The Sonics signed small forward Ronald Dupree to a 10-day contract on Thursday. Parade routes for championship celebration will be announced on Monday. Eddie Gill's 10-day deal was not renewed.
Dupree, an LSU grad, has spent parts of five seasons in the NBA, including this one in Detroit, and will likely fill the gap left by Donyell Marshall's injury and Damien Wilkins absence.
In other words, he'll get paid to sit on the bench and watch the Sonics lose, as opposed to the rest of us, who have to pay for the privilege.
Thursday, April 3
Chunkified
Danny Westneat feels the pain of Sonic fans who are watching this Bataan death march of a season, including the pain of someone named Rafael Calonzo.
What's that? Supersonicsoul.com's RC was in the paper and we're now more than 24 hours late in reporting it?
Hey, at SSS, we are nothing if not inefficient. And kudos to Westneat for describing the scene at KeyArena as "adults watching other adults listlessly engaged in bizutainment."
The NBA, it's, well, "bizutainment."
What's that? Supersonicsoul.com's RC was in the paper and we're now more than 24 hours late in reporting it?
Hey, at SSS, we are nothing if not inefficient. And kudos to Westneat for describing the scene at KeyArena as "adults watching other adults listlessly engaged in bizutainment."
The NBA, it's, well, "bizutainment."
Brand's Back, Sonics Lose
Damien Wilkins missed the game due to personal reasons. Apparently, so did a lot of Sonic fans.
Yes, Kevin Durant shined once again, but Elton Brand shined even more, and the result was yet another blowout loss for the Sonics, this time a 102-84 score to the Clippers before a KeyArena crowd announced at 10,392, but one which was definitely smaller than that.
The fourth quarter was the difference in the game, as Brand scored 13 points and the Clips outscored Seattle 33-14. Durant put up nine points in the fourth, but a simple bit of math will tell you the rest of his teammates only contributed four. Former Gonzaga star Dan Dickau also threw in nine points of his own in the fourth period, contributing to his +26 total in a mere 21 minutes.
Carlesimo, as always, looked for excuses, telling Gary Washburn of the PI that the reasons for Seattle's poor offensive output are because, "(Wilcox) is not here. He's not playing. Robert (Swift) is not here and he's not playing. (Mickael Gelabale) is not here and he's not playing."
So there you go, Sonic fans. Apparently, Robert Swift, Mickael Gelabale, and Chris Wilcox are all that is standing between the Sonics being a playoff caliber team again.
You know, because they did so well with those three on the roster earlier in the year.
Yes, Kevin Durant shined once again, but Elton Brand shined even more, and the result was yet another blowout loss for the Sonics, this time a 102-84 score to the Clippers before a KeyArena crowd announced at 10,392, but one which was definitely smaller than that.
The fourth quarter was the difference in the game, as Brand scored 13 points and the Clips outscored Seattle 33-14. Durant put up nine points in the fourth, but a simple bit of math will tell you the rest of his teammates only contributed four. Former Gonzaga star Dan Dickau also threw in nine points of his own in the fourth period, contributing to his +26 total in a mere 21 minutes.
Carlesimo, as always, looked for excuses, telling Gary Washburn of the PI that the reasons for Seattle's poor offensive output are because, "(Wilcox) is not here. He's not playing. Robert (Swift) is not here and he's not playing. (Mickael Gelabale) is not here and he's not playing."
So there you go, Sonic fans. Apparently, Robert Swift, Mickael Gelabale, and Chris Wilcox are all that is standing between the Sonics being a playoff caliber team again.
You know, because they did so well with those three on the roster earlier in the year.
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