.:||Sonics Dynasty Pt.2||:.

Say Hello to Your Seattle Supersonics!

Starting Lineup
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C - Vladamir Radmonavic
PF - Reggie Evans
SF - Rashard Lewis
SG - Ray Allen
PG - Brent Barry

The Sonics Return the Reign Man!




AP - Earlier this week the Seattle Supersonics aquired an old star from their formidable mid-90's team. Their formwer Power Forward, Shawn Kemp. Kemp was the teams heart and soul on offense during his early tenure with the team, and now that he is aging and nearing the end of his career, what better way then to finish on the team that grew to love you? Shawn Kemp signed a minimum deal contract with the Seattle Supersonics for only this season. Kemp's future after this year is unsure, dependent on whether or not he wants to retire. The team said they will gladly extend his contract in the future if Kemp decides about his retirement early. Shawn Kemp played well off the bench for the Orlando Magic last season, and this year is expected to challenge young Nick Collison for the starting PF poisiton.

Seattle Supersonics Beginning of Season Rosters

Starting Lineup
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Center - Vladamir Radmonavic - 65 ovr
Power Forward - Shawn Kemp - 57 ovr
Small Forward - Rashard Lewis - 77 ovr
Shooting Guard - Ray Allen - 84 ovr
Point Guard - Brent Barry - 67 ovr
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C - Jerome James -52 ovr
PF - Nick Collison - 59 ovr
SG - Ronald Murray - 72 ovr
SG - Antonio Daniels - 56 ovr
C - Vitaly Potapenko - 52 ovr
SG - Luke Ridnour - 51 ovr
SF - Richie Frahm - 50 ovr
C - Calvin Booth - 48 ovr
SF - Ansu Sesay - 46 ovr
PF - Reggie Evans - 42 ovr

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       October / November Schedule
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Date         Team           Outcome   Score
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Oct. 30th    Clippers       Won       125-102
Oct. 31st   @Clippers       Won       127-112
Nov. 7th     Trail Blazers  Won       101-77
Nov. 9th     Hawks          Won       114-109
Nov. 11th   @Timberwolves   Lost      111-116
Nov. 12th   @Bucks          Won       111-99
Nov. 14th   @Pacers         Lost      114-115
Nov. 15th   @Bulls          Won       102-93
Nov. 18th    Heat           Won        98-96
Nov. 21st    Grizzlies      Won       127-106
Nov. 23rd    Wizards        Won        83-79
Nov. 28th   @Jazz           Won       117-85
Nov. 29th    Rockets        Won       112-104

