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Today, Thursday, April 17 on Urban Forum Northwest: *Shaude Moore, CEO, Central District Community Preservation Development Authority (CDCPDA) aka the Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney Center for Community and Economic Development. Shaude' was recently honored by the Seattle King County Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration/Continuation Committee (MLKCC). The CDCPDA invites you to Springing Forward: Brunch for Black Economic Brilliance being held on Saturday at 11:00 am. *Former Seattle SuperSonics Fred Brown a long time friend of Slick Watts who will be Memorialized on Thursday at Seattle's First AME Church at 11:00 am. Fred first met Slick when both were playing basketball in Iowa, Fred at the University of Iowa and Slick at Grandview JC in Des Moines, Iowa. Fred also was instrumental in having SuperSonics Coach Bill Russell to recruit Slick Watts. *Spencer Haywood a Seattle SuperSonics All Star and responsible for the Spencer Haywood rule that allowed college basketball players not to wait for four years after high school before signing a contract to play in the National Basketball Association(NBA). He was the youngest member of the1968 USA Olympic Basketball team that won the Gold Medal. He and Slick Watts are from small towns in Mississippi and were close friends. *Lenny Wilkens, NBA Hall of Fame Coach and Player who coached the 1979 NBA World Champion Seattle Supersonics. He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, in 1989 as a player, as a coach in 1998, and in 2010 as part of the 1992 United States "Olympic Dream Team". He will reflect on his friendship with Slick Watts. *Ed Hill, Worshipful Master, Union Lodge #43 talks about how the lodge gives back to the community by providing a backpack giveaway in the fall, partner with another lodge to feed the needy. The lodge sponsors a youth group that will attend a youth conference in North Carolina. Urban Forum Northwest streams live at www.1150kknw.com. Visit us at www.urbanforumnw.com for archived programs and relevant information. Like us on facebook. X@Eddie_Rye.

We remember the late Slick Watts after the legendary former Sonics guard turned Seattle basketball fixture died Saturday at age 73, then preview UW women’s basketball matching up with Columbia in the First Four and discuss the Seahawks bringing Cooper … Continue reading →

