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  Supersonicsoul: The unofficial blog of the Seattle Supersonics. Seriously.
X was the soul of the Sonics &mdash the antithesis of the squeaky-clean era of Magic and Bird.
But the fact the Sonics allow seven fewer points (107 vs 100) with him on the court this year is a remarkable accomplishment.
Seattle ran the clock down to zero way too many times in the 4th, resulting in craptacular heaves to beat the buzzer.
www.supersonicsoul.com   (2222 words)

  
 Seattle Channel - Seattle Center In-depth
Seattle voters cast their ballot November 7 and now the Sonics and Storm may be looking for another home court.
Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels said he was disappointed the Seattle Sonics and Storm basketball teams were sold on July 18 to an out-of-state organization.
Seattle Sonics and Storm fans may have the opportunity to keep their home teams at home.
www.seattlechannel.org /issues/seattleCenter.asp   (1839 words)

  
 Seattle Supersonics Tickets - Supersonics NBA Basketball - Supersonics Ticket Brokers
Seattle continues to build a contender for the NBA playoffs this season, bolstering an improved supporting cast behind All-Star Ray Allen.
The Seattle SuperSonics, who arrived into the National Basketball Association as an expansion team in 1969, won an NBA title in 1979 and have made three appearances in the NBA finals (1978, 1979, and 1996).
Although the Super Sonics 2003 first round draft pick Nick Collison was out for the entire 2003-2004 season with an injured shoulder, the Sonics expect Collison to be a fixture in the starting lineup for years to come, though he did not start many games in 2004-05.
www.coasttocoasttickets.com /nba/supersonics_tickets.shtml   (730 words)

  
 NBA.com Broadcaster of the Week: Kevin Calabro, Seattle Sonics
He had seen it all and done it all in Seattle and after a 52-win season with the Sonics, decided his future was to rebuild the fortunes of the Blazers.
Seattle lost a lead of nine with five minutes left as Portland ran the high pick-and-roll repeatedly with Roy and Zach Randolph.
The Sonics fall behind immediately by 20 in the first, but in the NBA an early lead is rarely safe.
www.nba.com /features/calabro.html   (1979 words)

  
 Seattle Supersonics Tickets NBA Basketball Ticket - Cheap Seattle Supersonics Tickets Broker
Sonics management has made no secret of the fact that they were disappointed by the team's rebounding last season, as the Sonics ranked 29th of 29 NBA teams in rebounds per game.
What you might not know is that the Sonics were actually a very respectable rebounding team two years ago, ranking 24th in the NBA in rebounds per game but a middle-of-the-pack 16th in rebound percentage.
After the Sonics allowed 97.8 points per game last season, Coach Nate McMillan has made the most dramatic changes to his defensive scheme since he took over the helm of the Sonics early in the 2000-01 season.
www.ticketspecialists.com /nba/seattle_supersonics_tickets.htm   (733 words)

  
 SEATTLE SONICS FANATICS
The Seattle SuperSonics joined the NBA for the 1967-68 season and reached the upper echelon of the league during two different decades.
Tickets for Seattle Sonics basketball games at the Key Arena and nationwide are offered through Prime Seat Tickets, a nationwide ticket broker offering the best seats, best prices and the best customer service for over 14 yrs.
This is an Unofficial Fansite for the Seattle Sonics.
www.seattlesupersonicsfanatics.com   (333 words)

  
 Pro Sports Daily: Seattle Sonics News
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Tuesday was Lewis' opportunity to display his value to the Sonics after Allen was a scratch because of a strained tendon in his right ankle.
Seattle Times: "After Ray Allen undergoes an MRI exam this afternoon on the strained ligament in his right ankle, the Sonics will learn if their All-Star guard will need an extended recovery or if he will be able to return to the lineup for Friday's game against New Orleans."
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "The Sonics were forced to shuffle their lineup Tuesday against the Atlanta Hawks when shooting guard Ray Allen was scratched with a strained tendon in his right ankle."
www.prosportsdaily.com /nba/sonics   (683 words)

  
 Seattle SuperSonics - NBA Wire
Fortson told the Sonics that he has had at least two doctors examine a knee that began giving him problems as early as training camp, which was largely responsible for him being out of shape at the start of the season.
The Sonics also receive a future second-round pick from Denver in the deal, which has been sent to the league office for official approval.
In the wake of reports that the Seattle SuperSonics and Denver Nuggets are discussing a possible trade, Sonics All-Star guard Ray Allen said he thinks it may be time for general manager Rick Sund to alter the team’s chemistry a bit.
www.nbawire.com /seattle_supersonics.html   (594 words)

  
 KVOS || Bellingham Washington - SEATTLE SONICS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Seattle shooting guard Ray Allen is out at least two weeks due to a bone contusion in his right ankle.
Seattle shooting guard Ray Allen is out indefinitely due to a bone contusion in his right ankle.
All-Star Ray Allen is the cornerstone of the Seattle SuperSonics franchise.
www.kvos.com /sports/seattle   (650 words)