Game Notes
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Oct. 30th - Clippers
The Supersonics started off the season with a bang as they came and wiped the floor with the Los Angeles Clippers at home. The Clippers dropped this game by 23 points to a 3-point shooting Seattle team. Seattle shot 35% from the 3-point mark on the night, and sealed home this victory.
Oct. 31st - @Clippers
A rematch of....last night? Seattle this time went to Los Angeles and left with almost equal results. A tough game led to a 127-112 victory for the Supersonics as Ray Allen put up his first triple-double of the season, in only the second game (34 pts - 10 reb - 13 ass). Not to mention he had lots of help from Rashard Lewis who also tacked on 31 points from the field. However coach Nate McMillan was worried about the future games for this team, as they allowed Quentin Richardson to put up 49 points!
Nov. 7th - Trail Blazers
This was a low-scoring game until the 4th quarter, in the 4th quarter Allen exploded for 14 points to finish with 27 on the night (had early foul trouble left 2nd quarter). The Blazers couldn't put up some key shots, and it seemed the basketball gods were against them making easy ones.
Nov. 9th - Hawks
A surprising amount of offense from a few players gave the Supersonics an easy victory. Ray Allen finished with his 2nd triple-double as he brought in 20 points, 12 rebounds, and 13 assists. Rashard Lewis helped with another 31 points. However the solid play of the up-front big-men is what gave the Sonics the victory. Shawn Kemp had a surprising game as he scored 18 points, and grabbed 10 rebounds. Meanwhile Radmonavic scored 12, rebounded 10, and blocked 3 shots on the night.
Nov. 11th - @Timberwolves
The first loss for the 4-0 Supersonics came on November 11th as the Timberwolves and Kevin Garnett took it to the house. Garnett finished the night with 32 points and 15 rebounds with 5 blocks. The big-man was unstoppable all night long, and the game ended on a sour note as Seattle left down 111 to 116.
Nov. 12th - @Bucks
Their second game in a small road-break here as they went to Milwaukee. The bucks played a decent game, but broke down in the second half. Michael Redd's foul troubles early in the game helped Seattle contain the Bucks scoring, and pull out victorious by 12 points.
Nov 14th - @Pacers
This was a tough game for Seattle. They went to Indiana and played a top-team, they managed to contain Jermaine O'Neal to only 17 points on the night and 6 rebounds. However, Reggie Miller made many clutch 3-point shots to bring Indiana back from 13 down. A missed free-throw by Radmonavic, and a non-foul call on a offensive charge by O'Neal, left Seattle loosing 114 to 115.
Nov 15th - @Bulls
Ray Allen continued to play like a super-star putting up yet another triple-double with ease. He scored 27 points, 11 rebounds, and 13 assists to help lift his team up after at ough loss and come out victorious, 102-93.
Nov. 18th - Heat
It's kind of awkward to say it was the team's lowest scoring game of the season so far when it was 98 to 96. But nontheless, Seattle managed to pull out a close game with the Heat. There were 11 lead changes through the matchup, leading to a very exciting finish. A determind Brent Barry managed to recieve the dish from Ronald Murray and lay the ball in for a critical score to give Seattle the 2-point victory.
Nov. 21st - Grizzlies
Yet another victory for this hot Seattle team. A high-scoring affair took place between this tough teams as the Grizzlies managed to put up 106 points against Seattle's mediocre defense. However their outstanding offense is what gave them another victory. A 31 point, 10 rebound, 11 assist game from Ray Allen helped their cause. Not to mention Shawn Kemp putting up a solid 22 points (and 6 rebounds), looking like the Kemp of old.
Nov. 23rd - Wizards
Now a real game took place today. The Washington Wizards and Seattle Supersonics were the least likely matchup to turn into a defensive battle, but that is what took place. Despite a slight surge in shooting late in the 4th quarter, an otherwise quiet came transposed between the two teams. However Seattle's clutch free-throw shooters helped them to obtain the 4 points they needed for victory.
Nov. 28th - @Jazz
A slaughtering occured in Salt Late City this day. Seattle destroyed Utah in every way imaginable. Ray Allen finished with 28 points on the night and a solid 6 steals! Meanwhile Rashard Lewis took the most of the scores as he put up 35 points on the night. Utah was helpless against Seattle's solid playing, and ended up loosing by a margin of 32.
Nov. 29th - Rockets
The Houston Rockets put up a tough game, coming back late in the 4th with some quality 3-pointers by Steve Francis. However the story of the day was Ray Allen and the Rockets Bucket. Allen dropped down 44 points and 11 rebounds in his stellar performance. With Radmonavic helping on the defensive and offensive side at the same time (16 points, 5 blocks, 8 rebounds) the team left with a W in the result column, in a hard fought battle.



NBA News/Transactions
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-Bucks sign Mark Jackson to a 1 year deal for the Minimum
-Cavaliers sign Udonis Haslem to a 1 year deal for the Minimum (*accidentally re-created him*)
-Raptors sign Derrick Dial to a 1 year deal for the Minimum
-Spurs sign Jelani McCoy to a 1 year deal for the Minimum
-Nuggets sign Mamadou N'Diaye to a 1 year deal for the Minimum
-Jazz sign DeMarr Johnson to a 1 year deal for the Minimum
-Wizards sign Rodney Buford to a 1 year deal for the Minimum
-Kings sign Vincent Yarbrough to a 1 year deal for the Minimum

-Bucks release Dan Langhi


October / November Notes
The play of Shawn Kemp has garned much media attention over the past few weeks. Many think it may actually be detracting from the amazing and solid play of Ray Allen, however Allen clearly stated that "I don't really care about publicity as long as we win." The success of the aged veteran is a great story for the NBA at the moment. Many nay-sayers did not expect his return to Seattle to be anything close to glorious, however, he has fought his way through the contentions and managed to be a vital player for the team.

