Published 6/13/2009
by Ro Frac
at Bleacher Report - NBA
After finishing reading yet another tragic article on how great the Sonics used to be (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nba/2009284407_sonic01.html) , I decided it was time to pay a little respect to the only team I grew up watching consistently throughout the years (after the first round of the playoffs, I usually had to pick another team to follow, but occasionaly they did surprise).
The players I've listed hold their own statistically. I've already checked. Still, I can only vouch for the players I actually watched play, so don't hate me because I didn't start Spencer Haywood, or mention Gus Williams. I never watched him play.
If you want to argue for a Sonic, argue from the heart. Don't tell me, as a 15-20 something year old that "you should have included this player or that player because of stat x,y and z" or because you've developed some statistical reincarnation device which can compare any player who ever played the game. I already have the link to Database Basketball, thank ...
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