Comments on: Sixers vs. Magic Playoff Series: Game 2

By: The Real Rob

The Real Rob — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 04:58:59 +0000

Main objectives for Sixers:
-Keep contesting that perimeter
-GET THOSE OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS (especially when Howard sits)
-TAKE BETTER CARE OF THE BALL
-IGGY MUST START OFF BETTER!! (then it opens things for others)

The Sixers MUST take care of their games at home and they need an all around effort from EVERYONE!!

Lou has to look back to Game 1 and see where he went right and look at Game 2 to see where he went wrong.

The free throw disparity is big.
Sixers: 12/18 (66.7%)
Magic: 22/30 (73.3%) w/o Howard: 19/23 (82.6%)

The point is the Sixers MUST be more aggressive and drive to the basket, especially when Howard is NOT on the floor. They had a tendency to settle for JUMPERS!! That is NOT Sixers Basketball.

Iggy must get off to a better start. That way it opens things up for Lou, Marshall, Ivey, and even others for possibly those perimeter shots, like in Game 1. The perimeter shooting was nonexistent in Game 2.

The Sixers had an opportunity to win this one and they did such a great job on Howard, Lewis, and Turkoglu. Ratliff and Dalembert in early foul trouble hurt us in that first– we could have made a huge run there. The key is to get those offensive rebounds and take better care of the ball. Really, DiLeo should have inserted Dalembert after Howard fouled out, that way he could get the rebounds and perhaps score on a couple lobs over Gortat.

NOW CALLING ALL SIXERS FANS, WE NEED EVERY SEAT TO BE FILLED FOR ALL POSTSEASON HOME GAMES!!!

GO SIXERS!!! WE HAVE HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE NOW, MAKE THE MOST OF IT!! DON’T GIVE UP GUYS!!

By: deepsixersued

deepsixersued — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:34:48 +0000

I hate to bring this up again but if Lou and Willie are not giving you anything AND you are getting outrebounded AND Lee is killing you go to a bigger lineup with Iggy on Lee and Thad on Turkaglu and Spieghts on Lewis, who killed us on the boards in the 4th quarter. Can Spieghts cover him, I would like to find out.

By: guest

guest — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 02:15:14 +0000

Dannie, I will be intrigued. We should have some interesting conversations after this game.

By: Dannie

Dannie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:58:17 +0000

I will post what concerns me in my post game.

By: deepsixersued

deepsixersued — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:56:29 +0000

Lou was getting a hot dog from a vendor before that layup, amazing!!!! Does he care about winning!! More Royal at the 2 next game to cover Lee, at least HE will give effort!! I don!t know why Sam gets forgotten, he ought to sit right next to Deleo when he leaves the game, coach, put me in!!!

By: Dannie

Dannie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:55:04 +0000

No it’s not concerning. Because at the end of the day did Ratliff or anyone else prevent critical Magic offensive rebounds at the end of the game?

By: guest

guest — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:46:17 +0000

Dannie is that still not concerning to you? When I see Evans has 4 rebounds in 8 minutes (all defensive) I don’t know how Sammy didn’t get any. Also considering Evans was also in on Dwight Howard.

By: Dannie

Dannie — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:42:22 +0000

I been realized that. You’d have to look at rebounds available in the 9 minutes. Andre Miller made every shot to start the game so there certainly wasn’t any offensive boards available.

By: guest

guest — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:40:24 +0000

Guys,

Hold on to all the “Why isn’t Sammy playing” talk. In 9 minutes he had 0 rebounds. I just realized that.

By: guest

guest — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:34:04 +0000

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GAME 1 AND GAME 2

Last game we shot more shots than they did.
This game they shot 5 more shots than we did.

We HAVE to rebound the ball on both ends if we want to win any games. It starts and ends with how many minutes Sammy plays. We have to get Dwight in foul trouble early so he doesn’t get our players in foul trouble.

What a let down. It’s the little things that won this game for the Magic.