Comments on: 76ers Rumors: Sixers Making a Strong Push for Elton Brand

By: jrpIII

jrpIII — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:53:55 +0000

I’d court the shit outta Brent Barry right now. He’s the guy (albeit short-term solution–due to his age, but CHEAP) that this Sixers team needs off the bench as a shooter–he is as deadly as anyone in the league and can still get up and down the floor with the best of them, not to mention a hell of a floor general/passer. He also plays well off a power post player in his aility to find open shots outta the post and cut to the basket.

By: indo

indo — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:22:25 +0000

Actually, stefanski/Billy King turned Iverson, korver, carney, and booth into Elton Brand, Andre Miller, Jason Smith, and a 2nd round pick.

Looks even better…

By: 76ers Rumors: Elton Brand Agrees to go to the Sixers

76ers Rumors: Elton Brand Agrees to go to the Sixers — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:17:45 +0000

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By: Morty

Morty — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:09:19 +0000

Stefanski turned Korver, Carney and Booth into Elton Brand and a 2nd round pick. This guy is the man!

By: bski

bski — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:06:19 +0000

Holy stinkin’ cow!!! I can’t believe ES pulled this off. Re-sign Iguodala and Williams, add a shooter(Chris Quinn), and we are looking a whole lot better boys.

By: raro

raro — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:03:10 +0000

woooooow this is crazy. #2 defense? How bout #2 overall? Add a shooter and… heck, our shooting is about to get a whole lot better. Now we have one last issue to resolve: do we play/pay Iguodala at the two? I’m thinking this also will be resolved within the next eight days. Three cheers for Stefanski!

By: cobra kai

cobra kai — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:03:07 +0000

i think you overvalue how good the sixers are and undervalue how solid the w’s are and would be with brand. monta is a stud , jackson averages 20 ppg, biedrins is mr. double double, etc.
the sixers were a cute story this year, but andre disappeared in the playoffs and thaddeus young and dalembert are not exactly world beaters.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:40:12 +0000

Done verbal commitment. We are the #2 defense in the East.

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:28:02 +0000

@The Duke

Take the difference then between Iggy and Josh… 76 of 208 from 3 = 36.5%. So Iggy is like having Josh Smith shooting 3s plus that.

eFG% is defined by basketball-reference as… “Effective Field Goal Percentage; the formula is (FG + 0.5 * 3P) / FGA. This statistic adjusts for the fact that a 3-point field goal is worth one more point than a 2-point field goal. For example, suppose Player A goes 4 for 10 with 2 threes, while Player B goes 5 for 10 with 0 threes. Each player would have 10 points from field goals, and thus would have the same effective field goal percentage (50%).”

So basically 33% from 3 = 50% from 2.

By: The Duke

The Duke — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:52:28 +0000

@Joe

Iggy shot 307 three pointers, making only 101. For three point attempts, he ranked 22nd in the eastern conference and had the lowest 3 point percentage among those 22. In fact, he had the lowest percentage among the top 38! Smith shot only 99, sinking 25. Point being, neither is a three point shooter, but at least Smith knows it. I would certainly take that into account when addressing “efficiency.”