tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post116957272834661206..comments2023-11-05T01:50:45.024-08:00Comments on Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!: Halfway HomePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07413382016761430333noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169705890322704662007-01-24T22:18:00.000-08:002007-01-24T22:18:00.000-08:00Dang peoples. Here I was enjoying the Sonics play ...Dang peoples. Here I was enjoying the Sonics play as of late and I didn't realize I should be annoyed! Why don't you change the name of the site to SuperSonicEmo for the remainder of the season?<BR/><BR/>We are so far out of it that I don't care, I want to enjoy some wins! Even if its foolish I want to enjoy some double/doubles from Wheezy and Nick with a big helping of Raydar Luv. Could we finally be nearing the end of the cycle as the West's bottom feeders? God I want to keep that hope. <BR/><BR/>Has anyone else enjoyed that Calabro has come back to life the past few games?<BR/><BR/>Yea, were all totally convinced that the Supes are out of the playoffs. Now convince yourself to enjoy it when the Sonics win because you don't know how long they'll be here.<BR/><BR/>Were out of it and I don't care if we draft the fifth pick or the fifteenth. I want some wins and a few magic carpet rides.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169600389348232872007-01-23T16:59:00.000-08:002007-01-23T16:59:00.000-08:00Nuss I agree McHale has shown no special insight o...Nuss I agree McHale has shown no special insight or talent as GM.<BR/><BR/>Wittman had a bad and short time in Cleveland and I dont know the situation in detail but a quick look at those rosters they werent that good and he had a lot of player turnover to deal with and Z was injured one of those seasons.<BR/><BR/>He played faster the first year then slowed down. Wonder if Wolves will try to go uptempo to change this season. Seems like a lot of their personnel would be better in that type game. I assume they went anyway from it as Garnett aged but that might have been a wrong choice on balance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169599178801727062007-01-23T16:39:00.000-08:002007-01-23T16:39:00.000-08:00This is a bit of a Rick Sund bash, but here goes ....This is a bit of a Rick Sund bash, but here goes ...<BR/><BR/>In explaining why he took 7-foot projects for three consecutive seasons, Sund claimed that because talented big men are so rare, it behooves teams to take them whenever they're available.<BR/><BR/>Well, I was looking at the draft expectations for 2007, and here are the guys listed 6'10" or better that are supposed to be studs:<BR/><BR/>Greg Oden, Kevin Durant, Spencer Hawes, Joakim Noah, Brandan Wright, Josh McRoberts, Tiago Splitter, Yi Jialian, Jason Smith, Aaron Gray. <BR/><BR/>That's just in the Top 15 - 10 guys who are expected to contribute immediately (okay, the last 3 or 4 are project-type guys), but still that's at least half-a-dozen guys who are probably better than the 3 guys we've got on our roster now.<BR/><BR/>You know what drives me crazy? If the Sonics wind up with a lottery pick, I can almost guarantee that we'll take a big guy - BECAUSE AFTER DRAFTING CENTERS FOR 3 YEARS STRAIGHT, THE SONICS BIGGEST HOLE IS AT CENTER.<BR/><BR/>It makes me so mad, I want to just vomit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169597073284242222007-01-23T16:04:00.000-08:002007-01-23T16:04:00.000-08:00You've got to love this line from McHale (who isn'...You've got to love this line from McHale (who isn't going to coach the team) on his hire of Randy Wittman:<BR/><BR/>"Randy is a known quantity who has a great amount of experience in the NBA. He's been an assistant coach, a player and a head coach in the league." <BR/><BR/>What's known about Randy Wittman? That he went 62-102 in his career with the Cavs? That in his 2 years with Cleveland he was a complete and utter disaster? <BR/><BR/>Man, as good a player as McHale was with the Celtics, he's that bad of a GM with the Timberwolves. From Joe Smith, to destroying a team that made it to the Conference Finals, to everything in between, Kevin McHale has got to be right up there with Isiaih as far as running a team goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169595383252570912007-01-23T15:36:00.000-08:002007-01-23T15:36:00.000-08:00Dwayne Casey got fired by the T-Wolves today - and...Dwayne Casey got fired by the T-Wolves today - and kevin mchale is their new head coach.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Casey got screwed if you ask me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169591528957270972007-01-23T14:32:00.000-08:002007-01-23T14:32:00.000-08:00Despite the fear of sounding too much like the myo...Despite the fear of sounding too much like the myopic homer I am, is it too early to start lobbying management to fire Hill and re-hire Dwane Casey?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169590257583730982007-01-23T14:10:00.000-08:002007-01-23T14:10:00.000-08:00I wish the management would just come out and say ...I wish the management would just come out and say hey it's better for all of us that we keep losing this season so let's just do it. Give all those "potential" players a chance to prove themselves until the end of this season to see how much they develop (like we don't already know... I mean how much better is Petro gonna get?). Then grab Oden and let the other centers play with pick up groups around Green Lake so they learn how to play ball.<BR/><BR/>And for god's sake fire Hill already. It's not like he's this coach who's been getting badass results with other teams. To me, hiring Bob Hill and expecting good results is like buying a beat up 87 Civic and trying to race with it.<BR/><BR/>Oh... and every few years, if you get a chance, give a shit about the fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169587630577484032007-01-23T13:27:00.000-08:002007-01-23T13:27:00.000-08:00The other thing people always forget to mention wh...The other thing people always forget to mention when it comes to making the playoffs is the number of other teams between you and the playoff spot.<BR/><BR/>For example, in the PI story Gary Washburn says the Sonics are only 5 games behind Minnesota for the final playoff spot. What he doesn't mention (and Nuss you should have mentioned this to back up your point) is that 5 OTHER TEAMS ARE ALSO AHEAD OF SEATTLE for that final spot. <BR/><BR/>In other words, the Sonics not only have to play better than Minneosta, they also have to play better than the Clippers, Warriors, Blazers, Kings, and Hornets. It's so ludicrous it makes me laugh.<BR/><BR/>People might bring up the M's taking down the Angels in '95 as an example of how teams can come from behind, but they forget the Mariners didn't have to pass 6 teams to win the title, they just had to pass one team, the Angels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169583530297704652007-01-23T12:18:00.000-08:002007-01-23T12:18:00.000-08:00Looks like the PI is smelling a playoff chance as ...Looks like the PI is smelling a playoff chance as well ...<BR/><BR/>"Sonics look to right ship and make run at playoffs"<BR/><BR/>http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/basketball/300763_sonx23.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-1169576896965472932007-01-23T10:28:00.000-08:002007-01-23T10:28:00.000-08:00I agree with your analysis but there is a small ch...I agree with your analysis but there is a small chance Sonics could get to 41 wins and a bigger one that they get to 39. Would be unusual for 8th seed in west to only need that many wins but 8th seed is sitting right at .500 now and could slip 2 games lower by season's end. Not quite as likely as climb 2 but possible. <BR/><BR/>Nonetheless you are right this is mainly too late excuses and optimism to keep fan interest. They fell too far off the pace in last few weeks.<BR/><BR/>Playoff probablity: between 1-5%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com