2008-2009 Philadelphia 76ers Season Thread

[BigEd76]

boooooo

[ice grillin you]

making a huge run right now

[ice grillin you]

nevermind

[SunMo]

their offense is so bad right now, but i guess some adjustment is to be expected when you try to integrate a piece like Brand...however Iguodala is a disaster right now at the 2

[ice grillin you]

shooting is an overall problem but whats hurting them right now is andre miller...he got mega old overnight it seems and is just terrible right now at running the offense...for now ill attribute this to the adjustment period youre talking about...but he better start running shtein


way worse than the offense tho is their defense...last couple years they were terrible at rotating especially out to three point shooters but this year is just an abomination as far as letting people get to the rim...the amount of back door layups theyve given up has been embarrasing...one change that needs to be amde is moving sammy back to the front of the rim...they have moved him out from under the basket and are asking him to come weakside and help brand...that isnt working...they need to plant sammy near the front of the rim and have him challenge guys going to the rim and let brand play weak and mop up the missed shots that sammy causes

on the ball pressure needs to get way better as well...they are giving way to much space on the perimeter which is opening up all kinds of passing lanes and is giving the opponent vision on the perimeter that they should not have and thus be able to easily throw back door cuts and the like

[The BIGSTUD]

I don't think Miller got old overnight, I just think him and Iguodala are better suited in a running offense. Miller doesn't really spread the floor, because his range maxes out at 18 feet, and he has trouble creating his own shot.

Iguodala is absolutely lost when the Sixers can't run. He is also awful at creating his own shot and moving without the ball. Unless he is getting oops, he is useless off the ball. He also has no pick and pop game which is what part of getting Brand would open up.

[SD_Eagle5]

Painful

[BigEd76]

wow they won

[SD_Eagle5]

I fell asleep before the end of the game but I see from the box score Igoudala missed a triple double by 1 rebound. They sort of found a happy medium of getting out on the fast break and playing a half court style game lastnight to utilize Brand...they need to keep it going because the mix in style isn't working and Brand is a really good player.

[MDS]

gonna need to see more of this before i jump on the happy train

[SD_Eagle5]

Down 26 pts. in the 1st quarter and they come back from behind for the win. Thad: 25 pts. 10 boards.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Holy shtein... They actually pulled that out?  Maybe they aren't a complete joke.

[SD_Eagle5]

Igoudala continues to be brutal but I'm sure someone will come along shortly to defend him.

[BigEd76]

$10 tickets for the remaining 2008 home games

28th in attendance so far

[QB Eagles]

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