Fortson still thinks Warriors are rotten.

With the Sonics set to face the Golden State Warriors for the first time this season, Danny Fortson still has bad memories of the city by the bay.

"They let me sit there and rot," he told the San Francisco Chronicle yesterday.

Read more here.

Also, do you ever notice how we never write about the games we lose?

5 Things

5 Things to like about last night's win over the Clippers:

1. Luke Ridnour's beautiful up-and-under move to the hoop, that may not have resulted in two points, but nevertheless was probably the prettiest move of the night.

2. Danny Fortson drawing a foul while setting a pick, something I don't I've seen a Sonics player do in quite a while.

3. The play in the third quarter wherein Allen fed Lewis in the low post, Lewis swung it out to Ridnour, who sent it to Collison (?) who fed Radmanovic in the corner for a three. I half-expected the Sonic dance team to set a pick they got so many people involved.

4. Jerome James garnering two blocks in one Clipper possession in the first quarter.

5. The Sonics picking up for their fallen comrade, Lewis. How many teams in this league can play well with their 2nd-leading scorer rendered ineffective?

U-N-I-T-Y spells Unity!

Jerome James: MVP?

Danny O'Neil uncovers the secret origin of the Sonics' postgame huddle in today's P.I.:

It's not hard to find the guy who shepherded the Sonics into that first postgame huddle.

He's the tallest player on the team. The one with his jersey number, 13, etched into the 20-inch silver rims of his H2.

Last season, Jerome James was the guy benched for a game for falling asleep in a team's film study. This season, he is the guy who gathered everyone together Nov. 5 after playing one of his most energetic games of the season.

He had leaped over the Sonics' bench chasing a loose ball out of bounds. Later, he took off on a dead sprint to block Kenny Anderson's layin attempt. That James was called for goaltending didn't matter. The effort did. Afterward, he stood on the floor and waved his teammates together in what might have turned out to be his best move of the season.

Read the rest here.