iguodala missed out on nba all defense first team and made the second team
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gAC7AMOMJU&feature=related
Who the hell is Kate Fagan and why does she think the #1 need for the Sixers is a SG? (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20110522_In_Thorn_s_quest_to_improve_76ers__a_scorer_is_first_step.html?viewAll=y)
I don't see the Sixers play night in and night out like most of yous guys, but it seemed to me in the playoffs the thing that killed them most was rebounding and interior defense. Granted, they do need a consistent scorer on the perimeter, but defense and rebounding wins in the playoffs. Not to mention that her "plan" for acquiring a perimeter scorer is to trade Iguodala. So she wants to get rid of the team's most athletic player and best defender in exchange for 15-20 pts from the perimeter? Really?
she's the best beat writer they have and she's actually 100% right
They need one, but I don't think that it's priority #1 and I def don't think you give up Iggy to do it. Any points you gain from the perimeter aren't going to matter when you're not getting defensive boards or 2nd chances on offense. If they add a legit SG without moving Iggy, then I'd get it because the team is distinctively better. But her suggestion seems to be a lateral move at best.
getting a perimeter scorer is not as important as shoring up the front line but if shes talking a 20 pt a game guy then its hard to argue with that...i dont know the exact numbers but id bet less than 20 people in the entire league averaged 20 pts a game...which means 20 pt a game two guards arent exactly like leaves in the fall
Quote from: Sgt PSN on May 22, 2011, 11:44:18 AM
They need one, but I don't think that it's priority #1 and I def don't think you give up Iggy to do it. Any points you gain from the perimeter aren't going to matter when you're not getting defensive boards or 2nd chances on offense. If they add a legit SG without moving Iggy, then I'd get it because the team is distinctively better. But her suggestion seems to be a lateral move at best.
lol yeah, we can't part with iguodala. the overrated defender, horrible shooter, and overall piece of shtein. don't trade that guy!
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 22, 2011, 11:55:57 AM
getting a perimeter scorer is not as important as shoring up the front line but if shes talking a 20 pt a game guy then its hard to argue with that...i dont know the exact numbers but id bet less than 20 people in the entire league averaged 20 pts a game...which means 20 pt a game two guards arent exactly like leaves in the fall
19 to be exact....so you're right on it. And of those 19, only 4 are 2 guards (Wade, Bryant, Ellis, Martin). And all of 4 of them are in the top 9, but only 2 of them made the playoffs. Seems to me that in today's NBA, it's not necessary to have a dominant 2 guard to win. I'm not saying that the Sixers don't need a perimeter scorer, I just don't think you sacrifice the team's best defender (overrated or not) to get it. Given Iggy's career average, a 20pt/game SG is only going to make a difference of about +5 points/game. But how many points does Iggy prevent night in and night out with his defense? If you think it's less than 5, then I guess it would make sense. But if it's =/> 5, then it's a wash at best.
I wouldnt take anyone on that list but maybe Ellis...and Im very iffy on that.
He's your banker on the guaranteed scoring average and 4th quarter scoring, but if anyone ever watched Warriors games that boy is a straight gunner. Not exactly Collins' cup of tea when it come to playing team basketball--which is exactly what they did very well last yr. So I dont think they would even go that route.
i dont like ellis because he doesnt get to the line like i want my two guard to do...its actually pretty amazing that he was able to avg 20 pts a game while shooting an astounding 250 less free throws than kevin martin....and its not like he makes up for it by raining three pointers
Sources: Warriors, Sixers talking trade
By Ric Bucher
The Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers have discussed a trade that would send the Warriors' leading scorer, Monta Ellis, to the 76ers for Andre Iguodala, according to league sources, including one with direct knowledge of Golden State's thinking.
One source stressed that completion of the deal is not imminent but that it has merits for both sides.
think this one is gonna go down. straight up trade too being their contracts are in 125% of each other.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6634304
what the farging what?
My little bro interns for the Sixers now, and just texted me news and I thought he was kidding..Interesting, I guess - but I don't think its going to affect operations too much.
snider/comcast have been entertaining offers for the sixers for the last five or six years...they almost sold them to another new york group back in the mid aughts
it would be good to have an owner that actually cares about them
and almost as important a really rich one....net worth of 1.5 billion from just harris is great...i also love that hes only 46...could go either way of course on the age thing but i like young and hopefully foward leaning
but if he ends up being a great and committed owener he will be around for a long time
local ties is nice as well...went to penn for four years so he should have a decent feel for the city...but big question is whether he is a big basketball/sports fan...if he isnt and this is just a toy for him then it doesnt matter what he knows about philly as a sports town
cant wait to hear his introductory press conference
whoever the farg he is i hope he pulls the trigger on that igy for ellis trade
Here's your man..
(http://specials-images.forbes.com/imageserve/0em03Hn2JrdFo/197x282.jpg?fit=scale&background=000000)
Are those teeth real?
He kinda looks like an older Jon Stewart
Quote from: DH on June 07, 2011, 05:16:14 PM
He kinda looks like an older Jon Stewart
fused with Wayne Gretzky
Iggy for Chris Kaman? Rumor on CSN.
http://www.csnphilly.com/06/08/11/Report-Sixers-Clippers-talk-Kaman-Iguoda/news_sixers.html?blockID=533599&feedID=704
Slacker.
Chris Kaman is one of the ugliest people alive.
(http://www.slamonline.com/online/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/chris_kaman.jpg)
He got rid of the greaseball look but still - look test fail.
Trade Iggy for Monta Ellis.
And get the new owner in there....Uncle Ed needs to get gone
Kaman belongs on The Deadliest Catch.
Absolutely farging NO!
Iguodala for Kaman? Bwhaha.
I'd do Abreu for Kaman. Kaman is better than Hawes and has an expiring contract. I'd also trade Abreu for Ellis because the Sixers need scorers.
kaman is a stiff, an absolute stuff
NO
so you're saying he's got the right stuff?
Quote from: MDS on June 09, 2011, 06:59:10 PM
kaman is a stiff, an absolute stuff
NO
Are the Sixers contenders next season?
No
So who gives a shtein? You do it for the expiring contract and possibly make a run at Howard. The only way they're going to improve is by landing a star and the only way they'll do that is by clearing cap space.
howard wouldnt sign with philly if it was the last place on earth offering a contract....hes all about the warm weather and preferably the south
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 09, 2011, 07:28:49 PM
howard wouldnt sign with philly if it was the last place on earth offering a contract....hes all about the warm weather and preferably the south
I'd like to have the cap space to at least make a run at him. Iggy has no purpose on this team right now other than taking playing time from Young players.
howard is not coming here
stop
thats fine if you want cap space just dont even dream about howard....it will only serve to disappoint
No to that farging sloth Kama
And what's up with calling Iggy Abreu - inside joke I missed?
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 09, 2011, 07:42:20 PM
thats fine if you want cap space just dont even dream about howard....it will only serve to disappoint
Once you choose hope, anything's possible. ~Christopher Reeve
how'd that work out for his legs?
you know who it didnt work out well for?
christopher reeves seat cushion
that thing must have smelled awful
bigger blow to white people in the 90s
-princess di
-chris reeve
-jfk jr
vanilla ice
i was gonna say brendan fraser
You all missed the obvious answer which was Todd Oredonker since that was the decade he was born
87 bitch
im old
Todd, are you serious? 1987? Call me Uncle Charlie. Only Rome would know who he is.
Quote from: Don Ho on June 09, 2011, 08:22:26 PM
Todd, are you serious? 1987? Call me Uncle Charlie. Only Rome would know who he is.
Sadly, I caught the reference as well. Only from reruns, though!
You're in big trouble when you get my F Troop references.
elders out in full force tonight
Waiting for half off senior's dinner special at The Shack
I think the Sixers should trade Iguodala for a non-white guy.
I think it's a testament to how unexciting this draft class is that there has not been one post with the draft 4 days away.
I'd rather take the crapshoot of drafting one of the prospects like Bizack if he falls then a boring pick like the lesser Morris twin.
Overall... trade iggy.
the morris' are just terrible...lol at whoever picks them
but yeah the draft is brutal...if i had to target someone id be ok with marshon brooks...he has the potential to fill it up...i also like justin harpers skill set as a power forward..he can step out and knock down shots for a big...unfortunately no one at their first pick has what the sixers need...which is a defense/rebounding first cock deisel four
check out greg smith in the second round tho..he could potential develop into something like that
I'd take a flyer on Jeremy Tyler in the second round as well. The guy is a complete moron who trying to follow Brandon Jennings path and just ended up being a huge headache for his team. However, he's got potential if he ever got his head on straight and was highly touted coming out of high school.
I think this draft's suckiness is epitomized by the fact that the mocks are all over the place. The guy Bizmack from the Congo is going anywhere from 5 to 21 in mocks I have seen.
I wouldn't mind Jordan Hamilton at 16, but his defense is questionable. However, it's tough to draft another sf since we don't know what's going on with Iguodala. With Iggy, Young, and Turner all needing PT, I don't see where another sf would fit in.
That's why I want them to take Bizmack if he falls, and hope he's more Serge Ibaka than Sare Sene. He did get 15 minutes a game in one of the top basketball leagues in the world and led the league in blocked shots. Huge development project but if we are committed to the youth, I'd take a flyer, especially given how utterly boring this draft board is.
I read a rumor that the Sixers are high on Donatas Motiejunas and that he'll be our pick at 16 if he falls. Not sure how I feel about that.
Quote from: Hawk on June 19, 2011, 08:29:12 PM
I'd take a flyer on Jeremy Tyler in the second round as well. The guy is a complete moron who trying to follow Brandon Jennings path and just ended up being a huge headache for his team. However, he's got potential if he ever got his head on straight and was highly touted coming out of high school.
He worked out for the Blazers and had no idea who Nate McMillan was. "What college is that?" Moron
stupid (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs5yBAVFfuI)
Quote from: Hawk on June 19, 2011, 08:29:12 PMI think this draft's suckiness is epitomized by the fact that the mocks are all over the place. The guy Bizmack from the Congo is going anywhere from 5 to 21 in mocks I have seen.
QuoteOne anonymous GM who was present to watch the exciting young prospect play stated, "Bismack Biyombo just played a game of one-on-none ... and he lost."
it really is the worst draft i've ever seen...it wouldn't be a huge stretch to say that it's possible not a single player drafted will start in the first game of the season.
Quotethekidet
I'm at sam's club with my mom For the first time in a long time. And this place has unreal prices. They sell pizza slices for $1.88. #wow
jesus christ
btw he decided to go back to Ohio State for summer classes instead of working with Herb Magee on his jump shot and 3-pt shooting
He'll have plenty of time to work on his shooting during the lockout.
