Comments on: Iverson’s Return: More Excitement, Same Results

By: Dannie

Dannie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:59:10 +0000

I've said it once I will say it a again teams don't hire outside head coaches in-season. You have to pay them and the dude that just got fired, it's expensive. Not to mention and awkward interviewing process for a GM in-season.

And Rob I asked that question in length in this post...

The problem is none of the Philadelphia media who have access have the guts to ask the Stefanski (or Jordan) the tough questions about it.

By: The Real Rob

The Real Rob — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:47:56 +0000

I wonder what Stefanski’s criteria for making that decision of when to fire a coach, in this case, Eddie Jordan. Sure, offensively this team is interesting. Defensively, that is the issue!!

What do you guys think of Byron Scott if Eddie Jordan does get canned? He does the Princeton Offense as well, but I feel more comfortable with Bryon that I am with Jordan. Byron, at least believes in better rotations and using true point guards for the system.

Or would another opportunity come again for Tony DiLeo, who did a great job with the team despite that Game 6 debacle. Who other than Ratliff expressed any (some honest) ill-will towards DiLeo?

I think by late December to early January, we will get a better sense of who the coach will be. Let’s just wish for the best!

GO SIXERS!! GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK ALLEN!

By: jjg

jjg — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:32:13 +0000

Tom, Nevermind. By Sam, I’ve gotten it! The ambiguity of the term “difference” – as in subtraction’s result [my figuring], or distance of 2 points per ratio division process [your figuring] ? – boggled temporarily. For this reader’s clarity, “differential” would’ve been a crisper, less fuzzy word choice.

The larger idea of your article – Sixers’ disheveled/alarming 3 pt. D and its recordsetting direction – was well put on a foundation of facts.

By: tk76

tk76 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:11:10 +0000

If you know basic statistics…

Brian and Depressedfan pointed out the Sixers are 2.5 standard deviations from the mean in 3pt% allowed. No other team is more than 1.5 SD worse than the norm.

That is like saying their 3pt defense is as bad compared to the rest of the league as Wilt or Shaq’s FT%.

By: jjg

jjg — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:36:36 +0000

Tom, It does indeed say that. But the difference between 42.0 % unsuccessful defending of the 3 and 38.6 unsuccessful defending of the 3 is 3.4 %. 8.1 reference confounds me. Maybe I’m missing something; if I am, please clarify.

By: tk76

tk76 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:28:31 +0000

And I butcher the english language with my poor grammar (to->too), so would likely misquote someone.

By: tk76

tk76 — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:26:54 +0000

The 10-13th men don’t bother me. If you need to rely on those guys you are already in trouble.

Iguodala’s defense also does not bother me. He description of the over-helping was more in line with the problem then anything we have heard from EJ. I’m not a fan of Iguodala’s whining ways, but I do think he is a good defender on most nights.

As for Dannie’s comments, it hard for me to argue with MLK. I’d love to be able to have a response ready quoting Gandhi or John wooden, but I’m to beat down to raise my game.

By: jjg

jjg — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:26:13 +0000

For what it’s worth, according to Ed Snider (for recent public consumption), he trustingly leaves all basketball decisions in the hands of Ed Stefanski.

By: Tom Moore

Tom Moore — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:19:41 +0000

Believe my story says “a startling difference of 8.1 percent.”

By: RRose

RRose — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:16:25 +0000

Bargain basement signings leads to a bargain basement team. Brezec, Carney, Ivey. Those are our free agent signings prior to Iverson. Those 3 guys are NBDL players at best. Brezec was out of the NBA altogether prior to his signing. I’ll give credit for the Kapono trade but if its about him then this teams off season aquisitions was the worse ever. ES and EJ signings are an indictment on the Sixers organization.