wab@reed.UUCP (William Baker) (04/09/85)
O.k., you Laker, Nugget fans can argue over which team will take the West (it will be one of those two), but the real race for me is between KC and Seattle. To wit, can Seattle lose enough games to beat out KC for a spot in the draft lottery? It's a close race, but I think that Seattle just might make it. With Sikma gone, they could lose every game and no one would suspect that they were throwing in the towel on purpose. KC, on the other hand, has no excuse. They are a rotten team, but they've got to win some games. Sikma, though, *is* the Sonics. Without him, Seattle is dead. As a Sonics fan I am, of course, rooting for a successful nosedive. It is not that we need the no. 1. pick; Ewing would be great, but Seattle doesn't need another center. Sure, you could move Sikma to power forward and let Ewing dominate the paint, but that isn't what Seattle needs. How about this: Seattle gets a top number in the draft and trades the pick to Boston for Kevin McHale. With Sikma, McHale, and Cedric Henderson together, Seattle would once again have the potential to go all the way. It would take a few more key players, but at least they wouldn't be stuck in the doldrums as they have been the past few years. Wilkens is a good coach, if he has the horses to work with. Go Sonics! Turnovers, missed free throws, lost rebounds, I'll cheer them all. Less is more, I always say, especially if it more in the long run. Bill Baker tektronix!reed!wab