If you had told me that 20 games into the season the Phillies would have a 3.64 team ERA, 2.84 bullpen ERA, Brad Lidge was healthy, Chase Utley was the best player in the NL for the first 20 games and Pat Burrell was playing like he's primed for an Adrian Beltre type contract year - I would have been ecstatic. We'd have to be 15-5, right? Maybe 14-6 or at worst 13-7. But these are the Phillies, when something is going right, something else is always going wrong. Instead of leading our … [Read more...]
Detroit Fans’ Reaction to the Game 1 Loss
April 21, 2008 By 19 Comments
That is if you fellow Philadelphia 76ers fans even care what the Pistons faithful are saying about their team's game 1 demise. Need4Sheed, a blog I absolutely love, is Stunned at The Palace. They offer up 30 key points in their game recap. So that means 30 miniature Rasheed Wallace heads accompanying each point. It's comical. My favorite point Natalie made "Bad things happen when Rasheed tosses the headband. As soon as I saw him out there headbandless, I cringed." Love that observation. … [Read more...]
76ers vs. Pistons Playoff Series: Philly Steals Game 1
April 20, 2008 By 9 Comments
Who would have thought after being down 15-points on the road, playing against a championship-caliber team, getting 4-16 shooting by our best player and having a roster filled with playoff newbies, the 76ers would be up 1-0 in their first round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons? Well, surprise, surprise, that's the unsettling reality everyone in Detroit must face, most importantly Flip Saunders and his "experienced" Piston players. In the first quarter the Sixers came out with tons … [Read more...]
76ers Have a 4.8% Chance of Beating Detroit
April 19, 2008 By 13 Comments
That is according to Stephen Oh, AccuScore Analyst and their prediction formula. DETROIT PISTONS VS PHILADELPHIA 76ers (Pistons 95.2% Favorites) Stephen Oh's Take Detroit is not vastly superior to Philadelphia in any one key area of the game (shooting percentage, rebounding, turnover margin, depth), but they are tangibly better in every key area of the game. In other words, they might out-rebound Philly by just 4, shoot only 2% better from the field, 5% better from the line, and commit 2 … [Read more...]
The First Edition of ‘Brotherly Link Love’
April 18, 2008 By 2 Comments
Brotherly Link Love will be a regular post dedicated solely to recognizing other great bloggers and content primarily about the 76ers. I will surely toss in some main stream and non-Sixers articles I think you guys will like as well. But the main point is to promote other bloggers who are doing a good job writing about sports. Oh, and unlike other "link posts" I won't just give links without context or my own thoughts. So here we go... The first ever review of The Recliner GM Sports … [Read more...]
76ers Lose to Charlotte – Do You Really Care?
April 17, 2008 By 6 Comments
Our Sixers took an loss last night against the Charlotte Bobcats 115-109, bringing the regular season to a slumping close. The vitals: 40-42 record Advanced to the playoffs as the 7th seed Finished the season on a 4-game losing streak I consider that a pretty satisfying season considering the preseason expectations for the Sixers. The question I ask is do you really care the team lost last night and didn't finish the season with a .500 record? The reason I ask is because … [Read more...]
Referees Literally Stab the 76ers in the Back Against Cleveland
April 15, 2008 By 23 Comments
Ok, since I have moderately calmed down from last night, I feel more capable of talking about that game without all the vulgarities. The score was 90-89 when the buzzer sounded, and the Wachovia Center was more than electric. It was down right thunderous after the 76ers' triumphant 12-point comeback to keep their 6th seed playoff hopes alive. That is until the fans began to file out of the gym and the Sixers turned their backs and headed to the locker room to celebrate. Then a crime … [Read more...]
I Can’t Believe What I Witnessed Tonight
April 14, 2008 By 6 Comments
Here is the replay and end result of the Sixers getting robbed out of the 6th playoff spot tonight against Cleveland. Sometimes a ref just needs to put his whistle in his pocket. Considering the fury I have inside right now having been on the lower level and center court to witness that &%^%$%^$ I will wait until tomorrow to do a post on this game. Otherwise every 2nd word will be an expletive and we try and keep this blog PG-13. … [Read more...]
76ers MUST Go Hard in the Final Two Games
April 13, 2008 By 5 Comments
Sunday's top performance goes to the Detroit Pistons bench. Why? In a seemingly meaningless game for the Pistons versus Toronto, the Detroit reserves were able to hold off the Raptors in the 4th quarter to secure the victory. Something they weren't able to do against the 76ers earlier this week. More importantly that dropped Toronto to 40-40, tied with the Sixers for that critical 6th playoff position. With that said our hometown team still has work to do in the final two games of the … [Read more...]
The White-Boy Report: The 40-Year De-Volution
April 11, 2008 By 9 Comments
From Left to Right (Click on the image to enlarge): 2008 - Kirk Hinrich, Mike Miller, Mike Dunleavy Jr., David Lee, Chris Kaman 1998 - John Stockton, Rex Chapman, Keith Van Horn, Tom Guggliota, Bryant Reeves 1988 - Mark Price, Chris Mullin, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, Tom Chambers 1978 - Pete Maravich, Rick Barry, Paul Westphal, Dave Cowens, Bill Walton Honestly, there's not much to write that this picture doesn't really say - but as always, I can show some stats: In 2008 - there are 10 … [Read more...]
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