The Seattle Supersonics. A Franchise Reborn.

[SkylineXC]

All-Star Break 2016


Seattle Record:
34-21 5th in the West


Seattle struggled at the start of the season with Gerald Wallace and Al Horford going down with injuries and missing a good chunk of time. Sitting at 7-10 something clicked for the Sonics going 27-11 to come into the break 13 games over .500.

Derek Fuhs and Luc Richard Mbah A Moute were traded for Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls. Mbah A Moutes rebounding wasn’t needed due to Paul George’s exceptional rebounding and A Moute was shooting well under 40% so I decided to go for more outside shooting.

Player Stats:


Paul George was Seattle's lone All-Star

All-Star Game:

[SkylineXC]

The Sonics finished the season 16-11 and 50-32 overall. 4th in the West

Player Stats/League Leaders:



Lebron 60% from the field

Playoff Matchups:

West:
1. 65-17 Denver Nuggets Vs 8. 43-39 Los Angeles Lakers
2. 58-24 Oklahoma City Thunder Vs 7. 46-36 Sacramento Kings
3. 55-27 Utah Jazz Vs 6. 48-34 Golden State Warriors
4. 50-32 SEATTLE SONICS Vs 49-33 Minnesota Timberwolves

East:
1. 62-20 Detroit Pistons Vs 8. 36-46 Cleveland Cavaliers
2. 53-29 New Orleans Pelicans Vs 7. 42-40 Orlando Magic
3. 52-30 Brooklyn Nets Vs 6. 43-39 Philadelphia 76ers
4. 51-31 Washington Wizards Vs 5. 43-39 Boston Celtics




Match-ups

Point Guard:
Kenny Crawford
19.2 Points
7.5 Assists
4.6 Rebounds
1.6 Steals
VS
Ricky Rubio
12.2 Points
13.0 Assists
5.0 Rebounds
2.4 Steals
Winner: Draw

Shooting Guard:
Paul George
19.8 Points
4.4 Assists
8.2 Rebounds
2.2 Steals
1.2 Blocks
VS
Chase Budinger
13.6 Points
1.8 Assists
4.4 Rebounds
1.0 Steals
Winner: Seattle

Small Forward:
Luol Deng
12.6 Points
1.5 Assists
5.0 Rebounds
1.0 Steals
VS
Derrick Williams
15.2 Points
1.4 Assists
6.3 Rebounds
1.1 Steals
Winner: Draw

Power Forward *KEY MATCHUP*:
Al Horford
14.3 Points
1.7 Assists
7.7 Rebounds
1.3 Blocks
VS
Kevin Love
26.1 Points
1.0 Assists
10.2 Rebounds
1.0 Steals
Winner: Minnesota

Center:
Roy Hibbert
14.5 Points
1.1 Assists
9.0 Rebounds
2.0 Blocks
VS
Nikola Pekovic
17.0 Points
0.9 Assists
7.2 Rebounds
1.0 Steals
Winner: Draw

Bench:
PF Jordan Hill
PF Carl Landry
SG JJ Redick
SF Gerald Wallace
VS
C Sava Pejanovic
PG Ramon Sessions
PF John Leuer
SG Demar Derozan
Winner: Draw

Prediction: Seattle in 7

[SkylineXC]

Round 1:

Game 1:
Minnesota: 103
Seattle: 106

Game 2:
Minnesota: 107
Seattle: 119

Game 3:
Seattle: 107
Minnesota: 127

Game 4:
Seattle: 87
Minnesota: 97

Game 5:
Minnesota: 82
Seattle: 109

Game 6:
Seattle: 98
Minnesota: 108

Game 7:
Minnesota: 102
Seattle: 118!!!!!!

Seattle has won its first playoff series in franchise history!!!!!

[Rizzo]

You must have been sweating out that 7-game series. Congrats!

By the way, how did LeBron get to Orlando?

[zike_42]

Congrats man must feel good. Onto the next round and beat them too!

[SkylineXC]

Lebrons contract must have expired or he opted out of it and signed with Orlando for a max contract this past free agency.

Next round the Sonics will be facing the 65-17 Nuggets, so they'll be in for a tough series for sure!

