Can't you just sense the excitement in the air over the start of the Seattle SuperSonics season?

No, wait, I guess that's just a musty breeze in from the tide flats.

Guess you fans can be excused if you're not whipped into a frenzy over the off-season acquisitions of Calvin Booth and Predrag Drobnjak, or the drafting of Vladimir Radmanovic.

OK, you've never heard of any of them, but, hey, what about those new uniforms?

Are you telling me you're not absolutely dying to fork over 95 clams for a seat to go see those new unis up close?

The Sonics of 2001-02 open play at Sacramento tonight and unveil their new look at KeyArena Thursday against San Antonio.