Sixers Season thread 2

[SD_Eagle5]

The fact that the Sixers nixed that deal tells you all you need to know about their management.

Garnett for Iverson would have been the steal of the millennium.

I never took that trade seriously, thought it was just fans making up rumors.

[Rome]

It was legit, SD.

You must have been out to sea at that time.

[SD_Eagle5]

It was legit, SD.

You must have been out to sea at that time.

I had internet access while out to sea, but nice try though 

[Rome]

It was legit, SD.

You must have been out to sea at that time.

I had internet access while out to sea, but nice try though 

[hunt]

i don't remember the jones/rice/williams thing.  was that back when rice was an all-star?
i do remember the garnett trade though.

No, Rice was coming off the bench at the time. Only starter we were getting was Jones, and he was constantly battling injuries. That was the trade that would have been completed if Geiger would have waived his guaranteed contract to go to Detroit. Article on the trade that almost happened.

okay...i remember now.  that was before iverson's mvp season, wasn't it? 
i actually think his trade value is higher now...that was before he really came into his own.

[ice grillin you]

but i thought you were saying they could still win with ai in your earlier post

no i didnt say that...i was laughing at romey telling everyone years ago that a player who singlehandedly took his team to the finals could not win a championship

and now iverson for garnett would have been the steal of the millenium...garnett has won exactly two playoff series ever with much better talent around him

[Rome]

He didn't take them to the finals singlehandedly, you jackass.

They had a far better complement of players on that team than they do now and they still got smoked by the Lakers.

Like Hunt said, the Eastern Conference was an absolute joke that year.  The stars aligned and the Sixers made it to the Finals with a good team and a Hall of Fame coach.

Yay.  They still got demolished by the Lakers in 5.

[SunMo]

He didn't take them to the finals singlehandedly, you jackass.

They had a far better complement of players on that team than they do now and they still got smoked by the Lakers.

Like Hunt said, the Eastern Conference was an absolute joke that year.  The stars aligned and the Sixers made it to the Finals with a good team and a Hall of Fame coach.

Yay.  They still got demolished by the Lakers in 5.

he was the MVP of the league, and their only scorer, yes he singlehandedly took them to the finals.  to say otherwise only exposes that you truly hate the guy and negates any misinformed opinion you may have of him.

[hunt]

i'm not a huge fan of garnett...he doesn't take control of games enough, imo...but it's easier to build around a big guy than a 6'0 shooting guard.
i'd do that trade right now.

[ice grillin you]

the Sixers made it to the Finals with a good team and a Hall of Fame coach.

and the mvp of the league

just admit you hate iverson cause hes a 'thug' and we can all move on

[hunt]

iverson was great that season....but that was 5 years ago.
and i know it's splitting hairs but romey said they wouldn't WIN a championship with iverson & they didn't that year.

anyway, it's 2006, not 2001...and the sixers aren't anywhere near championship level.

[Rome]

No, IGY.  I must hate him because he's black, remember?

Try and keep that straight.

[Rome]

iverson was great that season....but that was 5 years ago.
and i know it's splitting hairs but romey said they wouldn't WIN a championship with iverson & they didn't that year.

anyway, it's 2006, not 2001...and the sixers aren't anywhere near championship level.

Thank you.

I said it then and I've been saying it ever since.

That's why I don't usually get into discussions about the Sixers with their fans.  They're like dealing with mutant taterskins fans.

[ice grillin you]

so iverson cant win a title but garnett who cant get out of the first round can?


fwiw i think garnett and iverson both could have/can....but to come out and say from day one that iverson never had a chance at a title...yet garnett would be the steal of the millenium just exposes you as a hater of the first degree

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

I think if Iverson had a talented big man on his team like Shaq or Tim Duncan, he might have won a title.  He came as close as you could have hoped with a host of defensive guys and an aging Dikembe Mutombo in the middle.  Webber might have done the trick... in 2001.  That said, it's all conjecture now, because Iverson will not win a title with the 76ers.