hollinger outlook....
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Outlook
Brand's arrival completes Philadelphia's rapid-fire transition from doormat to contender. This is one of the East's most-talented teams and they're well-stocked for the future, as rising stars like Young (20), Iguodala (24) and Williams (21) are still well on the upswing side of their careers.
The shooting is a concern, obviously, but Philadelphia's defense should be good enough that they can win 50 games even with a middling offensive effort. If you're looking for negatives, the biggest concerns this season regard the two veterans, Miller and Brand. Miller was fantastic least season but his age and conditioning are huge worries, especially since he has no jump shot to fall back on. He'll also be a free agent after the season, so the decision whether to give him an extension is a huge one heading forward.
Brand, of course, is a worry simply because of the Achilles injury last year. He looked rusty upon his return but didn't seem like a different player, so to speak, and one suspects he'll return to All-Star form this season.
If so, the Sixers look like the third-best team in the East. They'll run teams into submission on many nights, especially at home, and now have the rock-solid post threat to win half-court battles, too. The lack of shooting seems to be the only thing standing between them and a place in the conference finals.
Prediction: 50-32, 2nd in Atlantic Division, 3rd in Eastern Conference
full preview here (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/trainingcamp08/columns/story?columnist=hollinger_john&page=76ersForecast0809#outlook)
QuoteMiller was fantastic least season but his age and conditioning are huge worries, especially since he has no jump shot to fall back on.
Well, I can tell you he didnt average 17 points by driving to the basket
I think he improved his jump shot just fine fine...almost 50% FGM
i can't believe he makes as many jumpers as he does, his shot has no arc on it.
did this douchebag forget about kareem rush? hello
Quote from: MDS on October 01, 2008, 10:49:55 AM
did this douchebag forget about kareem rush? hello
How can anyone not love MDS?
Looked decent tonight.
I watched some of it on NBA TV.
Thad and Lou Will were ballin. Young really looks like he made a lot of improvements and just looks so much more polished.
I'm excited and can't wait to get started.
Elton Brand scored 18 points in 10 minutes in the 1st quarter last night. He ate up the Knicks' front court when the starters were playing. Thad left the game with a corneal abrasion. SHould be ok.
Miller doesn't rely on athleticism so age isn't that big of a worry. Should be interesting to see how the youngins and vets mesh. I just hope they get off to a decent start this first half.
ESPN experts (http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime?page=dime-PhiladelphiaPreview0809)
their bench breakdown doesn't include Donyell Marshall or Theo Ratliff
surprisingly it doesn't include philly fans booing santa or pelting anyone with batteries either.
does it include an oversized corny picture of their big offseason acquisition?
of course it does. it's a Brand new year for the Sixers!
RUN with us
Quote from: phattymatty on October 21, 2008, 04:21:40 PM
of course it does. it's a Brand new year for the Sixers!
I wrote that in a letter to the Sixers and they stoled it from me.
STOLED IT!
you wrote a letter to the Sixers?
Dear Sixers,
Anthrax?
Sixers are playing the Cavs on CSN
7. You will regret thinking that Philly is a sleeper contender in the East
In a league where you're only as good as your best three guys, they're paying a second banana (Elton Brand) and a third banana (Andre Iguodala) first banana money, and they're paying a role player (Sam Dalembert) third banana money. In a league where you need a proven crunch-time guy to battle the other proven crunch-time guys in the last three minutes of close games, they don't have a proven crunch-time guy. (And don't tell me it's Brand. I watched him for four years on the Clippers; he's not that type of player.) Fundamentally, this can't work for anything beyond "45-47 wins and maybe a second-round appearance"... and that's before you factor in the skewed level of expectations already in place, or the fact that, again, they just spent $83 million to reunite the best two guys on a 27-win Clippers team from 2003. I just don't see it.
You want a sleeper contender in the East? Check out the goofy team that Pat Riley slapped together in Miami. Could a healthy Dwyane Wade win 40 games by himself? Hell, yeah! He's Dwyane Wade! Then you have Michael Beasley (a guaranteed 18 and 8), Shawn Marion (either what he gives them or what they get when they deal him), Udonis Haslem (a playoff-proven banger) ... and what if they get something from Shaun Livingston? What if Mario Chalmers turns out to be as cool/collected as he was at Kansas? What if new coach Erik Spoelstra turns out to be the Gruden-like savant that everyone keeps predicting? What if they land a key buyout guy like Boston did with P.J. Brown last February? I'd rather bet on a healthy Wade than the heart of the '03 Clippers joining forces with Iguodala and Dalembert. But that's just me.
you be quotin sports guy like be gettin high
No mention of Andre Miller?
He's the guy who will make that engine run.
I'm excited to see what Sammy can do now that he does not have to be "the guy" down on the blocks. With Brand banging inside that frees him up to do his thing on the weakside swatting shots.
Lou Will is someone else I'm excited to see too.
Although dude made few valid points, the fact that he goes touting off about Miami is "bananas".
I don't know how you rip the improved Sixers with much more depth then compare that to a bunch of rookies, Shaun "JR Reed" Livingston, Marion and Wade as to who would be a better sleeper team.
Awesome analysis.
Anyone watching the game?
They are killin it on the boards and blocking shots like crazy....but they've gone ice cold from the floor.
They should be murdering Toronto.
And Toronto leads by 8 now...their outside shots are starting to drop.
Sammy D is tearing the boards up...11 with 7 offensive.
And can League Pass PLEASE get some different commercials? The "where.....happens" with the piano music has been on 67 times in the first quarter and a half.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 29, 2008, 07:03:23 PMAnd can League Pass PLEASE get some different commercials? The "where.....happens" with the piano music has been on 67 times in the first quarter and a half.
More overexposed than the
Vacation DIRECTV ad in the World Series?
Excuse me but Christie Brinkley can't be overexposed enough.
The Sixers lost last night. I can't imagine there are too many people that give a shtein.
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 30, 2008, 10:44:11 AM
The Sixers lost last night. I can't imagine there are too many people that give a shtein.
after the game the sixers told everyone they could stay and watch the phils game there, and revel in it afterwards
408 people with tickets to game 5 took advantage of an offer to get half price on Sixers tickets. Most of them left before mid-4th
Sixers killed the Knicks tonight, just caught the highlights.
sixers were lucky last night. if starbury had played they would have been destroyed.
run with us
Igoudala is farging terrible, he needs to get his ass in gear.
Thad is Gawd
lol @ brand playing 45 minutes in the 3rd game of the season. is mo trying to kill him?
wtf happened tonight? I heard they were up by like 25 points earlier today on espn radio and thought they had this thing. i just found out they lost. shtein.
Brand is in great shape. He isn't Chris Webber. He probably shouldn't be playing 45 at his age, but he could do it if need be.
Thad is getting so good so fast it is scary. He may be an all-star this season, and in a couple years at this rate he'll be an elite player. Ridiculous how fast he has grown.
QuotePhiladelphia 76ers (2-2)
Field Goals Rebounds
pos min fgm-a 3pm-a ftm-a +/- off def tot ast pf st to bs ba pts
T.Young F 30:30 8-14 2-2 0-0 +21 2 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 18
E.Brand F 29:05 5-11 0-0 5-6 +18 1 3 4 0 1 0 3 0 0 15
S.Dalembert C 22:31 2-3 0-0 1-3 +16 2 4 6 0 3 1 4 0 0 5
A.Iguodala G 23:37 4-5 0-0 2-3 +21 1 4 5 3 3 2 2 1 0 10
A.Miller G 23:52 3-5 0-0 6-6 +15 1 3 4 5 4 2 0 0 0 12
M.Speights 22:29 2-8 0-0 0-0 +20 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 3 2 4
W.Green 16:26 5-6 1-1 5-5 +18 0 2 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 16
L.Williams 28:19 7-13 1-3 2-4 +14 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 0 0 17
R.Evans 13:57 0-1 0-0 4-8 +11 3 2 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 4
K.Rush 13:18 4-4 2-2 0-0 +10 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 10
D.Marshall 07:58 4-5 4-5 0-0 +3 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 12
R.Ivey 07:58 1-1 0-0 0-0 +3 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2
Total 240 45-76 10-13 25-35 11 23 34 24 19 8 14 4 3 125
now that is a balanced box score. who said the sixers can't shoot the 3? donyell is going to be the most underrated signing of the year.
the sixers are a colassal travesty...mo should should bench the first seven guys and go with the last five for the third quarter....this game is disgusting
No consistancy. Igoudala is god awful, like I've been saying the past few season they should have traded him before they gave him that ridiculous contract. He doesn't fit and Thad is already 10x the player.
16 fg and 16 TO in the first half
same amount of baskets as turnovers....has that ever been done in an nba game for an entire half
and why is miami's color guy from boston...his accent is making me nauseous
man i had no clue they were playing. im too busy transcribing temple basketball quotes. anyone want to do this for me?
id take a chance on having a baby by letting sun drop his seed in my girl than help you with that
its tourney or bust baby, hop on now or feel left out
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 05, 2008, 08:44:19 PM
16 fg and 16 TO in the first half
are u shteintin' me? that has got to be a first.
boooooo
making a huge run right now
nevermind
their offense is so bad right now, but i guess some adjustment is to be expected when you try to integrate a piece like Brand...however Iguodala is a disaster right now at the 2
shooting is an overall problem but whats hurting them right now is andre miller...he got mega old overnight it seems and is just terrible right now at running the offense...for now ill attribute this to the adjustment period youre talking about...but he better start running shtein
way worse than the offense tho is their defense...last couple years they were terrible at rotating especially out to three point shooters but this year is just an abomination as far as letting people get to the rim...the amount of back door layups theyve given up has been embarrasing...one change that needs to be amde is moving sammy back to the front of the rim...they have moved him out from under the basket and are asking him to come weakside and help brand...that isnt working...they need to plant sammy near the front of the rim and have him challenge guys going to the rim and let brand play weak and mop up the missed shots that sammy causes
on the ball pressure needs to get way better as well...they are giving way to much space on the perimeter which is opening up all kinds of passing lanes and is giving the opponent vision on the perimeter that they should not have and thus be able to easily throw back door cuts and the like
I don't think Miller got old overnight, I just think him and Iguodala are better suited in a running offense. Miller doesn't really spread the floor, because his range maxes out at 18 feet, and he has trouble creating his own shot.
Iguodala is absolutely lost when the Sixers can't run. He is also awful at creating his own shot and moving without the ball. Unless he is getting oops, he is useless off the ball. He also has no pick and pop game which is what part of getting Brand would open up.
Painful
wow they won
I fell asleep before the end of the game but I see from the box score Igoudala missed a triple double by 1 rebound. They sort of found a happy medium of getting out on the fast break and playing a half court style game lastnight to utilize Brand...they need to keep it going because the mix in style isn't working and Brand is a really good player.
gonna need to see more of this before i jump on the happy train
Down 26 pts. in the 1st quarter and they come back from behind for the win. Thad: 25 pts. 10 boards.
Holy shtein... They actually pulled that out? Maybe they aren't a complete joke.
Igoudala continues to be brutal but I'm sure someone will come along shortly to defend him.
$10 tickets for the remaining 2008 home games (http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers_10tickets_release_081117.html)
28th in attendance so far
run with us
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 18, 2008, 12:30:41 AM
$10 tickets for the remaining 2008 home games (http://www.nba.com/sixers/news/sixers_10tickets_release_081117.html)
28th in attendance so far
4th
what the hell is the point of sam dalembert?
welp.....at least the Eagles tied their 1-8 opponent... :-\
That was an awful game lastnight. I'm guessing Minnesota's attendance is close to being as zesty as the Sixers.
ill be one of the 10k there on wednesday
they had just over 10k there
and sam dalembert couldnt stop al jefferson, which is just pathetic.
what are you talking about al jefferson is a beast....and im not even defending the godfather im just saying you have no idea who al jefferson is
even so, to allow sam to single up on him with the game on the line is outrageous
you just said he couldn't stop him, which was pathetic
then you say allowing him to single up on him is outrageous...
i'm confused you farging jew farg
basically the point is sam sucks and/or they should have done something different defensively on jefferson that didnt involve thad lofting over to help and leaving mike miller wide open for 3
choke yourself
this whole "i hate you" act doesnt hold up in court because you know you love me
haha
jesus youre a dope
This thread page is 1,000,000 times more entertaining than any Sixers game.
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 20, 2008, 07:04:36 PM
haha
jesus youre a dope
sounds like someone aint gettin temple-joe tix this year...
or last
They are using Brand wrong. He should be used like Karl Malone. He is a spot up shooter off screens. He is not a back to the basket player despite his reputation.
They can keep feeding him down low until they are blue in the face, but his shooting % will continue to plummet like it has been. Since he has to shoot some awkward shot with 3 people with hands in his face.
actually hes taken a ton of jumpers this year from the elbow...ive seen him post up this season but rarely down deep...hes usually at or above the dots
maybe the worst win ive ever seen tonight...their offense especially in the half court was so bad
They farging dogged it all night then decided to turn it on the last 2 minutes. They didn't deserve the W. Really like what I'm seeing from Speights. Lou Will needs more minutes.
You guys are never going to be black just cause you watch basketball. You know that, right?
and watching hockey can get you no whiter
even though brand was a coward for screwing over la, perhaps he made the right call avoiding a team in which baron davis is the go to guy down the stretch.
led pretty much from start to finish and held on for the win late over Golden State. Larry Brown and his unathletic gritty players tomorrow night
its another double dandy tonight....what is a white guy who wants to be black ever to do?
DVR the Sixers game, and listen to your mix tape during the flyers game
ha
So in a 7-day span they lose to Minnesota, barely beat the Clippers, held on after choking away a huge lead to the Warriors, and need another comeback if they want to beat the Bobcats........and they wonder why attendance sucks
i believe they lost to the bobcats. and i dont think i can name one player on that team outside of raymond felton.
