<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">3. Seattle SuperSonics Best-case scenario: The magical run of last season continues, despite the departure of Nate McMillan, Antonio Daniels and Jerome James. The Sonics spread the floor, shoot threes and crash the offensive boards to drive teams crazy. Ray Allen has another spectacular season and Seattle repeats as division champ. Worst-case scenario: McMillan's leadership is missed, as is Daniel's play as the third guard, and Allen has a poor shooting season. The Sonics slide out of the playoff picture. Outlook: I didn't believe in this team a year ago, and I was dead wrong. The Sonics are tough on the inside defensively with Nick Collison and Reggie Evans, they shoot it well, and they're difficult to defend. Seattle will have a tough time competing with Denver for the division title, but it'll be in the hunt for a playoff spot.</div> Source - Steve Kerr How does he have us behind the Jazz in the NW?
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting odde23:</div><div class="quote_post">Source - Steve Kerr How does he have us behind the Jazz in the NW?</div> Heres the best answer to that I can think of 1) Everyone gives a huge amount of credit to the Sonics season to Nate Mcmillian. Whether thats a false assumption or not I dont think can be answered yet but I think its wrong to just assume it was all him after he coached 1 team to the 2nd round in 4 years. 2) This idea that Ray Allen had some amazing season. Kerr mentions it here and you heard it a lot last year. ESPN suggesting Allen is playing so hard for a new contract, ect. When infact he was as he will be Ray Allen. 3) Losing Antonio Daniels and Jerome James. Kerr mostly just talks of Antonio Daniels which does warrant reasoning I think. As of right now we still have no clear cut replacement for Daniels. Jerome James on the other hand is irrelevant.
...but he has us behind the JAZZ!?!? Ok, so with Georgy in Denver i can accept a slip, but the Jazz? Really?
steve kerr is a total idiot. I really dont like him. i read that on yahoo the other day as well. Im actually surprised that he's got us at 3rd in the division. Thats his stupid a$$ being generous. one of the biggest sonics haters ever...
"How does he have us behind the Jazz in the NW?" Probably because before Kirilenko got hurt last year they were Killing teams. And they're coached by Jerry Sloan. And they're better at center. And they're better defensively than Seattle. And they're always tough at home. Are those enough reasons? But I wouldn't count Seattle out either.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting phunDamentalz:</div><div class="quote_post">"How does he have us behind the Jazz in the NW?" Probably because before Kirilenko got hurt last year they were Killing teams. And they're coached by Jerry Sloan. And they're better at center. And they're better defensively than Seattle. And they're always tough at home. Are those enough reasons? But I wouldn't count Seattle out either.</div> Yes and lets totally negate the fact that the Jazz went 26-56 last year. If the loss of one player can put a team that far in the hole then they obviously are not a good team. They haven't added anyone spectacular in the offseason either. This is just like giving the Warriors the nod over the Sonics because of their hot finish. The Sonics played good ball all season long.