End of October/November Stats
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2003-2004 Season
Seattle

Pos. Name            GP      GS      Pts        PPG        Mins       MPG        FGM        FGA        FG%        3PM        3PA        3P%        FTM        FTA        FT%        Rebs       RPG        Blk        BPG        Stl        SPG        Ast        APG        TO         TPG        Fouls      FPG

SG   R. Allen        14      14      386        27.6       464        33.1       124        283        .438       43         120        .358       95         101        .940       110        7.8        13         0.9        27         1.9        107        7.6        42         3.0        30         2.1
SF   R. Lewis        14      14      321        22.9       487        34.8       130        261        .498       20         56         .357       41         56         .732       69         4.9        16         1.1        11         0.8        41         2.9        22         1.6        29         2.1
PF   V. Radmanovic   14      14      236        16.8       474        33.8       93         155        .600       19         33         .576       31         37         .838       104        7.4        12         0.8        9          0.6        42         3.0        21         1.5        38         2.7
PF   S. Kemp         14      14      164        11.7       408        29.1       72         126        .571       0          0          .000       20         25         .800       103        7.4        12         0.8        9          0.6        25         1.8        31         2.2        38         2.7
PG   B. Barry        14      14      163        11.6       447        31.9       58         123        .472       16         38         .421       31         36         .861       43         3.1        8          0.6        25         1.8        48         3.4        29         2.1        16         1.1
SG   R. Murray       14      0       87         6.2        181        12.9       33         72         .458       8          29         .276       13         22         .591       19         1.4        1          0.1        9          0.6        22         1.6        13         0.9        11         0.8
PF   N. Collison     14      0       79         5.6        265        18.9       32         63         .508       1          1          1.000      14         21         .667       47         3.4        6          0.4        5          0.4        20         1.4        15         1.1        22         1.6
C    J. James        14      0       56         4.0        232        16.6       25         52         .481       0          0          .000       6          16         .375       57         4.1        12         0.8        4          0.3        16         1.1        18         1.3        19         1.4
SG   A. Daniels      14      0       50         3.6        134        9.6        22         45         .489       2          8          .250       4          5          .800       10         0.7        2          0.1        5          0.4        13         0.9        5          0.4        7          0.5
C    V. Potapenko    14      0       15         1.1        51         3.6        5          9          .556       0          0          .000       5          5          1.000      16         1.1        2          0.1        2          0.1        6          0.4        5          0.4        5          0.4
PG   L. Ridnour      2       0       9          4.5        8          4.0        2          2          1.000      1          1          1.000      4          4          1.000      0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        2          1.0        1          0.5        1          0.5
SG   R. Frahm        2       0       0          0.0        4          2.0        0          1          .000       0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        1          0.5        0          0.0        0          0.0
C    C. Booth        0       0       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0
PF   R. Evans        0       0       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0
SF   A. Sesay        0       0       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0


End of October/November League Leaders
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Points
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Spurs - PF - Tim Duncan - 541 pts
Pacers - PF - Jermaine O'Neal - 498 pts
76ers - SG - Allen Iverson - 496 pts
Hawks - SF - Shareef Abdur-Rahim - 448 pts
T-Wolves - PF - Kevin Garnett - 441 pts

Rebounds
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Pistons - PF - Ben Wallace - 263 reb
T-Wolves - PF - Kevin Garnett - 239 reb
Lakers - C - Shaquille O'Neal - 226 reb
Spurs - PF - Tim Duncan - 225 reb
Pacers - PF - Jermaine O'Neal - 220 reb

Assists
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Nets - PG - Jason Kidd - 158 ass
Hornets - PG - Baron Davis - 152 ass
Suns - PG - Stephon Marbury - 145 ass
Mavericks - PG - Steve Nash - 139 ass
Bucks - PG - T.J. Ford - 133 ass
Grizzlies - PG - Jason Williams - 133 ass

Steals
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76ers - SG - Allen Iverson - 48 stl
Nets - PG - Jason Kidd - 46 stl
Pacers - SF - Ron Artest - 43 stl
Hornets - PG - Baron Davis - 43 stl
Lakers - PG - Gary Payton - 39 stl


Blocks
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Pistons - PF - Ben Wallace - 80 blk
Spurs - PF - Tim Duncan - 49 blk
Lakers - C - Shaquille O'Neal - 44 blk
Jazz - PF - Adrei Kirlenko - 42 blk
Hawks - C - Theo Ratliff - 42 blk