Emeka Okafor, Nazr Mohammed, Matt Carrol...I'm tapped out.
Jason Richardson and pornstache Morrison
Sixers/Magic tonight. Anyone goin'?
I'll have 7 gallons of scotch in me by game time.
no Jameer but the Sixers will still lose by double digits
choke with us
ive never seen a team defend the three worse than the sixers
thad should be shot for leaving lewis to help out on turkolog off the dribble....stupid farg
They weren't open from 3 all night...they were wide farging open. Great second half from the Sixers, too bad they couldn't finish it up.
it pains me to say this because i grew up with him and he was one of my favorite players as a young buck but maurice cheeks needs to go
did they really lose to the bulls at home?
9 minutes left in the 2nd = up 15
10 minutes left in the 4th = down 19
anyone see rose break miller's ankles? the block was sick too.
I saw them suck ass, I think Mo is a big part of the problem. Miller has been mediocre, Igoudala is not a 2, they don't know how to play with Brand. I'm wondering if they can just magically turn it on again after the AS break. That seems to be the trend.
Quote from: phattymatty on December 01, 2008, 11:15:40 AM
anyone see rose break miller's ankles? the block was sick too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nonsHIZcIhI
Biggest win of the year. Pistons let them hang around. Donyell Marshall = Matt Stairs
Make sure everyone remembers this, because when Marshall hits a clutch 3 against the Lakers in the Finals it will be complete deja vu.
Right - like the Lakers are gonna make the Finals.
i might be in the minority but i think king cole needs to suffer a violent death
Quote from: MDS on December 06, 2008, 02:23:10 AM
i might be in the minority but i think king cole needs to suffer a violent death
You're only in the minority because some of us might be a little less picky about it being violent.
Tickets to the Bulls game at the Spectrum go on sale in 3 minutes.
not till next week....i think tuesday
already got my tickets.
go here....password ERVING.
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i have tickets as well i just thought they went on sale next week
regardless that they almost made a nice run late last night, watching this team right now is brutual
Brand doesnt even know what it means to pass the rock and is taking Dalembert type shots every chance he gets, nobody spreads the floor for a decent shot, and there are no half court sets what-so-ever with anybody setting picks and cutting to the basket.
As a matter of fact, they have 2 or 3 players coming up clogging the lane every time Miller or Williams drives to the basket giving no chance to pass out to the perimeter. You mean to tell me Mo cant work on this shtein in practice? Cmon
Crazy how high expectations of a ball club can diminish so fast
three days off after the bullets game saturday....i dont think mo makes it to the milwaukee game
i dont think mo makes it to the second half
this team is a god damn disgrace...words cant express how much i love eddie stefanski but he butchered this team so bad...real farging genius
Well, the team was fun to watch last year, but you can only go so far as strictly a running team. They needed to add another element and they did, but they don't have the pieces around Brand to make it work yet. I trust he'll find them in time.
This is the part where I say anyone that thought keeping Igoudala was a good idea is stupid.
Quote from: King Cole on December 12, 2008, 11:06:14 PM
Well, the team was fun to watch last year, but you can only go so far as strictly a running team. They needed to add another element and they did, but they don't have the pieces around Brand to make it work yet. I trust he'll find them in time.
other than andre miller the pieces around brand are fine...brand isnt...hes a shell of his pre injury self and hes an albatross on the team and he aint getting younger...it kills me too that stefanski teamed up elton brand and andre miller who in their prime won 27 games together...now all of a sudden they are gonna win games in their 30's
jesus what i would give for rajon rondo right now...a point that could push it and no anchor like brand would make for amazing basketball...it would be like last year but on steroids...you wouldnt win a title but you could add in a PF and a shooter or two for the price of brand and be legit
full disclosure now...i definitely didnt hate the brand move but im also not an nba gm...stefanski should know better and it seems as tho he just spent money to spend it and made a big move just to make it and ignored the fact that it wouldnt work
Brand has been fine this year, aside from the past 2 games where he's clearly still suffering with that hammy.
But this season he's been the most productive player in almost every major category. His shooting % is down, but that is mainly due to poor ball movement which forces Brand to take contested shots with almost no time left on the shot clock.
I don't think there is really anything wrong with Brand physically. He's shown no signs of suffering any effects from the achilles. He's top 5 in blocks and rebounds(he was before the past 2 games, not sure about now). Those aren't stats you excel in if aren't in good physical condition. His disappointment is just a product of being in a team where he doesn't fit right now. He has no shooters to kick out to, so everyone crashes on Brand. Iguodala can sit out on that wing all day and no one will run up and put a hand in his face. Same with Green and Thad until Thad proves he can be consistent.
And I haven't even begun to talk about Sammy yet who's having a terrible season. The dude looks gone.
gonna be bad for a long time looks like
Quote from: King Cole on December 13, 2008, 02:13:59 AM
Brand has been fine this year, aside from the past 2 games where he's clearly still suffering with that hammy.
But this season he's been the most productive player in almost every major category. His shooting % is down, but that is mainly due to poor ball movement which forces Brand to take contested shots with almost no time left on the shot clock.
I don't think there is really anything wrong with Brand physically. He's shown no signs of suffering any effects from the achilles. He's top 5 in blocks and rebounds(he was before the past 2 games, not sure about now). Those aren't stats you excel in if aren't in good physical condition. His disappointment is just a product of being in a team where he doesn't fit right now. He has no shooters to kick out to, so everyone crashes on Brand. Iguodala can sit out on that wing all day and no one will run up and put a hand in his face. Same with Green and Thad until Thad proves he can be consistent.
And I haven't even begun to talk about Sammy yet who's having a terrible season. The dude looks gone.
thats cause you didnt see brand pre injury since he played on the west coast...youre just looking at numbers...he has none of the power or explosiveness he had three four years ago...partly due to age partly to injury but the fact is he isnt close to the same player...but even if he was this mix just doesnt work....cant have a walk it up half court point on a team that wants to run people out of the gym...
of course the defense is a whole nother issue...their rotations are still horrible but now they got a 6-9 guy with short arms guarding the basket...say what you want about sammy but he was a very good protector on d...now with him essentially out of the lineup they have no exterior or interior defense
what exactly do you call donyell marshall?
MO CHEEKS FIRED
Tony DiLeo expected to be the interim coach the rest of the year
yay lottery
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 11, 2008, 01:04:10 PM
three days off after the bullets game saturday....i dont think mo makes it to the milwaukee game
Good call... didn't even make it to the Bullets game.
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 13, 2008, 12:32:10 PM
MO CHEEKS FIRED
Tony DiLeo expected to be the interim coach the rest of the year
yay lottery
I like Mo but he did a zesty job this season.
5:00 press conference
and I didn't know DiLeo named his kids T.J. and Max, like the store
I'm a little surprised they didn't give Jimmy Lynam another shot
TJ is on Temple, he ducked out during the press conference. What a bastich.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 13, 2008, 10:58:59 AM
Quote from: King Cole on December 13, 2008, 02:13:59 AM
Brand has been fine this year, aside from the past 2 games where he's clearly still suffering with that hammy.
But this season he's been the most productive player in almost every major category. His shooting % is down, but that is mainly due to poor ball movement which forces Brand to take contested shots with almost no time left on the shot clock.
I don't think there is really anything wrong with Brand physically. He's shown no signs of suffering any effects from the achilles. He's top 5 in blocks and rebounds(he was before the past 2 games, not sure about now). Those aren't stats you excel in if aren't in good physical condition. His disappointment is just a product of being in a team where he doesn't fit right now. He has no shooters to kick out to, so everyone crashes on Brand. Iguodala can sit out on that wing all day and no one will run up and put a hand in his face. Same with Green and Thad until Thad proves he can be consistent.
And I haven't even begun to talk about Sammy yet who's having a terrible season. The dude looks gone.
thats cause you didnt see brand pre injury since he played on the west coast...youre just looking at numbers...he has none of the power or explosiveness he had three four years ago...partly due to age partly to injury but the fact is he isnt close to the same player...but even if he was this mix just doesnt work....cant have a walk it up half court point on a team that wants to run people out of the gym...
of course the defense is a whole nother issue...their rotations are still horrible but now they got a 6-9 guy with short arms guarding the basket...say what you want about sammy but he was a very good protector on d...now with him essentially out of the lineup they have no exterior or interior defense
I watched Brand a million times both with the LAC, with Chicago and with Duke. He may not be quite as good as his prime, but I don't think the dropoff is that far. Agree to disagree there, but I'm still willing to finish out the season to make the final call on that.
As for DiLeo. No idea what to say on that one. Weird choice.
no you didnt
clippers are never on and he might have been on tv twice with chicago...and the reason i know you didnt watch him is a. you dont have the nba package and b. the fact that you think hes the same player now as 10 years ago on duke oor 8 years ago on the bulls
Of course I did. I don't have the NBA package anymore, but I used to, but even so I watch a lot of ball.
Again, he may not be quite the same, but I don't think the dropoff is as big as you make it seem. My biggest thing with him this season is he's been turning the ball over a lot. I think his power and jumper is still there. His explosiveness remains to be seen. I do think he isn't quite as explosive, but Brand was never a guy that really exploded to begin with. He isn't Amare. He doesn't play the game above the rim. But as for his first step, he's lost a little bit. Not sure as much as you think yet though.
Lots of Stefanski bashing by Eskin during the PC, asking why it's Cheeks' fault that Dalembert and the shooting sucks
everyone is accountable....no one more so than eddie
I'm surprised they are playing this poorly. So since they sputtered out of the gates again, its no surprise to see Mo gone. I loved Cheeks.
Why DiLeo though?
Stephen A Smith said they want Eddie Jordan after the season, who I want no part of. The dude has never done anything as a coach.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 13, 2008, 06:32:39 PM
Why DiLeo though?
i dont get it either...by hiring him youre basically waving the white towel on the season and its not even christmas....they need to pull avery johnson out of the announcers booth
young buck couldnt get it done in dallas why the farg he gonna come here
couldnt get what done?....an nba championship...cause if thats your criteria for a new coach you got a really short list to choose from
choked aways a title then goes out in rd 1 to a scrub warrior squad
ill take up and comer randomer for 100 alex
you got one.....have fun
how about an up and comer that i didnt see outside the liacouras center after cherry and white night
mo cheeks?
brand might be the 6th best player on the team
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 13, 2008, 08:19:12 PM
mo cheeks?
the current head coach, dude was chillin with wifey and a temple asst. coach like he was a nobody
The best player on the team is starting to heat up.
Quote from: MDS on December 13, 2008, 08:23:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 13, 2008, 08:19:12 PM
mo cheeks?
the current head coach, dude was chillin with wifey and a temple asst. coach like he was a nobody
fascinating
you axed homeslice
no iasked if mo cheeks was the kind of up an comer you were looking for as coach
when he be with port land he was
but hes failed at two stops, so might as well try a new pup out you know
give me three names
i dont know any asst coaches in the nba outside of jim lyman
as long as the three you cant name are better than avery johnson then im IN
i just looked thu all the assistant coaches in the nba and there are plenty of guys coaching now who i remember watching play
and im gettin old
Know who would have been a perfect coach for this team...Larry Brown.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 13, 2008, 06:54:57 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on December 13, 2008, 06:32:39 PM
Why DiLeo though?
i dont get it either...by hiring him youre basically waving the white towel on the season and its not even christmas....they need to pull avery johnson out of the announcers booth
But given the choice of DiLeo and Eddie Jordan, gimme DiLeo. No more coach recycling.
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gotta try to get something for miller before the trade deadline....a legit sg would be nice.
mo took the blame for the slow start
what a softee
elton brand just dislocated his shoulder
run with us
jesus christ
At least they still won
When they showed his shoulder he looked like a second head was trying to protrude through his skin.
http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=20270.0
Elton Brand to miss a month
Source: ESPN.com
best news of the day
torn labrum and fracture but no surgery needed (for now)
Hoyda
the day before my first sixers game of the year. sweet.
reggie evans got a technical last night for spanking kyle korver.
gargano reporting that the sixers have a sammy and lou williams for kenyon martin deal in the works
no thanks. switch lou for willie green then yes.
what's the point of having martin and brand
they can talk about the days when they used to be good.
why does Kenyon Martins name always get brought up? this guy has been shuffled a ridiculous amount of times for a reason--hes not that good and the chances of him staying healthy are slim..esp if he comes to the sixers
he mainly get his numbers off put backs with an occasional outside shot...they need friggin shooters
martin's not that good....but dalembert is terrible.
speights looks like a more retarded version of luke campbell and he already has a higher basketball iq than dalembert.
i wouldn't give up lou will to get rid of sammy though....not for martin.
I dont want Martin nor would I want them to give up Lou Will.
so basically this team is going to be awful forever?
Quote from: SunMo on December 30, 2008, 10:49:21 AM
what's the point of having martin and brand
Quote from: phattymatty on December 30, 2008, 10:50:15 AM
they can talk about the days when they used to be good.
You guys are like Slider and Iceman.
i wish you were like Goose
Quote from: SunMo on December 30, 2008, 01:00:15 PM
i wish you were like Goose
He's also known as
theee Maverick
And no way do I part with Lou in a deal for Martin.
