2010 Sixers Offseason Thread

[PhillyPhreak54]

I agree that they should have gone with Avery. Hell, he should have had the job last time.

I read that he's apparently hanging out to snag the NO job. But it doesn't look like it will come to him.

[MDS]

lol @ avery

if hes so good why hasnt any team scooped him up? phreak and rome must know something every other nba and college team doesnt know. hmmmm.

collins is not o'brien. he had a unique style that was only conducive when he had players who fit his mold. antoine walker jacking up 3's, AI running around and not even worrying about defense--thats what he did. plus he was a fleshpop that rubbed everyone, white and black, the wrong way. thats why he got canned.

collins is not that kind of dude. since i know rome doesnt actually watch basketball, he wouldnt know that every single member of the usa bball team went over to personally shake collins hand after they won gold. why? he was on the 1972 team that was screwed out of a gold medal by the commies. all of those guys had enough respect for him and that team and the history to go and do that. if collins was an a-hole or just some run of the mill guy, that doesnt happen.

now its a farg load different going from aloof, friendly announcer to coach, but this team is so lost and so in need of some kind of direction that an old school hard ass might just work. he can get them on the right track. not saying this is the core thats gonna win them a title. but, maybe collins will come in and clean house and kick iguodala out. he is mine for life if he does that.

[The BIGSTUD]

It's funny you mentioned Jim O'Brien because that's exactly who I was thinking of when I read the press release.

Old school.  White.  Disciplinarian.  "Well respected"... blah, blah, blah.

20 year old black kids from the hood are gonna laugh their asses off at Collins.  And the veterans are gonna roll their eyes at the hire because they know it's just another stop gap for the Sixers.

They had a shot to get a guy like Avery Johnson and blew it.  AGAIN.

Win.

No but seriously, Johnson is overrated. Speaking of blowing it, he blew a 2-0 lead in the Finals to the Heat and blew a 20 point lead in game 3, and blew their load in game 6 at home. Also he can't speak a word on ESPN without blowing slobber out of his mouth.

If Collins sucks then we get another chance at a good draft pick and Stefanski is fired.... win.

If Collins is good then Holiday, Turner, Speights, Meeks and whoever is left from the rest of the roster will develop and the Sixers will be fun again.... win.

I don't see a downside here.

[Rome]

It's cute when Cole & MDS agree on something.  Too bad you two can't agree on a suicide pact.

[MDS]

thats the 2nd suicide pact joke today

also good job refuting the point, skipper

[phillymic2000]

collins could be just what the sixers need, he also could not be what they need. He could be the one to take them to the promise land, but he also could be worse then vinny d for the bulls.

[SD]

collins could be just what the sixers need, he also could not be what they need. He could be the one to take them to the promise land, but he also could be worse then vinny d for the bulls.

This post is borderlne igy

[ice grillin you]

im hyperbole king but also wishy washy

good stuff

[rjs246]

Making huge statements while simultaneously covering your ass so you can always claim to be right is just part of your charm.

[SunMo]

collins is a great hire, he has a career over .500 winning % and has a history of turning teams around and developing guards.

lol at not better than Mo.  i love Mo as a former player, but he was an awful coach.

[PhillyGirl]

Making huge statements while simultaneously covering your ass so you can always claim to be right is just part of your charm.

Is that what they're calling it these days?

[ice grillin you]

Making huge statements while simultaneously covering your ass so you can always claim to be right is just part of your charm.

cant do both...but id love to see one if you can find it

just to be clear what you are looking for is a definitive statement that isnt to definitive?

[rjs246]

Other posters, who are obsessed with you and everything you do, quote you talking out of both sides of your mouth with relative frequency. I don't care enough to find quotes, but I don't think there's a lack of evidence.

[ice grillin you]

because there are none

people just dont understand that you cant always make a definitive statement on every single thing you analyze...sometimes you just have no idea and sometimes you have a feeling but not a strong one...then other times youre like lock it IN

its amazing that i even have to explain this stuff...its called LIFE

[SunMo]

instead of a no hippos board we just should have started an IGY board where all his obsessers could hang out and leave regular threads alone