Save Our Sonics? Hallelujah!
These two ideas have possibly saved the Seattle SuperSonics.
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There are times in a young person’s life, especially in today’s world, when you feel like everything is simply too corporate for you to tolerate. You lose your innocence and naivety when you come to learn that money talks above all else. You learn that the world we live in isn’t about taking care of people; it’s about taking care of business. The bottom line is more important than the line separating humanity from greed. All that is right in the world turns out to be all that is wrong.
Zach Harper explains why this may have changed for the people of Seattle.
Team Roster
Average Age: 25.0
Retired Numbers:
Gus Williams - #1
Nate McMillan - #10
Lenny Wilkens - #19
Fred Brown - #32
Jack Sikma - #43
#
|
Name
|
POS
|
Ht
|
Wt
|
From
|
Yrs
|
FA Year
|
DOB
|
Pos. Rank
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
Nick Collison |
PF |
6'10" |
255 |
Kansas |
4 |
2011 |
10/26/1980 |
56 |
35 |
Kevin Durant |
SF |
6'9" |
225 |
Texas |
R |
2011 (r) |
09/29/1988 |
6 |
16 |
Francisco Elson |
C |
7'0" |
235 |
California |
5 |
2008 |
02/28/1976 |
36 |
15 |
Mickael Gelabale |
SF |
6'7" |
215 |
France |
2 |
2008 |
05/22/1983 |
73 |
22 |
Jeff Green |
SF |
6'9" |
235 |
Georgetown |
R |
2011 (r) |
08/08/1986 |
26 |
44 |
Adrian Griffin |
SG |
6'5" |
230 |
Seton Hall |
9 |
2009 |
07/04/1974 |
62 |
24 |
Donyell Marshall |
PF |
6'9" |
230 |
Connecticut |
14 |
2009 |
05/18/1973 |
60 |
27 |
Johan Petro |
C |
7'0" |
2647 |
France |
3 |
2009 (r) |
01/27/1986 |
68 |
8 |
Luke Ridnour |
PG |
6'1" |
167 |
Oregon |
5 |
2010 |
02/13/1981 |
32 |
18 |
Mouhamed Sene |
C |
6'11" |
230 |
Senegal |
2 |
2010 (r) |
05/12/1986 |
60 |
31 |
Robert Swift |
C |
7'0" |
245 |
Bakersfield HS (CA) |
3 |
2008 (r) |
12/03/1985 |
35 |
25 |
Earl Watson |
PG |
6'1" |
195 |
UCLA |
7 |
2010 |
06/12/1979 |
43 |
54 |
Chris Wilcox |
C/PF |
6'10" |
235 |
Maryland |
6 |
2009 |
09/03/1982 |
39 |
21 |
Damien Wilkins |
SF |
6'6" |
225 |
Georgia |
4 |
2010 |
01/11/1980 |
58 |
Average Age: 25.0
Average Position Ranking: 41.785
Head Coach:
P.J. Carlesimo
Assistant Coaches:
Paul Westhead
Scott Brooks
Ralph Lewis
Mark Bryant
Brian Keefe
Walt Rock
General Manager :
Sam Presti
Depth Chart
Positions |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Point Guard |
Earl Watson |
Luke Ridnour |
X |
X |
X |
Shooting Guard |
Kevin Durant |
Adrian Griffin |
X |
X |
X |
Small Forward |
Damien Wilkins |
Jeff Green |
Mickael Gelabale |
X |
X |
Power Forward |
Nick Collison |
Johan Petro |
Donyell Marshall |
X |
X |
Center |
Chris Wilcox |
Francisco Elson |
Mouhamed Sene |
Robert Swift |
X |
Retired Numbers:
Gus Williams - #1
Nate McMillan - #10
Lenny Wilkens - #19
Fred Brown - #32
Jack Sikma - #43