End of November League Standings
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League
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Supersonics--------------12-2
76ers---------------------15-4
Lakers--------------------14-4
Knicks--------------------12-6
Timberwolves------------12-6
Nets-----------------------11-7
Pacers--------------------11-8
Mavericks----------------10-8
Suns-----------------------9-8
Nuggets-------------------9-8
Hawks--------------------10-9
Cavaliers------------------9-9
Bucks----------------------9-9
Celtics---------------------9-9
Kings-----------------------8-8
Trail Blazers---------------8-9
Rockets--------------------8-9
Pistons---------------------9-11
Magic-----------------------8-10
Spurs-----------------------8-11
Jazz-------------------------7-10
Warriors--------------------6-9
Heat-------------------------7-11
Hornets---------------------7-12
Bulls-------------------------6-11
Grizzlies---------------------6-11
Wizards---------------------6-11
Clippers---------------------3-10
Raptors----------------------4-14


MVP Candidates
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Spurs - PF - Tim Duncan
Timberwolves - PF - Kevin Garnett
Pacers - PF - Jermaine O'Neal
76ers - SG - Allen Iverson
Nets - PG - Jason Kidd

Players of the Month
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East Player of the Month
76ers - SG - Allen Iverson (25.6ppg - 6.1apg - 5.1rpg - 0.6bpg - 2.5spg)
West Player of the Month
Timberwolves - PF - Kevin Garnett (25.4ppg- 4.6apg - 13.4rpg - 1.9bpg - 1.5spg
East Rookie of the Month
Cavaliers - PG - Lebron James (19.3ppg - 5.7apg - 8.1rpg - 0.9bpg - 1.5spg)
West Rookie of the Month
Nuggets - SF - Carmello Anthony (18.1ppg - 3.9apg - 5.7rpg - 0.9bpg - 1.4spg)

Injury Report
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Cavaliers - SF - Kedrick Brown - 11/29/03 - 8 Days - Broken Nose
Nuggets - PF - Nene - 12/1/03 - 3 Days - Sore Thigh Muscle
Grizzlies - SG - Bonzi Wells - 12/1/03 - 6 Days - Sprained Knee
Magic - PF - Drew Gooden - 11/30/03 - 3 Weeks - Hyperextended Knee
Magic - SG - Tracy McGrady - 12/2/03 - 5 Days - Sore Toe
76ers - C - Derrick Coleman - 12/2/03 - 5 Days - Sore Wrist
Trailblazers - C - Vladmir Stepania - 11/31/03 - 2 weeks - Strained Calf Muscle
Kings - PG - Bobby Jackson - 11/26/03 - 2 weeks - Hyperextneded Knee
Raptors - SG - Morris Peterson - 11/30/03 - 6 Days - Sore Shoulder


Supersonics Personal MVP Team Award of the Month
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SG - Ray Allen[/img]

I'll post the December results tomorrow, just finished the final game

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               December Schedule
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Date         Team           Outcome   Score
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Dec. 3rd     Knicks         Won       119-95
Dec. 5th     Pacers         Won        98-72
Dec. 7th     @Raptors       Won       144-113
Dec. 9th     @Nets          Won       110-108
Dec. 10th    @Celtics       Lost       82-122
Dec. 12th    @Pistons       Won       143-91
Dec. 14th    Bucks          Won       126-86
Dec. 16th    @Suns          Won        91-72
Dec. 17th    Nuggets        Lost      104-133
Dec. 19th    Spurs          Won        99-72
Dec. 20th    @Nuggets       Lost      115-123
Dec. 23rd    Suns           Won        94-75
Dec. 27th    Timberwolves   Won       107-97
Dec. 29th    @Rockets       Won        95-77
Dec. 30th    @Grizzlies     Won       132-91

