Gary Payton OG

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I was flippin through NBA teams on Wiki and decided to look up my squad. I grew up a Glove fan, but I had no idea what he really did in Seattle. Check the stats:

All-Time Statistical Leaders

Career Leaders

Games: Gary Payton, 999
Minutes Played: Gary Payton, 36,858
Field Goals Made: Gary Payton, 7,292
Field Goal Attempts: Gary Payton, 15,562
3-Point Field Goals Made: Gary Payton, 917
3-Point Field Goals Attempted: Gary Payton, 2,855

Free Throws Made: Jack Sikma, 3,044
Free Throws Attempted: Shawn Kemp, 3,808
Offensive Rebounds: Shawn Kemp, 2,145
Defensive Rebounds: Jack Sikma, 5,948
Total Rebounds: Jack Sikma, 7,729
Assists: Gary Payton, 7,384
Steals: Gary Payton, 2,107

Blocked Shots: Shawn Kemp, 959
Turnovers: Gary Payton, 2,507
Personal Fouls: Gary Payton, 2,577

Points: Gary Payton, 18,207


Also,what yall know about Kevin Calabro?My favorite sports caster and voice of the Sonics.

Kevin Calabro is an American play-by-play announcer for the Seattle SuperSonics of the National Basketball Association. The National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association named him "Sportscaster of the Year" for the state of Washington in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

Calabro is a graduate of Ben Davis High School (1974) and Butler University (1978). He began his professional career as the play-by-play announcer for the Kansas City Kings in the 1983–84 season. In the 1987–88 season he came on board with the SuperSonics alongside original Sonics play-by-play announcer Bob Blackburn. He has been calling games for the team since then, reaching a milestone 1,500 games in 2006. Calabro is under contract with the SuperSonics through the 2008–09 season.

Calabro simulcasted in both television and radio for 19 years with the SuperSonics. In 2006, KJR-AM lost its radio contract with the organization. The television and radio broadcasts will now be separate, with Calabro doing television broadcasts on Fox Sports Net and David Locke doing radio broadcasts on 770 KTTH. Calabro will call radio games when no television broadcast is available.

Calabro has done work on the national level with TNT, TBS, ESPN Radio, and NBA TV. He has also lent his voice to several Microsoft games, including NBA Inside Drive, NBA Full Court Press, and NFL Fever.

Calabro is known for using the phrase from the George Clinton song whenever a Sonic player makes an exciting play, "get on up for the down stroke"!


Catch phrases

"Good golly, Miss Molly!"
"Flying chickens in a barnyard!"
"Let's get on a magic carpet ride!"(this was Kemp's theme when he played)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Calabro
 
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I love GP, but that Ray Allen deal was actually the best thing the Walker/Schultz regime ever did. Doesn't mean Allen will ever be held in as high regard as GP with Sonics fans, he probably won't come close.

I still got that "Mission Impossible" GP SI cover on my wall. One of the best defenders the game has ever seen. Also one of if not the best post up PG the game has ever seen. One of the best at using his butt that the game has ever seen. And when he shaved that flat top and developed a jumper, oh man.
 
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DAMN SHAWN KEMP WAS A MONSTER!! TOO BAD HE FUCCED HIS CAREER OFF, I THINK RAY ALLEN WILL SURPASS MOST OF THOSE STATS GP PUT UP.
 

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xpanther206 said:
I still got that "Mission Impossible" GP SI cover on my wall. One of the best defenders the game has ever seen. Also one of if not the best post up PG the game has ever seen. One of the best at using his butt that the game has ever seen. And when he shaved that flat top and developed a jumper, oh man.
I still got that magazine cover on my wall too with the cover of him on slam the one that said master p on it......

He's my favorite pg behind kidd........
 
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Quick said:
He's my favorite pg behind kidd........
You must be from OAKTOWN

Apparently GP was from what they call "The Flats" of East Oakland (the area around the Coliseum????) and Kidd was from "The Hills" the more wealthy part.