Ace of the Pace

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          We are clawing toward respectability, slowly but surely. The Artest makes his appearence in Seattle. He plays with non stop intensity, 24/7, like him or not, he rawks. This is a true test as the victory over the Cavaliers may be a little less in stature because they are on the fade, big time. But a good victory nonetheless. This is a true test and lets use the home court to our full advantage

  I kinda like the Pacers. I remember them as a kid in the ABA. Wrote a fan letter in 1974 to them proclaiming my admiration of George McGinnis. Recieved a REAL, not photo copied autograph of George, on a game program w/him on the cover! And a note from coach Bob Leonard saying thank you, and it was real! Ah, those were the days. See what you get when you send an NBA team a letter now...glad I caught the end of the old skool more fan friendly, less corporate pro sports world. I actually warmed up w/the San Diego Conquistadors of the ABA in 1975. Caught a stray ball from a warm up shot and retrieved it and Gene Moore the foul king motioned to me for a pass to him under the basket...then he kicked it back to me and I heaved about a 15 footer off the front of the rim. I did a round in the "layup line", remember that old skoolers? Hit that. Swished a free throw! Low 5's on that baybee. Old ABA teams bring me back to nostalgia, I was an ABA freak. Gotta take care of some business, be back later...GO SONICS!!!