Comments on: 10 Games in: Who are the Philadelphia 76ers? http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/ Philly sports blog for diehard Sixers & Phillies fans Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:29:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Infamous 20-Game Mark http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-8541 The Infamous 20-Game Mark Sun, 07 Dec 2008 22:02:07 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-8541 [...] The Sixers have officially passed the 20-game mark.  That means the grace period the general consensus were giving the Sixers coming into this season is over.  Before we really dig in, here are the previous 10 seasons at the 20-game mark and the final record for continuity with my previous post at 10 games. [...] [...] The Sixers have officially passed the 20-game mark.  That means the grace period the general consensus were giving the Sixers coming into this season is over.  Before we really dig in, here are the previous 10 seasons at the 20-game mark and the final record for continuity with my previous post at 10 games. [...]

]]> By: jjg http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7526 jjg Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:37:59 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7526 <strong>Suede</strong>  Agree, Brown's coaching was exceptional with that group.   Agree too, some of present players <em>could be</em> excellent defenders but <em>they're not</em>.  It takes a particular mentality and an adopted mindset to take true pride in stopping the opponent regularly, both individually and in '5 fingers in glove' synchronicity (a beautiful thing to watch!).  This group hasn't decided whether to bring their lunchpail every night or to just rely on company catering.  The athleticism is surely in place; the heads aren't.  Focus is on and off, with occasional visits to Lovetron.  Can Mo transform 'em into a pack of intimidating, route-diverting junkyard dogs?  I highly doubt it.   Suede  Agree, Brown’s coaching was exceptional with that group.   Agree too, some of present players could be excellent defenders but they’re not.  It takes a particular mentality and an adopted mindset to take true pride in stopping the opponent regularly, both individually and in ‘5 fingers in glove’ synchronicity (a beautiful thing to watch!).  This group hasn’t decided whether to bring their lunchpail every night or to just rely on company catering.  The athleticism is surely in place; the heads aren’t.  Focus is on and off, with occasional visits to Lovetron.  Can Mo transform ‘em into a pack of intimidating, route-diverting junkyard dogs?  I highly doubt it.  

]]> By: deepsixersuede http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7523 deepsixersuede Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:21:56 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7523 Jumpin,  I think L.Brown was a defensive genious and had attention to detail, 2 things I!m not sure Mo picked up from him. A.Miller/Snow; Iggy/A.I.; Thad/Lynch; Elton/T.Hill; and Sam/Theo; individually I think they are close if not better but that team moved like 5 fingers in a glove, everybody knew where the other guy was, don!t see that with this team. Jumpin,  I think L.Brown was a defensive genious and had attention to detail, 2 things I!m not sure Mo picked up from him. A.Miller/Snow; Iggy/A.I.; Thad/Lynch; Elton/T.Hill; and Sam/Theo; individually I think they are close if not better but that team moved like 5 fingers in a glove, everybody knew where the other guy was, don!t see that with this team.

]]> By: bski http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7522 bski Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:36:42 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7522 Thanks.  I just discovered that, on espn.com,  you can get each ranking by clicking on the category. Thanks.  I just discovered that, on espn.com,  you can get each ranking by clicking on the category.

]]> By: Morty http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7521 Morty Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:53:48 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7521 The basic stuff from ESPN, and the advanced stuff (points per possession) at <a href="basketball-reference.com" rel="nofollow">basketball-reference.com</a> The basic stuff from ESPN, and the advanced stuff (points per possession) at basketball-reference.com

]]> By: bski http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7520 bski Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:42:27 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7520 <strong>Morty, Dannie</strong>...Where are you guys finding our league rankings in these categories? Morty, Dannie…Where are you guys finding our league rankings in these categories?

]]> By: Dannie http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7519 Dannie Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:59:46 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7519 They are also 7th in opponents field goal %, 5th in opponents 3pt %, 7th in blocks.  Basically what that means is there is clearly something to work with here.  As JJG says its more about consistency. Once they get through the next 4 games of marginally slop teams they start playing some big dogs over the follow 9 and we will really get a barometer for this team. They are also 7th in opponents field goal %, 5th in opponents 3pt %, 7th in blocks.  Basically what that means is there is clearly something to work with here.  As JJG says its more about consistency.

Once they get through the next 4 games of marginally slop teams they start playing some big dogs over the follow 9 and we will really get a barometer for this team.

]]> By: bski http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7518 bski Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:46:52 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7518 <strong>Morty</strong>...OK.  I thought maybe it was just me.  Also, it certainly does seem like Stefanski does a lot of "suggesting" and "planting ideas" with Cheeks, doesn't it?  I wonder what Stefanski could get done with a dry erase board and some tape for the floor. Morty…OK.  I thought maybe it was just me.  Also, it certainly does seem like Stefanski does a lot of “suggesting” and “planting ideas” with Cheeks, doesn’t it?  I wonder what Stefanski could get done with a dry erase board and some tape for the floor.

]]> By: Morty http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7517 Morty Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:41:17 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7517 <strong>bski</strong>: I read those Lou comments the same way you did. Yet another page for my book which has a working title of "Hey, I Just Work Here: The Mo Cheeks Story." bski: I read those Lou comments the same way you did. Yet another page for my book which has a working title of “Hey, I Just Work Here: The Mo Cheeks Story.”

]]> By: Morty http://www.reclinergm.com/10-games-in-who-are-the-philadelphia-76ers/#comment-7516 Morty Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:36:40 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=2549#comment-7516 I gotta tell ya, guys, I think the Sixers have actually been playing pretty good D so far. Among their better games, they have held ATL to 3 points below their average, Utah to 4 points below average, NY to 18 points below average and Indiana to 8 below average. Overall, they are 10th in the league in  opponents average per game. If you look at  ponts per 100 posessions, which compensates for teams that play at different paces, they are giving up 100 points per 100 possesions, which is 5th best in the league. Get more consistent on offense (I'm looking at you, Andre, Elton and Lou), more consistent on taking care of the ball and this team will have a good shot at the 50 wins we all want. I gotta tell ya, guys, I think the Sixers have actually been playing pretty good D so far. Among their better games, they have held ATL to 3 points below their average, Utah to 4 points below average, NY to 18 points below average and Indiana to 8 below average. Overall, they are 10th in the league in  opponents average per game. If you look at  ponts per 100 posessions, which compensates for teams that play at different paces, they are giving up 100 points per 100 possesions, which is 5th best in the league. Get more consistent on offense (I’m looking at you, Andre, Elton and Lou), more consistent on taking care of the ball and this team will have a good shot at the 50 wins we all want.

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