Seattle Sonics
2008 was the last
season the Seattle Sonics existed, the fall of that year would see them in
Oklahoma City rebranded as the Thunder. Bet
you didn’t realize there are three (3) players in the NBA who played for the team in Seattle. I don’t mean the Thunder they
actually were in Seattle, who are they?
Kevin Durant now
with the Warriors, Durant was the 2nd pick in the first round of the
2007 draft by the Sonics and arrived in Oklahoma City when the team moved. Nick Collison was the 12th pick in
the first round in 2003 by the Sonics, he remains with the team as a member of
the Thunder to the present. Jeff Green
was the 5th pick in the first round of the 2007 draft by the Celtics,
his rights were traded to the Sonics, he’s now a member of the Cavs.
Grad transfer
I must admit Soren
Petro WHB 810 caused me to research this account presented to you. On his radio program he’s discussing grad
transfers and says: “Kassius Robertson of Mizzou might be the best grad
transfer ever.” Okay, I’m not sure about
EVER but certainly he’s the best for 2017-18 season. I did some quick research and I think Petro might be correct, I cannot locate any other grad transfer with comparable numbers. Back to Back SEC Player of the Week, yes I think he could be considered the best.
Just in case
You may have
witnessed Pacer highlights from Sunday and noticed the Pacers had replaced
their regular jerseys with jerseys reading Hickory on the front. What was that all about you may have asked? It
was a two-phase salute, first to the 1986 movie titled Hoosiers starring Gene
Hackman. Hackman portrayed the
basketball coach of fictional Hickory High School.
The second phase, the
movie was loosely based on the 1954 Indiana High School Basketball Championship. For those who might not be aware until 1997 there
existed no divisions just a single state championship. Milan Indiana had a student enrollment of 161
students and faced Muncie Central with over 1,000 students. Milan was the upset winner 32-30 and was
crowned 1954 Indiana State High School Champion.
Don’t allow his numbers
to confuse you
Mizzou’s Kevin
Puryear is scoring 9.2 points per game and nearly 5 rebounds. This is a contrast from his freshman and
sophomore years, he scored at an 11.5 ppg clip and last season it was 11.8. Despite the dip in scoring I believe he’s a
better player in this his junior year. Sidebar, as this account was completed
a commercial played on my television.
The commercial
referred to the school as “MU”, it's now nicknamed Mizzou. I remember an article years ago in the Kansas
City Star stating MU was confusing in other parts of the nation. Did the initials stand for Michigan
University or Memphis University or Minnesota University? Many folks might be
unsure about Mizzou, but it certainly will not be confused with the schools mentioned and perhaps several others.