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RUNDOWN   Mitch and Hotshot Scott discuss the NCAA tournament's First Four games in Dayton, Ohio, diving into the city's rich basketball history and notable figures. The conversation takes a turn as Mitch shares an intense, near-altercation with Kansas fans at the Big 12 tournament, sparked by a well-timed chant. Continuing the March Madness discussion, the guys breakdown the bracket's top-heavy nature and why this year's tournament feels less unpredictable. They also analyze the Seahawks' offseason strategy, including the addition of Cooper Kupp, the lack of big offensive line signings, and Sam Darnold's contract structure. Brian Barone, head coach of SIU Edwardsville, reflects on the program's historic first NCAA tournament appearance, a journey marked by perseverance and belief. He shares the story of the framed scissors that symbolized his vision of cutting down the nets, his path from assistant coaching to taking over the program, and the personal influence of his late father, legendary coach Tony Barone. Wofford College head coach Dwight Perry discusses the thrill of leading his team to the NCAA tournament after a surprising run through the Southern Conference. He shares insights on his team's style of play, his rapid rise to head coach following a controversial transition, and his own unforgettable moment as a walk-on at Kentucky when a lineup mistake led to an unexpected start in the NCAA tournament. Alan Huss, head coach of High Point University, reflects on leading his team to its first NCAA tournament appearance after winning both the Big South regular season and tournament titles. He discusses his journey from playing at Creighton to coaching under Greg McDermott and Dana Altman, blending their influences into High Point's high-powered offense. Lennie Acuff, head coach of Lipscomb University, reflects on leading the Bisons to their second NCAA tournament appearance in school history. A longtime coach with nearly 700 career wins at various levels, Acuff shares his gratitude for the mentors and players who shaped his career, his team's experienced roster, and the significance of their electric home-court championship victory.   GUESTS • Brian Barone | Head Coach, SIU Edwardsville Men's Basketball • Dwight Perry | Head Coach, Wofford College Men's Basketball • Alan Huss | Head Coach, High Point University Men's Basketball • Lennie Acuff | Head Coach, Lipscomb University Men's Basketball   TABLE OF CONTENTS 0:34 | Dayton's basketball legacy, March Madness matchups, and a near-brawl at the Big 12 tournament 22:58 | Clip of the Week: Arizona Fan Mitch Riles Up Kansas Crowd, Nearly Sparks Brawl with 'Short Ride Home' Chant Before Making Peace with a 350-Pound Jayhawk. 30:34 | Mitch and Hotshot Scott break down the NCAA tournament bracket and Seahawks offseason moves 51:09 | GUEST: SIU Edwardsville's Brian Barone leads cougars to first-ever NCAA tournament with a vision years in the making, 1:16:18 | GUEST: Wofford's coach Dwight Perry reflects on NCAA tournament journey and unexpected coaching rise 1:40:00 | GUEST: high point's Alan Huss leads panthers to NCAA tournament with elite offense and a winning culture 1:59:03 | GUEST: Lipscomb's Lennie acuff leads bisons to NCAA tournament, capping a 35-year coaching journey 2:16:55 | The Other Stuff Segment: Logan Gilbert named Mariners' Opening Day starter, Dodgers' workout in Tokyo draws 10,000 fans, Tiger Woods suffers ruptured Achilles, Micah Parsons and DeMarcus Lawrence feud after Lawrence joins Seahawks, Yankees' Gerrit Cole out for the season with Tommy John surgery, Rich Rodriguez bans TikTok dancing for his football players, Steph Curry reaches 4,000 career three-pointers, Southwest Airlines trolls the Dallas Mavericks, Seahawks sign Cooper Kupp, Seahawks' lack of offensive line signings, Sam Darnold's contract details and Seahawks' long-term quarterback plan, Seahawks' offseason strategy and potential focus on 2026, March Madness bracket analysis and predictions, Mitch picks Florida to win the NCAA Tournament, Duke's chances in March Madness and the state of the ACC RIPs: Bob Rivers, radio broadcasting legend (68), Slick Watts, former Seattle Supersonics player (73), Oliver Miller, former NBA center (54), Junior Bridgman, former NBA player and business mogul (71), John Feinstein, best-selling sports author and journalist (69) Headlines: Deshaun Watson engaged, skips the couple's massage, Woman arrested for aggravated battery with a Pringles can, Backyard s'mores attempt in Long Island leads to wildfire, Dog accidentally shoots owner in Memphis, Man arrested for lap dance heist, dancers claim it's not the first time they've been stiffed

On today's Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore open up the show chatting about Rory McIllroy's win at the Players Championship and they wonder how many balls they would put into the water on the island green.  Will Rory finally win the Masters?  Puck gives his top four seeds, which have nothing to do with basketball, just your top overall seeds of things you like. Puck's were pizza, bourbon, naps and peanut butter. Jim countered with dogs, Thai food, gambling and tequila.   They also discussed Sam Darnold's favorable contract and the signing of Cooper Kupp.  After Jim said goodbye, Brad Adam of Root Sports stopped by for his weekly visit that chat why he's so optimistic about the mariners, Mitch Hanniger shoulder injury, is it career ending?  Why the decision to go with Logan Gilbert was right as the opening day starter, Vedder Cup and will the Mariners hang a banner if they win it? Puck wraps up with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Slick Watts was Seattle basketball royalty. (0:00) Puck and Jim (1:01:14)  Brad Adam, Root Sports (1:28:18) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  Honoring the great Slick Watts 

NCAA brackets are set and the Seahawks have a new look. Ian thinks they're a better team after the moves they made.   Mollywhop Monday with Chris Crawford and Nathan Bishop! Chris and Nathan react to the news that Logan Gibert will get the first pitch on opening day, what the back end of the rotation might look like and look ahead to opening day.   The Daily Power Play! Despite the overtime loss, the Kraken played extremely well yesterday. Is Jani Nyman the real deal?   We pay tribute to Slick Watts as he passed away over the weekend at the age of 73. The NCAA brackets are set and we have games in Seattle! Ian tells you what you need to know. Plus, North Carolina sets a bad precedent for college sports.   Checking in on the Text Line!   Crosstalk with Softy!

