Tom Thibodeau did not get a head coaching job (again), right?  Maybe there is a reason why and maybe EJ will be the guy to get us moving in the right direction.  Gotta give him a chance, clean slate and all that…at least for the first 10 games of the season anyway.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/chris_mannix/10/02/sixers/

This is why I REALLY think Brand and Iguodala will benefit most from EJ’s system of motion offense: weakside cutters.  You cannot ask for a better trio of athletes on our team at the F spots then Iguodala, Thad and Speights.  If Brand is co-piloting the PG position from the high-mid post, we have the talent, quickness and size to out work and out smart teams in a half court offense given our athleticism and someone with the savvy of Brand with the ball in his hands in the middle.

Having Kapono and Carney sitting in the corners are nice options as well (still wish we would have gone for R Butler as well though…I’ll take defense, rebounding and 3 point shooting over one dimentional 3 point shooting any day though).

Have Brand playing the Chris Webber role/position circa 1999-2002 in Sacramento.  His number during those seasons were phenomenal in terms of his scoring, rebounding, passing and field goal %.  Have Brand as the focal point at the elbows and top of the key making decisions on passing to cutters, potentially dump down high low to Sam if he has a clear dunk opportunity and allow him to shoot his face up shot, use his dribble penetration and quickness and mix in some post up opportunities depending on match-ups.

Make Brand the centerpiece in terms of facilitating the P.O.

Also I really don’t know what is all the fuss about Sam working on his jump shooting.  I’d prefer it over any other offensive development.  I won’t go so far as to pigeon hold anyone and say it’s too late to learn something new that is a bit tougher to get a handle on like post offense.  But I think that would be wasted development time in Sammy’s case because he will never get the touches in games to make any post offensive improvement worth it.

Where he could impact the offense positively is if he can hit the short corner jumper with consistency, increase his free throw % and his elbow jumper FG%.  These are where we want him taking shots.  These are simple positions on the floor and easier/uncontested shot attempts for Sam.

This is been my point of emphasis for the second half of his time in Philly.  Why aren’t they just developing him into a 15-17 foot set shooting center.  Why is there even discussion about post play.  It’s a waste of development time and practice reps in the scope of what actually happens in games.

There is a enough reporting out there for the casual fan to get their general information about the team.  But she has a dedicated Sixers blog the conversation and coverage should be more indepth.

As a passer Speights makes quick decisions.  The ball is in and out of his hands quickly.  That does not make him a great passer per say, but does help maintain offensive flow and will be important in this offensive scheme.

This is one of my concerns with Sam.  He overthinks and holds onto the ball or tries to make a fancy pass.  Sam can actually pull off some creative passes, but I’d rather see him make quick, simple pases.  Hopefully we will see improvement from Sam in this are- given this is the first coaching staff that is really working with him on his passing.  Would be great to see Sam actually add something to his game