2008 76ers Offseason Thread

[Dillen]

Obviously it doesn't matter much but it's good to see the guys who should be dominating are.

[MDS]

they matter more than anything has ever mattered ever about anything ever of all time in the history of the world ever

[reese125]

Marc Stein of ESPN reporting that the LA Clippers are expanding their interest of Josh Smith and Charlotte's Emeka Okafor to Chicago's Luol Deng and, yes, Philadelphia's Andre Iguodala.


ha...lose Brand to pick-up IGGY...yep..makes sense. Go spiteful Clips!

[reese125]

word on the street is the Sixers are in talks with Houston about a trade acquiring Steve Novak. If true, his salary would work perfectly for the Sixers at $795,000.

dude definitely requires a hand in his face if he's on the floor...exactly what this team could use

its way too quiet in Sixerland--somethings going down

[DH]

I have to ask you Reese - Where do you get your info from?

"Word on the street" & "According to sources..." just doesnt do it for me w/o some backup.

[SunMo]

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[The BIGSTUD]

ha.

it's funny that the majority of the time "word on the street" means word on the boards.

[reese125]

first little glimpse of Maureese Speights:

I personally never saw dude play, but looking at some of his skills--particularly his little fade-away and baby hook, he could develop nicely into the season. I know its the summer-league, but at 6'10--half the shots wouldnt be touched anyway no matter who was guarding him. I dig him

http://youtube.com/watch?v=mGOfFDPp00E

[ice grillin you]

god i hate when people say its just summer league or its only preseason BUT the guy is good...whatever you thought of him three weeks ago when he was drafted is what you should think of him now


for the record i watched their last two games and what im most impressed with is his physique and hustle...i was possibly expecting him to be out of shape because of the rumors of his laziness...but he actually looks a lot more cut and lean than in college

[reese125]

thats the thing--I didnt know what to think when he was drafted

His hustle--no question, but Im not impressed with his physique at all. When you say physique, Im thinking muscle and make-up of his body. He can be cut all he wants, but dude is still a twig at 6'10, and he will get beat down by alot of PF's in the post, hence his reason for taking outside jumpers on the offensive.

The best part about his game (just from those clips) is he plays long, got a nice little handle in the post and he can run like a mother

[ice grillin you]

how many pf's in the league are gonna beat him down?...there arent anymore charles oakleys in the league and one of them is on his team...it started moving away from the bruiser pf a while ago...in fact one of the reasons i liked speights compared to all the other big men in this draft was because he wasnt a stick like most of them and had maybe the most ready nba body

[reese125]

Sixers sign Royal Ivey

boring-but it can never hurt to have a taller guard that can match up and D the perimeter


http://www.philly.com/dailynews/sports/20080724_Sixers_reach_agreement_with_free-agent_Ivey.html

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

That's awesome.

[BigEd76]

Eskin said on Sports Final that the Sixers will sign Kareem Rush

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

He can knock down a jumper.