  
 News - DDB Seattle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Sonics, which are looking to boost ticket sales, dropped their long-term advertising agency in favor of DDB Seattle.
DDB Seattle, a unit of the third-largest advertising firm in the world, plans to unveil new ads for the Sonics this summer that build on the "hopes and expectations" of the last six weeks of the season, said managing partner Jan Edmondson.
The Sonics do not release revenue figures, though an ownership group led by Starbucks Chairman Howard Schultz bought the team and the Storm for $200 million in March 2001.
www.ddbseattle.com /news_item.asp?id=87   (842 words)

  
 Who Owns the Sonics? (Seattle Weekly)
They include Seattle attorney Stanley Barer, ex–chief financial officer of Microsoft and Oracle Greg Maffei, Seattle developer Dave Sabey, and team president and CEO Wally Walker, according to an owners' list, issued by the NBA head office in 2001, that is thought to have changed little.
City documents show the Sonics generate 39 percent of revenue from ticket sales, 32 percent from their league and TV cuts, 22 percent from sponsorships, and 7 percent from retail, concession, and suite sales.
Sonics Vice President Terry McLaughlin donated $2,400 to city candidates, $1,200 of it to Nickels.
www.seattleweekly.com /news/0605/sonics-owners.php   (815 words)

  
 SEATTLE SPORTS BLOG.com - seattle sports, seattle times sports, seattle mariners, seattle seahawks, seattle ...
Seattle fans, go crazy, cause this team is going to need all the support they can get to hopefully pull even 2-2.
For the Sonics to be successful in Sactown, they will need to continue the presure D, not let the refs or crowd get in their heads, and play w/ a purpose.
Seattle's D should be extended on this team given their lack of inside play.
www.seattlesportsblog.com /archives/seattle_sonics/index.html   (5333 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Seattle SuperSonics Clubhouse
Sonics guard Ray Allen will miss the next seven games with a bone bruise.
Sonics' Allen to have bruised bone in ankle examined
Sonics guard Ray Allen will meet with doctors to see when a bone bruise will allow him to play.
sports.espn.go.com /nba/clubhouse?team=sea   (216 words)

  
 #30 - Seattle Sonics
Overall, the Sonics are doing as well as can be expected of a team that does not have an impressive nucleus on paper.
The Sonics have usually done a good job of picking the best guy left on the board when it comes around to them, but there's only so much you can do with the kind of picks they get.
The Sonics were engaged in severe wishful thinking if they thought that Horace was the one missing piece that could put them over the top.
www.ibiblio.org /craig/draft/2002_draft/Picks/30_seattle.shtml   (3593 words)

  
 ABC News: Jobless in Seattle: Sonics fire Weiss   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Weiss was fired as coach of the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday with Seattle struggling at 13-17 and having lost five of its last seven.
Weiss is the third coach fired by Seattle during the season since 1992.
The majority of the Sonics' problems are at the defensive end, where they are worst in the league in points allowed (105.2) and field-goal percentage (49.8).
abcnews.go.com /Sports/ESPNSports/story?id=1466287   (797 words)

  
 28. Seattle Sonics
Team Needs/History The Sonics advanced to the NBA Finals and showed few weaknesses, outscoring their opponents by almost eight points per game during the season, holding them to.438 field-goal shooting, and outrebounding the opposition.
In 1991-92 he averaged 15.5 points and 10.4 rebounds in the regular season and then led Seattle to an upset of the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, averaging 22.0 points and 16.3 rebounds in that series.
Although his outside shooting was shaky as a rookie, his one-on-one defense, speed on the break, and fearless drives to the hoop immediately established him as a player to be reckoned with.
www.ibiblio.org /craig/draft/1996_draft/draft/28.html   (2835 words)

  
 Sonics-NBA | TheNewsTribune.com | Tacoma, WA
As the Seattle SuperSonics prepared to play host to the Orlando Magic tonight at KeyArena, coach Bob Hill was under the impression that the 2006-07 version of Team Turmoil had gotten past the latest uprising and was again a cohesive unit.
As Seattle SuperSonics coach Bob Hill was addressing the media on Monday afternoon, reserve forward Damien Wilkins emerged from the weightroom at the Furtado Center.
When the Seattle SuperSonics build up expectations the way they did in training camp, then lose for the fourth time in the five games at home, the latest a 98-78 loss to the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night that dropped their record to 6-9, a splintering of factions is inevitable.
www.thenewstribune.com /sports/sonics   (678 words)

  
 Seattle Sonics | KING5.com | News for Seattle, Washington
Bennett said that whether the Sonics remain in Seattle for the long term would depend on whether the team can reach an agreement with the city to replace or renovate KeyArena.
They said they are committed to the Sonics' success next year and will work in good faith to persuade Seattle officials to help them replace or renovate KeyArena, which Bennett has said is a prerequisite for the Sonics remaining in Seattle.
Bennett said members approached the purchase as a business deal, believing Seattle to be one of the great cities in the nation and one of the best sports venues.
king5.com /sports/sonics/stories/NW_072106SSBsonicsownerJG.b4b727d.html   (522 words)

