The two-a-day portion of the Seattle SuperSonics 2006 training camp came to an end Sunday when Coach Bob Hill opted to give his team Sunday night off instead of going through the last scheduled evening practice of camp. Read more
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SONICS LOOK FOR HARMONY ON THE LANES
When the Seattle SuperSonics arrived for their evening practice Thursday night at The Furtado Center, they got a surprise. Instead of their third day of two-a-days, the Sonics instead found buses to take them to ACME Bowl in Tukwila, where they spent the evening bowling as opposed to playing basketball.
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LEGENDS TOUR
With fans crowding the NeighborHoops court at the Green Lake Community Center Saturday morning, the Sonics & Storm Legends Tour honored the two coaches to bring championships to Seattle. Lenny Wilkens coached the Seattle SuperSonics to the 1979 NBA Championship, while two years ago Thursday Anne Donovan's Seattle Storm won the WNBA Championship. The two championship trophies were on display Saturday during the seventh stop of the Legends Tour.
Read more Also see: Q&A: Lenny Wilkens
LOCKED ON SONICS
New Sonics radio play-by-play broadcaster David Locke is blogging all things Sonics and NBA:
Green Lake Court Dedication - Sorry to say that I don’t have a practice update for you today.
Instead, I went to Green Lake to see the Sonics & Storm rededicate another court to our community and to honor Lenny Wilkens and Anne Donovan. It was pretty awesome to see Lenny, who will work with KC on FSN this year, and Anne together. It is remarkable that those are the only two coaches in Seattle professional sports to win a championship.
FAN E-MAIL
A good friend of mine thinks Luke Ridnour turns the ball over way too much to be a good point guard in the NBA. What are your thoughts?
- Giles
I'm afraid your friend is wrong. My buddy John Hollinger of ESPN Insider uses a stat called Turnover Ratio to evaluate how well players take care of the ball. Without getting into the math, the basic theory is how often a player turns it over per possession used or assist.
Last year, the average for all point guards was an 11.0 Turnover Ratio. Ridnour's was 9.9. Some of the point guards with higher Turnover Ratios included Steve Nash (12.1), Tony Parker (12.1), Gilbert Arenas (10.5) and Jason Kidd (10.1). I'd say all those guys are good point guards.
Actually, it's Earl Watson for whom turnovers are more of a concern. Watson's Turnover Rate last season was 14.1, one of the highest amongst point guards. If Watson could cut that down, it would be terrific for the Sonics, but he brings so many other positives to the table that you'll gladly live with a few turnovers.
- Kevin Pelton
Listen to Bob Hill's session with the local media after Sunday's practice as he talks about the decision to end two-a-days and updates the Sonics injury report.
40TH ANNIVERSARY TEAM
Today is your last day to vote for the 90s portion of the Sonics 40th Anniversary Team. Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton and Detlef Schrempf highlight the candidates for the next three spots on the 40th Anniversary Team after Dale Ellis, Xavier McDaniel and Nate McMillan were voted in from the 80s era. Make your voice heard by voting now. Read more
30 TEAMS IN 30 DAYS
David Locke and the rest of the SUPERSONICS.COM experts are going around the league to preview 30 teams in 30 days. Today, the Detroit Pistons: "What most people missed about Detroit is that they went through a huge transformation last season even before they lost Ben Wallace. The Detroit Pistons became an offensive team last year rather than a defensive team. For most of the season, they were the #1 team in the NBA in offensive efficiency. What was lost was that defensively the Pistons slipped. They were still strong, but they were not the defensive force they had been before." Read more
Francis Williams of the Sonics broadcast team brings you the latest in local hoops:
Tacoma Community College is the site for exciting South Sound fall league high school hoops. University of Washington recruit Isaiah Thomas headlines the participants in this year's league. Read more
Bob Hill's session with the local media
