2008-2009 Philadelphia 76ers Season Thread

[SD_Eagle5]

likeable or as marketable as Magic/Bird/Jordan which was your comparison? The only player even close to that caliber aside from the arrogant purple and yellow wannabe Philly boy rapist is Lebron James and his image is that of a greedy, arrogant, selfish player.

[SD_Eagle5]

there are good players, but the overall team quality sucks...5 good teams:  lakers, spurs, magic, celtics, cavs

thats every sport that has a salary cap...im talking about strictly the quality of play the nba is infintely more watchable than the nhl...and im someone whos first love was the nhl

Why are you arguing with yourself about the NHL/NBA comparison? The NHL sucks too.

[ice grillin you]

marketable does not equal likeable

larry bird was one of the least likeable players ever

current nba is way better than 90's nba....its not even close

the league in the 80's was better because of no salary cap different free agency rules and less teams but the players werent better...theres way more good players now than then and if you took away 7 or so teams the league would definitely be better than in the 80's...but even as it stands now its almost as good and is still great overall....so much better than 10-15 years ago

[MDS]

the league is better now than post jordan.

but 92-98 not even close. jordan was literally one of the most popular human beings on the planet and he played a sport. it just made it a much bigger deal.

[ice grillin you]

not talking about a much bigger deal or more popular...of course it was more popular to the average person because of jordans otherworldlyness...im talking about the quality of play and watchability of the league for the hard core basketball fan...the league is far superior now than to any of the jordan years

[hunt]

According to an NBA source, the Sixers offered Dalembert to the Los Angeles Clippers for center Chris Kaman during the last week. The Clippers passed. Another source close to the Sixers confirmed the team also contacted the New Orleans Hornets inquiring about a deal involving, among others, Dalembert and Hornets center Tyson Chandler.

Sixers president and general manager Ed Stefanski did not comment specifically on Dalembert, but said the Sixers made and received calls on most of their roster.

While Miller's contract expires at the end of this season, which had made him a blue-chip trading piece, Dalembert has this season plus two more on his contract, making him less desirable around the league.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/sixers/20090220_Sixers_stand_pat_as_trade_deadline_passes.html

at least they tried to get rid of that retarded stiff.

[ice grillin you]

the godfather aint going anywhere son

[SD_Eagle5]

Best thing that could happen to this team would be (starting next season) a few season ending injuries, they become a lottery team, get a young PG, and build from there.

[MDS]

how does having more black people and more foreigners make it more watchable?

[ice grillin you]

how does having more black people and more foreigners make it more watchable?

youre talking neilson ratings...im talking about the game itself

[reese125]

I love when people compare the NBA back in the day as this far superior watchable sport that cant ever be matched because of Larry Bird, Jordan and Magic Johnson. Cmon man

Yes they were unbelievable players, but to say they were just so much better to watch than todays players couldnt be further from the truth. To me.. todays players are faster, penetrate quicker, dunk more and are way more fun to watch

I think people have gotten so caught up in the media with the hip-hop, ball-hogging, nba bad boy image that its skewed their thinking of how basketball "should be" played. Im perfectly fine with it...and if you didnt know and didnt watch the sport back in the day Michael Jordan was the biggest ball-hog on the planet.

[ice grillin you]

lol @ kevin mchale trying to play in the league today

[SD_Eagle5]

are you farging kidding me

I can't believe this shtein

1.8 seconds left a heave and a prayer...Devin farging Harris

4 game losing streak

[BigEd76]

not just a heave and a prayer, but the ball gets knocked out of his hands first and he heaves up the recovery

it's sad how they can't finish a f'ing game

[MDS]

thats some bad ass luck there

yea theyve lost a bunch of games down the stretch for a reason but this one was just bad luck. nothing you can do. easy let it go youve got a title let the good times roll brotha