Quote from: SunMo on December 30, 2008, 01:00:15 PM
i wish you were like Goose
I would come back as a zombie and steal all your A/V equipment and video games.
id steal his boyish good looks
Don't you kind of already do that every time you spooge on his face?
my fishies prefer to fester in the corner of his warm mouth
This team is really hard to watch
can we please put an end to the thaddeus is the future of this team and better than iguodala talk...he basically is iguodala with a much worse handle...hes slightly better around the rim but hes not even close to the all around player andre is
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 03, 2009, 12:51:24 PM
can we please put an end to the thaddeus is the future of this team and better than iguodala talk...he basically is iguodala with a much worse handle...hes slightly better around the rim but hes not even close to the all around player andre is
He's 20 and has put up similar stats to Igoudala's second year. I think he has a higher ceiling and is a better fit on the team than Igoudala. Not to mention Igoudala's contract is beyond ridiculous. Performance wise Igoudala is more polished, not surprising since Thad should be a JR. in college and Igoudala's been in the league for 5 years.
thad will never be the player iguodala is...he cant shoot dribble or pass....hes a nice finisher and because of that hell be a solid 3rd or 4th option but thats it...his biggest upside will be as a defender...if he puts in the work he should be all league defense for many years
you're actually saying Thad won't be the player Igoudala is because he can't shoot, pass or dribble? Igoudala has no outside jumper, and Thad's mid range game is already ahead of his. Igoudala is an awful dribbler, he's also a turnover machine. I'll give you he's a slightly better passer for now.
im not saying its great but iguodalas handle is infintely better than thads...and his passing is superior as well
thad has a nice game around the rim....long arms and some nice post moves for a three...but thats really it...both are nice players and i like both...but this notion that thad is some superstar in the mnaking while andre is garbage is the biggest fraud ever perpetrated...thad at his very best will be as good as iguodala but i dont ever seem him being much better
My main problem with Igoudala's game is he's too much of a fast break player, those types are fine coming off the bench to give the team a jolt but they don't win in the playoffs.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 03, 2009, 02:03:10 PM
My main problem with Igoudala's game is he's too much of a fast break player, those types are fine coming off the bench to give the team a jolt but they don't win in the playoffs.
there is no question you are correct with this statement, but he is not a jolt off the bench player
you need fast break points to win ball games, and there arent too many players in the league that run the fast break better than Iggy. He is a result of the players around him and the coaching that is being displayed, which is disgusting right now
you put Iggy on a squad that efficiently spreads the floor..forget about it. Now will the guy frustrate the farg out of you...no question...but you cant hate the skills the guy portrays on the court.
Thad has ways to go to be skillfully compared to him right now
spurs are putting on a clinic
sixers gave up 40 in the first quarter
roflesberger
god this has turned into a great farging game
unreal
farg you andre miller
haha
turnover with 15 seconds left and a non box out with no time left
nothing funny about that
i was laughing at you, silly
burrell to the rays
iguodala sucks
iguodala with his 4th big game in a row here against the rockets and the sixers are playing some killer defense in the post with Ratliff and Speights..got to close the game out
their perimeter defense will be their achilles heel all year--awful
they won whoa
Solid win, got a little nervous there when they almost blew a 15 point lead. Ratliff's 2 consecutive blocks on Yao were money
I can go to work a happy man again tomorrow. :yay
Miller and Speights huge down the stretch for the win against Milwaukee
man are the sixers fun to watch without elton brand...they are back to the second half of last year in terms of watchability...its just insane how fast they get out on the break and they do it every single chance they get
yeah...I think Brand might prove to be a liability down the stretch here with the fast break. Its obvious that when Stefanski and Cheeks decided to get Brand, their thoughts were post game and half-court offense for the playoffs
Cheeks rolls.... and now Dileo goes back to whats worked for them in the past. When Brand does come back he is going to have to adjust to the others players game now...which I'm liking a hell of a lot more
everything ive ever heard eddie say about the brand signing was that he expected him to fit right in with and not slow down the running game...and really hes not wrong...yes brand wont come close to his 20-10 as his touches will decrese significantly but its not as if brand is shaq and cant move...he isnt sammy or speights either but theres no reason they cant run with elton
eddie is smart enough to know that you cant get a player just for the playoffs...the team cant run up and down for 82 games then flip a switch and be successful running a half court for the playoffs...hell they couldnt do it with a summer of practice a training camp and 20 regular season games...what he got brand for was to have a legitimate low post scoring option (obviously) but just an option as opposed to trying to become a half court team...playoffs or otherwise
Quote from: reese125 on January 09, 2009, 08:40:49 PM
Cheeks rolls.... and now Dileo goes back to whats worked for them in the past. When Brand does come back he is going to have to adjust to the others players game now...which I'm liking a hell of a lot more
That's what it comes down to, the halfcourt/fast break mix was a disaster, Brand can run he just won't get his numbers - boo hoo.
theres one thing I do know is they are a different team without Brand and it would take a blind man not to see that their fast break game has vastly improved minus Brand
Im not saying that Brand is slow as shtein...hes actually quite versatile for his height and can run...but he is slower than the players youre seeing right now-- and he is forced to play tip to tip rather than running the full court.
What we are seeing again is a fully capable fast break team-- without shooters. So Brand or no Brand this team goes nowhere without shooters, but you'd be hard pressed to convince me that producing a half-court offense, when in the playoffs last year and knowing is the key the success, wasnt on their minds before the start of the season--especially with Iggy moving over to SG, a higher scoring avg in Thad, and by the minor additions of Donyell Marshall and Kareem Rush.
The season obviously hasnt panned out as expected
well then everything eddie ever said was a lie and frankly iver never heard him mince words much less lie before...he seems as honest as you can get and when he doesnt answer he says i cant answer that...with brand he has said from day one that he expects him to fit in and run with the team not the other way around....cheeks drew up a half court offense centered around brand...not coincidentally he got fired...the thing with cheeks offense was he ran it thru brand but for some inexplicable reason he had brand on the elbow rather than the block
the sick thing about it is when Brand does come back he's only going to help more on the defensive side when hes in the game..and that has been their strong suit these past 5 games especially late 4th quarter
it will be interesting how DiLeo adjusts his lineup in the 4th when he does come back because Speights has been ridiculous in these 4th quarters defending and scoring points...but again their perimeter defense needs to improve big time with the better 3pt shooting teams and someone is going to have to step up their scoring game because you cant expect Miller to keep pushing the ball, dishing and scoring...dude is going to wear down
Once Brand comes back Dileo needs to treat him like the other players and not put him on a pedestal. That should be step #1.
I agree and I dont think hell have a problem doing that.
Cheeks was the culprit of that... now hes throwing back cashews on his couch
they won at Atlanta. 4 in a row
was flipping back and forth with this game--solid win again
something silly is going in Philadelphia right now
cmon kid--I got no time for commercials
If you missed one snap of the Eagles game, you lose as usual.
ha...yeah youre right...I want to watch a meaningless Sixers game over the Eagles in the playoffs
Quote from: reese125 on January 11, 2009, 04:37:00 PM
something silly is going in Philadelphia right now
sixers are my favorite team in all of sports but wtf and lol???
go on..explain what you mean... because mine is more common sense than you think stud
no....you explain this "sillyness going on in philly"
it cant be the sixers win
and in 1980 all four teams made the finals....so what happened today that is so silly...i dont get it
That was 29 years ago. No one here remembers that shtein. Well, maybe Sus, but human mathematics have not advanced enough to calculate his age so I'm not sure it even counts. So old.
Quoteno....you explain this "sillyness going on in philly"
it cant be the sixers win
and in 1980 all four teams made the finals....so what happened today that is so silly...i dont get it
right now slick...oh I dont know the Phillies winning the world Series, Eagles in the NFC Championship, Flyers in 1st place and the Sixers winning 4 in a row..you that confused by the comment?
Youre officially CF's whipping boy today...keep it coming
Quote from: reese125 on January 11, 2009, 07:04:07 PM
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Youre officially CF's whipping boy today.
racist :boo
the sixers won 4 in a row....omfg!!!!
flyers are in first for the one thousandth time in their franchise history
eagles are nfc championship bound for the 5th time this decade
sounds more like a broken record than "sillyness"............unless youre twelve
whip-ping-boy
is there a better player in the nba right now than iguodala
LOU!!!
this team is too good to be true
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 16, 2009, 08:41:37 PM
is there a better player in the nba right now than iguodala
although hes up there...behind Chris Paul and Lebron who is putting up career MVP numbers, I wont argue the fact Andre has stepped his game up big time this year
I have a farging man crush on Speights
Igoudala stepped his game up recently but lets be honest he sucked the first 1/4 of the season. I love the up tempo game but this style of play doesn't go far in the playoffs. Really want to see how they incorporate Brand into this new style of play.
ha...youre coming around on Iggy SD...slowly but surely
I've always liked Igoudala and I'm sure I can dig up a bunch of old posts saying so, I just think it's retarded giving a 3 that type of deal. Money like that should be reserved for big men. If we're talking Lebron different story but 3's are a dime a dozen. I still think Thad is just as good and that they should have gotten what they could for Igoudala because fast break players like him don't win in the playoffs - see last seasons series vs. the Pistons if you needed further proof.
thad who i love is not even on the same plane as iguodala...iguodala is one of the best all around players in the nba...hes not jordan who is gonna take over a game when you most need it but he can do more than most players in this league
QuoteI've always liked Igoudala and I'm sure I can dig up a bunch of old posts saying so, I just think it's retarded giving a 3 that type of deal. Money like that should be reserved for big men. If we're talking Lebron different story but 3's are a dime a dozen. I still think Thad is just as good and that they should have gotten what they could for Igoudala because fast break players like him don't win in the playoffs - see last seasons series vs. the Pistons if you needed further proof.
oh I hear ya--and Im not a big fan of the dollars paid to him either but thats what the market dictated at the time. Its a crying shame how much Luol Deng raped the Bulls but thats what a solid year will do for your value
Although I like Andre, Im not happy at all with his ability to get past the defender and take it to the hole. Its nice he can dish it, but i want him off the dribble and pulling up way more consistently. Thats when his game will be at the next level...but his all-around play should always keep this team in games
buzzer beaters in the first 3 quarters? things are going right for this team
who the farg is this team and what did they do with my zesty Sixers?
maybe they were tired of being the worst team in the city
sixers are on nba tv tonight
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 17, 2009, 02:39:47 PM
maybe they were tired of being the worst team in the city
There's always Temple.
7 in a row boys..both Andre's ridiculous tonight
Do you guys really watch basketball? I follow the sixers and want them to win but when I try to watch a game my eyes just glaze over. I am a baseball nut and I suppose a lot of people feel the same way about baseball.
i hope you get cancer
Quote from: reese125 on January 17, 2009, 10:00:49 PM
7 in a row boys..both Andre's ridiculous tonight
Just like last season when they started their run it was both Andre's that got it going. Miller has been on point. Igoudala is ridiculous right now and most of the reason is because his mid-range game and jumper have started to hit. Might be going to Mondays game at 1.
Quote from: stalker on January 17, 2009, 10:06:49 PM
Do you guys really watch basketball? I follow the sixers and want them to win but when I try to watch a game my eyes just glaze over. I am a baseball nut and I suppose a lot of people feel the same way about baseball.
most people like white AND black people
basketball >>>>>> baseball
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 18, 2009, 05:28:52 AM
Quote from: reese125 on January 17, 2009, 10:00:49 PM
7 in a row boys..both Andre's ridiculous tonight
Just like last season when they started their run it was both Andre's that got it going. Miller has been on point. Igoudala is ridiculous right now and most of the reason is because his mid-range game and jumper have started to hit. Might be going to Mondays game at 1.
Love this dude
Theres not that many PG's that will control an offense like the way he does. Hes not looking to dribble to the hole and dish all the time, he actually waits for the play to develop and dishes....much harder for a younger PG to do
I was an advocate of trading this guy at the deadline last year because I thought it could be a great way to start fresh and turn this team around with players and picks....but the more I watch him, Im glad they didnt. Hes one of the most efficient PG's in the league and great for this offense
wow..what a friggin comeback by the Sixers only to lose to a buzzer beater by Nowitzki
down 10 with 1:43 to go and come back to tie it with multiple 3's by Iggy and Lou Will.
4 sec to go-Dirk drops a fade-away--peace
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 18, 2009, 07:20:34 AM
Quote from: stalker on January 17, 2009, 10:06:49 PM
Do you guys really watch basketball? I follow the sixers and want them to win but when I try to watch a game my eyes just glaze over. I am a baseball nut and I suppose a lot of people feel the same way about baseball.
most people like white AND black people
basketball >>>>>> baseball
It's got nothing to do with race, I just get bored by the game. I am kinda the same way with hockey so obviously I am not racist.
awesome finish to an awesome weekend
first time I saw this and so good to know they are at least shopping that drunk giraffe:
Tom Moore, column in Phillyburbs.com: "A source close to the situation confirmed that the Sixers offered Samuel Dalembert to the Clippers for fellow center Chris Kaman, but the Clippers weren't interested. The issues with Dalembert are his inconsistent play and contract, which contains a 15 percent trade kicker (roughly $4.5 million) that a team trading for him would have to pay up front, in addition to the $23.6 million he's owed from 2009-11."
sammy likes hos from manyunk how he gonna do that in la?
Quote from: MDS on January 20, 2009, 11:32:13 PM
sammy likes hos from manyunk how he gonna do that in la?
the valley?
apparently theyre going back to the 82-83 jerseys full time next year.
yes those jerseys are awesome but its kind of gimmicky to go to that. but i suppose anything beats what they got now.
absolutely...ill take those jerseys all day every day
your opinion does not count
Quote from: MDS on January 23, 2009, 09:12:56 PM
apparently theyre going back to the 82-83 jerseys full time next year.
yes those jerseys are awesome but its kind of gimmicky to go to that. but i suppose anything beats what they got now.
i swear to god if youre lying about this i will hunt you down and murder your family (which probably wouldnt upset you that much)
how farging dare you even try to downplay this much less call it gimmicky...farging worst thing youve ever said...i guess if lurie decided to go kelly green that would be gimmicky as well??
this is the best sports news since the pimp draft pick
im sorry?
story is off the700level.com, i didnt just happen to hear it.
farg new york
Sixers getting to .500 after tonights win against the Knicks
DiLeo has some big time decisions to make with the swapping of forwards now that Brand is back. It worked tonight with limited minutes from Brand, but hes going to be expected to get his 30 minutes back-- which could easily mess things up and even take away from Speights' nice development so far...but well see.
