Comments on: Sixers vs. Memphis: Repeat Performance From Brand?

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:43:47 +0000

wow, those quotes are ridiculous. it shows that EJ is a terrible coach. how can you be an NBA coach and not take any blame/credit for a teams success/failures if you’re not a leader? Any good NBA PLAYER not even a COACH would take the blame for his team not playing the way they should with hustle and effort. in fact, i don’t even think hustle/effort is the issue with this team. they obviously have no clue how to rotate on defense. my coach in high school knows how to teach defense better than EJ. they also have terrible ball movement. they seriously hand off the ball at the top of the key for the first 5 seconds after they get passed half court each time they don’t have the ball n a fast break. the only time our team looks half decent is when they create turnovers and get on the fast break. even then they turn the ball over way too much due to the fact that they have no real ball handler at the point.

i know i bitched for about five minutes in this post, but i’ve been drinking wine all night with my girlfriend and i’m angry

By: Dannie

Dannie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:36:37 +0000

TK76 - Thanks for the quotes. I am going to post them along with my rant for the night.

By: tk76

tk76 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:28:00 +0000

…and:

tmoore on Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:19 pm
Jordan afterward: “There were two different teams out there tonight. One team (the Grizzlies) rallied around each other and the other team fragmented. I’m not going to sugar-coat it. We had five different guys go five separate ways. It’s about team vs. non-team. It’s a game we could’ve won if we’d have had some camaraderie and positive energy.”

…yes, this was another example of how, like on most nights, the Grizz, legendary for their team play and crisp execution steal the show. If only EJ could get the Sixers to show team play and execution that could match the all mighty Grizz.

BTW, this same Sixer squad was known for effort, energy, hustle and “camaraderie and positive energy” before this year. It was ironic how the lethargic Sixers made the grizz remind me of the plucky yet mediocre Sixers from the prior 2-3 years.

By: tk76

tk76 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:22:19 +0000

Another thing regarding EJ, from RealGM: by tmoore on Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:57 pm

ankle420breaker wrote:I don't suppose he mentioned anything about us getting out-rebounded by 20

He was asked about it. His response: "If you’re not a physical team ... It’s an old saying that if you don’t bite as puppies, you’re not going to bite as dogs. If you didn’t rebound as a young man or teenager, you ain’t going to rebound when it’s time to be a man. We just don’t happen to have those types of guys right now."There was no leadership. Coaches can do so much — getting up and clapping and cajoling and encouraging them in the huddle. It just didn’t happen. Their will and determination were just much higher than ours." ....Way to throw your team under the bus. Talk about leadership.

By: Dannie

Dannie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:19:48 +0000

If Jordan is here 2+ years the plan must be to lose as many games as possible secure top draft choices and find a way to trade nearly everyone on the roster. At that point you bring in a real coach and build the team from scratch.

By: tk76

tk76 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:14:20 +0000

Seriously, I thought Mo Cheeks was fighting above his weight, but even Mo and his love of all things small would hesitate before sending out a C/PF combo of Brand/Kapono in a tied ballgame (where you are already getting killed on the boards.)

I’m not saying Wooden on his best game gets this squad over .500, but I’m still worried about the influence Jordan might have on this young roster over the next 2+ seasons.

By: Dannie

Dannie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:04:41 +0000

Greek - Your post 23 and 26 are contradictions.

TK76 - Eddie Jordan is a moron and far from a leader. I hate this dude he has absolutely no clue how to coach. What the hell was Stefanski thinking? He got completely duped on this one which speaks to his intelligence as a GM.

I would not be surprised if Dileo is back coaching the team in 10 games.

By: The Greek

The Greek — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:52 +0000

This team put me to sleep in the second quarter, good thing that I woke up for the tremendous finale.

By: tk76

tk76 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:52:34 +0000

So talk me through E.J.’s thinking…

late in the 3rd, leading but being killed on the boards… so he decides to go small ball for the final 15 minutes.

A bit of a head scratcher from our fearless leader.

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:16:43 +0000

please, with the way the phillies/eagles/flyers have been performing in recent years, why should anyone support the worst team in the city? they suck and they make terrible front office decisions