Great news! If you make a purchase from any link of the links below, the channel earns a small affiliate commission from the site. Many thanks ahead of time. BETTER HELP: https://www.betterhelp.com/JAYREELZ save 10% OFF of your first month. OLIPOP Soda: https://www.drinkolipop.com use promo code JAYREELZ for 15% off of your purchase. BOMBA SOCKS: https://www.gopjn.com/t/2-561785-354075-142593 SAVE 20% CONSUMER CELLULAR: https://www.pntrs.com/t/2-593611-354075-293459 Feeling a little bit green in these parts as St. Paddy's 2025 has arrived, but so is the latest podcast as we get set to break out from the Sports Dead Zone, Pt. 1 over the past five weeks! On deck: (6:36) We've finally gotten past the doldrums of the Super Bowl leading into this week, as March Madness is about to begin. I'll go through the controversies of who was left out (West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio State & Boise State) and who was selected (North Carolina & Texas) as you'll get my honest thoughts on this and other issues (No more Sunday championship games on the day where the committee selects who qualifies for the tournament. Games on TNT, TBS & TruTv, who has the hardest region, the easiest) as I get you ready for what'll take place over the next couple of days, leading into the basketball bonanza of Thursday & Friday. (35:08) As for what's happening in the Association, the Cavaliers finally had their 16 game winning streak snapped at home vs. Orlando. Steph Curry has reached 4,000 three pointers made in his career. Is it worth celebrating? When will Knicks guard Jalen Brunson return? De'Aaron Fox is done for the year in San Antonio. Do I smell another tanking? I'll explain. Plus, remembering Sonics legend, Slick Watts who passed away at 73. I'll discuss the log jam out West and the lackluster East as we're less than a month away from the end of the season. (49:45) On the ice, all is quiet in the NHL. Alex Ovechkin is eight goals from topping Wayne Gretzky overall in the history of the league. How he can thwart any pressure over the last 15 games to secure his place before the regular season concludes? There are a couple of big time wild card races in each conference as I'll dissect the latest playoff seeds with a little more than a bakers dozen games to go. (56:38) Baseball begins tomorrow! Not the most conventional Opening Day that we'll see, but the Dodgers are in Japan for a two game series vs. the Cubs. What are the expectations? Is it 162-0 or bust? A complete sweep (11-0) in the playoffs? The Yankees continue to deal with injuries to their pitching staff (Clarke Schmidt). Your Opening Day starter for the Mets comes as a surprise. Another position player turning to pitching (Joey Gallo) and the stadium issue in Tampa goes from bad to worse. (1:08:49) NFL free agency will start to cool off a bit, but not without the Bengals making a historic big splash for both of their wideouts as Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins gets paid. I'll keep you up to date on the most recent signings from Cooper Kupp to Cooper Rush over the past three, four days. Please subscribe, leave a rating and post a review on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Audacy, Amazon Music and iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. For daily shorts, weekly vlogs and then some, please subscribe to my YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMucZq-BQrUrpuQzQ-jYF7w If you'd like to contribute to the production of the podcast, please visit my Patreon page at: www.patreon.com/TheJAYREELZPodcast   Many thanks for all of your love and support.   Intro/outro music by Cyklonus. LINKS TO SUBSCRIBE, RATE & REVIEW: APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-jayreelz-podcast/id1354797894 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7jtCQwuPOg334jmZ0xiA2D?si=22c9a582ef7a4566 AUDACY: https://www.audacy.com/podcast/the-jayreelz-podcast-d9f50 iHEARTRADIO: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-the-jayreelz-podcast-43104270/ AMAZON MUSIC: https://www.amazon.com/The-JAYREELZ-Podcast/dp/B08K58SW24/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=the+jayreelz+podcast&qid=1606319520&sr=8-1

Donald Watts, former Washington Huskies basketball player, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss the upcoming charity event to help his father, legendary star Sonics player Slick Watts, plus the state of UW basketball as the season approaches.

