Sixers at Heat open thread 11/05/08
by Jordan Sams on Nov 5, 2008 10:00 AM PST
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Philadelphia 76ers at Miami Heat, Nov 5, 2008 4:30 PM PST
A 4:30 start time! Yes! Now I don't have to blaze though traffic to get home in time for tip-off. Tonight we get our first look at Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat and it's another game we should win. It will be important to see if we can get in a nice groove after slaughtering the Kings, especially against the Heat and Magic, two potential playoff teams. Just last week, we beat down the Knicks in the same fashion that we beat the Kings and then went on the road and blew a 23-point lead to a considerably worse team. Tonight we are put in the same exact situation. Let's hope for different results.
We really can't play better than we did on Monday, so the same type of effort should be more than enough to get a W. However; with a dude like D-Wade on the opposing bench, I'm never completely confident. I am really looking forward to seeing him, Beasley, Marion, my fantasy stud Mario Chalmers and their new coach (Erik Spoelstra) in action. As always, check out Peninsula is Mightier for the Miami Heat point of view. And one more thing of note, I will be super geeked if Mo rolls with M16 as the backup big instead of Reggie Evans. It worked last game and if Speights continues to impress like he has, it will be hard to keep him off the court.
TV: Comcast SportsNet
Record: 2-2
Prediction: 109-105 Sixers
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Yeah
West Coast bias. Sorry.
Where will you be when the Sixers hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy? Hopefully Liberty Ballers.
And I'm home.
I will now listen to the League Pass music for the next 11 minutes.
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more announcers i don't like
yes!
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iggy missed jumper
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what's with everyone getting mohawks?
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shot clock violation
sammy d pump faked for like 5 sec at the 3 point line. horrible.
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Iggy another missed jumper
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Sluggish start.
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Nice move from Thad
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
Thaddeus.
Gorgeous spin move!
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Erik Spoelstra looks 18 years old.
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Iggy with two quick fouls.
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Kareem Rush in.
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Even though the announcers says it's lou.
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Air ball from Rush.
Yikes.
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11-2 heat
timeout sixers
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Let me tell you.
Michael Beasley is a great actor.
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Thaddeus for 3!!!!!
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My god
Thaddeus another 3 with a hand in his face.
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Very sloppy out there.
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15-10 heat
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The Andre's aren't playing well.
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Apparently Thad worked with Mark Price this off-season.
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Speights!
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Speights with the hustle, but noting to show for it.
Might have been fouled.
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24-17 end of 1
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A little rusty, but we're still in it.
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Thad has 12 points.
What a stud.
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Speights with the tip in?
I didn’t see it.
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Iggy
come one dude.
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Down 14
timeout sixers.
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Not looking good.
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The heat are a horrible team – this isn’t bad – this is embarassing – this is WTF is Mo doing to get them ready for games?
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:17 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah but Jimmy and Shane got golden gloves – they’re l33t baby
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:45 PM PST up reply actions
Last year
we seemed to get up for every single game because we we’re the underdogs. This year…not so much.
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Andre Miller just pump faked the Heat to death.
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What a stupid foul by Dalembert.
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Dude, if you had a nickel for every time you could say that you’d be a very rich man.
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Elton is playing poorly too.
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Thad and maybe Lou the only bright spots.
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This is not fun at all.
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21 point game.
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12 freaking turnovers and 4 assists. .312 field goal percentage.
Too soon to say anything, but early signs indicate that this team has not improved.
I don't know what to tell ya man.
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Anyone who thought Andre Miller was even going to be the same he was last year, let alone better, was deluding themselves
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Unfortunately.
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It's still early, but begs the question
What do we do with him if we’re still mediocre at the deadline?
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If the sixers are still mediocre at the deadline he’ll have no trade value whatsoever probably.
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:42 PM PST up reply actions
Somebody will want a vet point guard or an expiring contract.
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If the sixers are that mediocre by the trade deadline, andre miller is going to be one of the primary suspects as to why so his trade value as a player will have plummeted – and again – expiring contracts don’t seem to have the value people on here seem to think
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
At least Thaddeus is still good.