Someone remind me again how Twitter is an essential journalistic tool in the 21st.
Is Iguodala still a Sixer come Friday morning?
And we pray
CSN said there has been discussions of a Iguodala for Odom trade.
pass.
sports guy made up, unfounded trade was igy for sacramentos 7 pick
igy and sammy d = death for kings fans
Yeah, no thanks on Odom and his hag of a wife coming to town.
I'd take Odom in a heartbeat, added bonus is that he only has 1 year left on his deal. I couldn't make that trade fast enough.
the sixers need cap space so free agents can not want to sign with them
Bucher is saying now it could be Walton and Odom for Iguodala
Even worse.
I mean, whats the goddamn reasoning behind that?
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 22, 2011, 11:51:01 PM
I mean, whats the goddamn reasoning behind that?
No idea. I don't mind Odom because he fills a need and has an expiring contract but I could never bring myself to root for anyone associated with Bill Walton much less his spawn.
Well then you have to add on that he averages FIVE POINTS A fargING GAME
AND.....
$5.6M in 2011/12
$6.1M in 2012/13
Odom:
$8.2M in 2011/12
$8.9M in 2012/13
$8.2M in 2013/14 -- team option
NO!
Trading for Odom and Walton would be moronic. There's no upside at all.
yea, no
no.
The rumor I heard on LA sports radio this evening was Odom and Artest. If little guy was pimping Milton Bradley's crazy ass, he should love the thought of Ron Ron on the Sixers.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 23, 2011, 02:41:55 AM
The rumor I heard on LA sports radio this evening was Odom and Artest. If little guy was pimping Milton Bradley's crazy ass, he should love the thought of Ron Ron on the Sixers.
I'm definitely down with that trade.
Quote from: SD on June 22, 2011, 11:59:08 PM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 22, 2011, 11:51:01 PM
I mean, whats the goddamn reasoning behind that?
No idea. I don't mind Odom because he fills a need and has an expiring contract but I could never bring myself to root for anyone associated with Bill Walton much less his spawn.
odom doesnt have an expiring contract...hes locked thru june 2013
i think theres three reasons they want to move him
1. (and this is minor) iguodala has like a 15 mil player option for the 2013 season that they would probably like to not even have to face dealing with
2. they want to find out what they have with ET
3. but primarily they want to move him because he doesnt wanna be here and his attitude is zesty...i think they figure we will get a couple blinged up veterans in for the next two years who will lead and teach the young cats on the team and be a positive influence...something iguodala is not cut out for nor has the resume to do so
rod thorn was on wip the other day and they asked him about iguodala missing his getaway one on one this year and thorn said he had an excuse...at which point macnow asked him was it a legitimate excuse and thorns response was "he had an excuse"
Expiring to me is it's up within the next year or two. If they let him play this season then decide they want to clear some space up teams will take his contract on. Basically he's an asset either way.
The rest of your post is spot on.
The only thing I wouldn't like about the move is it would mean less minutes for Thad. Not really a fan of Turner anywhere else but the PG, but I understand them wanting to see what he can do with starter minutes.
Bring your boi ron ron in most def
But without your boi ron rons albatrosical contract
Quote from: SD on June 23, 2011, 07:58:01 AM
Expiring to me is it's up within the next year or two. If they let him play this season then decide they want to clear some space up teams will take his contract on. Basically he's an asset either way.
The rest of your post is spot on.
The only thing I wouldn't like about the move is it would mean less minutes for Thad. Not really a fan of Turner anywhere else but the PG, but I understand them wanting to see what he can do with starter minutes.
if thats your definition of expiring then iguodala has an expiring deal
and artest isnt coming here (or he shouldnt)...hed be a cancer on a team like this...he needs to be playing for a title contender on a team with strong leadership or he will be a mess
I am for trading Igoudala especially since he wants to get the farg outta here.
BUT
You don't do it just to do it. You get something of value in return. I mean, if you have to take a zesty contract on then get a player in that deal who is worth a shtein.
Lamar Odom and Luke Walton and Ron Artest don't fit the bill of that.
If they do this it would be mega-stupid.
WIP says the odds he's traded are listed at 2/5???
Adios Iggy.
my brother interns for the pr dept at the sixers and heard the folowing today:
- Iggy will not be traded tonight due to the pending ownership change
- They are targeting Markeif Morris, Tristan Thomas and Kenneth Faried at #16
i can't believe thompson will be there at 16 and if it really is down to those 3 i'd rather faried. i love rebounders.
i like faried also..guys on wfan have been comparing his skills to charles oakley
If they get Artest I will officially switch teams and cheer for the Sixers.
Quote from: Rome on June 23, 2011, 01:09:10 PM
If they get Artest I will officially switch teams and cheer for the Sixers.
That deal would never happen, but supposedly it's what the Sixers inquired about. LA probably laughed and assumed it was a prank call. Lakers aren't giving up 2 key players like Odom and Artest unless it gets them Howard or Paul in return.
They'd drop both of those clowns in a second. They wanted to get rid of Ron-Ron last offseason and at the deadline
Quote from: DH on June 23, 2011, 12:22:30 PM
my brother interns for the pr dept at the sixers and heard the folowing today:
- Iggy will not be traded tonight due to the pending ownership change
- They are targeting Markeif Morris, Tristan Thomas and Kenneth Faried at #16
yeah bucher reported this last night
i love everything about faried but the problem with him is that he cant play power forward in the nba as hes to small...and i dont know how often a dennis rodman comes along...faried is a great hustle rebounder and will defend but he isnt guarding the rim which is something they sorely need
my top three wants in the draft
1st pick
1. biyombo
2. jordan hamilton
3. faried
2nd pick
1. greg smith
2. shelvin mack
3. deibler
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 23, 2011, 01:27:39 PM
Lakers aren't giving up 2 key players like Odom and Artest unless it gets them Howard or Paul in return.
artest was horrible last year and is basically done...odom is solid but theres probably a hundred players in the nba they would give both of them up for
yeah they couldn't get howard or paul for those two guys. maybe both plus some picks.
and biyombo is actually my first choice too but no way he's there at 16. if you watch him in that nike summit game, he dominated, had a triple double including 10 blocks. granted it was high school seniors for the most part but still.
then again he basically lost a game of one on one to a chair in a workout a while but i still love him down low. i could dig mack also.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2011, 01:41:00 PM
They'd drop both of those clowns in a second. They wanted to get rid of Ron-Ron last offseason and at the deadline
Yes, but I don't think there's any way they move both of them in the same deal without getting Howard or a stud PG. They may look to trade both individually, but I don't think there's a chance in hell they'd move both of them for Iggy. Odom has a lot of value to the Lakers because he can play pretty much every position on the floor and was their most valuable bench player. After him, it's Shannon Brown who is hit or miss when he gets on the floor.
Screamin A has a radio show out here now and he was on yesterday saying that the Lakers should give up Gasol and Bynam to get Howard. It's not totally illogical, but if I'm the Lakers, I'd rather move Bynam and Artest.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 23, 2011, 02:01:45 PM
Yes, but I don't think there's any way they move both of them in the same deal without getting Howard or a stud PG.
lol...what on earth are you talking about
Do I need to clarify? Ok.
I do not think that the Los Angeles Lakers would trade Lamar Odom and Ron Artest together in the same deal unless it got them Howard or a top point guard in return.
ok just making sure...in that case you have no farging clue what you are talking about...no one is trading a howard or paul for a sack of shtein like that....and the lakers would trade artest and odom for me and you if they thought they could get away with it...in fact they would probably release both of them tomorrow if the nba didnt have guarnteed contracts
dude, Artest is filler. He was one of the best players in the league only a couple years ago, yeah. Now he's irrelevant. Especially if they get Iguodala in return.
For where they are picking I would like to see them get Faried, Montejunas, Thompson, or Hamilton.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 23, 2011, 02:47:14 PM
ok just making sure...in that case you have no farging clue what you are talking about...no one is trading a howard or paul for a sack of shtein like that....and the lakers would trade artest and odom for me and you if they thought they could get away with it...in fact they would probably release both of them tomorrow if the nba didnt have guarnteed contracts
Between you and me, which one of us listens to sports radio in LA? Which one of us is surrounded by Laker news 24/7? This isn't shtein I'm just making up. This is what I'm reading from the local beat writers and hearing from local talk show hosts...one of them was just hired to do Lakers radio pbp starting next year. So I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they know more about it than I do.
I'm not saying that the Lakers don't want to move either or both of them. But for them to move them both in the same deal in which they only get one player in return, it sounds like they aren't going to take anything but a true stud player in return and that they pretty much laughed at the thought of giving up both of them for Iggy.
As far as Artest goes, the hot talk about him right now is that since they hired Mike Brown, they may be looking to keep Artest since Brown is a defensive minded coach. I'm sure they'd still move him for the right price, but it seems like they changed their tune a little bit and haven't made moving him a high priority and aren't actively shopping him like they were in the reg season.
LA isn't getting Howard without giving up Bynum, 2 players and 2 draft picks. Orlando isn't that stupid...
Howard very well may end up NJ instead of LA anyway. Nets can give up Lopez, who is better offensively than Bynam and is more durable. Not to mention that the Nets are like a gazillion dollars under the cap so they can throw the bank at Howard if they want to.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 23, 2011, 03:15:14 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 23, 2011, 02:47:14 PM
ok just making sure...in that case you have no farging clue what you are talking about...no one is trading a howard or paul for a sack of shtein like that....and the lakers would trade artest and odom for me and you if they thought they could get away with it...in fact they would probably release both of them tomorrow if the nba didnt have guarnteed contracts
Between you and me, which one of us listens to sports radio in LA? Which one of us is surrounded by Laker news 24/7? This isn't shtein I'm just making up. This is what I'm reading from the local beat writers and hearing from local talk show hosts...one of them was just hired to do Lakers radio pbp starting next year. So I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that they know more about it than I do.
I'm not saying that the Lakers don't want to move either or both of them. But for them to move them both in the same deal in which they only get one player in return, it sounds like they aren't going to take anything but a true stud player in return and that they pretty much laughed at the thought of giving up both of them for Iggy.