  
 Sports: Sonics Youth (Seattle Weekly)
This development kind of gave the lie to the team's new slogan: "five as one" (the Cavaliers are said to like the Sonics' motto so much they're thinking of adopting "one as five").
The Portland club is said to be a reformed organization from the recent, well-reported police-blotter years, though you wouldn't know it with the roster addition of Travis Outlaw at forward.
Sonics Youth — Big in Japan, but they're not expected to amount to much.
www.seattleweekly.com /news/0345/031105_news_sonics.php   (924 words)

  
 Seattle SuperSonics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Among the few SuperSonics highlights of second half of the 1980s were Tom Chambers' All-Star Game MVP award in 1987, Seattle's surprise appearance in the 1987 Western Conference Finals, and the performance of the power trio of Chambers, Xavier McDaniel, and Dale Ellis.
Seattle voters were not interested in keeping the teams in the area.
Fans of the teams formed Save Our Sonics and Storm to show support and urge the regions leaders and the NBA to keep the teams in Seattle.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics   (2047 words)

  
 Seattle SuperSonics at Northwest Sports
Allen is scheduled to have an MRI Wednesday morning, and the Sonics hope to learn then how long they might be without their leading scorer.
Wednesday, December 06 11:43 PM Sonics guard Ray Allen has a bone contusion and bruising of the skin and underlying tissues in his right ankle.
Rashard Lewis led Seattle with 29 points, but it was the contributions from the likes of Chris Wilcox, Damien Wilkins and Earl Watson that were most critical in the Sonics 102-87 win over Atlanta on Tuesday night.
www.nw-sports.com /sonics   (1098 words)

  
 Metroblogging Seattle: Sonics: The Envelope, Please
The terms of the lease at the Key Arena are "the worst in the NBA," according to Stern, since the Sonics have to share revenue with the city of Seattle.
The Sonics want a new lease and a $220 million remodel mostly paid for by you, me, and every other tax-paying citizen in King County.
The Seattle Storm are the heartwarming antithesis of the Sonics: the tickets are cheap, the basketball is great, and the Storm win.
seattle.metblogs.com /archives/2006/04/sonics_the_enve.phtml   (824 words)

  
 Sonics Tickets - Seattle SuperSonics Tickets at StubHub!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Seattle Supersonics - Fighting Back Into It Its easy to forget the Sonics were one of the NBA's best teams two years ago.
Seattle Supersonics tickets are available, and these NBA tickets have long been an important part of the sports tickets scene in the Pacific Northwest.
Seattle Supersonics tickets hit the local sports tickets market in 1967, and the city and team have been a perfect match ever since.
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 CNN/SI - NBA Draft - Team Page - Seattle Sonics
Sonics won (or shared) the Pacific Division for the 4th time in 5 years.
The Sonics were the only team to beat every team in the league at least once
On March 6th, the Sonics grabbed an NBA record-low 20 rebounds in their 104-98 loss to the Hornets
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/1998/draft/teams/seattle.sonics.html   (273 words)

  
 Seattle Sonics
Seattle SuperSonics - This site goes into deep details in Sonics history, statistics, and such.
Sonics Info Page - This site is the top of the line when it comes to information.
Sonics Images - Has players who have been signed by other teams...such as Michael Cage and Kendall Gill, but it is a nice page.
members.tripod.com /~Jarrod_D/Sonics.html   (285 words)

  
 eBay - seattle sonics jersey, Fan Apparel Souvenirs, Basketball items on eBay.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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 Pro Sports Daily: Seattle Sonics Rumors
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (scroll down): "Sonics guard Earl Watson is without an agent after removing former UCLA teammate Todd Ramasar two weeks ago.
The Sonics are 2-6 at home, but that's not half of it: His lineup changes are making everybody's head spin, he's alienated half his bench and Lenny Wilkens has just been hired as a vice chairman by the new owners, which essentially makes him the coach-in-waiting...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (scroll down): "General Manager Rick Sund refused to comment on whether the team is searching for a shooter while Hill said he is simply trying to get the best out of his current roster."
www.prosportsdaily.com /nba/sonics/rumors.html   (568 words)

  
 Sonics KING5.com | News for Seattle, Washington
The Sonics thought all-star guard Ray Allen had a strained tendon.
Now it turns out he has a bruised ankle and could be out for the home game against New Orleans.
Sonics coach Bob Hill praises team effort against Atlanta
www.king5.com /sports/sonics   (218 words)

  
 THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SEATTLE SUPERSONICS
Sonics guard Ray Allen has a contusion of the talus bone in his right foot.
Allen will miss the Sonics next two games and their upcoming road trip before being re-evaluated.
The Sonics & Storm Foundation will partner with Sonics and Storm employees, players, fans, ticket holders and local non-profit organizations to support various holiday events and giving campaigns around the community.
www.supersonics.com   (256 words)

  
 Seattle Supersonics Tickets : Seattle Supersonics Tickets on Sale at Tickco.com
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