tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post7466447581935092986..comments2023-11-05T01:50:45.024-08:00Comments on Supersonicsoul - The Sonics Blog!: Fearless PredictionsPaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07413382016761430333noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-3169194034465054152008-04-22T12:54:00.000-07:002008-04-22T12:54:00.000-07:00You know, you may be right, and perhaps my anti-Be...You know, you may be right, and perhaps my anti-Bennett bias has distorted the facts here. However, neither Wally nor Kurt nor anyone else we had signed this past season had long contracts....which is precisely why why traded away Allen (plus got the draft pick, of course), and why we didn't pursue Lewis (although signing him to over $100 mill would have been dumb). Presti acquiring Thomas was just a smart basketball move, so yeah, I would say at the beginning of the season, the Sonics weren't looking to slash payroll (which would have been nearly impossible considering the strict trade laws the NBA has). However, nobody we acquired was signed for a long time, is a point I should have raised before. I still believe that the Sonics cut salary, just not for this past season, but for seasons to come.<BR/><BR/>And since the Sonics got rid of Wally, Kurt and Delonte, for Donyell Marshall and not much else, that kind of confirms my beliefs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-88242455425785339522008-04-22T12:37:00.000-07:002008-04-22T12:37:00.000-07:00JL I don't understand something.How is it Bennett ...JL I don't understand something.<BR/><BR/>How is it Bennett wanted to slash payroll when Presti (& maybe Bennett) negotiated the sign & trade with Orlando that netted the trade exception that allowed the Sonics (who were over the cap) to acquire Kurt Thomas?<BR/><BR/>I mean, and I don't want anyone mis-construing this for a pro Bennett stance, but how is Bennett cutting more salary when he added almost 9 million dollars to a 53 million dollar team cutting salary? Bennett is awful, and I think despite what he's attempting with the Sonics, which I think became full-fledged since getting Kevin Durant, whom would sell pretty well anywhere, but he's done some good things as an owner. His motives as to why are certainly questionable, but grabbing Kurt Thomas didn't hurt this team for the long haul with all the draft picks they received this past season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7758702.post-12547198376289792962008-04-22T11:43:00.000-07:002008-04-22T11:43:00.000-07:00I love the FSF Theory and plan to keep track of it...I love the FSF Theory and plan to keep track of it during the playoffs (or as much of the playoffs as I can glimpse, seeing as though I only wish bad things to happen to the NBA). However, um....should the likes of Wally Szczerbiak and Kurt Thomas count equally as Ray Allen when compiling the list of Former Sonics? From my point of view, since 2006, the Sonics haven't quite been the "Seattle SuperSonics" but more the "Clayton Bennett Sonics That Happen To Play In Seattle, For The Time Being." Nothing against Wally and Kurt, but they were on our team because Bennett wanted to (a.) slash payroll by getting rid of Allen and Lewis, and (b.) remove as many Sonics from the good 2005 squad, so that no one in Seattle could relate and root for anyone playing on the current squad.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I know I'm thinking WAY to hard about this. Anyway, I'm rooting for the 76ers, because they have the highest FRSF: Former REAL Sonic Factor. The Celtics, Spurs, Wiz, Cavs and Lakers are all tied for second place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com