Game 7 1993 Western Conference Finals: Suns vs. Sonics It's been just over 11 years, and I'm still not done being mad about the '93 Sonics getting jobbed in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals vs Phoenix But somehow, it does help to have a fairly well-known guy with a column on ESPN com and in ESPN the Magazine come out and say in a by-the-way, "the sky is blue" kind of statement of fact that
Sonics vs Suns 1993 Game 7 - RealGM Re: Sonics vs Suns 1993 Game 7 Post #7 » by og15 » Thu Mar 30, 2023 8:05 pm TacoLord wrote: I found this highlight video of Barkley's points, but yeah, there were a lot of ticky tack fouls called in his favor
Retro Player of the Year 1992-93 UPDATE — Hakeem Olajuwon Double teams were permitted, but players had to commit to the double and were not allowed to hedge Otherwise, the result was an illegal defense violation However, the Sonics under Karl used a pressing, trapping defense which had elements of zone Hakeem was always relentlessly doubled by the Sonics regardless of whether he had the ball
RIP Gus Williams, former Seattle Supersonics great - RealGM Mired in a contract dispute with the Sonics, Williams ended up sitting out the 1980-81 season, costing him a year of his prime “In the beginning, I thought it was the right thing to do,” he said in an interview with The New York Times after rejoining the Sonics in 1981 on a five-year, $3 million contract
92 Bulls vs 96 Bulls - RealGM Jiminy Glick wrote:Who was better the 1992 Knicks or the 1996 Sonics? The 1996 nba finals went 6 games The 1996 nba finals went 6 games You also have to think about how the teams match up with eachother
Favorite first round series of all-time? **POLL ADDED** 1993 Lakers vs Suns - Lakers (8th seed) nearly swept the Suns and would've preceded the Nuggets vs Sonics upset Barkley was in tears after game 2 and Westphal guaranteed that they'd win all 3 games Game 5 went into OT where the Lakers ran out of gas 1994 Sonics vs Nuggets - Iconic Mutombo celebration with first time 8 seed beats a 1 seed
Re: Thunder Beat Wolves 124-91 In Game 5, Advance To NBA Finals (I know the Sonics won, but OKC doesn't hang their banners and when the NBA expands the Sonics will reclaim their history ) Our definition of a "star" player is very different I was brought up in a time where you were considered a star when they'd show your face anywhere in the world, and they'd know who it was regardless of that persons
Dennis Johnson vs Joe Dumars - RealGM From 1976-77 to 1979-80 Seattle was the league's best defensive team (just 98 1 pts 100poss allowed), and Johnson was their acknowledged best defender Watch some of the Sonics Finals games from 1977-78 and 1978-79 on youtube and you'll hear Brent Musburger slather him with non-stop praise for his defense
Around the NBA - 2024-25 Season Continued Again - RealGM After scoring 36 in Game 3, MJ was held down to 23 points on 6-19 shooting in Game 4 with the Sonics winning the contest 107-86 Then in Game 5, Jordan scored 26 on 11-22 shooting, but the Bulls shot just 29-77 as a team and lost again, 89-78
Retro Player of the Year 1992-93 UPDATE — Hakeem Olajuwon Mega impact and great d and great o prob should have won MVP Made team go from 2-10 to 55 wins 70s fan made good arg Hakeem was still awesome vs sonics EWING carry ny to 60 wins and almost beat MJ+superteam Prob outplayed MJ with great D and higher TS in most games Paul cooked tbh MJ won another chip ig choke vs NYK but scored 41 vs Suns