Game Notes
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Dec. 3rd - Knicks
Ray Allen opened up the month of December with a near triple-double pperformance against the New York Knicks. He put up a solid 34 points, with 12 rebounds, 9 assists, and even 4 steals on the night. Allen continues to impress Seattle with his playing ability, making them all but forget or Gary Payton.
Dec. 5th - Pacers
The Supersonics pulled out a big-game agaisnt one of the top teams in the east, the Indiana Pacers. The game was close until the second half where the Pacers only managed to shoot 39% from the field, and 75% from the free-throw line. The lack of shooting ability by the Pacers allowed Seattle to fully realize a victory.
Dec. 7th - @Raptors
The team with the best record in the league facing off against the team with the worst record in the league. The Toronto Raptors left much to be imagined as they were crushed by Seattle in an offensive outing, 144 to 113. Thanks to Ray Allens 22 points, 7 rebounds, and amazing 17 assists on the night, they pulled out the victory. Brent Barry and Ronald Murray also contributed big games with Barry getting 24 points and 5 steals, and Murray, coming of the bench, racking up 22 points, 9 assists, and 5 steals. Shawn Kemp also helped with his 27 points and 10 rebounds. All players were firing on all cylindars in this game.
Dec. 9th - @Nets
A narrow victory as the Nets managed to pull back in the 4th quarter. With the game tied at 108 after 2 consecutive Rashard Lewis free-throws, it looked like it would go into overtime. However a quick steal and a dunk by Ray Allen made the score 110-108 with only 3 seconds left in the game. Jason Kidd took the ball at half-court and got into three point range. He jumped up, adjusted his shot, and released. The ball bounced off the rim and was grabbed by Shawn Kemp to finalize the game at 110-108 with that miss. The close game marked a near loss for a streaking Seattle team.
Dec. 10th - @Celtics
The first loss of the month was a horrible one. The Supersonics lack of defense allowed the Celtics to destroy them by 40 points. Ray Allen left the game in the 3rd quarter due to foul trouble, meanwhile Rashard Lewis had a bad night from the field, only putting up 14 points.
Dec - 12th - @Pistons
After loosing horribly to the Celtics, the team came back with their best game of the year. Playing one of the top-east teams in the Detroit Pistons, many believed the defensive game of the Pistons would be too much for the high-scoring offense of Seatlte to handle. Oh boy were they wrong! The Supersonics put up an amazing 143 points on the night in their 52 point victory! Ray Allen put up 38 points, 14 assists, 6 rebounds and 5 steals, meanwhile Ronald Murray had 26 points an an amazing 11 steals coming off the BENCH! Barry's foul trouble allowed Murray more playing time, and it obviously payed off.
Dec. 14th - Bucks
Another glamorous victory for Seattle as they put up a 40 point victory over the Milwaukee Bucks. At the rate Seattle is going they could very easily be considered one of the best offensive teams of all-time at the moment. Barring any breakdowns or lack of playing by Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis in the long run, it looks like it may very well happen.
Dec. 16th - @Suns
Allen put up a 21 point performance with 8 rebounds and 12 assists meanwhile Rashard Lewis backed him up with 22 points and 10 rebounds on the night. The Suns were too undersized to take on the Supersonics offensively, only scoring 72 points in their 19 point loss.
Dec. 17th - Nuggets
The Nuggets seem to have a formula to take on the Supersonics with this victory. They managed to drop the Sonics by 29 points in a 133 - 104 loss. Anthony proved hard to defend as he put up 38 points against the Sonics today.
Dec. 19th - Spurs
After a horrible performance on defense the Sonics managed to put up a solid one against a potential MVP and reigning championship team. The Spurs only put up 72 points, as they managed to contain Duncan to 20 points and 7 rebounds on the night. Not to mention the 30 points, 9 assists - 5 rebounds, and 5 steals by Ray Allen.
Dec. 20th - @Nuggets
That Nugget forumula reared it's ugly haed against as the Supersonics lost to them for the 2nd time. This time, not quiet as embarrissing as the pervious one, however, nonetheless, it was still a loss. The 8 point defeciet ticked off another rare-loss for this Seattle team.
Dec. 23rd - Suns
A 19 point victory for the Supersonics was just what they needed, Ray Allen put up 31 points and Rashard Lewis also had 32 points, accounting for over 2/3rds of the entire team that night. The Suns, once again, were held to only 70 or so points on the night.
Dec. 27th - Timberwovles
A close game ensued between two MVP candidates in Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, the two stars brought the bulk of their respective teams scoring as Kevin Garnett tossed up 29 points and Ray Allen put in a solid 39 points. However in the end, Ray Allen and the Supersonics proved victorious as they won by 10 points.
Dec. 29th - @Rockets
After pulling a close victoyr in Minnesota it was time for another solid defensive output by Seattle, and they did just that at Houston. The Rockets ended up being completely contained, only exploding for 27 points in the final quarter of the game. Steve Francis was held to just 13 points on the night as Ray Allen had a great dishing night, but not so much in the points area, with 16 points and 14 assists. Meanwhile the surprise of the game was Nick Collison doing it all over the field as he tallied 5 points, 9 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal, and 1 assist.
Dec. 30th - @Grizzlies
A huge blowout by the Seattle Supersonics marked the end of the December season. The 41 point victory was a huge one as Ray Allen nearly doubled his points from the previous night to 31, and garned 12 rebounds and 12 assists to get his first triple-double. Brent Barry also had a nice night with 21 points, 5 assists, and an amazing 10 steals. Rashard Lewis led the team in scoring with 33 points and a stylish 4 blocks.



