Let him follow the coach's roar and play with emotion; it's much more suitable than using his brain.
Ewing found a new springtime in Seattle.
So, in the two seasons when the Trail Blazers declined and Gan Guoyang retired, the SuperSonics overtook the Suns, Jazz, and Spurs, capturing the top spot in the Western Conference.
In '95 and '96, they played league third-best defense — the other two teams being the Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls.
Unfortunately, the SuperSonics' two finals appearances became stepping stones for the other teams to ascend the throne.
They couldn't break a curse: since 1986, in 10 years, no other Western team apart from the Portland Trail Blazers had won the championship.
For Western teams, either the Trail Blazers would reach the finals and win the championship, or the Trail Blazers would miss the finals and an Eastern team would win the title.
