2008-2009 Philadelphia 76ers Season Thread

MDS · March 28, 2009, 01:16:01 PM

whoever it is the oh cool we made the playoffs honeymoon died a long time ago. since no one really gives a shtein about this team the media will ignore them but they should be getting killed for this bullshtein. getting out of the first round is an absolute must and anything short of that they should get hammered and booed off the court.

Rome · March 28, 2009, 01:20:41 PM

Cleveland, Orlando & Boston are heads and shoulders better than the Sixers, so them not making it out of the first round would be a completely reasonable expectation.

MDS · March 28, 2009, 01:24:11 PM

theyre supposed to get into the 4/5 game to avoid those teams and win that series. sucking dick to fall to the 6 seed and then obviously losing to the superior magic would be a failure. people need to stop giving this team free passes. they absolutely sucked big fat donkey dick last night.

QB Eagles · March 28, 2009, 02:07:39 PM

So the goal of the Sixers should be to win games now so that they can get utterly crushed by an elite team in the second round instead of getting utterly crushed by potentially the same exact team in the first round? What's the point?

It's fine to be pissed at them losing games they should win, but let's not pretend it matters what playoff round they lose in. This isn't a championship team this year, there are too many better teams.

MDS · March 28, 2009, 02:10:59 PM

gotta have expectations, son. two years ago it was hey theyre kind of competing. last year it was hey they squeaked into the playoffs. now they have to do something. and thats win a playoff series.

Rome · March 28, 2009, 02:19:12 PM

The problem is they're not getting better as a team while other teams in the conference clearly are, so your expectations are unfounded.

ice grillin you · March 28, 2009, 03:10:15 PM

of course they should try and win a playoff series...anyone that roots against them is just being silly and if you dont care about them then youre not a fan...winning a series this year would be a big deal...like the lil guy said its another step they havent yet taken...and this years draft is arguably the worst ever not that the difference btwn the 19 pick and the 15 pick is meaningful anyway

and as also pointed out getting the 4 or 5 seed is crucial which is why games like last night are so effing frustrating

MDS · March 28, 2009, 04:57:34 PM

Quote from: Rome on March 28, 2009, 02:19:12 PM
The problem is they're not getting better as a team while other teams in the conference clearly are, so your expectations are unfounded.

then they will miserably fail and should be masacred for it. there shouldnt be oh la dee da orlando boston and lebron are too good, get em next year guys. it should be morons calling wip, bashing columns in the inqy, people destroying stefanski, dileo, igoudala, etc.

reese125 · March 28, 2009, 05:46:39 PM

This team can win all the 1st rd playoff series they want for confidence purposes, but until they get a consistent go-to-guy in the 4th quarter on this team thats exactly what they'll be--the oh my god you were so close again team for years and years

and by that time, Miller will be gone or way over the hill so they will be another man down besides SG--LW shows flashes but I'm still way up in the air about that guy if he can succeed at PG

trying to make players into SG's is not a recipe for a championship

PhillyPhreak54 · March 29, 2009, 02:21:38 AM

I think they can win a 1st round series. They flashed last year and they ultimately lost because Igoudala couldn't hit a jumper. They could not score enough and the rebounding was bad. Detroit killed the boards.

Now that Young has stepped up, along with Speights chipping in...they have other options. Lou Will is a year older too. They can knock out ATL if they face them.

ice grillin you · March 29, 2009, 02:36:40 AM

do you care tho phreak?

MDS · March 29, 2009, 02:41:00 AM

lol with the phreak homerism. come on dude.

PhillyPhreak54 · March 29, 2009, 02:43:00 AM

I always care...obviously I want them to do well and I want the young guys to get as much playoff run as possible. Would I be ecstatic? No. WOuld I have fun watching it? Yes. Will I get crazy watching the games? Yep.

But it wouldn't be like being a Bobcats fan and having them make the playoffs and just caring about being there.

BigEd76 · March 29, 2009, 01:44:31 PM

tonight's game at Detroit is on the blurry ass CN that Verizon doesn't get

MDS · March 29, 2009, 08:45:40 PM

another pathetic effort

no accountability, no care, nothing. farg these losers.