How could the NCAA tournament selection committee not include the Seattle Supersonics? I am guessing Baylor got the 11 seed in the West because they have won five more games than the Sonics (21 to 16). The Sonics would probably lose in the first round to Purdue, but it is the NCAA tournament, thus they could have been this year's George Mason. Seattle lost by 52 to the Denver Nuggets last night, 168-116. This was the the fourth most points ever scored in a non-OT game in NBA history (Suns with 173 against the Nuggets in 1990 hold the record). Had it not been for a sluggish second quarter in which they only scored 36 points, the Nuggets would gotten the record. Are people in Seattle really too sad this team is going to move to Oklahoma City? Eight Nuggets scored in double figures, even Yakhouba Diawara (who?) scored 11. But the most impressive stat coming from this game other than the points scored is the fact that Marcus Camby was able to get a triple double in only 27 minutes (13/15/10/4 blocks). No one thought the Sonics were going to be all that competitive, but this team is pitiful. Kevin Durant has played good, not great, Chris Wilcox is the team's #2 scorer (13.5), and some guy named Johan Petro is the team's starting center. I know Shawn Kemp is a bit out of shape these days, but it is hard to imagine that this team would not be better if he made a comeback.
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