NBA News/Transactions
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-Rockets release Center - Slavko Vranes (34 ovr)


December Notes
December was the month of Steals and Allen, Barry, and even Murray all enjoyed the splendor. However the play of Ronald Murray coming off the bench was a big surprise. His 20+ point nights filling in for Brent Barry have brought up many demands from the fans to get him in the starting lineup. However at the moment it still appears Barry is the man, as his three-point shooting style is a key to Seattle's cut-throat offense.

December Stats
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2003-2004 Season
Seattle

Pos.   Name                 GP      GS      Pts        PPG        Mins       FGM        FGA        FG%        3PM        3PA        3P%        FTM        FTA        FT%        Rebs       RPG        Blk        BPG        Stl        SPG        Ast        APG        TO         TPG        Fouls
SG     R. Allen             29      29      792        27.3       950        268        561        .478       72         208        .346       184        195        .944       207        7.1        19         0.6        66         2.3        232        8.0        78         2.7        57
SF     R. Lewis             29      29      645        22.2       982        256        519        .493       37         101        .366       96         127        .756       143        4.9        29         1.0        25         0.9        78         2.7        49         1.7        56
PF     V. Radmanovic        29      29      406        14.0       858        158        284        .556       33         62         .532       57         78         .731       195        6.7        19         0.6        16         0.6        69         2.4        39         1.3        78
PG     B. Barry             29      29      401        13.8       901        150        312        .481       30         85         .353       71         85         .835       93         3.2        13         0.4        73         2.5        107        3.7        60         2.1        38
PF     S. Kemp              29      29      347        12.0       872        148        264        .561       0          0          .000       51         64         .797       215        7.4        23         0.8        20         0.7        47         1.6        53         1.8        80
SG     R. Murray            29      0       221        7.6        379        87         180        .483       21         62         .339       26         39         .667       42         1.4        3          0.1        43         1.5        54         1.9        24         0.8        22
PF     N. Collison          29      0       151        5.2        541        63         146        .432       1          5          .200       24         35         .686       104        3.6        13         0.4        14         0.5        46         1.6        26         0.9        44
C      J. James             29      0       135        4.6        493        60         116        .517       0          0          .000       15         34         .441       115        4.0        29         1.0        6          0.2        30         1.0        31         1.1        37
SG     A. Daniels           29      0       87         3.0        276        36         79         .456       3          15         .200       12         14         .857       26         0.9        3          0.1        12         0.4        26         0.9        10         0.3        14
C      V. Potapenko         24      0       21         0.9        112        7          16         .438       0          0          .000       7          7          1.000      29         1.2        4          0.2        2          0.1        6          0.2        6          0.2        7
SG     R. Frahm             6       0       10         1.7        15         4          11         .364       1          3          .333       1          2          .500       1          0.2        0          0.0        0          0.0        1          0.2        2          0.3        0
PG     L. Ridnour           8       0       9          1.1        32         2          6          .333       1          1          1.000      4          4          1.000      1          0.1        0          0.0        1          0.1        5          0.6        2          0.2        3
C      C. Booth             0       0       0          0.0        0          0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0
PF     R. Evans             0       0       0          0.0        0          0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0
SF     A. Sesay             0       0       0          0.0        0          0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0          .000       0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0          0.0        0