As far as Artest goes, the hot talk about him right now is that since they hired Mike Brown, they may be looking to keep Artest since Brown is a defensive minded coach. I'm sure they'd still move him for the right price, but it seems like they changed their tune a little bit and haven't made moving him a high priority and aren't actively shopping him like they were in the reg season.
well then i ammend my statement...la sports radio doesnt know what the farg its talking about...which isnt suprising since its a terrible sports town
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 23, 2011, 03:21:25 PM
LA isn't getting Howard without giving up Bynum, 2 players and 2 draft picks. Orlando isn't that stupid...
not to mention every other team in the league would blow an odom/artest package out of the water
i heard this about biyombo last night:
"he's got zero offensive potential. zero. but he has long arms and immense potential so he'll be a top 15 pick"
and that right there, is all you need to know about the 2011 draft.
pretty much...which is why you take a chance on a guy like him...ive watched a lot of video on him lately and he seems like he could develop into a shot blocking monster who would eat your face off rather than let you get to the rim...african ben wallace
yeah block shots grab some boards and the occasional dunk. i'm fine with that. dude is fun to watch.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 23, 2011, 04:15:05 PM
pretty much...which is why you take a chance on a guy like him...ive watched a lot of video on him lately and he seems like he could develop into a shot blocking monster who would eat your face off rather than let you get to the rim...african ben wallace
That's one advantage to having such a shallow draft class. You can pick just about anyone and it wouldn't be a head scratcher or a huge gamble. So why not go for someone who has good size, length and athletic ability even if he's raw or non-existant on the offensive side of the ball?
The more I look at this draft class, the more thankful I am that the Sixers hired Collins and that he was able to get them into the playoffs this year. How awful would it be if the Sixers had a top 5 pick in a draft that doesn't really have any top 5 talent? Look at Cleveland. Those schmucks can't win for anything. They lose LeBron, but wind up with the #1 and #4 pick in the worst draft class ever. Sucks to be them.
I want Biyombo or Montejunas (sp). Boom or Bust. I also want Iggy traded.
I read that the Minnesota deal has a 50/50 chance of happening. However, Rambis was the big proponent of Iggy and now he's fired.
If we got #2 do you go with Williams or Kanter?
Quote from: Hawk on June 23, 2011, 05:20:02 PM
Rambis was the big proponent of Iggy and now he's fired.
I heard a rumor that Wolves brass made Rambis write an essay on why they should keep him as HC. Any troof to dat?
Quote from: Hawk on June 23, 2011, 05:20:02 PM
I want Biyombo or Montejunas (sp). Boom or Bust. I also want Iggy traded.
I read that the Minnesota deal has a 50/50 chance of happening. However, Rambis was the big proponent of Iggy and now he's fired.
If we got #2 do you go with Williams or Kanter?
I would think it would have to be Williams, but I'd be happy with either.
Williams is probably the most NBA ready player in the draft. Irving could be a serviceable player. Other than those 2, it's pretty much a crapshoot.
Dei was on CSN a moment ago saying the Iguodala to Minny for the #2 pick had a 50/50 chance of happening. I'm praying I'm wrong but I think he's still here come morning.
Quote from: SD on June 23, 2011, 06:25:49 PM
Dei was on CSN a moment ago saying the Iguodala to Minny for the #2 pick had a 50/50 chance of happening. I'm praying I'm wrong but I think he's still here come morning.
A 50/50 chance, but with Rambis gone it seems unlikely now. Does Williams have a true position? I'm kinda tired of the tweeners that's why I'd be inclined to lean towards Kanter, even though he's a big unknown.
He'll probably end up at the 4 because he has decent size and length. But yeah, he's a tweener.
Normally I'd lol @ any team giving up the 2nd pick for Iggy, but in this draft of 2011, I'd lol @ the Sixers for taking that deal.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 23, 2011, 06:48:55 PM
He'll probably end up at the 4 because he has decent size and length. But yeah, he's a tweener.
Normally I'd lol @ any team giving up the 2nd pick for Iggy, but in this draft of 2011, I'd lol @ the Sixers for taking that deal.
Yeah, but there's talent up in the top 4, and I'd roll the dice with one of those guys than go status quo with Iggy. Trading Iggy will open up room for ET to grow anyway and if we lose a lot next year, we'll have a top pick in a stacked draft.
i dont want williams because hes an awful defender and hes not going to be the kind of elite scorer that can offset that
Guy with sources:
Quotei actually got a hold of a little info this morning
was told dont worry about the odom deal....not true
too hard to get #2(no specifics given)-unlikely
keep an eye on #10,maggette,ilya for #16,iguodala,speights
decent chance we do nothing and just draft two players
who is ilya?
The Flyers new goalie
he's the big euro center for the bucks. better than hawes but no on that trade. not worth it for 6 picks higher.
plus i'm the last one on the maaarrrice bandwagon but i still think he has potential.
11 and monta for 16 and iggy being floated around
Quote from: DH on June 23, 2011, 08:25:46 PM
11 and monta for 16 and iggy being floated around
too good to be true
is it possible that alec burks could fall to the sixers?....that would be wonderful
yeah not like guard is pressing need but if he's there they have to take him. not often you can find a 6-6 guy who can play PG if need be.
So much for that :-\
nice jinx there buddy.
jinxy
so Markieff Morris if he's there?
ha
oops
good. i say faried or hamilton.
but now it'll probably be marcus.
faried would be real nice
Quote from: phattymatty on June 23, 2011, 08:41:36 PM
yeah not like guard is pressing need but if he's there they have to take him. not often you can find a 6-6 guy who can play PG if need be.
a two guard is of extreme importance...unless you believe thats ET...i dont...not that burks is going to be a long term solution at the two but its arguably their biggest need
im so glad that stiff is off the board...wanted no part of him
same here...wanted no part of him...and i've been on your side with ET as being serviceable at best but i still want a rebounder like faried. and its too early to call on ET, he showed signs.
and farg espn, treating these twins like they won't be able to live without each other. great response by marcus.
he showed signs of being a comeptant nba player...i saw no signs of him ever being a starting two guard in the nba
lol at "I'll send some fruit"
lol at that little troll telling him to put the hat on right now
That was hilarious and good for them being drafted back to back. It seems like there are going to be several players on the board that that weren't "supposed to be".
ouch...they don't have a scoring forward...not gonna make quick friends with the teammates marcus.
hamilton
faried
brooks
all there...id take any of them in that order
bet they take vucevic tho if the pacers dont
who's this Yao guy they keep talking about
I'd be real happy with any of those three, but you can't blame them for taking a big man.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on June 23, 2011, 08:58:26 PM
That was hilarious and good for them being drafted back to back. It seems like there are going to be several players on the board that that weren't "supposed to be".
no there isnt...tho to be fair its hard when the draft is this bad to say anyone shouldnt be there....they all suck...brandon knight dropping is the only real suprise thus far
i'd flop hamilton and faried but yeah same here.
surprised leonard is still there.
never mind.
leonard is basically faried with more offense
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 23, 2011, 09:01:19 PM
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on June 23, 2011, 08:58:26 PM
That was hilarious and good for them being drafted back to back. It seems like there are going to be several players on the board that that weren't "supposed to be".
no there isnt...tho to be fair its hard when the draft is this bad to say anyone shouldnt be there....they all suck...brandon knight dropping is the only real suprise thus far
Yeah all you need to know about this draft is that all those foreigners were taken so high.
why don't they just say biggest cock in the draft.
odd time for a commercial break
they wanna get a grasp of the blockbuster trade before they go on air with it
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 23, 2011, 08:59:23 PM
hamilton
faried
brooks
all there...id take any of them in that order
bet they take vucevic tho if the pacers dont
good call
Dei called it.
bye bye moreese
could they spend less time on the sixers pick?
anyone who picks before or after a new york team is getting shoved aside
yeah no shtein.
could have been worse i guess. at least it's a big farger.
omg this is sickening...its mnorphed into the ny knicks network
stu gets all solumn and serious and says "jeff van gundy is this the most important knicks pick of the last five years?"
what the farg does that even mean...stupid motherfargers
lolololahahahabawhahaha
gotta love the knicks.
hahahaha pick the only dude not in the building.
omg, the NY fans. baaahahahhahahaha!
lol at the Knicks taking Shumpert
Now to Spike Lee!
lolololol I love when those iceholes pick guys way too high
reminds me of rolando balkman a few years ago. same fan reaction.
someone tell spike fields is overrated
this is beyond incredible...farging racheal nichols is stationed at knick HQ's for the 17th pick....i am farging sick
they're the nbas cowboys
So the Sixers got a poor man's Shawn Bradley?
i like that he vucevic can rebound, but i hate the fact that he's gonna stand on the perimeter and chuck up 3s.
QuoteTeam: USC, Junior
Physicals Positions Rankings Salary Misc
H: 7' 0"
W: 260 lbs
Bday: 10/24/1990
(20 Years Old)
Current: PF/C
NBA: PF/C
Possible: PF/C
Round: 1 Pick: 16 in 2011 Mock Draft
Rank 18 in NCAA Juniors
Rank 25 in Top 100 Prospects
Rank 13 in 2011 Big Men
Agent: Rade Filipovich
DRAFT ELIGIBLE
High School: Stoneridge Prep
Hometown: Bar, Montenegro
Best Case: Mehmet Okur
Worst Case: David Andersen
Predraft Measurements
Height w/o Shoes Height w/shoes Weight Wingspan Standing Reach Body Fat No Step Vert Max Vert Bench Press Lane Agility 3/4 Court Sprint Class Rank
6' 10.25" 6' 11.75" 260 7' 4.5" 9' 4.5" 6.1 23.5 25.0 8 12.02 3.27 NA
Basic Per Game Statistics - Comprehensive Stats - Statistical Top 25s
Year League Name GP Min Pts FG FGA FG% 2Pt 2PtA 2P% 3Pt 3PtA 3P% FTM FTA FT% Off Def TOT Asts Stls Blks TOs PFs
2010/11 NCAA Nikola Vucevic 34 34.9 17.1 6.3 12.5 50.5 5.5 10.1 54.2 0.9 2.4 34.9 3.6 4.8 75.5 2.9 7.4 10.3 1.6 0.5 1.4 1.7 2.8
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West Coast Workout Swing Part Four: BDA Sports
June 6, 2011
One of the most improved players on the west coast this season, Nikola Vucevic has seen his stock rise considerably over his three year career at USC. Arriving on campus as a skinny, lanky freshman, Vucevic is now amongst the more imposing big men in the 2011 draft. The tallest player at the 2011 NBA combine standing 6'11.75" with shoes on, the first thing we noticed about Vucevic is just how big he is. Tipping the scales at 260, Vucevic looks like a NBA center, and his improvement as a scorer in the post and as a rebounder only add to his intriguing blend of physical stature and skill level.
Vucevic is spending a lot of time here working on his jump shot, which looked terrific in the session we watched. At one point, Vucevic knocked down 11 straight college-three pointers, showing terrific mechanics in the process. Considering he made a solid 39% of his catch and shoot jumpers last season according to Synergy Sports Technology, Vucevic is already a solid shooter, but is still looking to improve his consistency even more. He clearly understands what consistent range out to 20+ feet can do for him on the NBA level as he begins to find himself in pick and roll and pick and pop situations more frequently.