In the second hour, Dick Fain and Donald Watts visit with Frank Hughes, former Sonics writer for the Tacoma News Tribune who wrote a book with Slick Watts, then the guys finish a contest for NBA tickets at Climate Pledge before they react to listeners' texts.

Frank Hughes, former Seattle SuperSonics writer for the Tacoma News Tribune, who also wrote a book with Slick Watts, joins Dick Fain and Donald Watts to talk about his coverage of the Sonics in the 1990s and Mike Holmgren's Seahawks, plus Nikola Jokic.

Recorded live at the Edgewater Hotel a few weeks back, we're joined here by icons Lenny Wilkens, Spencer Hawes, Sandy Gregory and Show Host, Mike Gastineau.  The group discusses several topics from the Seattle sports community including the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic, Rise Above, the recently created Sonics Legends Fund and more.    In particular, the Legends Fund has been helping iconic Sonics Gus Williams and Slick Watts with medical treatment and health services.  Visit more about the Fund at https://www.sonicslegendsfund.org/   Thanks to Rise Above, the Edgewater, Seattle Magazine and all our partners for their support of this Episode.  

Donald Watts joins Dick Fain to talk about the health of his father Slick Watts, his Watts Basketball Camp, the UW Huskies picking up a transfer from Kentucky, the ongoing NBA Finals and Warriors win last night.

Welcome back to On the Line! This week I interviewed basketball player Isaiah Watts a senior out of West Seattle High School here in Washington State. Isaiah comes from a successful basketball family with his grandpa, Slick Watts, being a Seattle Sonic great, Isaiah himself is following in that same path. The Watts family runs a basketball academy in Seattle, Isaiah speaks on that; his experience coaching, and how it has shaped him as a player. Follow Isaiah Watts: https://www.instagram.com/isaiahdwatts12/Follow Watts Basketball: https://www.instagram.com/wattsbball/Follow On the Line: https://www.instagram.com/on_the_line_addison/

Players not being at OTAs and if Pete Carroll is actually upset about it, the chances Julio Jones is actually traded to Seattle and what we would be okay with the Seahawks trading for him. The situation with KJ Wright and when/if they bring him back, short-term deals this year. Nets-Bucks series coming up in the Eastern Conference, expectations for who will win. Stats are for Losers / Donald Watts joins Dick and Mike to give an update on his dad Slick Watts, NBA playoffs conversation hitting on last night’s games with Portland and Los Angeles eliminated, promo for his basketball camp for kids.

Donald Watts joins Dick and Mike to give an update on his dad Slick Watts, NBA playoffs conversation hitting on last night’s games with Portland and Los Angeles eliminated, promo for his basketball camp for kids.

Players not being at OTAs and if Pete Carroll is actually upset about it, the chances Julio Jones is actually traded to Seattle and what we would be okay with the Seahawks trading for him. The situation with KJ Wright and when/if they bring him back, short-term deals this year. Nets-Bucks series coming up in the Eastern Conference, expectations for who will win. Stats are for Losers / Donald Watts joins Dick and Mike to give an update on his dad Slick Watts, NBA playoffs conversation hitting on last night’s games with Portland and Los Angeles eliminated, promo for his basketball camp for kids.

Sports are leading the way in the COVID era once again by requiring vaccines. Whether you like the idea of getting vaccinated or not, it's what's going to be required for attendance or employment in many different aspects of life, and people are just going ot have to decide if not getting vaccinated is worth not going to sporting events, concerts, etc. Steve Palazzolo is back with us this week talking about wide receivers available in the draft, grades for Tyler Lockett and Freddie Swain, and more. Highlights from around the NHL on the Power Play. Our thoughts go out to Slick Watts following his stroke over the weekend.