If they beat the Hornets on their home court next game that would be quite impressive
Igoudala turns 25 today. Is he past his prime yet?
Great win and fun game to watch. Brand is starting to find his niche. Season sweep on Houston.
Fun game for sure.
Whats up with this rumor about Brand being available for trade? Chad Ford said something about it.
QuoteSixers' Brand tries to shrug off trade-deadline rumors
By PHIL JASNER
Philadelphia Daily News
jasnerp@phillynews.com
HOUSTON - Elton Brand has an appreciation for the business side of the NBA. He understands the world of instant messaging, chat sessions and the sort of speculation that always surfaces as the trade deadline draws near.
That's how the 76ers' comebacking power forward is dealing with an ESPN.com chat-session comment by Chad Ford, saying sources have told him Brand is available.
"The question is, given how poorly he's played this year and his huge contract, does anybody want him?" Ford asked.
The real question is, whether the initial premise has any legs.
Sixers president/general manager Ed Stefanski said he does not comment on rumors, but a source familiar with the Sixers' situation insisted that Stefanski had made no trade-related calls involving Brand and that he had no interest in dealing the player he signed to a 5-year, $79.8 million contract during the summer.
Brand confirmed that Stefanski had spoken to him. He seemed comfortable and at ease last night as he approached the third game of his return after missing 16 games with a dislocated right shoulder suffered Dec. 17.
"Anytime there's speculation, and as you get close to the [deadline], that's when you know it's a business," Brand said. "I'm just here to win, to play my heart out. I haven't been in a lot of [rumors], and I know that if we were 30-10, this wouldn't be the case. I understand where it would come from, even if it's from a fan, a chat session, e-mail."
Brand knows the Sixers signed him to be a difference-maker.
"It's a little frustrating, because that's what I was brought here for, and it hasn't come to fruition yet," he said. "But we're playing pretty well and I want to continue that, whatever it takes. There's no doubt in my mind that I can get back to that level, to be a difference-maker. We know the way they played last year. We already know they can get to the first round [of the playoffs]. We're trying to get further and hopefully we can do that."
i thought you had to wait a year after you sign a player before you could him...or does that only apply to your own free agents
December 15 or three months after the signing, whichever is later
bullets station was just showing a graphic to show how good iguodala has been the last two months and the title was the "iggy shuffle"
seven game home stand with a celtic battle next week...time to make a stand.....lets do this
RUN WITH US!!
sixers gonna run these fools out the building
god damn those sixer dancer are basically strippers with nipple pasties and a patch over their cootches
Iguodala is ballin right now. I remember some people were actually prepared to just let him walk rather than pay him the money he got. He started off slow, and those people gloated, but strangely I haven't heard from them in a while.
Hmmm...
other than sd and maybe gargano (who doesnt like him but im not sure if he would have let him walk) i dont know anyone who wanted him gone
Rome.
Rome isn't a Sixers fan
And for the trilliionth time I've always said I liked Igoudala, but he's still not worth the money. He'd be perfect as a spark off the bench but once playoff time rolls around his running style will be exploited. I praised him all last season and said the exact same thing...then Detroit proved me right. 3's are the easiest position in the NBA to fill and Thad is more than ready to replace him. You don't give one not named Lebron an $80 million contract.
i want to stick my penis in those jerseys they wore last night.
In order to reverse my racism, I actually watched the game last night. Pretty entertaining I must say.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 31, 2009, 11:19:04 AM
i want to stick my penis in those jerseys they wore last night.
according to someone (probably easy)...they are going back to them permanently next year
it was me from a blog post on the 700level
idiot baltimorian darkie
im an idiot and youre copy and pasting blogs?
a few thoughts:
the sixer 82-83 warm ups might be better than the jerseys...wow they are butta
how is mike fratello the nets announcer...the guy is one of the best in the biz and does color for a garbage team like new jersey...what a waste
game is on hd tonight
munson hates brown people
the godfather is a bawler
lololoolol brook lopez
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 31, 2009, 07:32:51 AM
Rome isn't a Sixers fan
And for the trilliionth time I've always said I liked Igoudala, but he's still not worth the money. He'd be perfect as a spark off the bench but once playoff time rolls around his running style will be exploited. I praised him all last season and said the exact same thing...then Detroit proved me right. 3's are the easiest position in the NBA to fill and Thad is more than ready to replace him. You don't give one not named Lebron an $80 million contract.
you make fair points and at the same time i totally disagree with you...my question is what would you have done...let iguodala walk?...who would you have replaced him with...what would the team look like right now without their best player....what was your plan for the future?
I never said they should cut him or let him walk for nothing. I said the contract they paid him was a joke and it was.
so where would you have put that money?
and take a look around the nba at the players that have his contract...there are only a handful that you would say are better than him
elton brand farging blows dick
2 for 20 in the fourth quarter
what a farging disgraceful loss
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2009, 07:23:41 PM
im an idiot and youre copy and pasting blogs?
shut up gentile
i farging love you, you know my insults are with love not with hate
sometimes i get why your work for the govt
the black guys lost....concentrate on that
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2009, 07:23:41 PM
how is mike fratello the nets announcer...the guy is one of the best in the biz and does color for a garbage team like new jersey...what a waste
Fratello is the worst. I couldn't stand him on TNT, smug wannabe know it all. Give me a break with the Czar shtein too. He's a less likeable Barry Melrose.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 31, 2009, 07:37:11 PM
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 31, 2009, 07:32:51 AM
Rome isn't a Sixers fan
And for the trilliionth time I've always said I liked Igoudala, but he's still not worth the money. He'd be perfect as a spark off the bench but once playoff time rolls around his running style will be exploited. I praised him all last season and said the exact same thing...then Detroit proved me right. 3's are the easiest position in the NBA to fill and Thad is more than ready to replace him. You don't give one not named Lebron an $80 million contract.
you make fair points and at the same time i totally disagree with you...my question is what would you have done...let iguodala walk?...who would you have replaced him with...what would the team look like right now without their best player....what was your plan for the future?
I would have sign and traded his ass for a shooter.
Leaving Ray Allen open. Brilliant.
nice job fighting through the screen thad
and nice job helping sammy
farging choking mcnabbs
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 03, 2009, 09:36:48 PM
Leaving Ray Allen open. Brilliant.
Unreal, guard the perimeter give up the easy friggen bucket and go into OT at home.
Even though Igoudala hit a clutch shot that could have won the game he didn't score with .5 seconds left so he's a choker.
thats the second game this year the sixers gagged at the end of the game because thad lost his man
doesnt really matter tho if garnett plays they lose by 20
its worth mentioning over and over until this squad figures out to play perimeter farging defense
another breaker
they were supposed to switch on all screens...thad got picked by dalembert's man... sammy didn't switch.
sixers lose.
did you hear that somewhere because what I saw was a lackadaisical Thad paying way too much attention to Pierce and not focusing on Allen after his pass to Pierce.
After the pass by Allen to Pierce...Thad was drifting over Pierces way and shouldnt have...he was late on getting around the screen because of it and should of remained on Ray the whole way....Sixers lose
Quote from: reese125 on February 04, 2009, 10:02:22 AM
did you hear that somewhere
yep....both thad & dileo mentioned in their post game interviews that they were supposed to switch on all screens on that last play.
if you see the replay again, watch as sammy's man sets a screen on thad. sammy was supposed to switch out on allen.
he didn't.
Quote from: reese125 on February 04, 2009, 10:02:22 AM
lackadaisical Thad paying way too much attention to Pierce and not focusing on Allen after his pass to Pierce.
the funniest part was when he ralized what he had done...you could almost see him say "OH shtein" and then he just started to book after allen
hunt just hates sammy and was gonna blame him no mater what really happend
thad starts to run at pierce for absolutely no reason...theres no screen there nothing...he just completely leaves his man (allen)...then he compounds the situation by taking the long route to try and get back to ray and because he went high get got picked (which by the way was illegal)...if he goes underneath he has a much better chance of getting to allen...bottom line tho is he never should have left allen up two...you help on pierce if the game is tied
he said "oh shtein" when he realized that mush brain dalembert didn't switch out on allen like he was supposed to.
sammy is as dumb as they get but this is on thad.
Quoteif you see the replay again, watch as sammy's man sets a screen on thad. sammy was supposed to switch out on allen.
he didn't.
of course they are supposed to switch, thats fundamental basketball--especially with time winding down to zero in a close game
but its a cover up by the coaches hunt...there was no screen before or after the pass by Allen, it was simple one one one until Thad drifted, the pick came.... then it became "we were supposed to shift on all screens...."
Quote from: hunt on February 04, 2009, 10:19:50 AM
he said "oh shtein" when he realized that mush brain dalembert didn't switch out on allen like he was supposed to.
what youre saying makes absolutely no sense because there was no screen to switch on...thad left allen on his own...he didnt jump around a screen and run after pierce he just did it for no reason...and even if you were right and there was a screen then it would have been iguodala that should have switched on allen because thad went after pierce which was andres man
by your logic thad should have been on big baby or whoever that was i cant recall that dalembert was watching
the play had way broken down before thad got clipped...at that point it was complete scramble mode because thad shtein the bed going to pierce in the first place
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC7cpeAqL94
doesn't really matter to me. i farging hate the celtics...maybe more than i hate the cowboys...so i'm just pissed they lost.
i found it odd that both thad & dileo mentioned in their post game interviews that they were supposed to switch on all screens on that last play. it was almost like they were blaming sammy w/o mentioning him by name.
i'm sure there's plenty of blame to go around though.
i have no doubt they were supposed to switch on screens...but a missed switch had nothing to do with what happened on the last play
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 04, 2009, 10:29:21 AM
Quote from: hunt on February 04, 2009, 10:19:50 AM
he said "oh shtein" when he realized that mush brain dalembert didn't switch out on allen like he was supposed to.
what youre saying makes absolutely no sense because there was no screen to switch on...
there was a screen. big baby set a flare screen on thad...that's when allen ran to the corner & was left wide open because sammy didn't switch out on him. thad did wander over to help on pierce before he was picked & that made the pick even more effective. sammy was still supposed to switch though.
doesn't matter. we're arguing over who farged up worse.
You know what really pisses me off? Celtics fans. There were far too many of them in the arena last night. And to make matters worse, they were going NUTS after Allens shot as if they were diehards.
Where were they 3 years ago? I've probably seen the Celts live 15 times in the past 5 years or so, and their fan base continues to expand no matter where I watch them. There were none a few years back. NONE.
G'Damn, I hate frontrunners.
I wanted to punch the girl jumping up and down behind the net
i farging despise all boston fans. those red sox fans didn't give a shtein about the patriots or celts (since bird retired) until they starting winning.
farg them in their iceholes.
allen was already in the corner as thad was getting clipped...youre acting like it was a set play by the celtics where allen had the ball at the top of the key and big baby was set in front of him...thad ran away from allen allen ran to the corner as he should to get an opemn shot and then as thad was running back to allen big baby was oh well i might as well try and get out there to clip him (which as i said was an illegal screen in the first place....thats how late it was)
it was an after the fact screen and to suggest that sammy should have known thad was going to inexplicably leave his man and then get screend trying to get back to his man on a broken down play is just nuts...could theoretically sammy had made a run to the corner i suppose but to even put 1% of the blame on him on that last play is a huge reach
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 04, 2009, 10:41:26 AM
allen was already in the corner as thad was getting clipped...youre acting like it was a set play by the celtics
it was a set play. doc rivers talked about it after the game. rivers said he was going to change the play but rondo & allen talked him out of it because they thought it would work.
they were right.
hunt please stop
they thought it would work because they could easily bait dumbass Thad to drift over and "think" double team leaving Allen..they were right
if you told hunt sammy was the 911 mastermind hed believe it...or at least want to
Sammy needs to be flown into an Afghanistan mountain
yeah...your opinions definitely hold more water than what the coaches themselves said.
man, i can't believe how little you people know about basketball.
Quote from: hunt on February 04, 2009, 10:53:56 AM
yeah...your opinions definitely hold more water than what the coaches themselves said.
man, i can't believe how little you people know about basketball.
the fact that you believe everything the coaches say to the media after a loss is even cooler
put your Keds on and run me with downtown hunt if you got game..ha
lol yeah im gonna believe some coach speak over what actually happened...you do know this isnt like wilt scoring a hundred...theres video of the play
you honestly don't think it was a set play for pierce to get the ball up top & for big baby to set a screen for allen?
really?
Do you really think that Thad should have drifted over to Pierce?
because that makes your "set play" argument null and void
Quote from: hunt on February 04, 2009, 11:04:37 AM
you honestly don't think it was a set play for pierce to get the ball up top & for big baby to set a screen for allen?
really?
im sure it was...and thats what would have happened if thad hadnt blown the whole thing up...and if it had happened then i could see blaming someone for not switching...but it didnt
Quote from: reese125 on February 04, 2009, 11:11:21 AM
because that makes your "set play" argument null and void
reece is scarily on point today...who jacked his password
there is no set play argument. it was a set play. fact.
maybe thad drifted over a little too far to help on pierce, who already had 29 pts. thad helping on pierce did set the screen up perfectly. that's for sure. what's also for sure is that sammy didn't switch out on allen like he was supposed to. he stood there & watched allen shoot a wide open 3.
ha..youre a trip kid
which one of you is kate?