After working on his jumper, Vucevic spent some time working on his post moves. Nearly 42% of his offensive possessions came with his back to the basket last season, a number that will likely diminish at the next level as he fills a smaller role. Nonetheless, the USC product is working hard on his post-game, and has a number of quality moves over both shoulders. Showing promising footwork, Vucevic is one of the more versatile and polished offensive big men in this draft.
Vucevic was solid in the two-on-two games, but like Thompson, provides more value in a five-on-five setting. One of the few bigs in this draft that can play on the inside and outside alike, Vucevic gained some ground at the combine. He won't be overpowering many players at the NBA level, but his size-skill combo is intriguing to say the least and has put him in position to hear his name called in the first round on draft night.
From DraftExpress.com http://www.draftexpr.../#ixzz1Q9U1G66V
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I hate the fact that I'll never be able to say his name correctly
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 23, 2011, 09:18:29 PM
So the Sixers got a poor man's Shawn Bradley?
or a rich mans christian welp
also drafted 16th by the sixers
I'm sick of you always finding a way to look at things in a positive light.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 23, 2011, 09:16:32 PM
this is beyond incredible...farging racheal nichols is stationed at knick HQ's for the 17th pick....i am farging sick
Not shocking that they have someone there...think back to how hard ESPN was hyping the Knicks games this past season.
He isn't a twig like Bradley, the best thing you can say about him other than that he is big is that he improved significantly every year he played at USC.
you just hope hes an upgrade over moreese and if he is they improved their rotation with the pick which is all you can ask for from this draft
True
WTF is this thing announcing the picks in round two?
Fagan says that is Lavoy Allen is on the board at 50 they may grab him.
MDS will be beside himself.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 23, 2011, 11:25:42 PM
Fagan says that is Lavoy Allen is on the board at 50 they may grab him.
MDS will be beside himself.
and they took him
Good year for Todd with Philly teams taking Temple players
Lavoy Allen
Todd's buying the jersey before he heads back to B-ville
Lol he's awful
An absolute waste of a pick
Don't rip your Owls, son.
He must be from Philly
Despite the hot water it could land him in, Joe Bryant isn't letting a little thing like the law stand in the way of reppin' the city of Brotherly Love.
The former Sixers star and father of NBA All-Star Kobe Bryant told the Los Angeles Times that he still has Pennsylvania license plates on his SUV, even though he resides in California. Bryant was recently reappointed as coach of the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks; he led the team to a 25-9 record and a conference finals berth as head coach in 2006.
"[The plates are] part of my roots," Bryant told the newspaper. "I won't let it go."
The state of California is unlikely to go to great lengths to hunt down "Jellybean" for a misdemeanor traffic offense, but why play the odds?
has there ever been a bigger non-story than that?
cant wait to see what they start printing once the league is months into the lockout.
with aplogies to womens soccer its the best story ive seen in months
reppin philly = great man
reppin philly while stickin it to LA = incredible human being
reppin philly while you coach for and your son plays for LA = god status
meh, back to real Sixers news:
Quotethekidet
Damn someone stole my propane tank. Now i can't grill some hot dogs #Nathans
thekidet
I wanna get a dog today. Where do they sell Rottweilers??
sigh
btw he is (was?) back in town working with Herb Magee on his shooting, but because of the lockout, he had to pay for it himself
if donovan mcnabb stuck to basketball, he'd be evan turner
QuoteThe Sixers have been sold for $280 million dollars to New York billionaire Joshua Harris.
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep-sixer/76ers-sale-deal-is-done.html?cmpid=125219969
The new owner of the Sixers is my age.
I love my life. Sooooooooo much.
so no more shots of ed snider pretending to care?
one of the more intersting parameters of the deal is that the sixers will remain on csn for the foreseeable future. you might not be thinking that thats a big deal, but the only thing stopping the phillies from spending like the red sox and yankees is the lack of their own tv network. and they cant get their own tv network without a partnership from the nhl or nba team in town to help offset costs and provide adequate alternate programming (like yes has with the nj nets and nesn has with the bruins).
since comcast owns the flyers they are never moving, but the sixers might have with a different deal. now, everyone has to wait.
Yeah, because I keep wanting the Phils to actually start spending some damn money.
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 13, 2011, 09:23:18 PM
Yeah, because I keep wanting the Phils to actually start spending some damn money.
lol...seriously
they will never be on par with the yankees or red sox no matter what...even with their own network the phillies are still a regional team...locked in from the north with ny and the south with dc balt....yanks and red sox are national if not worldwide franchises
the phils goal is to stay on par with the angels and mets (when the mets have non broke owners)
Quote
"We are honored to have the opportunity to be affiliated with this storied franchise," Harris said in the news release. "As a basketball fan who attended college in Philadelphia, and with family roots here, I have always felt a strong connection to this city and the 76ers. We look forward to helping the 76ers organization build on this past season's accomplishments in the years ahead."
i wouldnt expect anything less at this stage of the game but so far so good with mr harris...if nothing else he has identified the potential problem with a ny'er buying a philly team and is trying to craft himself as a step son of the city
he bought 100% of the team
it wasnt 90%. no more for mr. flyers.
gargano reporting that the sixers had two deals agreed upon btwn both teams that would been done cept the new owners nixed them
one was
iguodala for ellis
one was
iguodala for wes matthews and camby
oh dear god
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 12, 2011, 03:59:58 PM
with aplogies to womens soccer its the best story ive seen in months
reppin philly = great man
reppin philly while stickin it to LA = incredible human being
reppin philly while you coach for and your son plays for LA = god status
Are you for real? You do know that license plates are only issued by states, not cities right? So if he has PA plates, he's not really reppin Philly at all.....unless it's a vanity plate that says PHILLY...which I doubt. So he's really only reppin PA, which happens to be more than just Philly. Besides, it's SoCal where there are millions of transplants from all over the country and I see license plates from every state every day. You can register your vehicle in 1 state and live in another. You know this, right?
suck it left coaster....reppin the belly of the NEast ALL DAY!!
"[The plates are] part of my roots," Bryant told the newspaper. "I won't let it go."
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 14, 2011, 03:05:12 PM
gargano reporting that the sixers had two deals agreed upon btwn both teams that would been done cept the new owners nixed them
one was
iguodala for ellis
one was
iguodala for wes matthews and camby
We're already on bad terms
It goes without saying that if they turned down Monta Ellis for Iggy they're beyond stupid.
Camby is useless now but Wes Matthews by himself is well worth Iggy.
Too bad.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 14, 2011, 03:05:12 PM
gargano reporting that the sixers had two deals agreed upon btwn both teams that would been done cept the new owners nixed them
one was
iguodala for ellis
one was
iguodala for wes matthews and camby
Hmmm...I wonder why?
In other news...
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep-sixer/Yahoo-Stefanski-leading-candidate-for-Toronto-position.html
Quote76ers general manager Ed Stefanski is one of three candidates for the Toronto Raptors' vacant GM position, Yahoo! Sports is reporting tonight. Yahoo! lists the other two candidates as Jeff Bower and Dennis Lindsey.
Stefanski is currently still under contract as the Sixers' general manager, but given the change in ownership, it's become clear that Stefanski is almost certainly out of a position with the Sixers. Stefanski has been given clearance to interview for other positions, one of which, Yahoo! is reporting, is the Raptors' spot
Quote from: Rome on July 14, 2011, 06:56:58 PM
It goes without saying that if they turned down Monta Ellis for Iggy they're beyond stupid.
Camby is useless now but Wes Matthews by himself is well worth Iggy.
Too bad.
Just read some of the stuff out there about monta. Not good. He's always on bad teams for a reason
99% of america is generally really dumb when it comes to the nba
for example monta ellis would give the sixers the outside shooting they so crave....iguodala cant throw the ball into the ocean...blah blah blah...ect ect ect...
but what if i told you their career 3pt fg% was essentially even (as is their fg%)
the difference is monta is racing jet fighters with val kilmer where as iguodala has an all around game...monta avg over 5 shots more per...also he is a horrific defender
if people would just stick with that they iguodala and want him and his contract gone the world would be a much better place...but when morons who dont know the game come on and try to act like these trades would make the sixers a better team they just sound stupid
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 15, 2011, 07:18:18 AM
99% of america is generally really dumb when it comes to the nba
for example monta ellis would give the sixers the outside shooting they so crave....iguodala cant throw the ball into the ocean...blah blah blah...ect ect ect...
but what if i told you their career 3pt fg% was essentially even (as is their fg%)
the difference is monta is racing jet fighters with val kilmer where as iguodala has an all around game...monta avg over 5 shots more per...also he is a horrific defender
if people would just stick with that they iguodala and want him and his contract gone the world would be a much better place...but when morons who dont know the game come on and try to act like these trades would make the sixers a better team they just sound stupid
The big difference in their play on the court is that Ellis has an outside shot, Iguodala doesn't. The Sixers have lacked a player like Ellis for some time. A guy that can knock shots down from the outside. Iguodala relies on athleticism and often times takes bad shots to try to hide the fact that his outside shot is horrendus.
Aside from their play on the court, they need a change from Iguodala. I hate using the Abreu example because baseball and basketball are so much different but the similarities are there. In Iguodala's mind he thinks he's a legit NBA superstar, to the rest of the world he's maybe a #3 option on a good team. His time here is up, moving him is comparable to the Flyers moving Richards, only Iguodala's stay has lasted 3 years longer than it should have. This team won't take the next step while he's here.
Quote from: SD on July 15, 2011, 07:59:19 AM
The big difference in their play on the court is that Ellis has an outside shot
theres many more differences than that but yes i would hope a two guard has a better outside shot than a forward
Quote from: SD on July 15, 2011, 07:59:19 AM
they need a change from Iguodala.
thats all anyone who wants iguodala gone should say...stop at that and its all good
if there's a season... (http://www.nba.com/sixers/schedule/)
got a couple of ESPN and TNT games this year but still aren't good enough for ABC
they actually have the thanksgiving night game @ atl
could have mentioned that you hack easy
in tomorrows inky there is going to be an expose on harris....here are few quotes from it...
Quote
"I think his ease and casualness in the way he does things," said long-time friend Bippy Siegal of Raycliff Investments. "What I mean is, you'll be sitting and discussing a topic with him and he'll say, 'I don't quite understand that.' And then in five minutes, not only does he understand it, he knows more about it than you did and you studied it for 10 years. It's kind of a screwed-up skill to have. And it kind of bums me out."
...
"Is this a toy? No. There's just no way," said Scott Stewart, who attended HBS with Harris. "I can't see him treating this as a toy. He's a serious businessman and the way to be successful in this case in the NBA is to win NBA Championships. It's a very definitive and tangible goal. His seriousness and again his track record of success would lead you to believe that that's his ambition with the team: not only to win one, but win multiple."
