Sixers Season 3

ice grillin you · April 18, 2006, 08:02:15 AM

The only realistic deal for a veteran I would do is if the Clippers offered Elton Brand for AI. I'm not saying Elton Brand is better than AI, but Elton Brand could be a 4 that you build around.

id do that in a heartbeat...but the fact is they arent going to get near that for iverson

i wouldnt touch that miller martin trade..martin is a selfish cancer...and theres a reason andre miller is on his 3rd team

hunt · April 18, 2006, 08:18:54 AM

Quote from: BigEd76 on April 17, 2006, 08:55:22 PM
AI says he wants to stay

Quote"If I leave Philadelphia, it's not because I want to leave," he said. "If I get traded, then I get traded. This is where I want to be. I haven't changed at all. I'm still in love with the place. I want to be here."

He said he doesn't want to be a ring chaser like Karl Malone or Patrick Ewing, who left their identifiable franchises to try to win titles other organizations.

"I think I deserve to win a championship for everything I put in as far as trying to win one, but I'm not going to chase it," he said. "I can end my career without a championship and be happy with the effort I gave to try and win one."

King said no one is untouchable, but he wasn't going into the offseason with a plan to trade Iverson or Webber.

he also said this:

Quote"Yeah, I mean I want to be a Sixer," Iverson said after Monday's practice. "It's all about if the organization wants me to be here. I haven't changed about wanting to be here. Honestly, I want what's best for me. I owe a lot to the organization, so I want what's best for them as well."

hunt · April 18, 2006, 08:20:37 AM

Quote from: ice grillin you on April 18, 2006, 08:02:15 AM
The only realistic deal for a veteran I would do is if the Clippers offered Elton Brand for AI. I'm not saying Elton Brand is better than AI, but Elton Brand could be a 4 that you build around.

id do that in a heartbeat...but the fact is they arent going to get near that for iverson

i wouldnt touch that miller martin trade..martin is a selfish cancer...and theres a reason andre miller is on his 3rd team

yep...no way they'd get brandt. and i wouldn't do miller/martin either...i'm not sure if martin is a selfish cancer but i do know that he's injury prone and isn't worth anything close to what he's being paid.

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 18, 2006, 08:20:38 AM

Wait... get Iverson? I'm so confused.

reese125 · April 18, 2006, 08:25:34 AM

I think Hunt is just quoting the latest and greatest news Patt.

hunt · April 18, 2006, 08:30:48 AM

yeah...i quoted another part of the same article big ed quoted. the part where a1 says he wants what's best for him....oh yeah, and also what's best for the organization.

PoopyfaceMcGee · April 18, 2006, 08:33:57 AM

You have nothing to contribute.

reese125 · April 18, 2006, 08:42:23 AM

that pleading is translated as, "please let me, my family and possee of 16 stay here, we dont feel like moving man. You know what a bitch it is to move? we owe so much more to this city I promise." Pack up the Uhaul Iverson

I really am just playing of course, I do love the guy and he is one of the best little men ever to play. I just wish he was a "little" different of a player and Billy King didnt have rocks in his head

hunt · April 18, 2006, 08:48:32 AM

if they could somehow unload webber and upgrade the pf position, i wouldn't be totally opposed to a1 staying. i know it's very unlikely but there's talk that jermaine o'neal or carlos boozer might be available. it would probably take c-webb and somebody like iggy to get o'neal but i'd consider it...indy would also make the sixers take on one of their bad contracts if they're giving up o'neal. it would take less to get boozer, obviously.

reese125 · April 18, 2006, 09:16:21 AM

Either would I regrding AI Hunt

im on the fence with IGGY though. The problem is hes a very good perimeter defender, high flyer and stat line filler which is hard to find . But, he is completely invisible on alot of nights though, which I cant stand. He definitely needs to develop his outside jumper/game, and that includes getting past the defender on offense. He doesnt have that 1st step and gets stuck outside alot forcing him to pass--waste of clock. If we could somehow get 2 for the price of one with IGGY Im not entirely opposed

I like Oneil and he is younger, but Indy sure as hell wont build around Peja. They love Oneil and he is one of the premier post players in the league and they are playoff contenders every year. They are just a couple missing pieces away. I also think Boozer and the Jazz are coming together strong. He is a beast inside and they would be foolish to get rid of him. When he came back, their season turned around with Andre K, Okur and him.

I cant even think what decisions King will make...its very difficult to put a scenerio together

The BIGSTUD · April 18, 2006, 06:30:19 PM

If you aren't able to deal Webber, then you can't trade AI.

reese125 · April 18, 2006, 06:36:57 PM

http://www.philly.com/mld/dailynews/sports/14366345.htm

Some good insight by Phil Jasner. He has some ideas but nothing entirely too concrete for Billy King to bite off of

PhillyPhreak54 · April 18, 2006, 06:40:16 PM

AI and CWebb will not start tonight and will not play. So the possible goodbye to AI will never happen. Neither of them are in the building right now according to Dei Lynam. Billy King said that neither would play because they are no longer in it and they both have injuries. But they still need to show and if they are late or don't show at all they will be fined.

PhillyPhreak54 · April 18, 2006, 06:57:00 PM

And here we are 4 minutes to go and they are still not here.

Mo Cheeks was surprised and BK said he knew at shootaround that they would not play but didn't know they wouldn't show up.

reese125 · April 18, 2006, 07:35:22 PM

...and they deserve a day off because of their stellar play and getting in the playoffs right? F-in joke