<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Toss up. Who had a better week: Phil Mickelson or Chris Wilcox? Well, the Sonics forward didn't win the Masters, but he strung together the finest three games of his short NBA career and was given his first Western Conference Player of the Week award. The recognition adds credence to Wilcox's bid to become one of the top free agents this summer and puts a little bit more intrigue into tonight's matchup against Tim Duncan as Seattle (33-43) plays the Spurs (59-18) at AT&T Center in San Antonio. In his only meeting against Duncan as a Sonic, Wilcox scored 14 points on 6-of-14 shooting and added seven rebounds. He was unable to control Duncan, who finished with 28 points on 8-for-13 shooting and 10 rebounds; however, Seattle claimed a 106-102 upset victory on March 26 that tied the series 1-1. Since then, Wilcox has improved dramatically. In the past week, he averaged 23.0 points and 15.3 rebounds while shooting 75 percent from the field, which helped Seattle in three victories. He began the week by posting 26 points and a career-high 24 rebounds in a 104-87 win over Houston on April 4. He also dished out a career-best six assists and had 20 points and 10 rebounds in a 121-108 victory at Portland on Friday. Wilcox ended the week with a 23-point, 12-rebound outing in a 116-114 win against Phoenix on Sunday. Since joining the Sonics in a Feb. 14 trade with the Los Angeles Clippers, Wilcox has averaged 15.3 points and 8.2 rebounds. He averaged 4.5 points and 3.6 rebounds in 48 games with the Clippers this season. Wilcox, who earns $2.8 million this season, will be a restricted free agent this summer, and his recent exploits may fetch a contract averaging between $7 million and $10 million a season. The Sonics have the right to match any offer he might receive, and general manager Rick Sund has said it's a priority to re-sign him. Wilcox was named player of the week over teammate Ray Allen, who averaged 33 points in three games and sank the winning three-pointer against Phoenix. Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki and Sacramento's Mike Bibby also received consideration.</div> Source
I'm going to sound like a broken record...but who cares. Wilcox is playing superb...and has been a monster. Like he says...everyone on the team is believing in him and looking for him...and that does wonders for confidence. I hope he can carry this throughout the rest of his career. But...23 and 15 in 3 games....wow.
I always knew this kid could be a beast, but he was stuck behind Brand. I wanted the Lakers to make a run at him before the deadline.
Now where is that post made just after his first couple of games as a Sonic saying he wouldn't keep up such an insane FG% clip?
Yes, as i said before, the guy is great, and that he's underrated big time. At least from the day he came from the Clippers.
lol, this comes as no huge surprise to me, I never thought Wilcox was bad, and having a team with Ray Allen easily opens up a lot in the middle for you as a big man. Wilcox always had 15-8 potential, even as a Clipper he was that kind of player, just not getting the minutes, and definately not at 60% FG.