...
"We were big fans," said Tony Ignaczak, who attended Wharton undergrad with Harris from 1982-86. "I don't specifically remember attending Sixers games, because tickets were expensive and as students we didn't have a lot of money, but we were clearly Philadelphia sports fans and that was a great era for Philadelphia basketball."
Quotetickets were expensive
haha - no.
Bippy Siegel
Cool name
This is why IGY should be on Twitter:
Jrue:
QuoteIs it weird for duud to get pedicures.?
took me about three games into his rookie year to see that he got them...its pretty blatant
and brothers get them all the time
edit: i just noticed you said pedicure.....ill have to look into that one
ralph lauren was boring before i wore him....
(http://www.upscalehype.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Andre-Iguodala-Gucci-Fashion-Week.jpg)
That farging loser is rated an 85 in 2k12... higher than Dirk Nowitzki and the same as Blake Griffin...
Yeah, so the sale of the team was approved yesterday. Not sure when Harris actually takes ownership but it's gotta suck to buy a sports team during a lockout.
will smith minority owner in the sixers
stefanski OUT
9000 single game seats in both bowls will be 50% off for this upcoming maybe season
the guy from KoP that was on Undercover Boss before selling out to eBay is a minority owner too
QuoteWall Street investors and Wharton grads Joshua Harris (Apollo Management LP) and David Blitzer (Blackstone Group) today posted the list of his partners in yesterday's purchase of the National Basketball Association's Philadelphia 76ers. They include:
- CEO Adam Aron, an Abington native and former head of Vail Resorts
- Martim Geller, New York, big-league financial adviser
- David Heller, investor
- Travis Hennings, also works for Harris' Apollo Management
- James Lassiter, film producer who's worked closely with Will Smith (see below)
- Marc Leder, Sun Capital Partners, another big buyout firm
- Jason Levien, pro sports agent
- Michael Rubin, owner of Fanatics, the NBA-NFL-MBL-NHA-NCAA sports gear distributor, and founder of eBay GCI Commerce, of King of Prussia
- Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, the West Philly native Hollywood star and his actress wife
- Handy Soetedjo, Indonesian investor
- Erick Thohir, Indonesian investor
- Art Wrubel, New York real estate investor, Penn grad
this presser is farging awesome
king just called out harris for living in nyc while owning the sixers...said the fans here are different and may not be down with that....harris basically said i will be living in nyc but this is not strictly a financial investment
harris also said they will be calling on pat croce for advice
as long as he doesnt call billy king, im good
Aron says no price cuts for the existing season ticket holders that have good seats already
not good seats good pricing on their seats
* The team will take out full-page advertisements in the Daily News and Inquirer tomorrow that it is calling an open-letter to Philadelphia sports fans. "In it we will state our philosophy about leading the Sixers, a manifesto of sorts," Aron said. He said the team will solicit fan suggestions and comments via www.newsixersowners.com. He said he will personally read all the suggestions. The 1,776 comments deemed to be the best will receive a free ticket to a Sixers game. "Being the new kids on the block, we intend to truly listen to our fans," Aron said.
* The team announced a new marketing slogan. "Philadelphia 76ers: Passionate, Intense, Proud." "These words have been swirling around the Sixers for decades. We think they perfectly encapsulate what Philadelphia sports fans and Sixers are all about. It truly defines our brand."
* The new owners announced ticket prices for individual game tickets on just under 9,000 seats at the Wells Fargo Center will be cut by 50 percent of more for every single game. "This is not a sale or promotion," Aron said. "These are our new ticket prices. Period. Full stop." He added, "Simply stated, price will not be an obstacle in preventing Philadelphia sports fans from enjoying NBA basketball in person. On game nights, come to our arena, guys and girls. bring your friends; parents bring your kids. Our house is now your house."
* Aron also talked about plans to improve the fan experience. He said the team will announce a "series of specific announcements of exactly how we will be enhancing and improving what our fans will enjoy when they enjoy Sixers games in person. We can't wait to rise to the challenge." We will not be selling the 76ers on the basis of price. We will work tirelessly every waking moment to offer Philaldelphians, exciting, winning basketball. We intend to literally transform the Sixers fan experience on game nights at the Wells Fargo Center."
(http://s1.proxy03.twitpic.com/photos/large/427037063.jpg)
id go off on how awesome it is that theyre doing this at the palestra, but im sure 99% of you people have no clue what the palestra is
Oops! Google Chrome could not find www.newsixersowners.com
The Sixers slogan should be: NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE.
"Philadelphia 76ers: Come enjoy the other teams' stars"
"Philadelphia 76'ers: We made Jose Juan Barera a star"
in order being least awful...
number one probably because i dont get it...
Quote from: Rome on October 18, 2011, 12:44:26 PM
The Sixers slogan should be: NO ONE HERE GETS OUT ALIVE.
number two...not remotely funny but laced with some nice bitter hatred
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 18, 2011, 01:21:35 PM
"Philadelphia 76ers: Come enjoy the other teams' stars"
number 3 with a bullet...munson type effort completely devoid of any reedeming quality
Quote from: reese125 on October 18, 2011, 01:25:51 PM
"Philadelphia 76'ers: We made Jose Juan Barera a star"
i hope other people see what i see in you
fagan reporting that the new owners are invested in upgrading the practice facility film room and locker room
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2011, 12:34:24 PM* Aron said the team will announce a "series of specific announcements of exactly how we will be enhancing and improving what our fans will enjoy when they enjoy Sixers games in person. We can't wait to rise to the challenge." We will not be selling the 76ers on the basis of price. We will work tirelessly every waking moment to offer Philaldelphians, exciting, winning basketball. We intend to literally transform the Sixers fan experience on game nights at the Wells Fargo Center."
wonder if Hip Hop's a goner
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 18, 2011, 02:27:54 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2011, 12:34:24 PM* Aron said the team will announce a "series of specific announcements of exactly how we will be enhancing and improving what our fans will enjoy when they enjoy Sixers games in person. We can't wait to rise to the challenge." We will not be selling the 76ers on the basis of price. We will work tirelessly every waking moment to offer Philaldelphians, exciting, winning basketball. We intend to literally transform the Sixers fan experience on game nights at the Wells Fargo Center."
wonder if Hip Hop's a goner
Hahahahaha......I was wondering the same thing. Shouldn't he be banned for using PED's? If not, they should at least have the decency of changing his name to something more appropriate like Roidger Rabbit.
short of going back to the 76 uni's that is the greatest change the new owners could make....or maybe bringing lil g back
Just getting rid of the mascot will suffice. Mascots in general are bad. What's worse though is teams who have a mascot that has nothing to do with the team's moniker. The Eagles have Swoop. He's a terrible mascot, but he makes sense because he's an Eagle. WTF does a roided up rabbit have to do with the year that the Declaration of Independence was signed? It was strictly a marketing tool used to target suburban white kids.
Of course, there are exceptions to every rule and in this case, there are 2 exceptions. The Phanatic and the SD Chicken. No one knows exactly what the Phanatic is, but he's awesome. And I have no clue how a chicken ties into the Padres, but it works.
hip hop is black music
the sixers have a lot of black players
makes pefect sense to me
Looks like there might be a new alt too
(http://i.minus.com/iQLpDYl09lpmP.jpg)
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 18, 2011, 04:21:13 PM
hip hop is black music
the sixers have a lot of black players
makes pefect sense to me
I know this isn't what you really think.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 18, 2011, 02:27:54 PMwonder if Hip Hop's a goner
Waiting by the phone...
(http://www.philebrity.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/bigshot.jpg)
His shorts look like a big ass diaper.
sixers new suggestion box...leave one or two and be one of the first 1776 fans to do so and win a free ticket
http://www.nba.com/sixers/sixers_suggestions__terms_co_2011_09_28.html
not the first, the most intriguing...and they promise to read each one. doubtful, but I love the attitude of these guys.
It's time to turn this ship around; this team has sucked for too long.
oh shtein i didnt even notice that....i def snagged a couple tix then
see you there - i havent been this excited about the sixers since AI stepped on tyrone
one of the things i suggested was for them to offer some smaller game plans....like a weekend plan or a three or five game plan
its ridiculous for a team that needs fans to have 10 games as their minimum ticket plan....you offer smaller plans you may entice disgruntled fans or fans who are on the fence to take baby steps in coming back
when i was with the nets, we had a "pick your own" pack...pick any 3 games or more; and get either charlotte, toronto, other crappy team for free - worked about as well as you'd expect considering it was the nets, but yes, I agree.
From Durden...
QuoteWill Smith is part of the new ownership group that bought the Philadelphia 76ers, and today in one of their first acts they announced they were cutting ticket prices on over 9,000 seats from $54 to $29. Unless there are actually games, in which case the price goes back up to $54.
I have to admit I busted out laughing.
I like their offer, but I choose errands regardless.
I loved their introduction and they seem to know what they're doing as far as ingratiating themselves to a new fanbase.
Its nice to be out from under the Comcast thumb and old man Eddie Snider who had zero interest.
Replace Brand's name with Iguodala and I'm all in
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep-sixer/132459893.html
it's not possible for that philly.com site to get any worse. i can't even read anything on there anymore.
Sixers ditch Hip Hop
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20111122_Sixers_86_their_Hip_Hop_mascot.html
Good Riddance
this was pretty good
how about "brick man" as the new mascot.. he's just a walking brick with a sixers jersey.. at halftime he gets into a cannon at the three point line and is shot towards the basket but either falls short or clangs off the backboard
The new mascot should be BenJammin Franklin. He's a slam dunking founding father with a checkered past and a bad attitude.
you better knock it off right now
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 22, 2011, 12:19:22 PM
The new mascot should be BenJammin Franklin. He's a slam dunking founding father with a checkered past and a bad attitude.
You got a wholly undeserved chuckle.
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The decision was taken out of the hands of the Sixers' new ownership because Hip Hop told them he has "fallen in love, married, and will relocate to a rural part of Pennsylvania to start a family." That's the official announcement; I kid you not. This allows Hip Hop to remain alive in the hearts and minds of Philadelphia's young Sixers fans!
I had a chance to talk to new Sixers' CEO Adam Aron about the decision to develop a new mascot. Here's what he had to say.
"It was an easy decision," Aron said. "Before we bought the team – in one of my first meetings in August with (managing owner) Josh Harris – we were comparing notes about our reactions to everything Philadelphia 76ers. Both of us, independently, came to the same conclusion: Hip Hop wasn't the right image for the team we wanted to create and the product we wanted to offer 76ers fans."
