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- Retro Player of the Year 1992-93 UPDATE — Hakeem Olajuwon
Double teams were permitted, but players had to commit to the double and were not allowed to hedge Otherwise, the result was an illegal defense violation However, the Sonics under Karl used a pressing, trapping defense which had elements of zone Hakeem was always relentlessly doubled by the Sonics regardless of whether he had the ball
- OKC Thunder have no legitimate claim or ownership over the Sonics 1979 . . .
Adam Silver and the NBA Commission must address this injustice and give back the Sonics and history once Seattle is readmitted back into the NBA in the next couple of years This has nothing to do with the Minneapolis LA Lakers debate btw OKC (the franchise and owners) have no damn right to the Seattle Super Sonics history and legacy
- Game 7 1993 Western Conference Finals: Suns vs. Sonics
It's been just over 11 years, and I'm still not done being mad about the '93 Sonics getting jobbed in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals vs Phoenix But somehow, it does help to have a fairly well-known guy with a column on ESPN com and in ESPN the Magazine come out and say in a by-the-way, "the sky is blue" kind of statement of fact that
- Defense Only - Gary Payton vs Nate McMillan - RealGM
Of course, there’s some potential confounding factors here For instance, maybe the Sonics did better with McMillan on the court because McMillan was more likely to be playing against bench units on the other team Maybe Payton played more with the Sonics bench units than McMillan did (though that seems pretty unlikely IMO)
- OKC Thunder have no legitimate claim or ownership over the Sonics 1979 . . .
But when the Sonics come back, all of it will transfer over As part of the agreement That is the plan anyway As far as I'm concerned, the Thunder don't really acknowledge the past There aren't banners hung in the arena No trophy is on display Because it never left Seattle The Sonics Thunder are two separate entities That's the way it
- Why did the Sonics traded Kemp in the offseason in 1997 . . . - RealGM
September 25, 1997: As part of a 3-team trade, traded by the Milwaukee Bucks to the Seattle Supersonics; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Terrell Brandon, Tyrone Hill and a 1998 1st round draft pick (Pat Garrity) to the Milwaukee Bucks; and the Seattle Supersonics traded Shawn Kemp to the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Peak Only - Jermaine ONeal vs. Shawn Kemp - RealGM
Only New York was better defensively Those 4 years Kemp played the 2nd most minutes on the Sonics (only Payton played more) Both played 10,000+ minutes No other Sonic played even 8000 minutes That Sonics team in the early to mid 90s was a devastating defensive team And the key reasons were Payton and Kemp
- Dennis Johnson vs Joe Dumars - RealGM
From 1976-77 to 1979-80 Seattle was the league's best defensive team (just 98 1 pts 100poss allowed), and Johnson was their acknowledged best defender Watch some of the Sonics Finals games from 1977-78 and 1978-79 on youtube and you'll hear Brent Musburger slather him with non-stop praise for his defense
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