Comments on: Sixers Progression http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:41:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Sixers at the Halfway Point http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-11156 Sixers at the Halfway Point Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:08:04 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-11156 [...] whether this would be the case had Cheeks not been fired or Brand not been hurt.  That is why question marks still remain.  We still don’t know who this team is when they are 100% healthy.  Are they the [...] [...] whether this would be the case had Cheeks not been fired or Brand not been hurt.  That is why question marks still remain.  We still don’t know who this team is when they are 100% healthy.  Are they the [...]

]]> By: The Greek http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10816 The Greek Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:01:32 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10816 Ed, I know that you read this blog.  Please consider it because I would like for us to win a title before I die! Ed, I know that you read this blog.  Please consider it because I would like for us to win a title before I die!

]]> By: The Greek http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10815 The Greek Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:00:15 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10815 ?  What do we do with Miller at the deadline?  Do we keep him and let him walk after the season thus losing his money slot?  Do we re-sign him to a three year 32-36 million dollar contract?  Or do we make a play for the future and make this trade.. Andre Miller and Reggie Evans for  Jerryd Bayless, and Raef LaFrentz? The salaries match up.  The blazers would take it to another level with Miller as there pg, and being that there softer then a pillow having a guy like Evans would be great for them.  The Blazers announcers were begging for a guy like evans the other day.  Plus Reggie did play with Nate McMillan in seattle so they know each other.  LaFrentz's contract runs expires after this season.  And Bayless does have deep range.  ?  What do we do with Miller at the deadline?  Do we keep him and let him walk after the season thus losing his money slot?  Do we re-sign him to a three year 32-36 million dollar contract?  Or do we make a play for the future and make this trade..

Andre Miller and Reggie Evans for  Jerryd Bayless, and Raef LaFrentz?

The salaries match up.  The blazers would take it to another level with Miller as there pg, and being that there softer then a pillow having a guy like Evans would be great for them.  The Blazers announcers were begging for a guy like evans the other day.  Plus Reggie did play with Nate McMillan in seattle so they know each other.  LaFrentz’s contract runs expires after this season.  And Bayless does have deep range. 

]]> By: Rob http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10810 Rob Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:42:48 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10810 Brand seemed most effective at the "5" when they play small ball.  I think he knows his body more than anybody and understands what strides the team has gone through in his absence.  The other thing people forget is that he is a high IQ player, which was one of the many reasons why we signed Brand.  In Movember, we were just standing around while we were star-gazing at our two-time All-Star (sound familiar?).  Hopefully, he will be able to kick the ball out in time for our other players on the offensive end and hopefully hit the threes as was expected by us fans and management.  Luckily for this season, management is pulling the strings and we are (and hopefully) beginning to see the team we envisioned over the long, (dynamite Sixer offseason) summer!  It would be great if he comes back tonight against the Spurs, we need a guy who really knows Duncan's game and his experience in the West really helps. Out West, the games are more uptempo and he can play through that!  He did it with the Clippers, including that magical year where they advanced to the second round and lost in seven to the Suns.  In the East, the tempo is a bit slower overall, but the Sixers play like a Western team. Any extra bodies on Duncan really helps!  Brand is the anchor, while Dalembert can block the shot thanks to Brand's weakside help.  That way, we have 3.5 interior one-on-one defenders (including Ratliff and a little bit of Speights) on Duncan, who must be guarded one-on-one due to their team's stellar three point shooting.  That way our guards and small forwards can focus on defending the perimeter.  There is that trust factor on who is guarding who.  Dalembert is a good one-on-one defender who gets into foul trouble partially due to his teammates overhelping him and it alters what he originally wanted to do defensively.  When Brand did play and after every dead possession, he would talk to teammates about any turnovers or mistakes they committed and talk about what to do on the next possession.  We need to implement a 1.5 team strategy (one-on-one with a partial double teaming on the weakside along with the shot clock awareness.    Now, we just have to be sharper on the  defensive end for 48 (or more) minutes!  Get those defensive rebounds and watch out for the perimeter shooters (especially Mason)! Also, the Spurs signed Austin Croshere to a 10-day contract!!        Brand seemed most effective at the “5″ when they play small ball.  I think he knows his body more than anybody and understands what strides the team has gone through in his absence.  The other thing people forget is that he is a high IQ player, which was one of the many reasons why we signed Brand.  In Movember, we were just standing around while we were star-gazing at our two-time All-Star (sound familiar?).  Hopefully, he will be able to kick the ball out in time for our other players on the offensive end and hopefully hit the threes as was expected by us fans and management.  Luckily for this season, management is pulling the strings and we are (and hopefully) beginning to see the team we envisioned over the long, (dynamite Sixer offseason) summer!  It would be great if he comes back tonight against the Spurs, we need a guy who really knows Duncan’s game and his experience in the West really helps. Out West, the games are more uptempo and he can play through that!  He did it with the Clippers, including that magical year where they advanced to the second round and lost in seven to the Suns.  In the East, the tempo is a bit slower overall, but the Sixers play like a Western team. Any extra bodies on Duncan really helps!  Brand is the anchor, while Dalembert can block the shot thanks to Brand’s weakside help.  That way, we have 3.5 interior one-on-one defenders (including Ratliff and a little bit of Speights) on Duncan, who must be guarded one-on-one due to their team’s stellar three point shooting.  That way our guards and small forwards can focus on defending the perimeter.  There is that trust factor on who is guarding who.  Dalembert is a good one-on-one defender who gets into foul trouble partially due to his teammates overhelping him and it alters what he originally wanted to do defensively.  When Brand did play and after every dead possession, he would talk to teammates about any turnovers or mistakes they committed and talk about what to do on the next possession.  We need to implement a 1.5 team strategy (one-on-one with a partial double teaming on the weakside along with the shot clock awareness.    Now, we just have to be sharper on the  defensive end for 48 (or more) minutes!  Get those defensive rebounds and watch out for the perimeter shooters (especially Mason)!

