound, and can handle the rock.
Can the Sonics make it four straight? Well, they'll have to knock off the Suns on Sunday to do it, but there's always hope.
Collison was great last night. He's definitely one of those guys who's contributions don't always show up in boxscores, but if you watch the games you can see he's a big key for their success. He's a great guy to bring in off the bench.
ReplyDeleteCaught the end of the Suns game--it made me hope that games like this become a tradition between the Suns and Supes. And that they actually have some meaning when the Sonics win! What a game...
ReplyDeleteAs much as I loved the win tonight and over this week. We need to stop winning we've dropped all the way from 7th pick to the 11th pick in a weak draft.
ReplyDeleteSTOP WINNING SUPER SONICS!
What a game !
ReplyDeleteIt was on french TV, Petro played very well for his come-back
I don't agree with the idea of losing to have a better draft pick
ReplyDeleteJust Because we don't really need another young player ; with Gelabale coming this summer I think the Roster is full...
We are winning against good teams and we are building a confidence for next season, nothing else matter
Absolutely fantastic win. I had flashbacks to the late 80s with X, Chambers, and Dale Ellis when I saw that Rashard, Wilcox, and Allen all went for 20 points. Makes you wonder what they can do in the lineup for an entire season.
ReplyDeleteAnother point about losing for draft position: Right now the Sonics are getting hammered in the local media because of the politics around the stadium. If we want them to play here next year, well, it would be good to butter up the fans with some wins. Otherwise, that juicy draft pick might be playing for Your Las Vegas Supersonics next year.
ReplyDeleteAs to the "start losing games so we don't blow our draft choice" thinking, here are the last 10 guys picked at the #7 slot:
ReplyDeleteCharlie Villuena, Luol Deng, Kirk Hinrich, Nene, Eddie Griffin, Chris Mihm, Rip Hamilton, Jason Williams, Tim Thomas, Lorenzen Wright.
And the last 10 guys at #11:
Fran Vasquez, Andris Biendris, Michael Pietrus, Jared Jeffries, Kedrick Brown, Jerome Moiso, Trajan Langdon, Bonzi Wells, Tariq Abdul-Wahad, Todd Fuller.
Now, I'm not saying I agree with tanking the season to move up to #7 (especially when it's a lottery system, anyway), but, good Lord, those are some nasty draft picks at #11. When Bonzi Wells is head and shoulders above anyone in a category, that's a bad category.