[SkylineXC]

Match-ups

Point Guard:
Kenny Crawford
18.9 Points
6.7 Assists
5.7 Rebounds
1.4 Steals
VS
Ty Lawson
22.2 Points
8.0 Assists
4.8 Rebounds
1.3 Steals
Advantage: Draw

Shooting Guard:
Paul George
18.6 Points
5.1 Assists
7.3 Rebounds
2.6 Steals
1.1 Blocks
VS
Andre Iguodala
9.8 Points
5.5 Assists
4.0 Rebounds
1.3 Steals
Advantage: Seattle

Small Forward
Luol Deng
15.7 Points
0.7 Assists
5.9 Rebounds
1.4 Steals
VS
Danilo Gallinari
14.3 Points
2.8 Assists
4.2 Rebounds
1.8 Steals
1.0 Blocks
Advantage: Draw

Power Forward:
Al Horford
11.4 Points
8.7 Rebounds
2.9 Assists
1.6 Blocks
VS
Kenneth Faried
17.8 Points
10.5 Rebounds
0.5 Assists
1.0 Steals
2.0 Blocks
Advantage: Denver

Center:
Roy Hibbet
13.4 Points
1.7 Assists
7.7 Rebounds
1.0 Steals
2.3 Blocks
VS
JaVale McGee
12.5 Points
0.8 Assists
8.0 Rebounds
1.2 Steals
2.5 Blocks
Advantage: Draw

Bench:
PF Jordan Hill
PF Carl Landry
SF Gerald Wallace
SG JJ Redick
VS
PF Gustavo Ayon
SG Landry Fields
C Timofey Mozgov
PG Aaron Brooks
Advantage: Denver

Prediction: Denver in 5


Game 1:
Seattle: 87
Denver: 99

Game 2:
Seattle: 117
Denver: 99

Game 3:
Denver: 117
Seattle: 112

Game 4:
Denver: 102
Seattle: 91

Game 5 OT:
Seattle: 118
Denver: 128

Tough series, but Seattle gained some valuable experience and will be back next year.

[Rizzo]

No reason to hang your head after making the 2nd round in just the team's 3rd season in existence.

[SkylineXC]

Yeah, I think getting to the second round was good, another step forward. We were greatly over matched against Denver, they have 2-3 starting caliber players on their bench.

[SkylineXC]

Denver swept Philadelphia in the NBA Finals


End of Season Awards:


MVP/ Defensive Player of the Year:
Anthony Davis
New Orleans Pelicans
19.6 Points
1.5 Assists
10.2 Rebounds
2.2 Steals
4.2 Blocks

Sixth Man of the Year:
Joakim Noah
Toronto Raptors
13.0 Points
0.6 Assists
7.1 Rebounds
0.7 Steals
1.6 Blocks

Rookie of the Year:
Marshall Nelson
Dallas Mavericks
10.7 Points
0.9 Assists
9.7 Rebounds
0.4 Steals
2.8 Blocks

Coach of the Year:
George Karl
Denver Nuggets
65-17


All-NBA First Team:
Chris Paul Utah Jazz
James Harden Houston Rockets
Lebron James Orlando Magic
Anthony Davis New Orleans Pelicans
Andrew Bynum Cleveland Cavaliers

All-NBA Second Team:
Russell Westbrook Oklahoma City Thunder
Bradley Beal Washington Wizards
Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder
Greg Monroe Detroit Pistons
Kris Humphries Brooklyn Nets

All-NBA Third Team
Kyrie Irving Cleveland Cavaliers
Paul George Seattle Supersonics
Chandler Parsons Philadelphia 76ers
Kenneth Faried Denver Nuggets
Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers


All-Defense First Team
Chris Paul Utah Jazz
Paul George Seattle Supersonics
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist Charlotte Hornets
Anthony Davis New Orleans Pelicans
Dwight Howard Los Angeles Lakers

All-NBA Second Team
Iman Shumpert New York Knicks
Dion Waiters Atlanta Hawks
Chris Singleton Brooklyn Nets
Kenneth Faried Denver Nuggets
Andre Drummond Detroit Pistons