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep-sixer/Why_was_Ray_Allen_Open_.html
statman nailed it
Kate, great reporting on what is sure to be a memorable moment in the Sixers' season, one way or the other. I just watched the replay again, though, and it is inaccurate to say that Young "came over slightly" toward Pierce's penetration. He took three steps over and had his back completely turned to Allen. Essentially, he was a double-teaming a player who was covered and who could only have tied the game. He did this all prior to any setting of screens, so the explanation about switching screens is a red herring. The screen by Davis happened only a split-second before Allen received the pass (after Thad had already gone for his ill-advised double-team), so it's unreasonable to expect Dalembert to have gotten there. The more I watch it, the more I'm convinced this one is all on Thad. His problem on defense, which is the same as his problem on the defensive glass, is that he's always looking at the ball and not paying attention to his man. Some of the blame must also go to DiLeo, for not drilling into Thad that he shouldn't leave Allen under any circumstances, let alone try to double-team someone else.
Thad will be in the Rookie/Sophomore game next week
there he is
wut up easy
2 weeks until the trade deadline.
over under tonight on number of danny granger threes?
set it--I got you... and we are going 10 beans on it
Elton done for the season.
1 max deal down, another one to go..awesome
it's dalembert's fault.
its Katies fault
eddie is gonna be on with howard in the 5pm hour...ill be on the train and expect an update of what was said when i arrive home tonight
btw there cant be any more accountable up front honest gm's in all of sports than him
eddie's the man. you can tell he's doing everything he can to build a winner.
now does this mean they blow it up at the deadline & trade miller?
should have drafted rondo
instead of rodney carney?
crazy talk.
Eddie's on DNL right now
Jasner asked him if he should have seen this coming and Ed said "I don't have experience with shoulder seperations"
the rest is basic GM speak. He's really talking Elton up for being a team player.
Jasner asked if they'll look for help Eddie said other guys like Reggie Evans and Speights would get more minutes.
He was on WIP this morning and joked that he tried to get a message down to the bench warning them not to leave Ray Allen open. He says losing to the Nets and Celtics is painful. When asked if DiLeo would be back next year, he wouldn't commit to anything. Angelo says "good, cause he's boring as hell!" Stefanski replies, "What, would you rather have Martelli up there?" More of the pro-Elton stuff, bla bla bla tried to come back, etc., says guys like Thad and Speights will get a chance to show what they can do and prove their worthiness of a new contract. Says the rumors about them trading Brand already is just "blogger talk", which led to Angelo talking about Brand holding the team back, not being able to play with Iguodala, etc.
no posts on the most exciing team in pro sports?
i was out all day and early evening just finished watching it on dvr
how bout royal ivey...he has made a really nice contribution lately and most of the credit needs to go to dileo for giving him some real minutes
real nice showing by the lunatic speights too...how good of hands does that kid have...he jut swallows up everything including the toughest passes
shouts to reggie evans for a real nice performance tonight as well
No one cares. Still.
Quote from: Munson on February 08, 2009, 01:41:27 AM
Middle american trailer trash that breathes for no other reason than to hate on young black kids doesnt care. Still.
ivey has been giving them some good minutes lately...and it was nice to see williams run the point for a good part of the 4th quarter.
does any of this mean they're shopping miller before the deadline? who the hell knows.
I watched the game last night, Ivey was off the hook in the final quarter. Speights was just dominant. Definitely have to agree with you guys, this team is fun to watch.
yes sir
i enjoy how dileo confers with lynam before he speaks to the team during timeouts. gee i wonder who is running the show.
Quote from: hunt on February 08, 2009, 09:44:28 AM
ivey has been giving them some good minutes lately...and it was nice to see williams run the point for a good part of the 4th quarter.
does any of this mean they're shopping miller before the deadline? who the hell knows.
As I much I like him I say it would be a very good idea. If the plan is to keep LouWill at PG, keep firing him minutes, let him develop and see what happens. I myself am not that big of a big fan of LouWill..but whatever.
Who knows what will happen to Millers game next year , and this would be a very nice to time to scoop up an outside threat and a pick. Ed Stef has to know that this is not the season...hell maybe not for 3 seasons. You have to start putting together some pieces while you have some "sell high" guys on your roster
i like miller but he's a free agent after the season & likes philly even less than mcnabb does. gotta get something for him now.
Miller peaked last season, he's had a decent season but if he has any value trade his ass and get some more young talent or better yet picks. If they knew what they had in Speights I don't think they sign Brand.
yeah miller gotta go
and lou has two spots he can be in...pg or isntant offense off the bench...dook cannot be a nba two...hes way to small
basically that
lou, thad, igy, mo = boss
What a route, at no point tonight did I feel the Sixers weren't in control of this game. Shame this team won't make it past the 2nd round.
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Aren't they 2 games over .500? Sounds exactly good enough to be true.
so much friggin young talent on this team its sickening...its such a shame they dont have a point that is gonna grow up with them
and even more of a crying shame that Willie friggin Green is starting for this club
Quote from: rjs246 on February 09, 2009, 10:02:10 PM
Aren't they 2 games over .500? Sounds exactly good enough to be true.
Good enough for Boston or Cleveland in the first round. Oh massive shtein.
Quote from: reese125 on February 09, 2009, 11:25:03 PM
and even more of a crying shame that Willie friggin Green is starting for this club
this.
Man..Speights is really looking good. If nothing else, they are exciting to watch. It seems like a second half run is coming on again this year.
they are a hindeburg like 4th quarter collapse and a ray allen 3 pt'er away from going into the break on a 8 game winning streak
yes they are ready to take the league over in the second half
I know they are susceptible sometimes because of their style, but watching that kind of ball is fun. I get bored with the Detroit way of a set half court offense. I like the run and gun and they have the guys to pull it off. Having this kind of young talent is great.
Now the question is what to do with Miller...will trading him effect the team? Can LouWill run the point full time?
thats the million dollar question...can lou run the point...he has a chance but im not overly confident that hell ever be able to do it...and thats the problem...do you give him a couple years to elarn it or do you go out and try to get your point of the future...i lean towards the latter...if there isnt overwhelming evidence that lou can do it and i dont see that there is then dont waste the next two years trying to make it work...go out and get a true one who will take you into the future
if lou is gonna run the point tho he needs to slow his game the hell down...its ironic right now because even thos hes lighting quick and much faster than dre lou is actually better in the half court than in the open court at this stage of his career...he just doesnt know how to play the game yet in general much less know the intricacies of running the point...he does have a sick handle and a great first step tho...and thats pretty much what hes getting by on at this stage
I love Lou off the bench, they need a true PG that distributes but can run the floor. Basically a younger quicker version of Miller. What's zesty is they'll probably keep Miller, wind up a 5th seed, win a round, lose in the second, then Miller leaves and they get nothing.
problem is they arent getting their pg of the future for miller...i trade miller for a legit shooter or a meaningful #1 or else i dont trade him...in other words im not moving him for garbage and giving up on this season just because i might lose him in the summer
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 10, 2009, 11:48:18 AM
I like the run and gun and they have the guys to pull it off. Can LouWill run the point full time?
If your definition of run and gun is running the fast break and banking in a lay-up or dunk than yes, but my run and gun team can run the fast break dish it out to the perimeter for a shot before the defense has a chance to set...the Sixers are far from that kind of team
No, LouWill is not the PG of the future from what Im seeing. It would take a dramatic turn of skill and game for him to be declared a legit nba PG. Getting by the first defender is one thing, knowing what to do with the ball once you do it is another, no matter the talent you have on your squad...but hey..god bless him if he can pull it off
he has all the skill in the world to do it...the question is does he have the mentality
Lou doesn't have the mentality and never will. He's a scorer and he'll always be one. Plus he just doesn't have the discipline. Same reason Iverson never could be a PG. They both get caught in the air way too much, both look to take their defender off the dribble first, and both look to score first.
Lou's ideal role is a scorer off the bench and that is great role for him anyway.
iverson didnt want to be a point and said so...he easily could have been one of the best ever...hell not even trying and taking 25 shots a game he would regularly drop 5-6 assists a game...lou has said he would have no problem being a point...but saying it and being able to do it is two different things
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/bryan_armen_graham/02/10/rookie.rankings/index.html?eref=T1
Speights makes his debut
Ace of Speights will be up in the top 5 by the playoffs
Speights will be better than most of those players. He's going to be better than Beasley and could be better than Lopez too. He's already better than Gasol, because euros are soft. Derrick Rose is going to be an absolute stud though. He already is pretty much. Kevin Love I can't stand either.
completely disagree with the Beasley comparison. Hes had to adjust to a superstar in Wade in his first year.
during the next couple of years this guy will be filling the whole stat sheet on a daily basis
COLE, You are the biggest homer i've ever seen. that is incredibly accurate
Quote from: reese125 on February 11, 2009, 07:41:54 PM
completely disagree with the Beasley comparison. Hes had to adjust to a superstar in Wade in his first year.
during the next couple of years this guy will be filling the whole stat sheet on a daily basis
Beasley is soft. He has no desire to bang inside and loves to just stand around and shoot jumpers. That isn't going to cut it as a 4 in the NBA. He's not a physical player. He can shoot though, so he'll score, but he'll give you nothing defensively. Speights can shoot too, but he also plays defense and attacks the rim and loves to bang inside.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 11, 2009, 07:42:19 PM
COLE, You are the biggest homer i've ever seen. that is incredibly accurate
Speights is a stud, it has nothing to do with being a homer. He has as many if not more physical tools than any big man in that draft, but he also has the mentality to put it all together. He is fearless.
Yeah youre right Beasley is soft---just stands around and shoot jumpers
I cant think of a reason why hes even on the court...jesus christ
cole is more of an idiot than i even thought or hes on a massive fishing expedition
team is taking the griz for granted and was not ready to play tonight and still are leading at half...that how bad memphis is especially without rudy
The Sixers will win the title some day. I can feel it.
Quote from: reese125 on February 11, 2009, 08:14:45 PM
Yeah youre right Beasley is soft---just stands around and shoot jumpers
I cant think of a reason why hes even on the court...jesus christ
I never said he sucks. He's a good scorer, but he lacks the toughness and physical presence to be a true star in the NBA. In college he stood outside around the perimeter a hell of a lot, and that was then. Speights is going to be a better all around player than Beasley. He'll put up points, and he'll put up some good numbers. He'll be a good NBA player, but he's missing elements that will make him an elite player.
you know that Ive been praising Speights right from the gip, but I see alot more promise from Beasley to make it to the next level.
and stop thinking Speights is this big banger inside. He doesnt have a banger mentality as well. He plays much longer than Beasley--relys on his reach for tips and blocks underneath the basket and plays offense outside of the box as well
whatever...this debate is boring me..reach for the stars
this would be a disgusting loss
Im stuck in Arlington watching this shtein on espn.com
im guessing they are getting out-hustled big time on loose balls if Conley and Greg friggin Buckner have 7 boards a piece
man youre really stingy keeping these multiple personalities going
holy shtein the godfather at the rim
iguodala with a monster bucket and even better defense to win the game...that play by the godfather tho might have been the play of the year
i want to be mad but i cant...good win playing the entire game with one foot in the all star break
crunch time=iguodala time
excellent jasner iguodala article from yesterday......hi haterz!
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All-Star turn is likely only a year off for Sixers' Iguodala
By PHIL JASNER
Philadelphia Daily News
As Andre Iguodala left practice yesterday, somebody suggested that he should enjoy the Bahamas or wherever he might be going during the NBA's All-Star Weekend break.
"I'm not going anywhere," the 76ers' leading scorer said.
Maybe not now.
"I told Andre to enjoy this break, because this will be [his] last break at All-Star weekend," coach Tony DiLeo said. "I firmly believe it.
"He didn't have a great start and maybe the team didn't have a great start, but if he and the team continue to play like this going into next year, he has to be an All-Star."
Going into tonight's seven-game homestand finale against the re-energized Memphis Grizzlies, Iguodala is averaging 17.8 points, 6.1 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.74 steals. He has already accounted for nine double-doubles, one more than all of last season. Among statistical qualifiers, Iguodala and Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James are the only players in the league averaging at least 12 points, 5.8 rebounds and 5 assists.
He is playing arguably the best basketball of his career, maintaining his penchant for filling up several columns in his box-score line and still drawing the opponent's best wing player as a defensive assignment.
Given all of that, he didn't show up among the top 10 vote-getters at his position in the fans' All-Star balloting, which may have been a function of his moving from shooting guard to small forward because of the injury to Elton Brand. At the same time, he wasn't selected as a reserve by the Eastern Conference coaches, either.
"He's one of the best in the league at getting a rebound or an outlet pass and just driving it up the floor and either finishing or making a pass," DiLeo said. "The people we talk to [in the league] really like him, appreciate what he does. I'm not sure how the average fan or people from other cities really look at him, but he's at a different level now than he was to start the season."
So, of course, is the team, which started 9-14 but has won 17 of 27 since DiLeo, who remains as senior vice president of basketball operations and assistant general manager, came out of the front office to succeed the fired Maurice Cheeks. They're 17-3 when scoring at least 100 points, as they did in Monday night's 108-91 rout of the Phoenix Suns, and they have been leading the league in fastbreak points, with roughly 18 a game.
Of players leading their teams in scoring, only the Charlotte Bobcats' Gerald Wallace (16.4) has a lower average. But Iguodala has been climbing the charts in versatility and in leadership areas. If the team goals are to reach - and succeed in - the playoffs, Iguodala attaining All-Star status is becoming more and more realistic. The last Sixer other than Allen Iverson to be chosen was Dikembe Mutombo in 2002.
