Sixers vs. Champs open thread 11/28/08
by jsams
on Nov 28, 2008 10:28 AM PST
Philadelphia @ Boston
Tonight the struggling Sixers travel to Boston to face the 14-2 Celtics. At first glance, a struggling seven win team, on the road, against the defending champion Celtics looks like a huge mismatch, and it is, but I have hope.
First off, I'm an overly optimistic Sixers fan that believes they'll turn it around soon and begin living up to expectations. Secondly, I remember what happened last year. The Sixers went into Boston and went toe-to-toe with the champs. They came out with a huge victory, one that ranked third on my top 10 games of the season. There's no reason they can't do it again, especially with Elton Brand on their side. A dramatic win in Boston would be the perfect remedy to the disappointing start to the season. This team can't suck forever right?
Check out CelticsBlog for the other point of view.
Keys to the game:
-The Sixers have to use better judgement on defensive rotations play better perimeter defense. They cannot leave Ray Allen or Paul Pierce to double-team, especially at the end of games. We've already seen it happen with Mike Miller and Rashard Lewis and both made the Sixers pay. Ray Allen is on my fantasy team, but I'd rather not see him drop 25 threes on the Sixers tonight.
-The Andres have to play better. Both players are shooting under 43% on the season. One of them needs to stop trying to show off and committing stupid turnovers. The other needs to not jack up half-court shots with three seconds remaining in the game. (Sorry, I had to do it.) Both guys need to step it up if Philly has a chance.
And here's an interesting little nugget regarding Andre Miller. Andre Miller's field goal percentage sucks. Did you know that Andre Miller has had a worse field goal percentage only once in his career? The season was 2002-2003. A teammate of his was Elton Brand. Coincidence? I'm not sure, but something has to be said, when Andre Miller has his two worst shooting percentages with Elton as his teammate. He shot 40% that season, by the way.
-The bench has to play better, specifically Lou Williams. A field goal percentage of 33% just isn't going to cut it.
-Substitutions. Marreese Speights deserves more minutes. Stop playing Reggie Evans and give his minutes to Speights.
-Half-court offense. Most times the Sixers look confused and discombobulated in the half-court set. The possession usually ends in a horrible, low percentage shot. That's on Cheeks.
-Maybe Willie Green will sit out with indigestion from to o much green bean casserole. One can only hope.
Let's go Sixers!
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Record: 7-8
Prediction: 98-87 Celtics (Going with the anti-jinx tonight)
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Anti Jinxes don’t work when you point them out :)
Sixers are going to get run tonight – the celtics are great on both ends of the floor
by jemagee on Nov 28, 2008 1:45 PM PST 0 recs
Maybe someone will be on fire tonight.
45 from EB?
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 2:03 PM PST
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Don't have too good of feeling about this game.
Hopefully I’m wrong.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:29 PM PST 0 recs
Tommy Heinsohn
Ugh, not a fan.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:31 PM PST 0 recs
Looks like we got the throwbacks on tonight.
Every home weekend game of the year and apparently sometimes on the road.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:32 PM PST 0 recs
Ideal scenario
Sixers win by 10, Ray Allen scores 75.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:33 PM PST 0 recs
haha yea and we win 85-75 right?
Look, our star RB is nowhere near 100%, our backup RB is out, and our 3rd string RB goes down when defenders blow in his general direction.
by Remis on
Nov 28, 2008 4:35 PM PST
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yes!
I need him to do well for fantasy, but the sixers come first.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 4:40 PM PST
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This is one of those games where you look at how they play, not whether they win or lose…no one expects them to win so let’s see how the defense responds to the poor perimeter defense and end of game collapse against Orlando…let’s see if the half court offense exist….did mo come up with plays for thaddeus young yet….do the sixers remember in the first half that they have elton brand…how will they be on the glass
by jemagee on Nov 28, 2008 4:40 PM PST 0 recs
No doubt.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 4:41 PM PST
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The picture is horrible.
All I see is fuzzy little dudes.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:42 PM PST 0 recs
Bad start
fallaway by Dalembert.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:43 PM PST 0 recs
Then Iggy throws it away
after a nice steal on PP
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:43 PM PST 0 recs
Sam can’t catch
KG fouled Andre on the dunk attempt – KG is a pussy
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 4:43 PM PST
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Sloppy start
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:44 PM PST 0 recs
lol
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 4:45 PM PST
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Sam sucks man.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:45 PM PST 0 recs
Hopefully Elton will carry us.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:46 PM PST 0 recs
back court violation not called – nice home court advantage
by jemagee on Nov 28, 2008 4:46 PM PST 0 recs
Tommy point's are gay.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:46 PM PST 0 recs
Very sloppy for the Sixers.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:48 PM PST 0 recs
I'm going to give myself a quick haircut.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:50 PM PST 0 recs
Back
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:51 PM PST 0 recs
My goodness
Sixers look like a high school team.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:52 PM PST 0 recs
At least the Sixers are getting a good look at what great defense looks like.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:53 PM PST 0 recs
Iggy with a nice move..
