The owner wanted to rave about his wonderful afternoon and the rookies he drafted to support his star players.

So Sonics guard Ray Allen listened patiently as Howard Schultz wailed into a cellphone, imagining a team in which Kansas senior forward Nick Collison collects a rebound to ignite a fast break led by Oregon junior guard Luke Ridnour.

"This guy will find you, Rashard (Lewis) and Brent (Barry) and get you the ball," Schultz said. "He's a lot like Steve Nash. ... We're going to be running next year."

After the platitudes, Allen reminded his boss: "Don't forget about Kevin Ollie."

Schultz replied: "What we did in the draft has nothing to do with his situation."

Allen then interjected that the two "situations" are intertwined.

"If we get KO back, Kevin could help a young player like Luke Ridnour," Allen said. "What he does has always been taken for granted. He's been overlooked his whole life by people looking for something better.