"I expect it from myself as well," Iguodala said. "I'm going to enjoy [this break]. It just lets me know my position on this team. I think I'm playing at a high level, but there's also room for improvement, things to still work on. This year [it would have taken] just getting of to a better start, and that was it."
At 26-24, the Sixers are two games over. 500 for the first time all season; they haven't been three over .500 since starting the 2006-07 season with victories in the season's first three games.
"We're right in the middle of the pack," Iguodala said of the team's attempt to qualify for the postseason. "I think we're the only team in playoff position without an All-Star."
The balance, though, has been steadily developing. They placed seven men in double scoring figures for the second time this season in Saturday's victory over the Miami Heat. They had three men score at least 22 Monday night - Thaddeus Young 25, Marreese Speights 24 and Iguodala 22. They scored 25 points off 18 turnovers by the Suns, and gave up just 13 on their 10 errors.
As they have begun to win more frequently, Iguodala has found it less difficult to get good shots.
"The nights I don't score 20, I try and make sure we get that win," he said. "The nights I score 20 and we lose, I [ask] what I could have done differently. I don't try and put a major emphasis on [scoring]; I try and lead by example, to show guys there are things other than scoring.
"I try and be a guy who can do a lot of things on the court, and we're winning [so] why change anything? Why try to be a 30-point scorer? If we were losing, it would be a different situation."
My only question with him, well two actually, are can he hit his outside shot consistently and can he step it up in the playoffs. He was terrible against Detroit last year because they focused on him and shut down his driving game.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 12, 2009, 11:41:48 AM
My only question with him, well two actually, are can he hit his outside shot consistently and can he step it up in the playoffs. He was terrible against Detroit last year because they focused on him and shut down his driving game.
His outside shot has improved but he's still a fastbreak player. He'll never have a great jump shot because he doesn't have a quick release. Any half ass team will do what Detroit did last season, take away his lanes, slow the game down, and make the Sixers beat them with outside shots. The fast break may win them a series against a zesty team but vs. any decent team it may win them 1 or 2 games. This is a 2nd round and out team if I've ever seen one.
I dont think it has anything to do with his release SD, hes been wide open on plenty of shots and just flat out misses. Hes just not consistent, never has been.
Like you said before, he would much rather drive the lane and get to the basket for a lay-up or dunk. That should be his second option rather than his first when playing SG. If he could create space somehow off the dribble and pull up for 10 footers consistently his game would be sick...but that entails a much better handle than he has
he cock deisel built like adonis and has long arms...people like that arent ever good shooters....see bron bron
Yeah, it isn't his release. You either got a jumper or you don't. Some people are just born with better touch and a sense of accuracy than others. You can still work and improve your jumper, but it doesn't matter if Iguodala shot 50,000 jump shots a day. He'd still never be able to shoot like say Reggie Miller does. He just doesn't have it in him.
Chance Iguodala makes it with Ray Allen banged up?
Seems pretty quiet on the trade front...
Anything rumors or comments made on Andre Miller?
What about acquiring someone?
i think the plan is to re-sign a 33 year old miller at the end of the season & wait for iggy & young to magically turn into jordan & pippen.
could happen.
Eskin says nobody is interested in Miller and a lot of teams are worried about the luxury tax.
i think the sixers are just going to have to bite the bullet and keep miller. but what i would love to see is them trading him to portland and somehow getting jerryd bayless back in return. they have enough young guys (and steve blake) where they can take a chance on an old veteran and give up a younger guy. not sure how the salaries would work, they'd probably have to throw in a high-paid scrub like raef lafrentz to make it work, but i'd be cool with getting bayless. him and lou taking turns at the point wouldn't be too bad.
i like bayless but hes a shoot first point guard which is exactly what they dont need...what they need is a rondo type that can get up the floor and thinks pass...at this point id resign miller at a couple years and draft a point to learn under him...you cant trade him because theres no teams around the league that are an improvement at the one away from challenging for a title...its either teams that dont have a point and stink or teams that are good but wouldnt become substantially better with miller...keep him let him make your team better for a year or two then hand the baton off to his replacement...who that might be i have no idea
Stephen Curry and Ty Lawson should be available around the Sixers' pick. Curry's more of a 2 though but damn he can shoot....
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 17, 2009, 11:20:57 AM
i like bayless but hes a shoot first point guard which is exactly what they dont need...what they need is a rondo type that can get up the floor and thinks pass...at this point id resign miller at a couple years and draft a point to learn under him...you cant trade him because theres no teams around the league that are an improvement at the one away from challenging for a title...its either teams that dont have a point and stink or teams that are good but wouldnt become substantially better with miller...keep him let him make your team better for a year or two then hand the baton off to his replacement...who that might be i have no idea
does every pg you reference have to be compared to rondo? you act like you liked him before the draft or something
Quote from: reese125 on February 17, 2009, 11:30:30 AM
does every pg you reference have to be compared to rondo? you act like you liked him before the draft or something
nicely done
and easy lawson is an obese midget who i want no part of
I don't remember IGY swinging from anyone's balls pre-draft more than he was with Rondo.
Quote from: reese125 on February 17, 2009, 11:30:30 AM
does every pg you reference have to be compared to rondo? you act like you liked him before the draft or something
He did.
Wow.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 17, 2009, 11:24:25 AM
Stephen Curry and Ty Lawson should be available around the Sixers' pick. Curry's more of a 2 though but damn he can shoot....
the only problem is Curry is not a a 2-guard in the NBA.
If anything youre looking at a JJ Reddick type player off the bench in the NBA unless he pulls a big time transition over to PG
another pathetic effort tonight
They did the exact same thing last season, went into the all star break on a roll then threw up a clunker to Minnesota.
easy lay off you venomous hater
Quote from: MDS on February 17, 2009, 11:01:07 PM
easy lay off you venomous hater
it was a bad loss but easy saying "another" is laughable...theyve won like 15 of their last 19
I'm saying it was another game where they played down to a team worse than them and got beat, and they could've easily lost that Memphis game last week...
but they didnt so who gives a shtein
i also dont think on the road at indiana qualifies as a loss you need to point out...its not like the minnesota loss earlier in the year...i mean boston got routed at indiana this year...the way they played last night is what made it a bad loss not who they played
plus this aint football
you need to take 2/3 or 3/5 in stretches. obviously in there is going to be a loss or two. its like baseball. sure losing to the nats on paper is bad but if they take 2/3 in the series who gives a shtein how bad the 1 loss was.
awesome 2nd half
Bums
ok now you can get upset easy
wow their shooting is horrible right now...iguodala 27 minutes = death to the team....everything breaks down when hes not in...its sad that when your best player goes out the only guy that steps up is a rookie....moreece is a baller
should've moved miller at the deadline. now there's a chance they'll lose him for nothing this offseason.
farg mediocrity.
I know some heads in here like to lick Ed Stefs nuts from side to side then up and down, and I know he deserves another year to make something happen...then the true bitching can begin, but I got a bad feeling about some of his motives and truly question the future of this team under his regime
Im sorry but Miller has a $10 mill expiring contract (no team wants that with this luxury tax?) along with Evans' contract in another year-you mean to tell me that hes that comfortable with this squad winning a championship? The problem is he thinks he is or Snyder is in his ear--one or the other
and I cant wait for Marshall and Rush to go on a 3pt shooting tear in this 2nd half of the season..either way this team is sunk for a while
there clearly was no market for an injured aging point guard...and you dont trade him just to trade him...if you dont want to resign him then then you let his contract expire...losing his salary is better than gaining another players non expiring contract just because you wanted to make a deal
I would of went heavy at Portand to grip up LaFrentz's $13 mill.
Portland was all over the map trying to trade for a pg and hard playoff run from what I was reading
id much rather have andre miller for the next three months than raef lafrenz
hmmm...so you would hate to have that expiring contract? Got it.
miller is an expiring contract as well
which is the reason they needed to include Evans expiring
Millers $10 million expiring alone doesnt do much for the Sixers next year anyway. Theres already like $57 mill tied up to the current players--and even if the cap goes up a couple million next yr that leaves the Sixers with only like $3-4 million to sign someone
it doesnt look good all the way around for this club except for close playoff runs the next few years
i think the cap is actually supposed to go down next year.
even better
well i mean if you wanted to get rid of miller because of a reggie evans contract then thats fine...id rather have miller the option to resign him if i choose and to have a chance at the playoffs this year than to save a couple bucks
miller is nice but he's not the long term answer for this team. they don't have a sg with a legit jumpshot so they need a pg who can shoot the damn ball. unless they move one of the young guys (williams, thad, speights) for a legit sg, bringing miller back doesn't change anything.
Expect to see the Sixers spin their wheels in the mud for the next 3 or 4 seasons. Unless Brand comes back healthy and makes a big contribution the Sixers will remain a mid to late playoff team for the foreseeable future. The NBA sucks anyway, if it weren't for the Sixers I wouldn't give two shteins about the league.
bite your god-damn tongue right now SD
heres how i see it
trading him:
does nothing cept save a few bucks
(if they could have done a willie green and miller for lafenz and bayless sure but that wasnt out there)
not trading him:
--allows you to resign him if thats best for the team...obviously not for five years but if you were to draft a pg and wanted him to learn under miller for a year or two you can do this...plus with the economic climate in the nba miller can probably be gotten on the cheap and for minimal years this offseason...if you trade him you lose some exclusivity and his larry bird rights in dealing with him
--possible sign and trade this summer
--it allows the young guys to still be tutored
--it doesnt end the season in february
--allows for a playoff series or two
Quote from: reese125 on February 20, 2009, 11:07:46 AM
bite your god-damn tongue right now SD
seriously...the nba is so good right now...the ironic part is what sd said is 100% correct if you replace nba with nhl and sixers with flyers...i cant imagine any non cervantnadian wanting to watch bruins sharks over celtics lakers right now
the nba is about as exciting right now as it has been since the jordan and magic days. lebron, chris paul, dwight howard, kobe, louie admundson, etc.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 20, 2009, 11:16:01 AM
the nba is about as exciting right now as it has been since the jordan and magic days. lebron, chris paul, dwight howard, kobe, louie admundson, etc.
You couldn't be further off if you tried, the NBA isn't anywhere close to as good as the 80's or 90's, and none of the players you mentioned are likeable or as marketable as Magic/Bird/Jordan/Barkley/Malone etc. The league is full of slop play and the salary structure is by far the worst in sports. Every player with a smidgen of athletic ability thinks they're Jordan. It's really not even a team sport anymore. In short the NBA is terrible.
there are good players, but the overall team quality sucks...5 good teams: lakers, spurs, magic, celtics, cavs
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 20, 2009, 12:39:14 PM
you couldn't be further off if you tried, the NBA isn't anywhere close to as good as the 80's or 90's, and none of the players you mentioned are likeable or as marketable as Magic/Bird/Jordan/Barkley/Malone etc. The league is full of slop play and the salary structure is by far the worst in sports. Every player with a smidgen of athletic ability thinks they're Jordan. It's really not even a team sport anymore. In short the NBA is terrible.
other than kobe, none of those players are likable? you're crazy.
Quote from: SunMo on February 20, 2009, 12:40:33 PM
there are good players, but the overall team quality sucks...5 good teams: lakers, spurs, magic, celtics, cavs
thats every sport that has a salary cap...im talking about strictly the quality of play the nba is infintely more watchable than the nhl...and im someone whos first love was the nhl
likeable or as marketable as Magic/Bird/Jordan which was your comparison? The only player even close to that caliber aside from the arrogant purple and yellow wannabe Philly boy rapist is Lebron James and his image is that of a greedy, arrogant, selfish player.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 20, 2009, 12:52:28 PM
Quote from: SunMo on February 20, 2009, 12:40:33 PM
there are good players, but the overall team quality sucks...5 good teams: lakers, spurs, magic, celtics, cavs
thats every sport that has a salary cap...im talking about strictly the quality of play the nba is infintely more watchable than the nhl...and im someone whos first love was the nhl
Why are you arguing with yourself about the NHL/NBA comparison? The NHL sucks too.
marketable does not equal likeable
larry bird was one of the least likeable players ever
current nba is way better than 90's nba....its not even close
the league in the 80's was better because of no salary cap different free agency rules and less teams but the players werent better...theres way more good players now than then and if you took away 7 or so teams the league would definitely be better than in the 80's...but even as it stands now its almost as good and is still great overall....so much better than 10-15 years ago
the league is better now than post jordan.
but 92-98 not even close. jordan was literally one of the most popular human beings on the planet and he played a sport. it just made it a much bigger deal.
not talking about a much bigger deal or more popular...of course it was more popular to the average person because of jordans otherworldlyness...im talking about the quality of play and watchability of the league for the hard core basketball fan...the league is far superior now than to any of the jordan years
QuoteAccording to an NBA source, the Sixers offered Dalembert to the Los Angeles Clippers for center Chris Kaman during the last week. The Clippers passed. Another source close to the Sixers confirmed the team also contacted the New Orleans Hornets inquiring about a deal involving, among others, Dalembert and Hornets center Tyson Chandler.
Sixers president and general manager Ed Stefanski did not comment specifically on Dalembert, but said the Sixers made and received calls on most of their roster.
While Miller's contract expires at the end of this season, which had made him a blue-chip trading piece, Dalembert has this season plus two more on his contract, making him less desirable around the league.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20090220_Sixers_stand_pat_as_trade_deadline_passes.html
at least they tried to get rid of that retarded stiff.
the godfather aint going anywhere son
Best thing that could happen to this team would be (starting next season) a few season ending injuries, they become a lottery team, get a young PG, and build from there.
how does having more black people and more foreigners make it more watchable?