Show Notes and Links to Jess Walter's Work and Allusions/Texts from Episode   On Episode 35, Pete talks with Jess Walter about his incredible fiction, his nonfiction roots, basketball, writing genres, chill-inducing lines, Jess' masterpieces Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions, and much more.    Jess Walter is the author of nine books, most recently the national bestseller The Cold Millions and #1 New York Times bestseller, Beautiful Ruins; The Zero, finalist for the National Book Award; and Citizen Vince, winner of the Edgar Award. His short story collection, We Live in Water, was selected by Barack Obama as one of his favorite reads of 2019. His work has been published in 32 languages and his short fiction has appeared three times in Best American Short Stories. Article on Background of Beautiful Ruins Jess Walter's Personal Website Jess Writes about His “Esquire Magazine” Credentials and Interviewing Kurt Vonnegut  Article about POTUS Barack Obama listing We Live in Water as one of his favorite reads of 2019 Buy Beautiful Ruins Here Buy The Cold Millions Here      Jess Walter describes the thrill of his short-story collection We Live in Water being listed by former POTUS Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of 2019-at around 3:10   Jess describes his place among the greatest basketball players of all-time (and among writers-”for a writer, [he's] decent-at around 5:15   So cool! Jess describes playing on a basketball team with great writers Sherman Alexie, Shann Ray, Natalie Diaz, called “The Spokane Dirty Realists”-at around 6:15   Jess talks Gonzaga hoops (Go Zags!)-at around 7:10   Jess describes the cool 1-on-1 game that he has played throughout much of the pandemic with his brother-at around 7:55   Jess and Pete talk about the pandemic's impact on aging basketball players-at around 9:40   Jess talks about wanting to play basketball into his 60s and 70s, maybe playing against Slick Watts or some great Seattle legends; Pete references upcoming guest Jon Finkel's excellent book, Hoops Heist, about the insular and special basketball community that is Seattle-at around 10:45   Jess describes the importance of growing up in Spokane in a blue-collar family and literary influences-at around 12:05   Jess discusses the childhood injury that led to his “falling in love with books” and later getting into science-fiction and loving the inventiveness and play of Kurt Vonnegut-at around 12:45   Jess discusses some formative writers in his own journey to becoming a writer-”1970s cinematic realism” like Dog Day Afternoon, Raymond Carver, Hemingway, and in discovering that he loved nonfiction and journalism, Joan Didion-at around 14:00   Jess talks about “stalking” writers as a fan, writing letters and bugging them, and -at around 14:50    Jess talks about getting press credentials to set up a one-on-one meeting with Kurt Vonnegut at Gonzaga University in the mid-80s, memorialized in this article-at around 15:30   Pete and Jess discuss the similarity between Jess' fandom of Kurt Vonnegut, and scenes from Tobias Wolff's Old School in which poet Robert Frost is a visitor to a prep school; this leads to a broader discussion about writers and celebrity-at around 17:40   Pete and Jess discuss “Bullet in the Brain,” Tobias Wolff's epic short story that has inspired the podcast and its title-at around 21:45   Jess, off the top of his head (!), reads the opening line of One Hundred Years of Solitude and talks about its significance as a “chill-inducing line” for him-at around 23:45   Jess talks about trusting himself as a reader to give himself the inspiration for writing, pointing to truisms from his short story “Wheelbarrow Kings”-at around 25:50   Jess talks about his early writing: journalism and his first book, based on Ruby Ridge-The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Weaver Family-at around 28:00   Pete and Jess talk about the common link of many great writers, such as Jeff Pearlman, guest on Episode 33, and their formative years in crime reporting-at around 29:15   Jess talks about Beautiful Ruins and his distaste for classifying literature, particularly “historical fiction”-at around 31:20   Jess reads and discusses the importance of his epigraph for Beautiful Ruins-at around 33:00   Jess talks about the importance of the title of Beautiful Ruins, discovered in a thrilling fashion many years after he'd started the book, and how it informs a throughline of the novel-at around 34:25   Jess talks about and reads from The Cold Millions and reflects on its title's importance-at around 35:40   Jess and Pete talk about the masterful ways in which Jess uses flashback/flashforward/juxtaposition in his last two novels to craft incredible storylines; this leads to a shared appreciation of the last scene of The Godfather Part II, discussed on Episode 25-at around 37:40   Jess discusses the non-linear construction of The Cold Millions and Beautiful Ruins-at around 40:00   Jess talks about the line between fiction and history in his writing of The Cold Millions-at around 42:00   Pete talks about the power of the ending-due to its structure-of The Cold Millions-at around 43:45   Jess talks about the parallelism of War and Peace and The Cold Millions and its ending-at around 45:00   Jess reads from the ending of Beautiful Ruins-CHILLS!-at around 44:40 (POSSIBLE PLOT SPOILER-if you don't want to know the last part of the book, skip this part: 48:10 to 49:15

