Sixers Season thread 2

[BigEd76]

Salmons quote:

"The last two games, all of us had goose bumps.  We're enjoying playing basketball — not worrying about anything, just going out there playing and having fun."

[Rome]

Salmons quote:

"The last two games, all of us had goose bumps.  We're enjoying playing basketball — not worrying about anything, just going out there playing and having fun."

Hater. 

[ice grillin you]

"But that's what can happen when the ball rotates, when you get open looks. I definitely can appreciate that, but I also can appreciate how he got open off [our] penetration.  People said myself and Allen couldn't play together, these last few games, we are proving them wrong"

chris webber in november after the sixers won their sixth straight game


i love the cryptic quote game

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Salmons quote:

"The last two games, all of us had goose bumps.  We're enjoying playing basketball — not worrying about anything, just going out there playing and having fun."

Translation:  Expectations are inflated over what they should be without AI and are deflated under what they should be without AI, so we all enjoy playing a lot more when Allen is not in the lineup, even if our chances of winning are slightly diminished.

[PhillyPhreak54]

"But that's what can happen when the ball rotates, when you get open looks. I definitely can appreciate that, but I also can appreciate how he got open off [our] penetration.  People said myself and Allen couldn't play together, these last few games, we are proving them wrong"

chris webber in november after the sixers won their sixth straight game


i love the cryptic quote game

Stop, IGY. You're ruining the cryptic statements theme thats going on by posting contradictory quotes. The AI haters are enjoying breaking down the quotes.

As for the whole "team guy" schtick that seems to be popular...guess what, guys? The entire NBA is a selfish league. This isn't the heyday nor is it the 80's when guys were happy with getting 3 points a game as long as they won.

[hunt]

you're right....a1's teammates love his ballhogging ways.  those quotes from 3 days ago must be made up...that quote from november is far more relevant to the current state of the team.
they should make iverson the player/coach.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

and starting center

[LBIggle]

the sixers aren't going to win a championship with, or without AI during the rest of his tenure in this league.  the arguments a moot point.

[The BIGSTUD]

It's hard to think of a good deal for Iverson. You aren't going to get an equal player of quality, so the next best option is to try and trade him for multiple lesser quality players.

If you go up and down the teams and look at rosters it's hard to pick an ideal trade for the Sixers. Maybe something like Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, and Kirk Hinrich for Iverson and someone else?

Would the Bulls even do that? The only reason I bring it up was because I read an article earlier in the season that Gordon could be on the block. That might be a deal I'd look into if the Sixers really want to move him. The Bulls stink this year so, maybe those players will amount to nothing in this league and the Sixers will have ended up giving Iverson away for garbage. Would the Sixers try to acquire Garnett? It's doubtful that Minnesota moves him after their recent deal to try to put better players around him. Garnett isn't exactly a spring chicken either. He's near 30 himself.

I love Iverson, so if I were the Sixers and Billy King I'd try to swing a deal for one more player by the deadline and make a run for it. If they fail yet again, by next season's trade deadline it will be obvious that this team isn't going to win with it's current makeup. It won't be Iverson's fault, but they should just look to get younger and rebuild.

[Sgt PSN]

I still think they can win with Iverson.  What they (Billy King) needs to stop doing is tying up large amounts of money in aging, once great players and/or overhyped players who have rediculous contracts that makes it impossible to unload them.  IE:  Webber, Big Fraud, Coleman, Van Porn, Mashburn and god knows who else in recent years.  If they would have gone into a "rebuild" mode about 3 or maybe even 4 years ago, they may have been able to construct a quality team.  But instead, they traded away draft picks and picked up players like those named above. 

[Rome]

and starting center

and team ambassador...

[SunMo]

As for the whole "team guy" schtick that seems to be popular...guess what, guys? The entire NBA is a selfish league.

except for the Piston's, also known as the league's best team

[Sgt PSN]

As for the whole "team guy" schtick that seems to be popular...guess what, guys? The entire NBA is a selfish league.

except for the Piston's, also known as the league's best team

Detroit and the Spurs are both total throwback teams.  I can only hope that younger players are paying attention. 

[Rome]

As for the whole "team guy" schtick that seems to be popular...guess what, guys? The entire NBA is a selfish league.

except for the Piston's, also known as the league's best team

Detroit and the Spurs are both total throwback teams.  I can only hope that younger players are paying attention. 

They're not.  They're either bailing their mid-30's-aged mothers out of jail or they're busily grooming their next multi-thousand-album-selling neosoul groups for relative obscurity.

[PhillyPhreak54]

As for the whole "team guy" schtick that seems to be popular...guess what, guys? The entire NBA is a selfish league.

except for the Piston's, also known as the league's best team

Them and the Spurs are pretty much the exception. And the Pistons clashed with Larry, just like AI, before he molded them into what they are now. And winning covers up a lot of things. If the Pistons were 23-21 I think there would be a little grumblingcoming from Rasheed and others.