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:54 PM PST 0 recs
Horrible outlet pass
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:56 PM PST 0 recs
Theo instead of M16
meh!
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:57 PM PST 0 recs
And Willie's in too.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:58 PM PST 0 recs
16-10
timeout
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 4:58 PM PST 0 recs
How is that not a foul?
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:02 PM PST 0 recs
Oh yeah?
Anything good?
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:03 PM PST
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Interesting, if you ignore that they come from specific vendors and just look at the recipes
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 5:04 PM PST
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Why couldn't we have traded AI for
Rondo and Jefferson?
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:02 PM PST 0 recs
Cause the GM at the time thought AI and Weber would work…idiot
And trading Iverson to the celtics would have ‘hurt more’ so you make them pay more – stupid tradition
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 5:04 PM PST
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I agree
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:04 PM PST
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Yeah he is.
He’s been playing well as of late.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:05 PM PST
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Andre Miller
is our designated “clutch shooter” apparently.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:05 PM PST 0 recs
How 'bout Eric Gordon's game the other night man?
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:06 PM PST 0 recs
I saw – but i only have 6 spots a night like i said – so other guys come first and i just obtained ben gordon :)
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 5:07 PM PST
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But at least you have him and one of your opponents don't.
Are you on ESPN or Yahoo or what?
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:08 PM PST
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yahoo keeper league inherited my team – 2 keepers – kept marion and durant – got my 3rd option (rashard lewis) back in the draft – 9i’m not great at fantasy
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 5:10 PM PST
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Nice
Keepers are sweet.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:11 PM PST
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This is an odd lineup.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:09 PM PST 0 recs
yea i’m going to try to get dalembert deported back to haiti…
Look, our star RB is nowhere near 100%, our backup RB is out, and our 3rd string RB goes down when defenders blow in his general direction.
by Remis on Nov 28, 2008 5:09 PM PST 0 recs
The Haitian Sensation.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:11 PM PST
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That sounds nasty.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:13 PM PST
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how about the haitian son of a bitch who sucks at the game of basketball yet gets paid 10 million to do shit that i can do
Look, our star RB is nowhere near 100%, our backup RB is out, and our 3rd string RB goes down when defenders blow in his general direction.
by Remis on
Nov 28, 2008 6:20 PM PST
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Is this game officially over yet?
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:11 PM PST 0 recs
Speights goes for the pump fake every time.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:15 PM PST 0 recs
Aired Free Throw!
Reggie
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:16 PM PST 0 recs
I can’t believe that the shot clock is sponsored on Celtics broadcasts
I can’t believe reggie evans is in the game
by jemagee on Nov 28, 2008 5:17 PM PST 0 recs
Glen is Reggie Evans 2.0
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:19 PM PST 0 recs
A Lou-Will sighting.
Nice.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:19 PM PST 0 recs
Brand's trying to carry us.
The rest of the team sucks.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:25 PM PST 0 recs
I almost liked last year's team better.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:27 PM PST 0 recs
Not in the beginning of the season you didn’t – last season they were also horrible early and Thaddeus Young couldn’t get off the bench, and Reggie Evans and Willie Green were starting.
Sound familiar?
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 5:28 PM PST
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Maybe if Speights starts to get Thaddeus Young time
the team will turn around.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:29 PM PST
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Except Andre Miller isn’t even CLOSE to as good as he was last year and Iguodala is still pressing
and Mo’s still the coach
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 5:33 PM PST
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We also have Elton Brand and a much better Thaddeus though.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:35 PM PST
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WIth Mo calling the ‘plays’ and running the patterns and Andre Miller ‘running’ the point i don’t think it matters
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 5:36 PM PST
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28 points at half.
Awesome.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:37 PM PST 0 recs
This game is making left over turkey seem not enjoyable for dinner
by jemagee on Nov 28, 2008 5:44 PM PST 0 recs
I've eaten a ton in the past 36 hours.
These 2 days off have been magical for my health.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:45 PM PST
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Note to all movie studios – the trailers for 7 pounds are GOOD trailers – they grab your interest without giving away the entire movie
by jemagee on Nov 28, 2008 5:48 PM PST 0 recs
I still like Will Smith in comedies better.
But yeah, Seven Pounds looks solid.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:50 PM PST
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Well I lost all respect for Will Smith once i found out about his secret Sceintology school, and that he was a scientologist at all…but I think he’s quite talented, in any kind of movie
by jemagee on
Nov 28, 2008 5:53 PM PST
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I'm with you on that one.
I miss the Fresh Prince Will.
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by jsams on
Nov 28, 2008 5:54 PM PST
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Man I don't know where we go from here.
I guess this is our team.
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by jsams on Nov 28, 2008 5:51 PM PST 0 recs
No – this isn’t the team – if the team continues to play like this and Mo doesn’t get fired, it’s a travesty
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