2009 76ers Offseason Thread

[reese125]

the sixers arent near disciplined enough to run a princeton offense

avery johnson is all pressure defense and pushing the ball...his offense doesnt depend on the perimeter other than having a point that can push hard on offense and pressure the farg out of the ball on defense

1) the sixers could very be disciplined enough to cut, move around and pass the hell out of the ball because they are scared to death to shoot the ball-- with no real consistent shooter on the team

2) in oder for Kidd to be successful he had to push the ball and either finish strong or dish out to the perimeter (which he loves to do) and the Mavericks had plenty of knock down shooter in that area

since the Sixers dont have either--its an easy decision for Avery

[PhillyPhreak54]

So whose gonna run the point in that offense? Lou Williams? No shot. I struggle to believe that he can be a full time point in a "normal" offense.

Are they going to re-sign Miller? Doubtful.

I hope they get Ty Lawson in the draft.

I also wonder about Avery's intentions. If he's holding out, he likely won't have to wait long with the amount of turnover there is in the NBA ranks. WHat job could he be angling for though?

Bottom line is they need a coach who is defensive minded and allows them to run and pressure opposing teams up the court because that is what they are built for.

[ice grillin you]

he turned down the chicago job last year with a good young team and the number one overall pick in the draft at his grasp...it seems he either doesnt wanna coach or is waiting for pop to retire...maybe he knows something we dont

[SunMo]

i had heard that he would take the job, if they just gave it to him, but he doesn't want to go through the process of interviews and what not.

[reese125]

I dont know if thats a rumor but I read that too

Avery might be afraid of not having a squad with superstars on it and taking a big leap backwards of not making the playoffs...but he might want to check his ego at the door if not wanting to interview is the case because last time I checked he had the stars and still posted a 23-24 playoff record

[BigEd76]

Dei thinks Casey is the leading candidate right now, and our new GM Iguodala wants John Kuester included among the candidates.

UPDATE: Hoopsworld says it's down to Casey and Jordan

[Sgt PSN]

Me thinks the best coach on the market right now is the one they fired 6 months ago.

[reese125]

Me thinks you couldn't be more wrong

Why would you coninuously want a cream puff of coach that can't motivate his players on a consistent basis...because his name is Maurice Cheeks and he played for the Sixers?

[Sgt PSN]

that's not as much of a pro-cheeks statement as much as it's anti-every other candidate that they're considering.  with the exception of avery, who already said he wasn't interested, i don't see any of the other candidates as being a definitive improvement over mo. 

i like mo and thought it was dumb to fire him so early in the season, but i don't think he would have done any better than dileo did this year.  i don't think he would have done any worse either.  they got about as far as they should have given the talent on the roster.  phil jackson, greg pop, jerry sloan or any other great coach in the game today wouldn't have done anything note worthy with that team either.  maybe they get through orlando with a hof caliber coach, but they still don't leave the 2nd round.   

[reese125]

mo got an extension off the premise he was going to improve the team from where they were, with the pieces that were brought in--not keep it stagnant, then failing. The players were not responding well. I thought it was the right move.

fair statement regarding any of those hof coaches improving the team to become championship caliber because youre only good as the talent surrounding you, but as a gm watching down on your team--you cant stand what youre seeing first half of the season so you need to make moves. ed didnt want to rush on a new coach mid-season so he stuck with a guy that worked with them from the offseason on looking into next season

and its all too easy to say any of those coaches they are looking to be bring in cant do shtein because of their history, but whos to say that the new system and coaching staff on both sides of the ball they instill on the sixers cant at least move them in the right direction. at least in the the next 2-3 years they grab some draft picks, relieve themselves of some bad contracts, make moves in FA and be right in it--wishful thinking but Im sure it has to be somewhat the train of thought here with the move

[SD_Eagle5]

None of these candidates pumps my nads but I guess I'd be okay with Jordan. I just hope he can adjust his coaching style to his players. As far as the draft goes I'm hoping Lawson slips. I really think he could step right in and do a decent job. That he has an uptempo game might make up for his inexperience his rookie season.

[The BIGSTUD]

Lawson doesn't need to slip. In fact if he slips any more he'll be out of the first round. He's already fallen as it is. Teams aren't so high on him right now according to draft reports.

[MDS]

Eddie Jordan. Done deal.

Meh.

[SD_Eagle5]

3 year deal

[ice grillin you]

Lawson doesn't need to slip. In fact if he slips any more he'll be out of the first round. He's already fallen as it is. Teams aren't so high on him right now according to draft reports.

cause hes a fat smurf