Comments on: Sixers vs. Bulls Game Thread

By: Dannie

Dannie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:02:24 +0000

I like Perkins, he is tough and solid. His production isn't much different than Sam's though of the course of their careers.

Sam is a better rebounder and actually turns the ball over less. Perkins is a better low post offensive player and scores more efficiently and reliably inside and he is younger.

His temper is annoying and immature and sometimes costs his team points and time with him having to sit. He fits well with that team.

By: Dannie

Dannie — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:56:22 +0000

Meh, we need to stop posting per game stats without also supplying minutes per game for context. Post per 36/48 stats instead. Even better, post rebound rate instead.

By: jjg

jjg — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:39:57 +0000

I love Perkins’ serious attitude. Just hardworking & effectively aggressive inside, not borderline dirty and egocentric like Brand. Kendrick’s problem sometimes is controlling his temper. As stats indicate, he’s an NBA banger and solid contributor to a real contender. Don’t see that horse fadin’ soon.

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:39:04 +0000

“If we groom draft picks, chances are they won’t be any better.”

Dave T, I hope the thinking with the organization is NOT to replace Iguodala, but to replace his production. Something like this:

Alright, we need more rebounding from the backcourt/small forward players, can Jrue help there? Willie most likely won’t, so we definitely need someone more athletic and willing to rebound at SG, so that needs to be addressed… Wow, I look down the bench and there’s nothing, everyone down there wants to freakin’ shoot, who put this team together? Oh, that’s right, we did… Alright, let’s get this team more balanced.

We trade Iguodala, this whole team changes, and that’s the part of a potential trade I’m most excited about.

By: Zack

Zack — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 16:13:55 +0000

suede, these are Perkins’ numbers over the past 4 seasons:

season / fg% / rpg / ppg
06-07 .491 5.2 4.5

07-08 615 6.1 6.9

08-09 .577 8.2 8.5

09-10 .625 8.3 11.7

Notice the jump after they got Garnett, Allen and Thibodeau in 07-08? I’m worried he’s overachieving, and that he can only go down from there. I want a trade where there’s the potential for a fantastic surprise, like with Marc Gasol down in Memphis. This is the reason I don’t really want the Stoudemire trade – I think we’ve already seen STAT’s (as some Suns fans call him) ceiling, and the only improvement he can really make is in his mental makeup, a la Zach Randolph down in Memphis; do you see Stoudemire doing that in Philly? I don’t at all.

Still, you never know, maybe Phoenix would be willing to add Robin Lopez (finally, we’ll have an answer for Brook!) and do an Earl Clark for Thad swap, and Earl Clark busts out here. But we’d definitely need Eddie Jordan fired to make anything work.

By: jjg

jjg — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:49:22 +0000

Post-Bulls game commentary wouldn’t be complete without someone mentioning Willie G’s left side hop-and-soft pop 12 ft baseline bucket a la Big O to put ‘em up 5 with 50 seconds left. Beautiful execution in money time. The Sixers’ Forrest Gump (continually shows in every situation) is heartening. Once again, cheers to #33, dependable utility.

By: jjg

jjg — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:05:07 +0000

Dunleavy steps down as Clips coach, stays on as GM (Kim Hughes interim coach).
Alludes to possible activity before trade deadline.

By: deepsixersuede

deepsixersuede — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:52:12 +0000

Jkay, if you are over 4 million, you pay 8 million, I believe but there is revenue shared by the teams under the tax that you lose out on also, so you may lose an additional 5 to 10 million there also. If there was progress this year, no E. Jordan, than maybe it isn!t an issue but who knows what they are thinking?

By: jkay

jkay — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:44:20 +0000

suede: if what I know about the luxury tax is true, then 6ers would pay a dollar on every dollar. so just not getting over it is not that much relief financially. so just trading a Lou Williams ($5M ave.) and Jason Smith ($1.5-2M) would not be that much of a difference. Comcast entered this year knowing we’d be over the cap. its not like we took any new contracts. so where do they want the figure at? is it just for revenue purposes (balance sheet is heavy on the left) or are they actually trying to land a free agent this summer?

By: deepsixersuede

deepsixersuede — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 03:31:48 +0000

DaveT., it seems our G.M. may have recieved an ultimatum to get under the proposed luxury tax for next year. [speculation] Does he want to move Iggy? Doubtful; Does he have other options? Without giving up draft picks probably not. The N.B.A. system sucks and if they [comcast] aren!t willing to pay above the tax we have no shot at winning anyway.