The Seattle SuperSonics played in the Pacific and NW divisions of the Western Conference from 1967 until 2008 and were NBA Champions in 1979. The franchise won three Western Conference titles (1978, 1979, 1996) and six divisional titles (1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005). After the 2007–08 season ended, the SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City, and were renamed the Oklahoma City Thunder.Lenny Wilkens, Gus Williams, Finals MVP Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma, Fred Brown... Tom Chambers, Xavier McDaniel, Dale Ellis... Shawn Kemp, Gary Payton, Sam Perkins, Detlef Schrempf, Nate McMillan... while the franchise will always be fondly remembered for it's incredible on-court memories, the full story of Seattle and the SuperSonics, chockfull of mismanagement, personal woes, greed, deceit and inept ownership, is ultimately one of heartbreak and loss. Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson joins the pod for a two-part deep-dive detailing 40 years of wins and losses for professional basketball in Seattle.PROLOGUESeattle Seahawks (3:15), the Kingdome (10:15) and Seattle sports teams pecking order (13:00).1975-1983, CHAMPIONSHIP YEARS Gus Williams, Finals MVP Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma, Fred Brown (17:00), Slick Watts (18:30), NBA players from Seattle (19:15).1983-1989, POST-TITLE DECLINEBarry Ackerley (21:00), Tom Chambers (22:15), the NBA's first unrestricted free agent (23:40), Xavier McDaniel (27:10), X-Man vs. Scottie Pippen (28:00) and Dale Ellis (29:20).1989-1998, THE PAYTON AND KEMP ERADrafting Shawn Kemp (30:00), Kemp's failed collegiate eligibility and Proposition 48 (30:40), #17 overall in the 1989 NBA Draft (31:30), the influence of GM Bob Whitsitt aka "Trader Bob" (33:00), Kemp and X-Man (34:10), Michael Cage (36:10), roster volatility (38:00), Trader Bob, gambling on personalities, the Sonics and Jail Blazers (38:45), Kendall Gill (40:10), drafting Gary Payton #2 overall out of Oregon State (41:30), Bo Kimble and Loyola Marymount (42:30), Payton was a 9x All-Star, 1996 DPOY and all-time great trash-talker (43:45), Nate McMillan aka "Mr. Sonic" (46:30), the influence of George Karl (49:00), hard-nosed defense (50:00), media perception and fan opinion of George Karl (50:50), Sam Perkins shooting 3's (51:30), seeing Sam Perkins aka "The Big Smooth" around Seattle (52:45), George Karl and the Sonics get to the Western Conference Finals in 1992-93, lose to the Suns in Game 7 (54:00), arrival of Detlef Schrempf and Kendall Gill in the offseason of 1993 (55:30), hope and optimism heading into the 1993-94 season (56:30), April 5, 1994: Kurt Cobain commits suicide / May 7, 1994: Sonics lose to the Nuggets in Rd 1 (57:20), Sonics lose in an OT heartbreaker to the Nuggets in Game 5 of Rd. 1 in 1993-94 (1:00:50), another Rd 1 loss to the Lakers in 1994-95, Kemp signs a contract extension (1:05:00), making a run to the NBA Finals in 1995-96 (1:07:00), the 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons (1:08:15).SHAWN KEMP TRADE / DEMISEDisgruntled Kemp on a bad contract (1:08:50), rumors circulate and fan confusion about the Sonics signing Jim McIlvaine (1:09:50), Kemp traded to the Cavs (1:11:50), Kemp balloons to 315 lbs (1:12:40), the tragedy of Vin Baker (1:14:00), Kemp traded to Portland, personal demons (1:16:00), Seattle fans and Kemp today (1:17:45).1998-2008, STRUGGLES, DURANT, MISSED OPPORTUNITIESRashard Lewis (1:19:00), Gary Payton traded for Ray Allen (1:21:40), Hurricane Katrina and the Hornets temporarily relocated to OKC (1:22:10). Love the show? Got a fantasy hoops question? Want to share a Sonics memory? Let us know! Web: OnTheLinePodcast.comEmail: onthelinepod@gmail.comTwitter: @OnTheLine_PodInstagram: @OnTheLinePodiTunes: apple.co/2G9K1cbStitcher: stitcher.com/s?fid=342861Spotify: spoti.fi/2T7ZmjY