Aron then explained that there was "no fan support for the Hip Hop mascot," and that the "interest in this issue was considerable." Aron appeared on WIP radio and the first question was basically when can Hip Hop go away? (Although asked in a more colorful manner, I'm told.) Then the Inquirer held an on-line poll asking fans if they wanted Hip Hop to remain as the team's mascot. Only 1 in 7 Philadelphia sports fans supported Hip Hop. Aron noticed. A few days later he Tweeted on his Twitter account (@SixersCEOAdam), asking fans why they didn't like the mascot. He said he received about 40 to 50 responses within an hour.
"I think the larger news of all is who we hired to (develop) a new mascot for the 76ers," Aron said. "They know a lot about creating popular mascots ... and that notion, of associating the Sixers with the best talent around, is something you'll see repeatedly in the announcements we're about to make over the next several weeks."
Added Aron: "We're going to get the best talent around: the most creative, the most professional."
Jim Henson's Creature Shop created characters like "Elmo" and "Big Bird" and has won nine Emmy awards and two Oscars. Dave Raymond was the Phillie Phanatic for more than 15 years.
Aron said the new ownership is "well advanced" in its discussions with both Henson & Raymond and has "seen a number of drawings already of possible successors" to Hip Hop.
So what will the Sixers' next mascot look like?
"We're definitely going to go with an animal of some kind," Aron said. "The business of creating mascots is a serious business. When you talk to firms like Henson or Raymond, they've done this hundreds and hundreds of times and there's a lot of thought that goes into what kind of character will appeal to fans and especially families with younger children because that's who the macot is for. There are two types: fantasy creature and an animal of some sort."
Aron continued: "There are pros and cons to each, but at the current time I think we're in the animal camp. There are so many obvious mascots for teams ... the mascot for the 76ers is not as obvious to detail other than it would be nice if there could be some colonial theming in some shape or fashion. Given the great historic heritage of Philadelphia."
Aron said that while there is "a lot of love for Ben Franklin in this city," the next mascot will not be Ben Franklin, per se.
"Ben Franklin is a human being and these mascots are usually more animals. I don't think our pure mascot will be Ben Franklin walking around on the court. But if there's a way to work in the founding fathers or the colonial era or even Ben Franklin, that would bea nice feather in the cap. But it is most likely going to be an animal of some kind."
Concluded Aron: "I think we're going to put on our creative hats and see if we can come up with something better than Big Shot ..."
they don't need a farging mascot
no teams need mascots. die phanatic die
shtein--if they can somehow sign elmo away from sesame street this team skyrockets.
LETS DO THIS!!!
.500 here we come!
blasphemy
Anyone care to outline the changes (Ed?). I don't like the NBA enough to put the effort in. I am excited to see the Sixers play again.
new culture + no hip hop = home court in the first round
it's amazing how many people can't wait to yell and scream about how they hate the nba
if nba fans were douchebags like soccer fans are and went on and on about how the whole world loves the sport and its so awesome and tried really hard to get everone to like it i could see the venom...
but nba fans basically said nothing the whole lockout...in fact the nba haters favorite thing to say is how no one missed it and you didnt hear a word about it...and if thats so then why so salty?
how anyone can hate the nba and like college ball is beyond me
how anyone from philly, or the east coast for that matter, can hate the nba is unthinkable
oh wait. no its not.
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who's yelling about hating the nba?
go anywhere sports related..whether its a sports bar or a messageboard or the comment section of a sixers article on philly.com over the last several months and youll find people hating on the nba saying how much it sucks and they are glad its gone...ect...ect...
i mean even when the nba is playing these open nostril sores are spewing their hate but it was particularly bad since the lockout
It's not so much that people hate the NBA...it's that they just don't care. You're confusing the two.
No he isn't. The NBA is full of half dressed, inked up, negro thugs who can't hide under a helmet and full body uniform. HATE HATE HATE!!
no im talking about all the people who hate it and go out of their way to say so....im not saying you have to like it but the hatred is crazy to me..its like why?...especially since the nba and its fans mind its own business
trashy munson is a perfect example of this
Quote from: SD on November 26, 2011, 01:20:00 PM
It's not so much that people hate the NBA...it's that they just don't care. You're confusing the two.
collectively the nba is second in popularity to the nfl. a yankees/cubs world series would destroy the best the nba could do, but of course that doesn't not going to happen every day.
so tons of people care. just tons of closet racists hate on it for whatever reason. its ridiculous.
and im super excited for this sixers season. the big decision is whether to get the tv package or the internet one.
Quote from: SD on November 26, 2011, 10:29:10 AM
Anyone care to outline the changes (Ed?). I don't like the NBA enough to put the effort in. I am excited to see the Sixers play again.
So far here's all we know:
-- 10-yr deal with opt-out after 6
-- 66-game schedule starting with a tripleheader on Christmas (BOS@NY, MIA@DAL, CHI@LAL)
-- training camps and FA start on 12/9
-- players get between 49% and 51% of revenue
-- owners must spend at least 85% of their salary cap this year (and next?) and eventually this will increase to 90% (so teams like the Clippers, Grizzlies and Bobcats actually have to spend)
-- higher luxury tax that'll prevent teams like the Mavericks, Lakers and Knicks from getting all the FAs
-- increased involvement and use of the NBDL
Dei thinks Nocioni is gonna get the amnesty dump and they'll go after a center like Kwame Brown
I really hope Kwame Brown isn't the first signing this new ownership group makes.
They better farging not go after Kwame Brown.
Managments balls will be castrated from the jump with a move like that.
Yeah he's farging awful.
I'd rather them bring back Matt Geiger before they signed that waste
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on November 28, 2011, 01:27:41 PM
Yeah he's farging awful.
I'd rather them bring back Matt Geiger before they signed that waste
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Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 28, 2011, 10:50:12 AM
I really hope Kwame Brown isn't the first signing this new ownership group makes.
it would be an awful move but dont get it twisted...the new owners dont know a single thing about baketball...it would be all rod thorn making this and any other basketball decisions
that's one of my biggest reasons for enthusiasm, Thorn is a great basketball guy
Quote from: ice grillin you on November 28, 2011, 05:12:41 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on November 28, 2011, 10:50:12 AM
I really hope Kwame Brown isn't the first signing this new ownership group makes.
it would be an awful move but dont get it twisted...the new owners dont know a single thing about baketball...it would be all rod thorn making this and any other basketball decisions
You are absolutely right so I'll rephrase my statement....Kwame Brown better not be the first signing on their watch.
I'm not expecting the world from them right off the bat. Don't expect them to land CP3 or trade for a Bynam-type guy, but I do expect the first move to be something that makes sense and has a visible benefit to it, even if it's something that wouldn't benefit them for this year. This new group has injected some life into the fan base and if Kwame Brown were to be the first big signing of their stewardship, then they'd simply be getting off on the wrong foot.
if its a one year or two at the most cheapie deal i can live with it i suppose...lord knows they need all the help on the front line they can get and hed be a safe rotation guy
i wonder what craig brackins has been up to during the lockout
kwame or no kwame im as excited for a sixers season as i have been in a loooooooooooooooooooong time.
99% of it is eagles resentment and phillies anger, but still. i cant wait for this shtein to start.
tyson chandler says he doesnt think hes going back to dallas
ummmmmm IN
Quote from: MDS on November 28, 2011, 06:21:10 PM
Im as excited for a sixers season as i have been in a loooooooooooooooooooong time.
99% of it is eagles resentment and phillies anger, but still. i cant wait for this shtein to start.
Yep. 3 months ago I could have given a rats ass if they settled or not. Phillies performance in the NLDS coupled with the disaster at the Linc, let's do this.
if you need some other teams to suck for you to follow the sixers then you arent a fan and we dont need you...please see yourself out
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 01, 2011, 07:37:44 AM
if you need some other teams to suck for you to follow the sixers then you arent a fan and we dont need you...please see yourself out
Quote from: MDS on November 28, 2011, 06:21:10 PM
kwame or no kwame im as excited for a sixers season as i have been in a loooooooooooooooooooong time.
99% of it is eagles resentment and phillies anger, but still. i cant wait for this shtein to start.
not giving a rats ass is a lot different from being more exicted than usual
the lil guy is a fraud...all hes done the last two years is rip me and the sixers...but don could care less if they ever played another game
you and them deserved to get ripped.
they were terrible and you were sucking them off like a suburban 16 year old girl seeing black cock for the first time.
i guess you can take solace in the fact that you continued religiously following them through 30 win seasons while everyone else sort of stopped. congrats, youre the bestest fan ever.
not the best.....just A fan
yea, not sitting through every game of the eddie jordan era and the end of the mo cheeks years = im a frontrunner/fraud
if thats the case there are A LOT of non-fan fans out there. and im sure you were watching every second of the 1999 phillies and 1998 eagles. ok.
Reading the last page of you two fondling each other is more entertaining than watching the Sixers.
So congrats on that.
I'll put these in two separate posts, would anyone take a chance on Oden? I know the injury concerns but if they can get the knee situation worked out he could be huge for them. Personally I'd take the chance, you have everything to gain and nothing but cap space to lose at this point:
http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/7314740/portland-trail-blazers-greg-oden-drawing-interest-miami-heat-sources-say
Yes - I'd love to see them take a shot on him.
Also, guy with legit sources on Realgm says the following:
Quotethey are exploring trades of iguodala for a center or a SG. If they get a center, they want to sign tayshaun prince for the midlevel. If they get a SG, they want Kwame Brown.
They want meeks to be the backup SG and turner to start....envisioning instant offense off the bench of Lou,meeks and Young(and probably Hawes). If they acquire a SG, they have no problem with Turner starting at SF.
Speights will be gone shortly after transactions are allowed. The return is not expected to be much. They are comfortable with Allen,Vucevic,Brackins as the backup big men other than Hawes. Nocioni will either be amnesty'd or bought out. He doesnt want to be here.
Their first target at SG is kevin martin, Monta is 2nd, but front office folks question whether he fits here.. Wesley Matthews is of interest to them but that one would probably take a three teamer to do. They also like Batum but Portland doesnt want to move him. They envision Martin as the perfect fit here but no idea if the Rockets are open to moving him.
Quotethey arent going to dump Andre tho. If they dont get what they want...they wont move him right now. They would just sign a center like Kwame and get rid of Nocioni and Speights. But they are at least trying to move Andre now. They realize that Turner wont take the next step in his career until Andre is gone.
They arent trading Lou
If Hawes gets any multi year offer in restricted free agency, they will let him walk. If he doesnt get an offer, he will be here for a year at $4 MM and then walk.
Not sure I like Turner at the 3. I don't really see him flourishing in this league as anything other than a PG and I'd rather Jeru be the guy here than ET. Wouldn't mind exploring trade options to be honest. Anything they get for Iguodala I'm fine with.
Daryl Morey said that he is "open to any trade scenarios" this past week.
