M Sene has microfracture surgery

djthesonicsfan · Post #1 » by **djthesonicsfan** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:33 am

As if our three young centers needed any more setbacks...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=A ... &type=lgns

AbdicatedReign · Post #2 » by **AbdicatedReign** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:44 am

Petro better stay indoors. Wait, no, that's where basketball courts are.

Petro better stay outdoors.

Troy McClure · Post #3 » by **Troy McClure** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:18 am

You've got to be kidding me.

wiff · Post #4 » by **wiff** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:46 am

Wow good thing we drafted three of them. Otherwise we'd be running low.

nwsports253 · Post #5 » by **nwsports253** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:32 am

With Sene probably being out for most of next year, and no one knows what kind of player Swift is does anyone think Presti will end up bringing in a center for next year through the draft or FA.

Yoshi2kx · Post #6 » by **Yoshi2kx** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:41 am

It's PJ's fault.

wiff · Post #7 » by **wiff** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 2:44 pm

nwsports253 wrote:With Sene probably being out for most of next year, and no one knows what kind of player Swift is does anyone think Presti will end up bringing in a center for next year through the draft or FA.

Well they could re-sign Elson. He isn't Dwight Howard but he is servicable.

But how does Elson like playing with the chance of moving to OKC?

Honestly I don't think free agents are going to be clamoring to go to OKC.

If Seattle has a hard time getting free agents.....uh oh OKC.

djthesonicsfan · Post #8 » by **djthesonicsfan** » Fri Apr 18, 2008 4:11 pm

nwsports253 wrote:With Sene probably being out for most of next year, and no one knows what kind of player Swift is does anyone think Presti will end up bringing in a center for next year through the draft or FA.

In my opinion, outside of Brook Lopez & Kevin Love there are no centers in the draft this year worth taking. I mean that in two ways.

First, I haven't given up on R Swift. I haven't seen him on the court in a long time. I don't know how his rehab is going. But I do know he was still injured last year. If he recovers from his knee injury with anything close to the mobility he had before the injury, he's easily as good or better than any center in this draft not named Brook Lopez or Kevin Love. DeAndre Jordan's potential doesn't mean a whole lot to me. That's one kid who should stay in school if he's serious about ever becoming a decent basketball player.

Secondly, this is a deep draft filled with solid basketball players. At #24/25, #32 and even #43 they should be able to draft legitimate players who have every chance of becoming solid role players. Heck, I'm thinking the #24/25 pick could even become a starter with luck.

So with these two points in mind, and considering how far the Sonics still have to go before fielding a team capable of contending, I think they're way better off drafting best player available and not picking another center they hope will develop.