Bill screwed up the recording on two episodes, we're recording on Saturday morning, send pizzas to Kelley's house, podcast clothes, it's too early for beer, listeners in other countries, Zunes, Liverpool -> old comic strips -> Liverpool, Slick Watts, left handed, codpiece, 3rd ave. shops, dumpster diving, pedicures, mom falls down a lot, going to the dentist, going to the library, Facebook is bad, Twitter, tractor tire, listener homework, Bagwan -> podcast cult -> karate -> dungarees in Japanese - Umpire Pants Out

Former Seattle City Councilmember Sally Clark gives guidance on how to effectively engage city government. She shares the best way to communicate your opinions along with some do’s and don’ts. Her guidance applies to those following the discussion on the arena decision facing the council as well as to anyone who has a passion about a city issue. In this episode, host Jeff Shulman reveals that he is not actually a Sonics fan. However, he discusses how he has been moved by people who have made this city great. People from diverse races, genders, educations, and political affiliations who have been brought together and inspired by the world class athletes wearing Sonics uniforms. Sharing what the Sonics have historically meant to the city of Seattle, the episode features quotes from Pete Nordstrom, Slick Watts, Lenny Wilkens, Detlef Schrempf, Professor Jen Hoffman, Jack and Steve Hussey, Debi Frausto, Jeff Brown, Lauren Henry and Nicole Morrison.

How would the children of Seattle be affected by the presence of the NBA? To explore this question, this episode features: Legendary Sonics player Slick Watts, who has helped cultivate future NBA talent such as Jason Terry and Jamal Crawford while coaching youth basketball in Seattle for decades. He describes how his playing days influenced his contributions to the community. Colin Davenport, a youth coach who grew up in Seattle while the Sonics were here. He describes how the Sonics shaped his life. Pat Dobel, a professor at the University of Washington and the writer of the popular sports blog Point of the Game. Having worked closely with collegiate athletes, Professor Dobel shares what he saw firsthand as the impact of sports on personal development and cautions against expecting too much from a return of the NBA. You will also hear from your fellow listeners as UW Foster professor Jeff Shulman reads tweets from local Sonics fans. As decisions are being made at the city level that could pave the way for a return of the Sonics, this episode gives a better understanding of how these decisions would affect you and your children.

Kevin Pelton of ESPN joins us on the latest episode of our Basketball Mysteries of the 1970s series to discuss the late ‘70s and early ‘80s Seattle Supersonics with Dennis Johnson, Jack Sikma and Gus Williams. The Sonics reached back-to-back Finals and won the 1979 NBA championship before dissension broke up the team prematurely. Also discussed in the latest episode of the Over and Back Classic NBA podcast: the young team’s Finals battles with the veteran Washington Bullets in 1978 and 1979, the aftermath of the Bill Russell era, trading away the popular Slick Watts, how Lenny Wilkens helped turn around a floundering team, Downtown Freddie Brown’s outside shooting, John Johnson’s stellar passing as a forward, whether the Sonics could have stood up to the Lakers had the team managed to keep Dennis Johnson throughout the ‘80s, forgotten classic playoff series against the Suns and Bucks, Wilkens’ feud with Dennis Johnson, Gus Williams’ year-long holdout, and much more. Also, check out Kevin’s article on Jack Sikma’s case for the Hall of Fame:http://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/13629697/nba-why-jack-sikma-deserves-hall-fame-2016 Original airdate: 8/8/16 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.