I would love to see Kevin Martin on this team. He can flat out shoot the ball.
Nocioni is a goddamn bum
I hope this Kwame Brown thing doesnt happen...do not want
kwame brown? greg oden?
if these are their center options then they might as well start the lockout again
Quote from: MDS on December 04, 2011, 12:41:54 PM
kwame brown? greg oden?
if these are their center options then they might as well start the lockout again
Brown I agree with, but what would be wrong with taking a chance on Oden? He's still only 23 and if they can fix his knee he'd be a stud in this league. At worst you're only losing cap space.
hes never been healthy in his life and its not going to start now
if they can fix his knee...uh they cant.
medical_doctor_superbowl?
Quote from: SD on December 04, 2011, 12:15:04 PM
Also, guy with legit sources on Realgm says the following:
Quotethey are exploring trades of iguodala for a center or a SG. If they get a center, they want to sign tayshaun prince for the midlevel. If they get a SG, they want Kwame Brown.
They want meeks to be the backup SG and turner to start....envisioning instant offense off the bench of Lou,meeks and Young(and probably Hawes). If they acquire a SG, they have no problem with Turner starting at SF.
Speights will be gone shortly after transactions are allowed. The return is not expected to be much. They are comfortable with Allen,Vucevic,Brackins as the backup big men other than Hawes. Nocioni will either be amnesty'd or bought out. He doesnt want to be here.
Their first target at SG is kevin martin, Monta is 2nd, but front office folks question whether he fits here.. Wesley Matthews is of interest to them but that one would probably take a three teamer to do. They also like Batum but Portland doesnt want to move him. They envision Martin as the perfect fit here but no idea if the Rockets are open to moving him.
Quotethey arent going to dump Andre tho. If they dont get what they want...they wont move him right now. They would just sign a center like Kwame and get rid of Nocioni and Speights. But they are at least trying to move Andre now. They realize that Turner wont take the next step in his career until Andre is gone.
They arent trading Lou
If Hawes gets any multi year offer in restricted free agency, they will let him walk. If he doesnt get an offer, he will be here for a year at $4 MM and then walk.
Not sure I like Turner at the 3. I don't really see him flourishing in this league as anything other than a PG and I'd rather Jeru be the guy here than ET. Wouldn't mind exploring trade options to be honest. Anything they get for Iguodala I'm fine with.
he can run some point forward...but in no way shape or form could he ever be a one guard in this league...i think his most valuable place would be as the ultimate 6th man...like i could see him winning some 6th man awards coming off the bench to fill a multitude of positions and do them all pretty well
He's a one because he needs the ball in his hands to be effective. They could run him at the point forward like they did with Iguodala, although I hated when they did it with Iguodala because he would either take an off balanced jumper or drive the lane and dish the ball off mid-air to the closest player in the vicinity.
Quote from: SD on December 04, 2011, 01:14:31 PM
medical_doctor_superbowl?
its logic
if its 1 injury then yea mabe he can come back from it. but hes never been healthy in his life, meaning his body is just build that way. he cant even be counted on to give anyone 20 minutes off the bench for an entire season.
Quote from: SD on December 04, 2011, 01:19:00 PM
He's a one because he needs the ball in his hands to be effective. They could run him at the point forward like they did with Iguodala, although I hated when they did it with Iguodala because he would either take an off balanced jumper or drive the lane and dish the ball off mid-air to the closest player in the vicinity.
im not saying he cant fill in when needed and do it a little bit but to think hes an nba point guard is ludicrous
I wouldnt even bother with Oden--when both your knees are shot they are shot. no miracle rehab on the planet will enable that guy to play effectively at an nba level again.
as far as turner--although he could play point forward at times no way hes a one. hes got a decent handle, but lacks the quick drive and dish skills you need to be an effective one. hes much more useful on the wing facilitating plays, running fast breaks off the boards and finishing, and getting to the rim for rebounds. asking him to consistently to beat his defender and get deep into the lane is asking for more turnovers than its worth.
Oden will be in Miami if he doesn't re-sign
He's taking his penis to South Beach
also oden didnt just have knee surgery he had microfracture
http://www.nba.com/sixers/mascotfanvote.html
holy shtein
back to being a AAA team I guess
Awful.
Didn't Aron specifically say it wasn't going to be Ben Franklin?
Vote moose. If you're gonna have a retarded mascot it might as well be full retard.
Being a Philly sports fan is getting worse and worse.
I think Hip Hop would win this contest.
A moose and a dog? Wtf? Ben by default
Quote from: QB Eagles on December 05, 2011, 07:47:30 PM
Vote moose. If you're gonna have a retarded mascot it might as well be full retard.
for obvious reasons i voted for ben but phil e. does seem like a cool cat....the dog is just plain dumb
schedule released tonight
nothing says philly to me like a moose.
Quote from: phattymatty on December 06, 2011, 07:35:52 AM
nothing says philly to me like a moose.
not sure how they came up with the moose idea either...it's not like they're in this area.
All of the mascot ideas are awful. Ben is going to win because I can't imagine anyone would vote for the other two. Instead of getting some dimwit to wear a Ben costume they should just hire the Ben Franklin impersonator and let him be the mascot. Kids don't give a crap about mascots other than the Phanatic.
Oh my god....look daddy it's Ben Franklin!!
What?
I keep laughing at the dog being named B. Franklin Dogg.
Some consultants got paid a lot of money to come up with those ideas and drawings.
December Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio
Fri 16 @ Washington Preseason 7:00pm
Tue 20 vs Washington Preseason 7:00pm
Mon 26 @ Portland 10:00pm
Wed 28 @ Phoenix 9:00pm
Fri 30 @ Utah 9:00pm
Sat 31 @ Golden State 9:00pm
January Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio
Wed 04 @ New Orleans 8:00pm
Fri 06 vs Detroit 7:00pm
Sat 07 vs Toronto 8:00pm
Mon 09 vs Indiana 7:00pm
Tue 10 vs Sacramento 7:00pm
Wed 11 @ New York 7:30pm
Fri 13 vs Washington 7:00pm
Sat 14 @ Washington 7:00pm
Mon 16 vs Milwaukee 2:00pm
Wed 18 vs Denver 7:00pm
Fri 20 vs Atlanta 7:00pm
Sat 21 @ Miami 7:30pm - so close igy
Mon 23 vs Washington 7:00pm
Wed 25 vs New Jersey 7:00pm
Fri 27 vs Charlotte 7:00pm
Sat 28 vs Detroit 7:00pm
Mon 30 vs Orlando 7:00pm
February Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio
Wed 01 vs Chicago 7:00pm
Fri 03 vs Miami 7:00pm
Sat 04 @ Atlanta 7:00pm
Mon 06 vs LA Lakers 7:00pm
Wed 08 vs San Antonio 7:00pm
Fri 10 vs LA Clippers 7:00pm
Sat 11 @ Cleveland 7:30pm
Mon 13 @ Charlotte 7:00pm
Wed 15 @ Orlando 7:00pm
Fri 17 vs Dallas 7:00pm
Sun 19 @ Minnesota 7:00pm
Tue 21 @ Memphis 8:00pm
Wed 22 @ Houston 8:00pm
Tue 28 @ Detroit 7:30pm
Wed 29 vs Oklahoma City 7:00pm
March Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio
Fri 02 vs Golden State 8:00pm
Sun 04 vs Chicago 7:00pm
Mon 05 @ Milwaukee 8:00pm
Wed 07 vs Boston 7:00pm
Fri 09 vs Utah 7:00pm
Sun 11 @ New York 12:00pm
Wed 14 @ Indiana 7:00pm
Fri 16 vs Miami 7:00pm
Sat 17 @ Chicago 8:00pm
Mon 19 @ Charlotte 7:00pm
Wed 21 vs New York 7:00pm
Fri 23 vs Boston 8:00pm
Sun 25 @ San Antonio 7:00pm
Tue 27 vs Cleveland 7:00pm
Fri 30 @ Washington 7:00pm
Sat 31 vs Atlanta 7:30pm
April Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio
Tue 03 @ Miami 7:30pm
Wed 04 vs Toronto 7:00pm
Sat 07 vs Orlando 8:00pm
Sun 08 @ Boston 6:00pm
Tue 10 @ New Jersey 7:30pm
Wed 11 @ Toronto 7:00pm
Fri 13 vs New Jersey 7:00pm
Mon 16 @ Orlando 7:00pm
Tue 17 vs Indiana 7:00pm
Wed 18 @ Cleveland 7:00pm
Sat 21 @ Indiana 7:00pm
Mon 23 @ New Jersey 7:30pm
Wed 25 @ Milwaukee 8:00pm
Thu 26 @ Detroit 8:00pm
Nice West Coast swing to start the season.
And those mascots? Per FF "Being a Philly sports fan is getting worse and worse."
check out the 5-week period after that opening road trip....18 out of 22 at home
5 straight road games to close the season is rough
Quote from: SunMo on December 06, 2011, 08:09:21 PM
December Opponent Time Local TV Nat TV Radio
Fri 20 vs Atlanta 7:00pm
Sat 21 @ Miami 7:30pm - so close igy
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actually works out better....sixers friday and temple saturday
who's in for a roadie to san antonio in march?
dei lynam is on wip saying that spencer hawes put in mad work during the lockout and is in far superior shape and not soft anymore...ill believe it when i see it but if true this could do him wonders
Phil E. Moose photoshops (http://www.zoowithroy.com/2011/12/phil-e-moose-photoshop-meme-hoovesup.html)
Thad Young signs a 5 year, $42M deal
I don't like it if they keep Iggy, hopefully this means he's going bye bye
Quote from: SunMo on December 09, 2011, 05:46:57 PM
Thad Young signs a 5 year, $42M deal
I don't like it if they keep Iggy, hopefully this means he's going bye bye
That's a steal for Thad
SD owns the Thad bandwagon.
Bye bye Iguodala.
igy has been gone for more than a year
gotta wait until the market clears up from the paul/howard stuff. then hes gone.
Quote from: MDS on December 09, 2011, 07:09:44 PM
igy has been gone for more than a year
gotta wait until the market clears up from the paul/howard stuff. then hes gone.
God I hope you're right.
Quote from: FastFreddie on December 09, 2011, 06:39:46 PM
SD owns the Thad bandwagon.
He's the most under rated player in the league
Quote from: SD on December 09, 2011, 07:14:23 PM
Quote from: MDS on December 09, 2011, 07:09:44 PM
igy has been gone for more than a year
gotta wait until the market clears up from the paul/howard stuff. then hes gone.