Quote from: MDS on February 20, 2009, 01:57:09 PM
how does having more black people and more foreigners make it more watchable?
youre talking neilson ratings...im talking about the game itself
I love when people compare the NBA back in the day as this far superior watchable sport that cant ever be matched because of Larry Bird, Jordan and Magic Johnson. Cmon man
Yes they were unbelievable players, but to say they were just so much better to watch than todays players couldnt be further from the truth. To me.. todays players are faster, penetrate quicker, dunk more and are way more fun to watch
I think people have gotten so caught up in the media with the hip-hop, ball-hogging, nba bad boy image that its skewed their thinking of how basketball "should be" played. Im perfectly fine with it...and if you didnt know and didnt watch the sport back in the day Michael Jordan was the biggest ball-hog on the planet.
lol @ kevin mchale trying to play in the league today
are you farging kidding me
I can't believe this shtein
1.8 seconds left a heave and a prayer...Devin farging Harris
4 game losing streak
not just a heave and a prayer, but the ball gets knocked out of his hands first and he heaves up the recovery
it's sad how they can't finish a f'ing game
thats some bad ass luck there
yea theyve lost a bunch of games down the stretch for a reason but this one was just bad luck. nothing you can do. easy let it go youve got a title let the good times roll brotha
should've never gotten to that point though. 14 missed free throws
that was fun.
didn't see any of it because it was on the CN, but the Sixers made it 2-for-2 in Washington in less than 24 hours...
disgusting loss tonight...probably the most painful of the season...one day...and it might be long after any of us are on this planet...but one day the sixers will learn how to rotate and defend the three
Bums
Igoudala does his usual disappearing act when the going got tough.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on February 28, 2009, 10:14:28 PM
Bums
Igoudala does his usual disappearing act when the going got tough.
actually no one stepped up on offense late...thad had his chance as well and was laughable on that one possesion...problem is they only have one guy on the entire team that can either shoot or go off the dribble and thats lou williams who can take it to the hole but he might have the lowest basketball iq ive ever seen in a player and takes ridiculously bad shots from the field
all that said...the game was lost on their perimeter defense..specifically that turkaloo three with like two minutes left...that was disgraceful
also letting that oafy white dude go uncovered on the inbounds, then andre miller bricks up a 3 to ice it.
theres a reason they lose so many close games...
Todd, is that you courtside in the maroon sweater?
nah cuz monday is production night for the paper
temple has been stellar since your blog went up
my blog and the paper are not related
but i started the blog with the st joe win at the palestra, so it took a few weeks for the wheels to spin off the season. if they dont win the a10 dunphy is gonna get killed. but on the bright side the women are in the tourney, yet, 2 people care. if that.
Can we start tanking yet?
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Quote from: SD_Eagle on March 08, 2009, 10:05:56 PM
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worst linker in the history of the interwebs
Changed it back to SD's original link
looks fine to me
I see nothin'.
how bout now
I saw a white guy in hot pants.
Of course, I'm blind now after having gouged my eyes out, but still...
last night might have been the worst loss in the history of the city...obviously not in terms of importance but just straight up awful losses that might have been the king
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20090308_Inside_the_Sixers___Time_for_Dalembert_to_shift_into_serious.html
godfather being godfather
Should read: Time for Dalembert to be thrown in front of a moving bus
this made my Monday morning:
"After practice Tuesday, Samuel Dalembert worked on his three-point shot"
nice to have one of the best centers in the league working on his long range
godfather expanding his game son
How sad is the East when these losers have a legit shot at a #4 seed?
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 09, 2009, 12:38:22 PM
godfather expanding his game son
crying shame Billy King negotiated that trade kicker in his contract or that Dan Gadzuric clone would be packaged, sealed and delivered already
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 09, 2009, 12:43:53 PM
How sad is the NBA when these losers have a legit shot at a #4 seed?
Why do people who hate the NBA feel a need to bash it at every turn possible. Seriously, get the sand out of your vaginas people.
Boredom?
Bad drugs??
cheap women and booze
Just like people that say "oh I love college basketball, but hate the NBA." Well... you're a douche too.
Well those people are right. The NBA is a farging joke and so are the over-indulged iceholes who play in it. If the NBA folded tomorrow I wouldn't miss it one bit.
Quote from: bowzer on March 10, 2009, 08:51:04 PM
Just like people that say "oh I love college basketball, but hate the NBA." Well... you're a douche too.
so you have to like both or they're not up to your cool guy standards?
Quote from: bowzer on March 10, 2009, 08:28:02 PM
Why do people who hate the NBA feel a need to bash it at every turn possible. Seriously, get the sand out of your vaginas people.
word
Quote from: SD_Eagle on March 10, 2009, 09:41:22 PM
Quote from: bowzer on March 10, 2009, 08:51:04 PM
Just like people that say "oh I love college basketball, but hate the NBA." Well... you're a douche too.
so you have to like both or they're not up to your cool guy standards?
Basically... what are those wonderful college athletes playing for? Their degrees??
Check out the NBA recently... the "Bad boy/Allen Iverson" era is over, a lot of likeable guys now like Chris Paul, Dwayne Wade, Lebron, Dwight Howard, etc...
Guys that say "I like college, but hate the NBA" sound like women. In fact, most girls I talk to say the same thing.. so you're in good company. Basketball is basketball and can be appreciated at any level.. unless it's the WNBA.
Quote from: bowzer on March 11, 2009, 12:09:06 AM
Guys that say "I like college, but hate the NBA" sound like women. In fact, most girls I talk to say the same thing.. so you're in good company. Basketball is basketball and can be appreciated at any level.. unless it's the WNBA.
Find where I said I like college hoops but dislike the NBA. I don't follow college hoops closely until March Madness...or when a team from Philly does really well I'll jump on their bandwagon. Other than that the only basketball I watch religously is the Sixers. I just find it funny that you're so high and mighty that you can't see how someone would like one and not the other. Say somebody grew up in a state without an NBA team but went away to college and became a college hoops fan, by your standards they're douchey women. See how dumb you sound?
i love the nba. i used to like college hoops just as much as i liked nba but not anymore. too much turnover in college hoops makes it impossible to follow a team. as soon as a player shows any promise, he bolts for the nba.
Quote from: bowzer on March 10, 2009, 08:51:04 PM
Just like people that say "oh I love college basketball, but hate the NBA." Well... you're a douche too.
the people who say "the book was so much better than the movie" are a lot worse.
Thad with 29 in a win over Toronto
got free tix but god damn what a terrible atmosphere. an absolute disgrace by philadelphians that they allow this dog and pony show to go on.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on March 11, 2009, 06:39:58 AM
Quote from: bowzer on March 11, 2009, 12:09:06 AM
Guys that say "I like college, but hate the NBA" sound like women. In fact, most girls I talk to say the same thing.. so you're in good company. Basketball is basketball and can be appreciated at any level.. unless it's the WNBA.
Find where I said I like college hoops but dislike the NBA. I don't follow college hoops closely until March Madness...or when a team from Philly does really well I'll jump on their bandwagon. Other than that the only basketball I watch religously is the Sixers. I just find it funny that you're so high and mighty that you can't see how someone would like one and not the other. Say somebody grew up in a state without an NBA team but went away to college and became a college hoops fan, by your standards they're douchey women. See how dumb you sound?
I actually don't sound dumb at all. I'm referring to people who were born and raised in Philadelphia, but feel a need to make lame comments when they find out someone is a Sixers fan, and always find a way to emphasis how they love college basketball, but hate the Sixers. Seriously, who cares, there's like five Sixers fans in the city... leave us alone.
godfather got his man last night
anyone else going tonight?
yup
charles will be there right?
according to the article in philly.com, no. no charles, no toney, no cheeks
gay.
DUI, Meathead, Wimp.
I know the concourses are way too small and the seats are right on top of each other but the Spectrum has character. For hockey games there's not a big difference between watching games at the Spectrum or the Wach, but basketball games are a different story. Just from watching the game on TV the atmosphere for the Sixers was so much more intense.
you don't think hockey games are different?
Definitely a little different, and maybe a large part of it is due to the Flyers getting a bigger crowd at the Wach, but the atmosphere didn't seem as intense. Lastnights atmosphere made me feel like the 80's all over again.
HOT.
(http://rememberthespectrum.com//images/contentEditor/509.JPG)
Donyell Marshall makes an appearance and the Sixers win again, moving up to the #6 seed
the atmosphere in the spectrum towards the end of the game was pretty fun, but everything else about that place is so dated.
one thing i will definitely not miss is the bathrooms. i forgot how little space they give you at the urinals.
Well that was awesome. Eat it, Kobe...
SUCK A BIG FAT RED IRISH DICK KOBE YOU STUPID RAPIST
igy at the buzzer hola at you booooooooooooooooooooooooooi
iguodala had more pts on that last shot than kobe had in the entire 4th quarter....to be able to check that guy like andre did and hit the game winning buzzer beater is pretty amazing
I've watched the replay over 10 times
The sequence of events couldn't have gone better. I love watching all the douchebag Lakers fans slapping high fives and cheering after Kobe Bryant hits the 3 with 6.6 left. Then Igoudala drives a steak in their heart and you see a bunch of Sixers fans jumping up and down in the background. Beautiful.
i dont know if you watched it or not and heard the mvp chants after kobes shot but i lol'ed at that after andre hit his
i missed it, clip online anywhere?
easy?
Quote from: SunMo on March 18, 2009, 08:49:36 AM
i missed it, clip online anywhere?
Game highlights, winning shot at 2:12 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e2Jw6uOTcU) Gay chills.
easy would have copped some CSN HD version of just the final shot and made it into a slow motion avatar
YOU SIR ARE NO EASY
that was sweet
sorry igs...no streaming video at work for me
:puke
farg
a
duck
Frustrating, glad I didn't stay up for the entire game.
up 29 at Sacramento and they had to sweat out another 4th quarter
3-2 on the west aint too bad
1.5 back of miami for the 5 spot and they got 2 real winnable games at home. its time.
magic number = 8
I hate west coast swings, I have trouble staying awake for the games in my old age.
i can stay up but damn getting up in the morning sucks
very impressive roadie
typical farging sixers...so much promise then come home and lay an incredible egg
ugly
but pulled it out
thanks to thad
down goes miami
thanks easy
1st game home after the west coast trip is usually a tough one. and where does Rodney Carney get off shooting 7-8 from 3pt?
Ghey
Quote"Thad won easily; both shared a laugh on way back down court," according to a tweet on the 76ers' Twitter feed.
The Sixers are on the Twitter bandwagon and use the popular social networking Web site to offer news updates or provide fans the sights and sounds normally not available to them from the stands or on TV.
"Dre Miller just gets called for foul on a Randy Foye drive and immediately yells, "All chest! That was all chest!" ... 14-12 Sixers now," one post read.
The final post was a simple one: Sixers win.
1/2 game back of the Heat at this point with them in Chicago tonight and the Sixers at home for the Cats tomorrow night...once they jump over Miami tomorrow night, they should be motivated as all hell to stay in that spot.
I heard we got Brand.
dont believe the hype
almost went to the game vs LA back on st patty's day. chuggie also had a ticket lined up for me to go to the nlcs game 5 out here too that i almost went to as well. in both cases, they would have been great games to attend and in both cases i probably would been stabbed to death by some vatos.
this team pisses me off so bad...after the horrid showing against minnesota where the timberwolves basically didnt play their starters in the first quarter and took the entire game as a joke dileo went over the top in his praise for the team...ooooh jet lag this...gutsy win that...like they came off the west coast got in at 6am and had to play that night...they farging had a full day off at home to rest...and of course the papers ate it up and went with the story...the truth was it was the same pathetic inconsistency this team has shown over the past three years...real good west coast swing then come home and shtein the farging bed against garbage ass teams
I dont know why you get so salty about the Sixers.
yeah you love the team whatever and you cant wait to show your passion, but you already know what they are going to do come playoff time--so the anger is unnecessary--just roll with it
Quote from: reese125 on March 27, 2009, 10:45:18 PM
I dont know why you get so salty about the Sixers.
yeah you love the team whatever
you answered your own question douche...go route for a team you know is gonna win a championship
I dont come on here bitching non-stop when they lose like I expect them to win every game like you
I know what to expect from a young team....you apparently dont
waaaaaah i cant root for a team unless they can win a champiosnhip
<-----world's biggest phillies phan.
i spelled fan with a "ph" so that makes me legit.
awful farging team at this point
they are gonna rocked by d wade or orlando, whoever they play in rd 1. and they should go hammered for it. awful.
If they get the #5 seed, it's the Hawks. Miami stinks too...
whoever it is the oh cool we made the playoffs honeymoon died a long time ago. since no one really gives a shtein about this team the media will ignore them but they should be getting killed for this bullshtein. getting out of the first round is an absolute must and anything short of that they should get hammered and booed off the court.
Cleveland, Orlando & Boston are heads and shoulders better than the Sixers, so them not making it out of the first round would be a completely reasonable expectation.
theyre supposed to get into the 4/5 game to avoid those teams and win that series. sucking dick to fall to the 6 seed and then obviously losing to the superior magic would be a failure. people need to stop giving this team free passes. they absolutely sucked big fat donkey dick last night.
So the goal of the Sixers should be to win games now so that they can get utterly crushed by an elite team in the second round instead of getting utterly crushed by potentially the same exact team in the first round? What's the point?
It's fine to be pissed at them losing games they should win, but let's not pretend it matters what playoff round they lose in. This isn't a championship team this year, there are too many better teams.
gotta have expectations, son. two years ago it was hey theyre kind of competing. last year it was hey they squeaked into the playoffs. now they have to do something. and thats win a playoff series.
