Weezy's Low Bar

• I would agree with Larry on the \"Sonics management ever hopeful, ever cautious probably waits til next Feb or summer 2008 before really thinking about it seriously.\" Those guys sold the team (Howard), quit (Wally), have been replaced (insert many names), or are running in place for the rest of the season (Hill and Sund). We don\'t really know what the new management will do until they do it. Wilcox played better when paired with Collison, so did anybody paired with Collison. Wilcox\'s contract is short, he\'s young, and they should move him if Collison looks like they starter next to Swifty next year.

• I would agree with Larry on the \"Sonics management ever hopeful, ever cautious probably waits til next Feb or summer 2008 before really thinking about it seriously.\" Those guys sold the team (Howard), quit (Wally), have been replaced (insert many names), or are running in place for the rest of the season (Hill and Sund). We don\'t really know what the new management will do until they do it. Wilcox played better when paired with Collison, so did anybody paired with Collison. Wilcox\'s contract is short, he\'s young, and they should move him if Collison looks like they starter next to Swifty next year.

• Part of me wants to say that Wilcox was rounding off his pts/rebs numbers, maybe to not overstate but more likely because he didnt know exactly. Still, his desire is a legit question mark. After last season\'s step up he was supposed to have seen the light but it sounds like he still needs constant reminders. That gets old. A trade of him this summer is possible but I think Sonics management ever hopeful, ever cautious probably waits til next Feb or summer 2008 before really thinking about it seriously. Because their plan seemed so good to them and is always just a year away from being proven brilliant.

• Larry: I\'m right there with you. 16 & 10 averages would thrill me next year. That\'s what he should have said to Jayda.

• Wilcox is at 13pts 8 rebs. If he gets to 16pts 10 rebs next year, given the perimeter dominance of shooting, I\'d be satisifed. The 10 rebounds matters more. I doubt he will, this is probably his level. He is 25th highest scoring power forward. That not good enough for Sonics to win .500+ and compared to his peer group of starters. But he is better than most of the 50-75 guys contributing less than him.

• as a Clipper fan, Wilcox\'s lazy ass combined with that unlimited potential was why I was pretty happy we traded him away for vladdie radmanovic last season (with Elton, it made more sense to have someone come on to spread the floor while he took his breathers). It\'s hard to give up on a guy with a body and skill set like that, Wilcox showed a few brilliant flashes (even more nowadays) but his head is so often so firmly entrenched up his own ass it can become a full time job keeping him aware of what the fuck is going on. That whole \"upside\" thing only works when it\'s a player who actually recognizes it and strives for it, even though it doesn\'t always show up in the box score, you can forgive that, as long as the player understands their potential, which apparently Wilcox either isn\'t aware of or is content to ignore.

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