Also, the Spurs signed Austin Croshere to a 10-day contract!!       

]]> By: The Greek http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10797 The Greek Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:35:23 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10797 Jkay, I respect your opinion but I disagree on the level of  energy that he brings.  His niche should be coming off the bench for s spark just as he did early on in the season when he was one of the few players who was actually playing well.   With Brand coming back and Speights development,  Willie is the odd man out.    Jkay, I respect your opinion but I disagree on the level of  energy that he brings.  His niche should be coming off the bench for s spark just as he did early on in the season when he was one of the few players who was actually playing well.   With Brand coming back and Speights development,  Willie is the odd man out.   

]]> By: jkay http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10795 jkay Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:28:08 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10795 well forgive me not DNP-CD....but DiLeo's deciding to play him. thats fine enough for me. well forgive me not DNP-CD….but DiLeo’s deciding to play him. thats fine enough for me.

]]> By: jkay http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10794 jkay Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:26:30 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10794 Greek - Willie Green is the guard equivalent of Reggie Evans this season. his value lies in more than production; he brings energy. dunno what thats worth to you but i think that has been key to the bench play. you wanna sit him DNP-CD fine, but don't think you won't miss something. i think he even plays better defense than some of our starters on the 2-guards, which is strange. Greek – Willie Green is the guard equivalent of Reggie Evans this season. his value lies in more than production; he brings energy. dunno what thats worth to you but i think that has been key to the bench play. you wanna sit him DNP-CD fine, but don’t think you won’t miss something. i think he even plays better defense than some of our starters on the 2-guards, which is strange.

]]> By: The Greek http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10790 The Greek Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:09:59 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10790 Every single minute that Willie Greene plays is a worthless minute.   He should be getting 6-8 minutes max a game sprinkled in there with man. Also Speights minutes need to go up, this kid is too damn good.  I would like to see his minutes be pushed up to about 30 minutes, with sam getting 14 and theo getting 4 minutes.  Speights and Brand together is just money! Every single minute that Willie Greene plays is a worthless minute.   He should be getting 6-8 minutes max a game sprinkled in there with man.

Also Speights minutes need to go up, this kid is too damn good.  I would like to see his minutes be pushed up to about 30 minutes, with sam getting 14 and theo getting 4 minutes.  Speights and Brand together is just money!

]]> By: deepsixersuede http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10783 deepsixersuede Fri, 16 Jan 2009 13:15:28 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10783 With our style I think 36 min. should be the max. for anybody, we have to keep the energy up. I have 2 questions, can Elton be put in the same role of Thad lately, and can Thad take over Willies role because I don!t want to mess with Iggy at all. Thad, when not spotting up has been real effective 15 ft. from the basket and Elton, from what I saw earlier in the year can be effective facing the basket and actually seems to be a better passer facing the basket.Other than shooting the 3 Elton should be able to play Thad!s role. As far as Willie!s role , Ithink Thad has become more aggressive lately and has been driving more to the hoop so hopefully he won!t fall into that  "sit in the corner and shoot the jumper " trap that he got into earlier in the year. Dannie, I still feel a post player by committee ap[proach works for this team and if Elton gets over 50 % of his points from 10 to 15 ft. I have no problem with it. Who loses minutes; Willie-10,Reggie-5 ,Sam-5,Thad-5, and Iggy -5 and the others a couple. The key for Deleo will be to use Reggie,Ivey and Willie whenever our intensity falters and I think Willie starts till Elton gets comfortable but than we go back to our starting lineup at the beginning of the year. With our style I think 36 min. should be the max. for anybody, we have to keep the energy up. I have 2 questions, can Elton be put in the same role of Thad lately, and can Thad take over Willies role because I don!t want to mess with Iggy at all. Thad, when not spotting up has been real effective 15 ft. from the basket and Elton, from what I saw earlier in the year can be effective facing the basket and actually seems to be a better passer facing the basket.Other than shooting the 3 Elton should be able to play Thad!s role. As far as Willie!s role , Ithink Thad has become more aggressive lately and has been driving more to the hoop so hopefully he won!t fall into that  “sit in the corner and shoot the jumper ” trap that he got into earlier in the year. Dannie, I still feel a post player by committee ap[proach works for this team and if Elton gets over 50 % of his points from 10 to 15 ft. I have no problem with it. Who loses minutes; Willie-10,Reggie-5 ,Sam-5,Thad-5, and Iggy -5 and the others a couple. The key for Deleo will be to use Reggie,Ivey and Willie whenever our intensity falters and I think Willie starts till Elton gets comfortable but than we go back to our starting lineup at the beginning of the year.

]]> By: Dannie http://www.reclinergm.com/sixers-progression/#comment-10781 Dannie Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:55:09 +0000 http://www.reclinergm.com/?p=3717#comment-10781 I agree with Brian I don't think the Sixers need Iguodala to play 41 minutes every game.  38 on average is just fine.  Of course minutes are always on a game-by-game basis if he is on a tear by all means he should stay on the floor as long as possible to take advantage of the hot hand. I agree with Brian I don’t think the Sixers need Iguodala to play 41 minutes every game.  38 on average is just fine.  Of course minutes are always on a game-by-game basis if he is on a tear by all means he should stay on the floor as long as possible to take advantage of the hot hand.

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