tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post113216205613246145..comments2023-11-05T01:50:45.024-08:00Comments on Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!: He's Misstra Know It AllPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07413382016761430333noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132242976626473992005-11-17T07:56:00.000-08:002005-11-17T07:56:00.000-08:00Lets hope Mr Flip stays injured. That man is pois...Lets hope Mr Flip stays injured. That man is poison. The one thing you can see in the last two games is that we haven't had those momentum killing 5 minute stretches where Flip is in turning the ball over every possession.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132222780983303762005-11-17T02:19:00.000-08:002005-11-17T02:19:00.000-08:00What's the deal with the Celtics wearing WHITE SHO...What's the deal with the Celtics wearing WHITE SHOES?! Next thing you know, they're replacing the old parquet with Pergo, the Yankees are stitching names on the backs of their jerseys, and the Steelers helmets sport logos on both sides...chunkstyle23https://www.blogger.com/profile/11182082059384089842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132196458526725072005-11-16T19:00:00.000-08:002005-11-16T19:00:00.000-08:00i totally agree with what all of you guys said so ...i totally agree with what all of you guys said so far - in a nutshell, i'm pretty happy with the diretion the team is choosinbg to go right now even if it looses us some games in the meantime. i mean, rayray's still looking good, shard is entering into his prime, luke's looking pretty good so far, along with collison and petro. if they can improve, i'm sure they'll be very good players in the future. i mean, that's basketball - you have to look at the long run even though the basic goal is to win games now. <BR/><BR/>i honestly don't miss jj that much, since i think he'd be like radman if he didn't get what he wanted - whiny. and he's not as consistent as he'd like to think, so might as well try to develop our younger players and all. :P but AD, yeah, he's the big difference. and coach nate. :(<BR/><BR/>wheeeee! sonics won over boston 113 - 100, with luke going for a double double. :D sweeeeeeet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132189425640305782005-11-16T17:03:00.000-08:002005-11-16T17:03:00.000-08:00Ray Allen is on pace for 50 points, Frodo is on pa...Ray Allen is on pace for 50 points, Frodo is on pace for 20 assists ... and Mark Blount is on pace to hit 16 for 16. Okay, I'll calm down now.<BR/><BR/>It's early, but still, a lead is a lead, right?PNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338259096142095348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132188577031703312005-11-16T16:49:00.000-08:002005-11-16T16:49:00.000-08:00The other name who we haven't mentioned much in th...The other name who we haven't mentioned much in these parts lately, but who might have something to do with our struggles, is Nate McMillan. I'm usually the first to dismiss coaching as important, but I think in this case part of what made last year's team work was the fact that Nate held everyone accountable. Clearly, that's been the problem with the whole Vlad situation. If Weiss had told Vlad either in private or publicly that if he wants more playing time he'd damn well better earn it, maybe Vlad would realize that the only way you make a coach play you is to play so damn well and hard that he can't take you off the court.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825086499064577652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132179287631611902005-11-16T14:14:00.000-08:002005-11-16T14:14:00.000-08:00Give that man a kewpie doll. Nice work, Lance, pro...Give that man a kewpie doll. Nice work, Lance, proving yet again why people who read supersonicsoul know their classic music.<BR/><BR/>A good point re AD. It's a combination of two factors, really; AD's quality play is half of what's missing, and the craptacular performance of the guys who replaced him is the other half.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132178536226853842005-11-16T14:02:00.000-08:002005-11-16T14:02:00.000-08:00Last night at least, I don't think you can argue t...Last night at least, I don't think you can argue that what we were missing was Jerome, at least not based on the stat line. Here's Johan's stats from last night versus Jerome's season average from last year:<BR/> <BR/>Johan Jerome<BR/>MIN: 23 16.6<BR/>FGM-A: 3-7 2.2-4.3 <BR/>FTM-A: 0-0 0.6-0.8<BR/>OREB: 2 1<BR/>DREB: 3 2<BR/>REB: 5 3<BR/>AST: 0 .2<BR/>BLK: 0 1.4<BR/>TO: 1 1.1<BR/>PF: 4 3.5<BR/>PTS: 6 4.9<BR/><BR/>Johan got fewer fouls per minute, so he was able to stay in the game longer. He didn't get any blocks, but he was still changing shots out there (and for more minutes), and he rebounded better than JJ. And he runs the floor a hundred times better than JJ. Of course, that was just one game :)<BR/><BR/>But to me what we are really missing is AD. When Luke was getting wild (or dominated), AD was the solid combo guard that would come in and could run the offense while taking care of the ball -- and if need be, get some scoring going either with the midrange jumper or by going to the rack. He was the calm head that could come in when the momentum seemed to be shifting against us and put things right. That is precisely what we lack right now. <BR/><BR/>When things start to go south, who do we bring in? In the long term I like Damien as an energy guy who can step up the defense (sort of a Reuben Pattersen without the personal defects), but he is still getting there. We can bring in Radman and see if he is hitting the three, but his defense is horrible so we are taking a huge gamble there. If he's cold, not only is he wasting our opportunities at the offensive end, he is getting used on the other end of the court. We can bring in Da Fort, but if it isn't that 1 in 3 games in which he plays well, his test minutes kill us as certainly as Radmans do, with silly fouls at both ends of the court that either give away posessions, or give the other team free throws. I won't even discuss Flip.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132178022340618882005-11-16T13:53:00.000-08:002005-11-16T13:53:00.000-08:00I had a long conversation with my dad about this t...I had a long conversation with my dad about this team, and I came to the conclusion that I'm happy with them. Of course I want them to win every game, but I'll be happy if at the end of this season I feel like the team has a clear direction about where it wants to go from here. In that sense, last year was almost a bad thing, because it artificially elevated expections (my own, for sure) and maybe got us a bit too attached to a few folks (Radmanovic, Fortson). I want to see Ridnour, Collison, Petro, Wilkins, even Swift playing major minutes because I know they'll be here for years and guys like Murray, Evans, and Radmanovic won't. If that costs us games in the short-term, so be it. It's not like a few years ago where I didn't think we had anyone to build around besides Rashard and maybe Vlad...there are legitimate reasons to be hopeful for the future.<BR/><BR/>I don't know whether Weiss is a part of that future, I tend to doubt it. I'm fairly certain that the ownership wants to turn this team over to Sikma in a year or two. If he inherits a team with Rashard in his prime, a still-effective Ray Allen, and more experienced versions of Ridnour, Collison, and Petro as the starting five, I've got no worries about that team's ability to compete.Zachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825086499064577652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1132172848954246992005-11-16T12:27:00.000-08:002005-11-16T12:27:00.000-08:00Paul - I removed the Bob Weiss photo because I did...Paul - I removed the Bob Weiss photo because I didn't want people to think I was referring to him with the message headline. Actually, I was trying to be self-deprecating (or, as my wife's boss once called it, "self-defecating"). <BR/><BR/>Bonus points to the first person who can tell me where the headline comes from (minus points if you cheat and use google to get the answer).PNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10338259096142095348noreply@blogger.com