2008-2009 Philadelphia 76ers Season Thread

[Rome]

Right - like the Lakers are gonna make the Finals.

[MDS]

i might be in the minority but i think king cole needs to suffer a violent death

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

i might be in the minority but i think king cole needs to suffer a violent death

You're only in the minority because some of us might be a little less picky about it being violent.

[phattymatty]

Tickets to the Bulls game at the Spectrum go on sale in 3 minutes. 

[ice grillin you]

not till next week....i think tuesday

[phattymatty]

already got my tickets.

go here....password ERVING.

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[ice grillin you]

i have tickets as well i just thought they went on sale next week

[reese125]

regardless that they almost made a nice run late last night, watching this team right now is brutual

Brand doesnt even know what it means to pass the rock and is taking Dalembert type shots every chance he gets, nobody spreads the floor for a decent shot, and there are no half court sets what-so-ever with anybody setting picks and cutting to the basket.

As a matter of fact, they have 2 or 3 players coming up clogging the lane every time Miller or Williams drives to the basket giving no chance to pass out to the perimeter. You mean to tell me Mo cant work on this shtein in practice? Cmon

Crazy how high expectations of a ball club can diminish so fast

[ice grillin you]

three days off after the bullets game saturday....i dont think mo makes it to the milwaukee game

[MDS]

i dont think mo makes it to the second half

[ice grillin you]

this team is a god damn disgrace...words cant express how much i love eddie stefanski but he butchered this team so bad...real farging genius

[The BIGSTUD]

Well, the team was fun to watch last year, but you can only go so far as strictly a running team. They needed to add another element and they did, but they don't have the pieces around Brand to make it work yet. I trust he'll find them in time.

[SD_Eagle5]

This is the part where I say anyone that thought keeping Igoudala was a good idea is stupid.

[ice grillin you]

Well, the team was fun to watch last year, but you can only go so far as strictly a running team. They needed to add another element and they did, but they don't have the pieces around Brand to make it work yet. I trust he'll find them in time.

other than andre miller the pieces around brand are fine...brand isnt...hes a shell of his pre injury self and hes an albatross on the team and he aint getting younger...it kills me too that stefanski teamed up elton brand and andre miller who in their prime won 27 games together...now all of a sudden they are gonna win games in their 30's

jesus what i would give for rajon rondo right now...a point that could push it and no anchor like brand would make for amazing basketball...it would be like last year but on steroids...you wouldnt win a title but you could add in a PF and a shooter or two for the price of brand and be legit

full disclosure now...i definitely didnt hate the brand move but im also not an nba gm...stefanski should know better and it seems as tho he just spent money to spend it and made a big move just to make it and ignored the fact that it wouldnt work

[The BIGSTUD]

Brand has been fine this year, aside from the past 2 games where he's clearly still suffering with that hammy.

But this season he's been the most productive player in almost every major category. His shooting % is down, but that is mainly due to poor ball movement which forces Brand to take contested shots with almost no time left on the shot clock.

I don't think there is really anything wrong with Brand physically. He's shown no signs of suffering any effects from the achilles. He's top 5 in blocks and rebounds(he was before the past 2 games, not sure about now). Those aren't stats you excel in if aren't in good physical condition. His disappointment is just a product of being in a team where he doesn't fit right now. He has no shooters to kick out to, so everyone crashes on Brand. Iguodala can sit out on that wing all day and no one will run up and put a hand in his face. Same with Green and Thad until Thad proves he can be consistent.

And I haven't even begun to talk about Sammy yet who's having a terrible season. The dude looks gone.