A big part of remembering the Sonics is being able to watch some of the great games they've played. Thanks to YouTube, we all can do that! Every once in a while, I'll probably a game that I find on YouTube that I think will be interesting. Here are some things I think is important to note about this:
- You have the battle of the Big 3s. The Houston Rockets had a trio of Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley, and Clyde Drexler, all whom are NBA legends who were past their prime but still excellent nevertheless. Seattle has a less historically successful three in Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, and Detlef Schrempf, but all whom are about in their prime.
- I think this video, especially in the beginning, shows how dominant and effective the George Karl-led Seattle Sonic teams were with their trap defense. Seattle were a phenomenal defensive team throughout the 1990s, and led the league in steals multiple times.
- Regardless of what the score was, this game from start to finish was very intense and exciting. I guess that's what you get when you have personalities like Payton, Kemp, and Barkley.
- Also notice how instrumental Gary Payton was the Seattle offense, especially towards the end of the game. Payton gets a lot of points and assists, but the offense doesn't flow as well when the ball is out of Payton's hands.
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