Comments on: Sixers Still Can’t Shoot, Drop Third Straight in Loss to the Heat

By: Johnnylaptop

Johnnylaptop — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:49:31 +0000

I agree with BSKI, about his lineup, it makes the most sense, get back to playing solid defense, and that will open our running game which is our only hope for succsess this year. Rob made a good point with Green coming off the bench, he can run, plays defense, and when his shots falling give him more min. GO SIXERS

By: Tom Moore

Tom Moore — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:30:36 +0000

Asked Dalembert if he would’ve been willing to give up his 15 percent trade kicker — worth roughly $3.4 million — if it would’ve allowed him to be traded prior to Thursday’s deadline. His answer: “I’m not even to that point. I leave that business to other people.”

By: Rob

Rob — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:57:50 +0000

Actually, Green was better coming off the bench. He was more in control and the threes were falling for him then.

Maybe Iggy was just rusty to begin with regardless of what position. Had Miller, Lou, and Iggy avoided those slow starts, who knows where this team would have been.

But in tonight’s game, something’s gotta give here. Both of these teams are struggling teams. One has a better road record, than home record. The other just coughed up the last meeting due to a huge drought. Both teams are without a win after the All-Star break! I think the Sixers might eek through. Watch out for Lopez!

By: jjg

jjg — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:27:36 +0000

That qualifies us all for 10-day contracts. See ya at the tryout!

By: bski

bski — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:26:41 +0000

Yeah Morty, I’m definitely talking short run here.

By: The Greek

The Greek — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:22:27 +0000

As policy of the 76′ers a shooting guard must be 6′3 or less. He must not be able to hit three point shots, never make the right passes, and chuck up a s many bad shots as possible.

By: Morty

Morty — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:03:16 +0000

bski: I’d side with your lineup in the short run. Long run, especially if Miller is resigned, I think I side with jjg that you need a true SG i.e. one that can shoot.

By: jjg

jjg — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:57:01 +0000

bski, If a rainbow jumper clangs off the rim in a forest of big men, does that count for any points?

By: bski

bski — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:49:10 +0000

MORTY & GREEK……I know. It’s just frustrating to have such limited options.

As per DiLeo, Rush and Marshall are both out of the equation due to their lack of defense.

Moving Iguodala to SG really is our best move at this point. Ivey can be the first guard off the bench, with Lou and Willie getting minutes as their production dictates.

This would mean starting Thad at SF, which opens up the starting PF spot for…..my vote would be for Speights, with Evans coming off the bench.

Dalembert continues to start at C, with Ratliff coming off the bench.

The way I see it, that’s about the best we can do for now.

By: jjg

jjg — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:38:23 +0000

Morty, Despite recent slump, Green is a better all-around player than Williams every day of the week. I won’t bore you with statistics. Damning with faint praise though. Overall, it is a thin guard line, no question.

Iguodala is not a shooting guard, though he’s plenty active on the perimeter. If you want to sacrifice on that important position and play him there by default in order to field team’s longest, leapingest unit, that’s an option. Not a dandy one for long imo. Is he a playmaker, a shooter, a defender, a rebounder? No. A jack of all trades, a master of none. Shoulda let him walk at that price tag.