LOGO WATCH #123....Team WHITE HOT goes SEATTLE SUPERSONICS Circa 2002-2007 adding Former SONICS Teammates SUGAR RAY and SHARD Lewis...SONICS + HEAT = REPEAT

Larry Bird said it on ESPN about a week ago with his Candid Interview with Famous ESPN Boston Sports Columnist Jackie MacMullen one of the Bluedude's Fav. Bird said, " I don't like all the Players who will join another Team for less money and ride the Co-Tails of that Teams Stars to a Championship". Bird makes sense but like everything else Evolution is of the Essence and things are constantly changing.

Heat President Par Riley courted former Celtics Sniper Ray "Sugar Ray of Brand Jordan" Allen and convinced Ray to join the World Champions with a reported 3 Year $9 Million Deal. The Celtics were the Only Team that could have Offered Ray more and they did with a 2 year $12 Million Offer but Ray chose to play with King James.

Now Riley not to be out done is looking for Vets who have a Resume of Success in the Logo and after the Hornets Buyout the much talked about Rashard Lewis Riley adds him to the Mix for a reported just under $1.4 Million. He will get a Hornets Buyout of a reported $13.7 Million.

Shard can play he has been an All-Star in the Logo and he and Sugar Ray teamed up near the Space Needle for the Supersonics from 2002-2005 with the Sonics being #1 in the NBA Northwest Division  at 52-30 in the 2004-05 Season. Both Lewis and Allen were All Stars that Season. Shard averaged 20.5 ppg and Sugar Ray 23.9 ppg. They were a Top 4 Duo in the Logo that Season under Lead Man Nate McMillan.

Riley knows exactly what he is doing and them having played before together and having success together and knowing the Only thing that drives them now is winning a Championship. You add Logo Veterans of this caliber you know your going to get quality results. As Shard has been getting hammered for signing that Huge Contract in O-Town it wasn't his fault that then Magic GM Otis Smith gave it to him. It was over $120 Million and the next closest Team that offered Shard was around $60 plus Million. He floated a Bad Check Mr. Smith did and eventually they both paid for it.

Now Shard gets a clean Slates and right to the defending Champs and this has a chance to be the Best Heat Team yet with the likes of C-Bosh 1, King James, Sugar Ray, Shard, Regular Mario, U.D., Officer Battier, and Wade County. Lookout Logo you know the Ring Collector is always lurking and not sitting back on his hands...Mr. Pat Riley is making a Run for not just 1, not 2, not 3, Not....you get the Picture.

Note: SuperSonics 2004-05 Info from Basketball-Reference.com and Sonics ppg Calculations from the Bluedude for Bluedude Sportstalk