End of December League Leaders
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Points
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Spurs - PF - Tim Duncan - 850 pts
Pacers - PF - Jermaine O'Neal - 844 pts
76ers - SG - Allen Iverson - 820 pts
Knicks - SG - Allen Houston - 817 pts
Hawks - PF - Shareef Abdur-Rahim - 801 pts

Rebounds
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T-Wolves - PF - Kevin Garnett - 425 reb
Pistons - PF - Ben Wallace - 425 reb
Pacers - PF - Jermaine O'Neal - 392 reb
Spurs - PF - Tim Duncan - 384 reb
Trail Blazers - PF - Zach Randolph - 359 reb

Assists
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Nets - PG - Jason Kidd - 283 ass
Suns - PG - Stephon Maurbury - 281 ass
Hornets - PG - Baron Davis - 267 ass
Grizzlies - PG - Jason Williams - 261 ass
Nuggets - PG - Andre Miller - 241 ass

Steals
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Nets - PG - Jason Kidd - 87 stl
76ers - SG - Allen Iverson - 82 stl
Pacers - SF - Ron Artest - 78 stl
Hornets - PG - Baron Davis - 77 stl
Supersonics - PG - Brent Barry - 73 stl


Blocks
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Pistons - PF - Ben Wallace - 129 blk
Spurs - PF - Tim Duncan - 89 blk
Jazz - PF - Andrei Kirilenko - 76 blk
Hawks - C - Theo Ratliff - 73 blk
Knicks - C - Dikembe Mutumbo - 71 blk


End of December League Standings
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League
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Supersonics---------------------24-5
Lakers---------------------------20-8
Timberwolves-------------------20-8
76ers----------------------------21-11
Kings----------------------------18-11
Nuggets-------------------------19-14
Pistons--------------------------19-14
Nets-----------------------------18-14
Hawks---------------------------19-15
Pacers---------------------------19-15
Cavaliers------------------------18-15
Spurs----------------------------17-15
Knicks---------------------------18-16
Mavericks-----------------------16-15
Trail Blaizers--------------------15-16
Wizards--------------------------14-16
Hornets--------------------------15-18
Celtics---------------------------15-19
Bucks----------------------------14-18
Jazz------------------------------14-18
Magic----------------------------14-19
Rockets-------------------------13-18
Raptors-------------------------13-18
Grizzlies------------------------13-20
Suns----------------------------12-21
Clippers------------------------10-18
Warriors------------------------11-20
Heat-----------------------------11-22
Bulls-----------------------------10-22


MVP Candidates
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Timberwolves - PF - Kevin Garnett
Spurs - PF - Tim Duncan
Pacers - PF - Jermaine O'Neal
Celtics - SG - Paul Pierce
Supersonics - SG - Ray Allen

Players of the Month
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East Player of the Month
Celtics - SG - Paul Pierce (24.3ppg - 5.4apg - 8.4rpg - 0.8bpg - 2.0spg)
West Player of the Month
Clippers - PF - Elton Brand (21.1ppg - 2.9apg - 12.4rpg - 2.1 bpg - 1.2spg)
East Rookie of the Month
Cavaliers - PG - Lebron James (19.6ppg - 5.8apg - 8.3rpg - 0.8bpg - 1.3spg)
West Rookie of the Month
Nuggets - SF - Carmello Anthony (21.2ppg - 4.0apg - 5.9rpg - 0.9bpg - 1.4spg)

Injury Report
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Celtics - SF - Ricky Davis - 12/31/03 - 6 Days - Sore Elbow
Pistons - PG - Chauncey Billups - 12/31/03 - 11 Days - Neck Spasms
Warriors - PF - Troy Murphy - 12/26/03 - 2 Weeks - Bone Spurs in Foot
Warriors - PF - Clifford Robinson - 12/31/03 - 4 Days - Sore Thumb
Grizzlies - SF - Jeff Posey - 12/16/03 - 3 Weeks - Sprained Thumb
Heat - C - Brian Grant - 12/29/03 - 6 Days - Sore Ankle
Heat - PF - Lamar Odom - 12/26/03 - 9 Days - Sore Thumb
Raptors - SG - Morris Peterson - 12/21/03 - 2 Weeks - Bone Spurs in Ankle


Supersonics Personal MVP Team Award of the Month
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SG - Ronald 'Flip' Murray