Sonics have been victims of playing against talented teams

I don't think any preseason game really matter much to start with other than just seeing how your favorite player is doing in terms of shape and stuff.

But that quote is just an excuse. It's more like they've been a victim of SUCKING SO BAD. They haven't done anything since the Kemp/Payton days with the exception of that one lucky year when they made the playoffs like 3-4 years ago.

 

Sonics are done in the season. Damn they had Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis and now - they have only Durant left. I'm not sayin' Kevin is weak but he ain't able to carry this team this season. He'll be good, very good but I think in 2-3 years. Delonte West has to step up, the Same with Wilcox. You have also Ridnour. But overally Seattle's situation is hopeless

 

We beat them good,but Seattle isn't that type of team that is going to run the W conference.They are just reborn,so I don't expect anything this year from them.
In the best,best,best ,best way to enter the playoffs which is likely not going to happen.

 

They're in rebuild mode. They have two very promising prospects in Kevin Durant and Jeff Green (spelling?). PJ Carlesimo is a great coach who, although confrontational, can get the best out of his players. They have some assets they can move around and hopefully surround Durant and Green with a better supporting cast. I wouldn't say their situation is hopeless at all, except in terms of wins this year.

 

they are lucky enough to be in the East.

 

Is that true?

 

But they need several years to be a good NBA team...

 

Kevin Durant is a future leader of Sonics who has huge potential to develop. Form this preseason game, it seems Sonics are more confident with him.

 

This season will be good experience for Durant. They should be happy that they're playing so many top tier teams this early on.

 

maybe maybe no

 

yeah...riiiiight.

 

What? is this sarcasm? anyways, they're in the west.

 

Agree with everything except the part about P.J. Carlesimo being a great coach.

 

Yeah, just because Worrell and Bullard say he's a great coach, doesn't make it true.

Great coaches are someone that have exhibited knowing basketball and being able to lead. PJ Carelismo obviously knows basketball, but he hasn't proved that he can lead a team on his own to a pinnacle, not as an assistant in the NBA.

His coaching days at Portland look like Tracy Mcgrady's playoff record. All exits in the first round. And lets not even talk about his Golden State days . . .or Sprewell might choke you.

 

The point is they are playing their actual rotation for the regular season and still getting owned by the other team's scrubs. I don't see why they let Lewis go or even Allen as a matter of fact. They could have just built on top of their team, and be decent or even a contender.

 

Yeah - because clearly that was the coaches fault

might be a crappy coach, but you still can't choke someone....

 

I bet PJ thought he was safe to until he met Mr. Spreewell. Jvg should have been choked last year oh wait he did choke!

 

I think Seattle has one heck of a developing team. Give them some time, and they'll be among the West leaders within 3 to 5 years.

Ridnour/Watson
Durant/Szczerbiak/D.West
Green/Wilkins/Gelebale
Wilcox/Collison
Thomas/Swift/Petro/Sene

But, I agree, they'll suck 90% of this year, although I expect them to start improving toward the end of the year as the rookies build confidence and the team learns how to play together.

I think that the trio of West/Durant/Green will be pretty amazing for years to come. If they just got a good center, they'd be lethal.

 

i disagree they needed to start over.

those are two good players but they were not good enough for they money they wanted.