I was at the Park tonight, and when the Marlins had the bases loaded in the first, I was trying to get Charlie's attention and let him know it was time to cut the cord on Brett Myers. He was done. He was throwing 88mph straight fastballs, his ERA was about to go over 6.00. Send him to the bullpen, put Chad Durbin in the rotation and just end our suffering. 55-year old Luis Gonzalez backed me up with a 2-run basehit to right field. Surely Myers was done now. He had to be. He left the inning to a … [Read more...]
Pete’s NBA Mock Draft 2.0
May 30, 2008 By 46 Comments
Comments - I don't think O.J. Mayo will be picked ahead of Michael Beasley, but I think that the Heat will trade down with the Wolves because they want Mayo anyway, so I put them on the teams I think they will finish with. - The Grizzlies are the key to how to rest of the lottery will fall. Right now I have them going with Anthony Randolph because he is the type of player that will really impress in the individual workouts and he plays a position vacated by Pau Gasol. Randolph is an … [Read more...]
Philly Ramblings
May 27, 2008 By 4 Comments
Just getting my 2 cents in on a variety of issues that I don't feel like writing a whole post on. - Jamie Moyer, 45, has not completely shut the door on returning to pitch next year, and considering he hasn't counted on arm strength for awhile, it is certainly a possibility. If Moyer does return, and gets 15 more wins before he retires, he will be just the 8th Left-Handed pitcher ever to finish his career with 250 wins and 2,000 strikeouts. The others are Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton, Tom … [Read more...]
How Good is the Philadelphia 76ers’ Core?
May 26, 2008 By 41 Comments
That is the question two readers, Sixerzguy and Bski, brought up in a few comments on the blog. I think it is a good one and worth a post all its own. I will get things started with some of my thoughts then we can use this post as the place for open discussion on this topic. First things first, who exactly are the Sixers' core players? Obviously this can be debated, but let's give it a try. Core: the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything. - Dictionary.com I focus on the … [Read more...]
Evaluating the ’07-’08 76ers: Andre Miller
May 24, 2008 By 9 Comments
Andre Miller 2007 Season Review Stats: 36.7 MPG / 17.0 PPG / 49.2% FG / 8.8% 3PT / 77.2% FT / 4.2 RPG / 6.9 APG / 1.28 SPG / 0.7 BPG / 2.51 TOV Andre Miller hands-down was the team MVP in my book. He had career highs in shooting % and points per game. Committing only 2.5 turnovers per game was the second-best season of his career. He controlled the flow of the game and made big shots all year. The one thing he did especially well was stop opponents' runs. Whenever the Sixers were on a … [Read more...]
Evaluating the ’07-’08 76ers: Andre Iguodala
May 23, 2008 By 14 Comments
Andre Iguodala 2007 Season Review Stats: 39.6 MPG / 19.9 PPG / 45.6% FG / 32.9% 3PT / 72.1% FT / 5.4 RPG / 4.8 APG / 2.1 SPG / 0.6 BPG / 2.6 TOV Iguodala was easily the 76ers' best all-around player. Up until the 83rd game of the season, he had pretty much proven all the critics and skeptics wrong regarding how much he was worth after he turned down the Sixers' initial contract extension. He showed tremendous growth in one key area that I got to personally witness - leadership (5th bullet … [Read more...]
Evaluating the ’07-’08 76ers: Thaddeus Young
May 22, 2008 By 12 Comments
Thaddeus Young 2007 Season Review Stats: 21 MPG / 10.5 PPG / 53.9% FG / 31.6% 3PT / 73.8% FT / 4.2 RPG / 0.8 APG / 0.99 SPG / 0.11 BPG / 0.86 TOV The Sixers' diamond in the rough surprised everyone, not with his skills but with the impact he had in his rookie season. Most people knew he had a smooth lefty jumper and was super athletic, but expectations were focused on long-term development not immediate contributions, let alone being the starter at the end of the season. I was most impressed … [Read more...]
Pete’s Mock Draft 1.0
May 21, 2008 By 11 Comments
Below you will find my initial crack at a mock draft. I did this based on team need, and also how I think players will rise and fall as the draft process goes on (for instance: people will find out Brook Lopez just isn't all that good). As for the Sixers - I have them taking Brandon Rush here, who I have said before, I would love on the team. If the draft played out this way, they would probably take a look at Chase Budinger and maybe one of the big-man projects like Kosta Koufos or JaVale … [Read more...]
76ers Rumors: Cheeks Might Campaign for Zach Randolph
May 20, 2008 By 24 Comments
Huh!, you say. Well according to Peter Vescy Cheeks and Randolph didn't have the horrible relationship it was made out to be in Portland. And if that is the case Randolph does kind of, sort of fill the low post scoring need for the Sixers. "If Cheeks stays put, look for him to pester Philly's president to acquire Zach Randolph Zach Randolph , who has the goods to provide everything the ahead-of-schedule Sixers are offensively lacking in the low docks. Contrary to common belief, Cheeks and … [Read more...]
Evaluating the ’07-’08 76ers: Samuel Dalembert
May 20, 2008 By 8 Comments
Samuel Dalembert 2007 Season Review Stats: 33.2 MPG / 10.5 PPG / 51.3% FG / 70.7% FT / 10.4 RPG / 0.5 APG / 0.49 SPG / 2.34 BPG / 1.9 TOV I was happy (not satisfied) with Sammy's production at center this season. He played all 82 games for the second straight season while logging the most minutes per game of his career. Can you say durable? He also fouled out less (3) and had 26 double doubles, both career bests. Defensively Dalembert did a good job of controlling the paint and even had … [Read more...]
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