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10-13-2007, 09:01 AM
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First home game was played last night, so the fans got to see some playing time for all 4 rookies and our 2 new acquisitions going into the season (first regular season home game on November 3rd).
Thad Young looked alright in his first game, nothing spectacular of note.. but as one of many young swingmen on the team.. who knows if we'll see anything noteworthy this season.
Jason Smith looked like an absolute beast. We did play a lousy Net team that didn't dress 4 of their starters, but Smith was blocking shots left and right and putting up some decent numbers. He's got to watch the fouls though, he was just hacking on some occasions and that's just not going to cut it against veterans.
Byars and Hill looked like your average 2nd round players, nothing really worth speaking about last night from either guy.
Before the game, while preparing the graphics packages. I wanted to make a big to-do about Lou Williams and how he was averaging 25 ppg in the summer league. Marc didn't think it was really worthy material, seeing as the main storyline last night was the rookies, Booth and Evans. I did manage to get Lou in as the poll question though.. anyway, if you watched the game. Lou had 33 points in the 2nd half after sparce play and 0 points in the 1st half. He looked really good, he was on the verge of being player of the game (unfortunately the Nets pulled it out and Nachbar got it). I think we'll be seeing alot more Lou Williams this season, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him starting alot sooner than alot of people anticipated.
I'm excited about this team right now. They may not have the people necessary to make a good run, but at least there's a lot of hustle and energy on the court and those things always give you a chance to win.
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10-13-2007, 09:36 AM
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for some reason i think Louis will be starting this year... just a hunch i have.. as a SG of course
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10-13-2007, 12:13 PM
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After re-watching the game.. I forgot to mention that the technical foul called on Jason Smith at the end of the game (which inevitably cost them the W, although it's preseason.. and didn't matter) was complete lunacy. Nobody in the entire complex knew what the hell happened or what the ref was thinking.
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10-13-2007, 03:05 PM
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LOOOOOOOOU!
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10-23-2007, 11:38 PM
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What about this trade (won't happen, but just for kicks).
Los Angeles Lakers trade:
Kobe Bryant
Philadelphia 76ers trade:
Andre Iguodala
Andre Miller
Kevin Ollie
Willie Green
Team Outlooks:
Lakers:
PG- Andre Miller
SG- Andre Iguodala
SF- Lamar Odom
PF- Kwame Brown
C- Andrew Bynum
76ers:
PG- Lou Williams
SG- Kobe Bryant
SF- Kyle Korver/Rodney Carney
PF- Reggie Evans
C- Sam Dalembert
I think it's interesting to look at.
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10-24-2007, 07:47 AM
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The Sixers aren't going to do anything this year as far as trades go. They have a bunch of money coming off the books after this year. All I want out of this season is a top 5 draft pick! Next year is the year we make all our moves...
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Originally Posted by smoney The Sixers aren't going to do anything this year as far as trades go. They have a bunch of money coming off the books after this year. All I want out of this season is a top 5 draft pick! Next year is the year we make all our moves... | We're going to be better than people think. I don't think we'll be in position for a top 5 pick.. but you never know with the lottery.
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10-24-2007, 10:28 AM
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i dont think we will be better than people think... i think the rest of the league gets exponentially better while we get a little bit better.. but next year will be the year we have the players to go to the playoffs again
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Originally Posted by smoney The Sixers aren't going to do anything this year as far as trades go. | Trade Miller for an expiring contract. Free up even more $ and minutes for Lou.
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Originally Posted by smoney The Sixers aren't going to do anything this year as far as trades go. | Trade Miller for an expiring contract. Free up even more $ and minutes for Lou. | I wouldn't mind that at all. Isn't Miller's contract up after this season? I wouldn't mind parting ways with Dalembert, too
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Originally Posted by smoney The Sixers aren't going to do anything this year as far as trades go. | Trade Miller for an expiring contract. Free up even more $ and minutes for Lou. | I wouldn't mind that at all. Isn't Miller's contract up after this season? I wouldn't mind parting ways with Dalembert, too |
Miller has a couple years left, not sure exactly how many off the top of my head. I am positive Miller won't be part of the rebuilding process as far as a guy who will be around when the Sixers get things turned around. I am also confident his play this season will be considerably worse than it was last season with Philly. The sooner he is traded the better.
As far as Dalembert goes I am always on the fence with him. Sometimes leaning towards keeping him and sometimes leaning towards moving him. Currently, I am leaning towards keeping him.
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11-01-2007, 10:52 AM
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My thoughts from the season opener...
-The big man trio of Dalembert, Evans, and Jason Smith looked really good last night.
-Korver has added to his offensive arsenal.
-Willie Green sucks and should see limited minutes. Start Carney in his place and give Young the minutes off the bench that Carney was getting. Green looks for his shot too much and plays bad defense. Everytime he was in the Raptors lead grew and everytime Korver/Carney/Williams or whoever were in off the bench the Sixers made runs.
-Calvin Booth didn't play much and didn't hurt the Sixers, but I still think they'd be better off playing Randolph and/or Hill.
-Lou was solid. I like the way he pressures the ball. Also it is obvious he is really trying to become a true PG. He doesn't really look for his shot too much, only when he has a lane then he will take his man off the dribble.
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the fact that willie green is getting this much playing time is blowing my mind... how about you put Louis in at SG some? and put Carney in some? those players should not be in the game for only 15 mins.. and Green shouldnt be in the game at all... it looks like Korver had a damn good game off the bench..
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I was very encouraged with what I saw last night. I don't like the starting line up but we have real good depth. We seem to have lots of players who can do multiple things. Carney,Korver and Smith all should see more time.
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I'd like to get rid of the guys that can't handle the basketball. More teams are going towards a european style where every man can handle and pass. I see Dalembert as a good player but he also can be a mental midget at times.
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Isn't it a little inconsistent to say that you don't want guys with ballhanding issues on the court after advocating for more playing time for Kyle Korver? He's a very good shooter, but he's one-dimensional. I totally agree with you on Jason Smith, he piled up the rebounds fast yesterday.
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Originally Posted by Negrodamus it looks like Korver had a damn good game off the bench.. | Korver was actually hitting some shots off the dribble, something which he could not do last year. He has improved every year.
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11-09-2007, 07:52 PM
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LOOOOOOOOOU!
21 points and 9 in the last 40 seconds. Start him! Willie Green sucks.
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also the wachovia center looked about 3/4 empty
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Originally Posted by TyKixx also the wachovia center looked about 3/4 empty | About 8000 less then a fourth of the arena said Chuck Swirski, Raptors play by play announcer. Delfino, Igoudala and Williams all missed clutch free throws, the game could've went either way.
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