God I hope you're right.
theyve wanted to jet him for forever and just threw this cash at thad. its pretty obvious whats happening. the thing is theyll have a good half season to look at hawes to see if hes improved. if he is, maybe you trade igy for outside shooting, not size.
im probably being overly homeristic, but i don't know why the Sixers wouldn't be on Howard's list of teams to get traded to.
obviously the Lakers with or without CP3 blow the sixers away, but the Nets? Darren Williams won't even commit to staying there.
You put howard on the sixers (theoretically subtracting Iggy and maybe ET) and you have a legit contender with jrue as your pg and thad at the 3.
Quote from: SunMo on December 10, 2011, 11:28:46 AM
im probably being overly homeristic, but i don't know why the Sixers wouldn't be on Howard's list of teams to get traded to.
obviously the Lakers with or without CP3 blow the sixers away, but the Nets? Darren Williams won't even commit to staying there.
You put howard on the sixers (theoretically subtracting Iggy and maybe ET) and you have a legit contender with jrue as your pg and thad at the 3.
I agree with all of this and when I saw the Nets on the list I was also curious as to why that was a desirable landing spot. If I'm the Sixers I trade the house for him then do whatever it takes to re-sign him. Hell, give him a percentage of the franchise if need be. He'd rejuvenate the Sixers fan base overnight.
He had the Sixers on his list until he saw pics of Phil E. Moose.
they dont have the money for him
and he wants to be on the nets because hed be a star in new york
this isnt hard to figure out
Quote from: MDS on December 10, 2011, 12:31:21 PM
they dont have the money for him
and he wants to be on the nets because hed be a star in new york
this isnt hard to figure out
He's already a star and he'd be just as big of not a bigger star in Philly. You trade Iguodala or whatever and his awful contract and there's room. The Magic are just looking for the best deal they can get at this point.
im not saying i wouldnt want to do it, im saying its not going to happen
you might as well daydream about kate upton blowing you
oh thanks for letting us know it isn't going to happen. i wasn't sure about that
Quote from: MDS on December 10, 2011, 12:43:45 PM
im not saying i wouldnt want to do it, im saying its not going to happen
you might as well daydream about kate upton blowing you
So, there's a slightly better chance than of Kate Upton allowing you to give her an anal creampie!?!??
theres a better chance of you not being an irritating middle aged weirdo than dwight howard playing for the sixers, yes.
its not hard to figure out...
manhattan >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> center city
j zee >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> phil eeee
Supposedly Chauncey Billups will sign a one year deal with the Sixers, I like it.
Saw this on probasketballtalk.com, wonder if it was a typo and they meant Spencer Hawes.
Guess it was a typo because now it says Spencer Hawes.
Except he'd be playing in Bed-Stuy...
Quote from: Rome on December 10, 2011, 03:49:10 PM
Except he'd be playing in Bed-Stuy...
where the arena is means next to nothing...especially in this case when its across the river from the greatest city on the planet and the marketing capital of the world
but even if you think playing there three hours a nite for 41 nights of the year means anything its still appeals to people more than almost any other entire city in the country
philly inferiority complex creepin back up
kind of odd for someone from jersey shore/florida everglades but i aint about to tell rome how to think
If the Nets weren't heading to Brooklyn next year, Howard wouldn't be heading there.
Quote from: MDS on December 10, 2011, 01:32:02 PM
theres a better chance of you not being an irritating middle aged weirdo than dwight howard playing for the sixers, yes.
Pretty sure you're only 5-6 years younger, lifewaste.
Kate Fagan is leaving the Inky for ESPN...I wonder who will get that beat now? Resume in, Todd?
I can't wait for the season. Fagan said that ET looked really good in the scrimmage today
for now theyll have to go in house....odds are itll stay that way
the question is are they replacing the position. and the answer is...i dont know.
thats a shame fagan was great....espn is like walmart....roll into broke weak small towns and gobble them up only to spit them out...fagan will not even be an espn employee in five years
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 11, 2011, 01:11:10 AM
thats a shame fagan was great....espn is like walmart....roll into broke weak small towns and gobble them up only to spit them out...fagan will not even be an espn employee in five years
Yep...she was awesome on that beat.
ESPN hired Ashley Fox and Dana Penett O'Neill and I never hear anything from them. All I see Fox tweet about it some debates she has with John Clayton, who has quickly become a nothing there himself.
shes doing the espnw thing...so shell kind of be a star for that, which will probably be a failure but espn will keep doing and keep paying her more than the inqy was.
and she was terrific and does leave very big shoes to fill.
o'neill i see from time to time do stories on big 5 stuff that no one really reads outside of philly. i get the move for the paycheck, i would do the same thing, but its so easy to get lost in espn if youre not simmons or adam schefter or something.
ESPN should hire Marcus Hayes and stick him on WNBA and the spelling bee
that dude is so angry and fat, its ridiculous
he wants to be whitlock so bad but his whole farging life doesnt have 1% of the talent whitlock has in his left pinky
Yeah I fargin hate him.
I think he and Randy Miller may be the most confrontational and looking-for-negative writers in the city
totally disagree on randy miller....jesus hes a bigger phillie fanboy than you and the lil guy put together
i used to throw shtein at and spit on my computer speakers last year when he would go to his grave from the opening pitch to just before chokes broken achillies saying the phillies would def win the WS
miller is a pos, he absolutely starts shtein
i dont know what marc eckels up to, but he was in the same boat
Good call on Eckel, I'd forgotten all about him. He turned into hater as soon as they shteincanned his homeboy Modrak.
Miller likes to stir it up - he was the one who goaded Kenny Lofton into that tirade when he played here.
pretty sure kenny lofton didnt need much goading to go off...he blew up at the press and his team in every city he ever played in......he was a firecracker in a parking lot away from being vince coleman
You're right - but Miller pushed unnecessarily I thought.
Nice firecracker/Vince reference; I'd forgotten about that
IGY, Randy Miller hates Philly. He's a Pittsburgh fan through and through.
QuoteSixers name veteran broadcaster Tom Lamaine as new public address announcer; Matt Cord now Sixers.com Senior Correspondent
he loves the phillies and pretty has called them the best team in baseball every year for the past five seasons
his pittsburgh comes out most when talkin about the pens...i rarely ever hear him talk steelers or pirates
I know the guy. He's not only a class A Douche, but he's also a huge Pittsburgh fan on all sides. He reluctantly admitted that the Phillies were the best team, but he hates them. He's a huge Pirates fan.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on December 12, 2011, 11:34:14 AM
I know the guy. He's not only a class A Douche, but he's also a huge Pittsburgh fan on all sides. He reluctantly admitted that the Phillies were the best team, but he hates them. He's a huge Pirates fan.
couldnt be more wrong...and im not saying hes literally a phillies fan like me or you are....im saying he rides their nuts non stop and picks them every year so to say he hates them is just 1000% false....this is why homerism is such an evil thing...its makes you think everyone hates your teams
i really dont care either way...i think randy miller is a great guest on the radio and other than that could care less about him...im just calling it like it is...thats all
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won by 25 but Iggy had 0 points. mock?
Wish I could have seen the game tonight....cannot wait to see this team.
Seek help.
PRACTICE!!
Quote from: Rome on December 17, 2011, 07:27:31 AM
Seek help.
Pretty much...I love watching the Sixers but there's nothing exciting about this team as to where I can't wait to see them play. They'll make the playoffs as a bottom seed team who will probably get bounced after the first round. EXCITING!
I miss basketball and I want to see the young guys and see how they're progressing.
me and havas were on the court for the game last night. fist bumping players and having actual conversations with them and yelling at john wall. it was so badass.
Quote from: SD on December 17, 2011, 09:48:18 AM
Quote from: Rome on December 17, 2011, 07:27:31 AM
Seek help.
Pretty much...I love watching the Sixers but there's nothing exciting about this team as to where I can't wait to see them play. They'll make the playoffs as a bottom seed team who will probably get bounced after the first round. EXCITING!
they get the 4 or 5 seed this year
Quote from: phattymatty on December 17, 2011, 10:49:41 AM
me and havas were on the court for the game last night. fist bumping players and having actual conversations with them and yelling at john wall. it was so badass.
holy shtein unbelievable....all you can drink free beers in the front row....big shout to janice the waiter...bitch was ON POINT with the suds...
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Quote from: ice grillin you on December 17, 2011, 02:26:34 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on December 17, 2011, 10:49:41 AM
me and havas were on the court for the game last night. fist bumping players and having actual conversations with them and yelling at john wall. it was so badass.
holy shtein unbelievable....all you can drink free beers in the front row....big shout to janice the waiter...bitch was ON POINT with the suds...
Awesome. I bet that was cool. I get jacked about courtside seats at UHawaii games so pre season or not courtside NBA must be off the charts.
When we were in Philadelphia in the spring of 2007 we got to see the Sixers/Cavs (yes with Lebron). Through our connection we got tickets in Ed Snider's suite. We were so excited expecting to be rubbing shoulders with every luminary in town. Turns out it wasn't his personal suite but more of a corporate thing so basically we were with 50+ of our close personal friends and we had to pay for liquor. Still was a great experience.
who is the fat dude in the phillies hat?
Malik Rose to do the color this year instead of ESnow
Where is the mayor?
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Quote from: ice grillin you on June 23, 2011, 07:39:00 AM
odom doesnt have an expiring contract...hes locked thru june 2013
i think theres three reasons they want to move him
1. (and this is minor) iguodala has like a 15 mil player option for the 2013 season that they would probably like to not even have to face dealing with
2. they want to find out what they have with ET
3. but primarily they want to move him because he doesnt wanna be here and his attitude is zesty...i think they figure we will get a couple blinged up veterans in for the next two years who will lead and teach the young cats on the team and be a positive influence...something iguodala is not cut out for nor has the resume to do so
rod thorn was on wip the other day and they asked him about iguodala missing his getaway one on one this year and thorn said he had an excuse...at which point macnow asked him was it a legitimate excuse and thorns response was "he had an excuse"
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2015, 09:05:12 AM
crappy attitude/body language....lolol
god people are so stupid
yes....yes they are.
:-D
iverson wanted to stay in philly more than anything in the world yet was surly for his entire career
iguodala was a model trooper for eight years and the last five minutes of being a sixer in a disgusting organization he wanted out....ooooooh but his body language wasnt up to my standards....get the farg out of here with that shtein....go watch college basketball
then why did you say he had a zesty attitude? :-D
your words, brah.
he did...for the last five minutes he was a sixer....people like you were saying he had it his whole career
it was no different than barkley...barkley was a complete ass at the end but youd never rip him for the other seven years he was here
when players run their course on a loser organization they get zesty sometimes
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 17, 2015, 09:30:56 AM
he did...for the last five minutes he was a sixer....people like you were saying he had it his whole career
???
you mean white folk??? :-D
i never said any such thing...well, until he started showing a bad attitude. :P