Sixers Season thread 2

[ice grillin you]

inexcusable for iverson to not get the ball on like 5 of the last 6 possesions...what was salmons thinking...and webber shouldnt even be on the court in the last two minutes...hes the softest most unemotional choker this side of donovan..the reverse dribble?...not guarding za za gabor...going up ridiculously soft on that last drive...not giving it to iverson on that same possesion

again how does iverson in the half court offense not touch the ball in the last two minutes...only time he got it was on that steal

[hunt]

Iverson was beastly hunt. To try to blame that on him is laughable. 

where did i do that?
i said they were a one man show....and they were.

[hunt]

Iverson's 53 not enough
The night took an even worse turn after the loss, when John Salmons questioned the Sixers' unity: "This is not how a team should be."
By Marc NarducciInquirer Staff Writer

ATLANTA - The 76ers wasted a 53-point performance by Allen Iverson, saw their defense crumble again, and were outrebounded - and that wasn't even the worst part of a dreadful night at Philips Arena.
After last night's 111-108 loss to the Atlanta Hawks that began the first of seven consecutive road games, team unity was called into question by guard John Salmons.
Sitting quietly by his locker, Salmons talked in a whisper after he had a forgettable final few minutes.
In the game's final 2 minutes, 21 seconds, Salmons missed two three-pointers, took a two-point shot that was blocked, and made one of two free throws after being fouled while driving to the basket.
Afterward, Salmons said he could hear the snickering by teammates, although none said anything directly to him.
"I heard some things that were disappointing," Salmons said. "This is not how a team should be."
Then he added another salvo: "It's been like this for a while."
Chris Webber, who missed a short jump hook that would have tied the game with 2.9 seconds remaining, said he didn't say or hear any of the comments directed toward Salmons.
Webber, however, didn't let the team off the hook for other matters.
"We have got to make sure we play together," said Webber, who scored 16 points and was 0 for 5 in the fourth quarter. "It just doesn't happen enough."
Iverson said he didn't hear anyone direct any comments toward Salmons. However, Iverson said some murmurs were heard about the shot selection.
"The only thing I heard was guys saying Kyle [Korver] was open on those plays," Iverson said. "Other than that, I don't know."
Iverson refused to criticize Salmons, even though on a night when he shot 17 for 31 from the field and 19 for 21 from the foul line, Iverson took only one shot in the Sixers' final six possessions.
"John is going to feel bad because of the situation," Iverson said. "Probably he will react to something not that serious because of the situation."
Iverson tried to be as diplomatic as possible in explaining his feeling on his lack of late-game shots.
"I wanted it, but I can live with whatever my teammates do on the court," he said. "They live and die with me, and I do the same with them."
Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks tried to deflect the attention away from Salmons, saying the game was lost because the team's defense was nonexistent, especially in the fourth quarter, when the Sixers were outscored, 35-24.
"I am not going to get upset over Johnny taking shots," Cheeks said. "I did say the next time he has that opportunity to drive the basketball. We were in the penalty, so drive the ball, maybe get a foul, or the defense collapses and kick it out."
Salmons said in hindsight he should have driven.
The Sixers had their last lead of the game when Iverson hit a running six-footer for a 105-104 advantage with 2:57 left.
Atlanta center Zaza Pachulia, who scored a career-high 23 points, then hit two foul shots and a 16-foot jumper for a 108-105 lead. Salmons made one of two foul shots with two minutes left.
Joe Johnson extended the lead to 110-106 with a 19-footer and then a Salmons shot was blocked by high-flyer Josh Smith with 1:05 remaining.
Webber made a steal and Iverson scored on a layup with 36.8 seconds to play. With Atlanta leading, 110-108, Johnson then missed a three-point attempt and the Sixers had the ball with 9.6 seconds to go and a chance to tie it. Webber got a good look, but missed the short jump hook.
"I'll take that shot every day," Webber said. "It didn't feel good coming off and I went for the offensive rebound."
He didn't get it and Johnson was fouled with 1.3 seconds left, making one of two free throws.
The Sixers had no time-outs and had to inbound the ball from under their basket. Johnson intercepted Andre Iguodala's long pass to secure the win.
The Sixers are 14-13, while the 7-18 Hawks have won five of their last seven games. It was the 10th time in Iverson's career that he scored 50 or more points; his 53 points last night were a Philips Arena record. This season he has scored 40 or more points seven times, and the Sixers' record in those games is just 3-4.
"It's frustrating, because we wanted to go to the holiday with a win and unfortunately we couldn't do that," said Iverson, whose team is off until Tuesday's game in Denver. "We have to get it out of our system, enjoy the holiday, and come back to work."
Coming back as a united team would help.

yay teamwork!

[BigEd76]

He shouldn't have touched the ball in the final 2 minutes....

[LBIggle]

yahh cry.. aww i missed horrible horrible shots and expect no flak over it.  someone give me one of my millions of dollars to dry my eyes with.  another physically gifted yet mentally challenged philly team.  it's not just AI's fault they won't win any during his tenure here.

[Magical_Retard]

lol so let me get this straight...salmons decides to take the game into his own hands when AI is on fire and has 50+ points and he is upset someone might have said something?


who cares? at least AI was diplomatic about it....how about salmons apologize to the team for trying to be AI.

[ice grillin you]

^^^^
real talk

[PhillyPhreak54]

Mike Miss was saying all day on FRI that ATL would win outright because the line was so low..I couldn't see them losing though and sure enought they did. What IGY said was pretty much right on. Except I disagree about Webber.

FOr AI to not get the shot(s) at the end when he was on fire was unexcusable.

But hey...at least the AI haters saw what happens when the "other guys" get the ball.

The comments by Salmons caught me off guard and I think this is something to watch in the near future.

[MDS]

We need more turmoil. Get Artest.

[hunt]

guys who barely shoot the ball all game long shouldn't be taking shots in crunch time.

and that's a long list.

[hunt]

Mike Miss was saying all day on FRI that ATL would win outright because the line was so low..I couldn't see them losing though and sure enought they did. What IGY said was pretty much right on. Except I disagree about Webber.

FOr AI to not get the shot(s) at the end when he was on fire was unexcusable.

But hey...at least the AI haters saw what happens when the "other guys" get the ball.

The comments by Salmons caught me off guard and I think this is something to watch in the near future.

a guy who's a really good source on another board says it was iverson & nailon who were all over salmons after the atl game.
take that for what it's worth.

[SunMo]

he deserves it.  everybody in the arena, except Salmons, knew that somebody else should be getting those shots.

why is criticizing your team mates when it's appropriate a bad thing?

[Rome]

Team turmoil.

I love it.   

 

[hunt]

he deserves it.  everybody in the arena, except Salmons, knew that somebody else should be getting those shots.

why is criticizing your team mates when it's appropriate a bad thing?

team leaders should try to motivate their teammates...not rag on them for missing shots.

[PhillyGirl]

he deserves it.  everybody in the arena, except Salmons, knew that somebody else should be getting those shots.

why is criticizing your team mates when it's appropriate a bad thing?

team leaders should try to motivate their teammates...not rag on them for missing shots.

This is a purely pathetic post.