Sixers Season thread 2

[hunt]

a few more quotes from the article:

c-webb trying to "say the right things" but you can read between the lines:

But Iverson's teammates, while acknowledging that ball movement was better, said it was simply a matter of playing offense differently.
"Anytime you're missing a player, it's going to be different," Webber said. "It was different. Whether it was good or bad, I don't know."

salmons loves playing with a1 too:

Salmons played his best all-around game of the season, setting season highs for rebounds (9) and assists (7) to go with 2 steals, 2 blocked shots and 18 points. He also was part of a committee of defenders on the Knicks' Stephon Marbury, who made only 4 of 10 shots from the field and scored 14 points.

"That [ball movement] was key to our offense, because we knew we were going to struggle without A.I. scoring consistently," said Salmons, who had scored only 22 points in his previous five games, all as a starter. "We had a drought in the third quarter, but we stayed with it. We didn't panic, and we played well together."

Salmons acknowledged that it is "more fun when everybody is involved. But it's a team. No matter how we play, whatever the situation is, we've got to stay with it."

and finally:

Iverson sat out Friday's practice and went to yesterday's shoot-around to get treatment on the ankle, but found it too painful to play.
"Allen will try up until the last minute to see if he can play, because he loves to play in the games," Cheeks said

mo including the phrase "in the games" speaks volumes.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Good job, Hunt. Par for the course.

[hunt]

glad i could help.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

My prediction for the Sixers offense was close.  The defense combined with the Knicks lack of offense surprised me.

[BigEd76]

From Tom Moore:

While the Sixers haven't done anything yet - and probably won't be able to make a significant move - they apparently turned down a deal in which they would have received Ricky Davis and Mark Blount for the contract of the retiring Jamal Mashburn and another player (perhaps Andre Iguodala).

[MDS]

Good, Blount is awful and no way in hell can we let go of Igy.

[hunt]

yeah...i read that too.
blount has a horrible contract so no thanks....and trading the best defender in the starting 5 wouldn't make much sense either.
good thing king turned that one down.

[Sgt PSN]

What's the deal with Mashburn?  Is he done for good? 

[ice grillin you]

mashburn = dead soldier

[PhillyPhreak54]

Thank god Billy turned that down.

Almost gametime in Whorlando. No AI again and Matt Barnes is out too.

[MDS]

What's the deal with Mashburn?  Is he done for good? 

Yup.

[BigEd76]

Sixers down 1 at halftime.  Salmons is the leading scorer in the game...

[SD_Eagle5]

Sixers win!

farg YOU ROME!!  

Another great defensive performance tonight. I'd like to see Louis Williams get some more playing time.

[Rome]

Eat shtein and die you crackhead Sixers sausage smugglers.

[BigEd76]

Sixers - AI > Magic 

Sixers tied for 1st in the Atlantic now