The problem is they're not getting better as a team while other teams in the conference clearly are, so your expectations are unfounded.
of course they should try and win a playoff series...anyone that roots against them is just being silly and if you dont care about them then youre not a fan...winning a series this year would be a big deal...like the lil guy said its another step they havent yet taken...and this years draft is arguably the worst ever not that the difference btwn the 19 pick and the 15 pick is meaningful anyway
and as also pointed out getting the 4 or 5 seed is crucial which is why games like last night are so effing frustrating
Quote from: Rome on March 28, 2009, 02:19:12 PM
The problem is they're not getting better as a team while other teams in the conference clearly are, so your expectations are unfounded.
then they will miserably fail and should be masacred for it. there shouldnt be oh la dee da orlando boston and lebron are too good, get em next year guys. it should be morons calling wip, bashing columns in the inqy, people destroying stefanski, dileo, igoudala, etc.
This team can win all the 1st rd playoff series they want for confidence purposes, but until they get a consistent go-to-guy in the 4th quarter on this team thats exactly what they'll be--the oh my god you were so close again team for years and years
and by that time, Miller will be gone or way over the hill so they will be another man down besides SG--LW shows flashes but I'm still way up in the air about that guy if he can succeed at PG
trying to make players into SG's is not a recipe for a championship
I think they can win a 1st round series. They flashed last year and they ultimately lost because Igoudala couldn't hit a jumper. They could not score enough and the rebounding was bad. Detroit killed the boards.
Now that Young has stepped up, along with Speights chipping in...they have other options. Lou Will is a year older too. They can knock out ATL if they face them.
do you care tho phreak?
lol with the phreak homerism. come on dude.
I always care...obviously I want them to do well and I want the young guys to get as much playoff run as possible. Would I be ecstatic? No. WOuld I have fun watching it? Yes. Will I get crazy watching the games? Yep.
But it wouldn't be like being a Bobcats fan and having them make the playoffs and just caring about being there.
tonight's game at Detroit is on the blurry ass CN that Verizon doesn't get
another pathetic effort
no accountability, no care, nothing. farg these losers.
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 29, 2009, 01:44:31 PM
tonight's game at Detroit is on the blurry ass CN that Verizon doesn't get
They didn't show the final 14 seconds of the game. They went to a commercial, came back and it was over.
defense fail
(http://media.philly.com/images/20090330_dn_g1sixe30s.JPG)
Hahahaha
back on the fast track baby
moreece steppin up big time after thad went down
x-rays negative, MRI tomorrow
farging thad out 2-3 weeks
BSS(Big Stud Speights) will step up in his absence and bawl like a beeetch.
you're a tool
At least I'm not jewish.
They haven't said if Evans or BSS is starting yet. I'd assume Evans, but I'd go with Big Stud. Way more upside.
youre not funny and sarge will soon hopefully learn not to even acknowledge you so not to give you validation
Actually Dei Lynam said Evans was starting on DNL. My fault, I forgot. Big Stud will still get more minutes though.
is there anything left to say about king cole that hasnt already been said? the strange part is i cant quite figure out why hes still here. same goes for ff, but hes so creepy its almost endearing.
yup
ff so bad hes good
cole so bad he should die
Heat lose tonight by 2 to the Mavs.
the Sixers are closer to a playoff spot than the Flyers right now
Quote from: MDS on April 01, 2009, 10:41:04 PM
is there anything left to say about king cole that hasnt already been said? the strange part is i cant quite figure out why hes still here. same goes for ff, but hes so creepy its almost endearing.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 01, 2009, 10:48:37 PM
yup
ff so bad hes good
cole so bad he should die
I guess I can delete my King Cole clone account, then. Mission accomplished.
really good game tonight if any of you white people care
going back and forth with some pos east team is not a good game, no matter how much colored people running around entertains you
speak for yourself...i enjoyed it immensely...perhaps you and your friends new living quarters should be the trailer next to munson
how could you even suggest that
nice comeback. magic number = 3, and Miami is at Charlotte tomorrow
i hate myself and cut parts off nightly
Quote from: MDS on April 02, 2009, 09:36:16 PM
how could you even suggest that
Because apparently basketball being the worst sport out of the top 4 is due to "racists" like me who hate all black people ever.
i dont think youre a racist at all...youre just a POS white trashy listen to pasty music sung by freckled hermaphrodites from suburban des moines no one has ever heard of because you think it makes you cool type
these are the types of people that usually dont even like sports but if they do they celebrate hockey and baseball to their fullest while the nba nauseates them to no end
The impressive thing about this team is how many guys can actually contribute. The unimpressive thing is how often some of them don't.
game's on ESPN right now for out-of-towners
The Sixers are playing like shtein against the Pistons.
Christ - Todd might have a point about these losers.
The two Andre's were the shtein today. :yay
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 04, 2009, 03:22:51 PM
game's on ESPN right now for out-of-towners
Totally pissed me off when I found out it was on 30 minutes after it ended. WTF? ESPN never shows Saturday games. Do they?
Quote from: Rome on April 04, 2009, 03:57:43 PM
The Sixers are playing like shtein against the Pistons.
Christ - Todd might have a point about these losers.
:-D
you people are such homers and MA's about this team
they have been a farging disgrace. who gives a shtein if they get the 6 seed and get blown out of round 1. it means nothing. they need to win a farging playoff series and at least put up a fight against the c's or lebron in rd. 2. do that and ill be pleased. anything short of that is a massive disappointment but no one will notice cause you farging sugarcoaters still think this is a young team with promise and its all good. iceholes.
Quote from: MDS on April 05, 2009, 11:14:50 AM
you people are such homers and MA's about this team
they have been a farging disgrace. who gives a shtein if they get the 6 seed and get blown out of round 1. it means nothing. they need to win a farging playoff series and at least put up a fight against the c's or lebron in rd. 2. do that and ill be pleased. anything short of that is a massive disappointment but no one will notice cause you farging sugarcoaters still think this is a young team with promise and its all good. iceholes.
The 76ers still play basketball?
Quote from: MDS on April 05, 2009, 11:14:50 AM
you people are such homers and MA's about this team
they have been a farging disgrace. who gives a shtein if they get the 6 seed and get blown out of round 1. it means nothing. they need to win a farging playoff series and at least put up a fight against the c's or lebron in rd. 2. do that and ill be pleased. anything short of that is a massive disappointment but no one will notice cause you farging sugarcoaters still think this is a young team with promise and its all good. iceholes.
Well right now they are the 5th seed and have more games left than the Heat. So that is an advantage if you think the Sixers can win those games. They would play a beatable Atlanta team. The Hawks are only 2 games ahead of the Sixers right now anyway. They can still be caught even. Not likely, but still possible. The Hawks lost 3 in a row and the Sixers won 3 in a row.
If you count the Hawks game as a win without Thad a few games ago, the Sixers are 3-0 without Thad.
sixers miss free throws like brett myers gives up homers
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 05, 2009, 08:42:33 PM
sixers miss free throws like brett myers gives up homers
That's a lot of missed free throws tonight.
wrong thread...go Sixers
They scored 67 points tonight.
Total.
Quote from: Rome on April 05, 2009, 10:13:35 PM
They scored 67 points tonight.
Total.
That's 67 more than the Phils right now. Bad night for Philly teams.
its ok guys get em tomorrow!!1
-J. Hentz
haha
no but seriously they score 67 points to a shteinhole team 2 games out of the 4 spot with atl playing like donkey dick. yet no one says a peep cause the phils lost 1 friggin game with 161 left to play.
you people make me sick. there should be 3 pages of sixer rippin but there aint nothin. farg yall if this team ever get good again you are not welcome on the bandwagon.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 03, 2009, 07:06:49 AM
i dont think youre a racist at all...youre just a POS white trashy listen to pasty music sung by freckled hermaphrodites from suburban des moines no one has ever heard of because you think it makes you cool type
these are the types of people that usually dont even like sports but if they do they celebrate hockey and baseball to their fullest while the nba nauseates them to no end
I don't think you could be any more off on your sad attempt to try and "peg" me.
I celebrate football to the fullest. But NHL and MLB are far and away better and more enjoyable than the NBA and watching basketball in general.
Playing basketball might be almost as fun as playing football...watching basketball, on the other hand...no.
Quote from: MDS on April 05, 2009, 10:39:20 PM
its ok guys get em tomorrow!
-J. Hentz
You should blog about me Toddy.
Ironically, you missed a comma.
i need to update that blog
what channel is the sixers game on?
Quote from: PhillyGirl on April 07, 2009, 07:53:18 PM
what channel is the sixers game on?
i couldn't find it either. looks like we didn't miss much.
it was on CN. They added a less-crappy version on channel 201
barely less crappy
Way to gag the lead away. :boo
great road trip
finally the homers get angry
why would you get angry at a team that is without its second best player...it would be like the flyers losing timonen and getting upset about it...the sixers werent that good with thad...
accepting mediocrity
sixers lose their 5th in a row and the Heat clinch the #5 seed. Celtics and Cavaliers remain. Hello #8 seed...
Good time to play their worst basketball. :yay
borderline disgraceful
The Sixers are cooked but is there still any doubt Thad's their best player?
Link (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20090414_Young_healing_fast_but_is_it_too_late_for_Sixers_.html)
Looking back on this season I think firing Mo was a big mistake. I know they were struggling at the time but they would have eventually gotten it together like they did last season. This team was totally unprepared for the stretch run. Dileo had no clue how to compensate for the loss of Thad. Granted he's (imo) their best player but they still have enough talent to beat teams like the Raptors and Bobcats.
unless youre Phil Jackson and can sit down on the bench with your legs crossed reading Tantra the whole game because you got the respect from your players like that....you better be up, emotional, screaming out movements, letting players know what they did wrong, and motivating your players on a consistent basis
Cheeks and his 48 minute silent scorn was not cutting the cake...dudes a push over
Detroit clinched the #8 seed. Looks like another elimination by the Celtics in a couple of weeks...
lol @ this team
they lose to boston's b squad and farging 35 year old dre miller forces the ball into farging mediocre ass andre igoudala in the last second. yea thats what you do, he needs the ball caus he lebron and d wade. what a disgrace. this team is a complete fraud. they deserve the 0 people who will be at game 3 and 4 when boston crushes these sorry losers.
#16 pick again. yay mediocrity
Way to piss away another lead, you heartless fargs.
And what the hell was up with the last two plays? Iggy takes a piss poor shot and then they pass up Thad and in-bound it to Iggy deeper in the back court so he can heave up a prayer.
They're gonna get waxed by LeBron and go into the playoffs losing 7 in a row.
god boston is going to massacre them. they deserve to lose every game by 30 pts. they are a total talentless disgrace. when your farging team is fronted by some pos like igoudala and he has the audacity to think hes worthy of having the ball in his hands to end every game says enough. he is a 3rd, 4th offensive option at best and the heartless Romes like miller (career loser) and sammy d (total homo) should be run out of town.
will you please shut the farg up.
ive never seen anyone cry the same bullshtein like you over and over. we heard you 3 months ago
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on April 14, 2009, 11:26:01 PM
And what the hell was up with the last two plays? Iggy takes a piss poor shot and then they pass up Thad and in-bound it to Iggy deeper in the back court so he can heave up a prayer.
might have passed up thad because he yipped two wide open threes in the last minute and a half that would have given the team the lead...they probably had it in their minds that they werent going to him again
if that indeed was a designed play for Iguodala that couldnt of been more poorly executed
there wasnt even a screen set for him to come off of Pierce or anything. he basically ran around in a circle and Miller handed him the ball. I cant figure out the mindset of dileo and obviously the players cant either
its hard to design a play at all much less a good one with one second left
absolutely not.
you use the 5 seconds to run quick screens before the inbound, and the 1.8 seconds is still plenty time for a one dribble shot...you see it all the time with even less time on the clock
i didnt say it doest happen i said its extremely difficult to pull off...everyone in the world knows exactly what youre gonna...basically dont let anyone btwn you and the basket and guard against the obligatory screens that everyone knows are coming
Magic Johnson once took an inbound pass, set and shot in .1 seconds! He's Magic.
and thats why you love basketball
One of the many reasons, friend.
#2 AIDS
Yes. Only wealthy magical basketball players can cure themselves of AIDS. God I love the NBA.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 15, 2009, 08:42:14 AM
its hard to design a play at all much less a good one with one second left
somebody never saw the end of blue chips.
why is the game at 8 and not on tnt
No LeBron
No Ilgauskas
No Ben Wallace
No Joe Smith
No Mo Williams
and the Sixers are still losing
they are basically playing the celtics again except this time they dont even have paul pierce and they are still down double digits
dileo gotta go as soon as they get swept in the playoffs and not a second after
Get out Tony D....these ass cakes are gettin' run by the JV squad. Way to go into the playoffs!
Ugly night for Philly sports. Even the Mets are winning.
wrong thread
not that it really matters but toronto is killing chicago...sixers win they should get orlando
Come on boys knock off the Cavs :paranoid
92-90...tryin their asses off to beat a team with Tarence Kinsey and Lorenzen Wight gettin serious run time...
Boobie Gibson drains a 30 footer....damn
It is obvious what Miller is sacrificing to conserve playoff juice. Defense was never his strength, but his defense down the stretch of the season might be the worst I've ever seen.
up 3 and they don't foul.....bang....OT
disgraceful joke
lol @ zumoff he is a pathetic homer
and lol @ this team winning this game. you farging Hoydas are losing either way, might as well play boston and maybe get into a brawl with pos white trash rjs wannabe to make it interesting
wow they won 111-110
Orlando in 4
How the hell don't they foul there?
So who replaces DiLeo once Howard and that eurotrash Turkoglu run all over them?
100% chance you think theyll win
its scary to think how many three pointers orlando is going to hit in this series
i have never seen a worse perimeter defensive team than the current sixers...somehow they are even worse than they have been over the last few years
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 15, 2009, 10:59:39 PM
wow they won 111-110
Orlando in 4
Philly in 5! BELIEVE!