Archive for June 19th, 2008

Sonics should draft Russell Westbrook at #4

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Constable Echelon

Briefly for your consideration:

-Jerryd Bayless averaged a somehow unimpressive 20 points per game last year for an underachieving Arizona team.

-Russell Westbrook averaged 12 points per game while being the ultimate glue/energy guy for the UCLA machine.

-Jerryd Bayless’ slight boyish frame doesn’t exactly scream “NBA ready”.

When in doubt, you could do worse than taking the man among boys.

That is all.

Banjo-Style House Cleaning Continues At Safeco

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

McClaren out.  Only a few days after Bavasi.  Sexson remains in the on-deck circle. 

Banjo style = picking one note at a time instead of playing the whole damn chord.  In other words, why not clear out everyone you want to leave instead of leaving the vultures circling this carcass for weeks?  Are they really thinking they might get someone to give up something for Sexson?  Let the dream die.  If it’s going to happen, man up and DFA him, ASAP. 

How we do things on Upper Queen Anne

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

“Seattle Fans Are Apathetic”

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

Sager Bombs

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So says Clay Bennett in day 3 of the Sonics trial.  My first thought is, “well, no shit.”  No one in any city would support a new ownership group in this situation.  Clay and company basically ran a How Not To Get Local Support clinic. 

That being said, there is more than a little bit of truth to the idea that Seattle fans are generally indifferent.  This stat in particular jumped out at me yesterday:

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