The Sonics have decided to go in a different direction after firing Bob Hill.  Hill coached in part of two seasons for the Sonics and he compiled a 53-81 (39.6%) record for them.  Over his career, Hill has a record of 310-293 (51.4%) during the regular season and he has a post season record of 17-20 (45.9%).  In Hill’s defense the Sonics had a lot of major injuries to deal with and it looked like he did the best job he possibly could.

The rookies of the Sonics didn’t get much of a chance to show what they can do this season, but it appears as if the Sonics blew another Draft.  C Mouhamed Sene was the 1st round pick of the Sonics and he played more games in the D-League than the NBA.  He played in 28 games for the Sonics and he averaged 6.1 minutes, 1.9 points and 1.6 rebounds.  He only hit 36.7% of his shots from the floor and that is pathetic for a player his size!  Forward Mickael Gelebale played in 70 games this season and he averaged 17.7 minutes, 4.6 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  He also shot a decent 46.2% from the floor and he looks like he’ll be a decent backup forward for the Sonics in the future.  F/C Andre Brown played in 38 games last season and he averaged 2.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.  He nailed 56.8% of his shots from the floor and he looks like he also might be a decent reserve for the Sonics.

The Seattle Supersonics finished in last place in the Northwest Division with a 31-51 record, 20 games behind the Utah Jazz.  The Sonics were 20-21 at home and a pathetic 11-30 on the road.  The Sonics were 18-34 against the Western Conference and a decent 8-8 against the Division.  The Sonics averaged 99.1 points per game and allowed 102.0 points per game.  They lost their last 5 games and 9 of their last 10 of the season.

Nick Collison and Johan Petro have played very well the last couple of weeks for the Sonics.  In his last 9 games, Collison has averaged 33.6 minutes, 12.1 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.  He’s also shot 54.9% from the floor in those games and is starting to show why the Sonics picked him in the first round a couple of years ago.  Petro has averaged 20.6 minutes in his last 9 games and he’s played well.  He averaged 6.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. 

I know it’s late in a lost season for the Supersonics, but it will be interesting to see how Mike Wilks plays when he’s given big minutes.   He’s been a longtime end of the bench player in the NBA that has never got much of a chance to show what he’s got…..until now that is.  Wilks has played in 43 games this season for the Sonics but he’s only averaged 8.6 minutes, 2.4 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.2 assists per game.  Wilks is not a pure point guard, as he likes to shoot so it will be interesting to see how well he does in the final few games for the Sonics.