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Thad for 3.
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not human
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If your expectations involved some sort of finals appearance, even in the conference, they were probably too high to start with :)
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:46 PM PST up reply actions
Before the season started: 50 wins and winning a playoff round. Now: 40 wins and a first round loss again.
lol
20 games in I’ll revisit my prediction.
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Nah, I think they’ll round into shape winning a playoff round – i mean the bottom half of the east is still weak in my opinion…but they won’t make past the second round
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:50 PM PST up reply actions
At least I have Amare on my fantasy team right?
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I have thad – but for some reasono forgot to play shawn marion today – thought the nose would keep him out – but remembered to play thad
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:57 PM PST up reply actions
So – i’m curios – to the few here – at what has to happen for you to say ‘mo should be fired’?
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 5:59 PM PST reply actions
Less than 40 wins?
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Well see – i never thought Mo should have been hired but he had many defenders – and people think he did a ‘great’ coaching job cause the sixers made the playoffs last year (though some don’t feel that was an ‘over’ achievement)
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
Andre Miller with another horrible turnover.
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Andre Miller with his 351st bad pass this game.
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Andre Iguodala has come out with a ton of energy this half.
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19 turnovers
We suck tonight.
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Dalembert reminds me of the way I play b-ball in real life.
Explains why I’m sitting here lol.
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Single digit lead!
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Elton just got destroyed
but they called a travel.
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Well Dwade's healthy.
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lol
“Philly cut the lead to 11 and Miami has pumped it back up to 11!”
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Lou is good too.
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Geez Lou
You and Thad are studs.
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Another run
Maybe we can pull this game out?
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Maybe not.
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I don’t even want to look at the box score for this game do i?
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 6:41 PM PST reply actions
Young guy jitters?
I need him to be more consistent to play him every night
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
i was wondering the same thing. i didnt see much of the second half but i see he finished with 19 pts. 17 of them came in the first half. Did they just stopping passing him the ball where he could shoot or was he just missing shots?
Kind of both.
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At least we shot our free throws well.
Where will you be when the Sixers hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy? Hopefully Liberty Ballers.
Shame they missed that 3 – sixers deserve to lose by 30
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 6:57 PM PST reply actions
Mario Chalmers
benched him in fantasy. 9 steals. Awesome.
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Now I remember why I was upset Philly couldn't get him in a draft night deal.
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Speights has 10 boards – did reggie get any minutes tonight or did speights get them all – i’ve had it on but barely paid attention
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 6:59 PM PST reply actions
both got 16
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Well – it’s a start….i need to see reggies minutes go down and Speights numbers go up
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 7:01 PM PST up reply actions
Speights
6 points 10 boards.
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“If barack obama can be present, then we can win games”
Shut Up Wade
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 7:02 PM PST reply actions
Is there any web site that presents quarter by quarter stats?
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 7:02 PM PST reply actions
None that I know of.
Where will you be when the Sixers hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy? Hopefully Liberty Ballers.
Does anybody else feel that when Green is on the floor it looks like he thinks he has to do all the scoring? Every time i would flip to the game it seemed like he was trying to cut to the basket and there would be somebody open up top or in the corners and instead of passing he would just shoot it anyways. (almost always missing).
Well yeah – he’s been doing that since he got here – how is this news?
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
i know i just cant believe none of the coaches or other players have not already slapped him and try to tell him he is not the only one. I hope Ed trades/releases him, but i think Mo, for some strange reason, likes him. Im venting. Its crazy how we can go from scoring 125 one night, granted against sacramento, and then not even break 80 the very next game. Too much inconsistency.
A Vent thread is up.
Vent away.
Where will you be when the Sixers hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy? Hopefully Liberty Ballers.
Yes mo seems to like him – i’ve been complaining about willie green for years now – don’t expect me to change now – one of the MANY reasons mo should be fired is his unhealthy dedication to this piece of basketball flotsam
and no one ois going to trade for willie green unless you take worse back – thanks BK for that awful contract
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 7:18 PM PST up reply actions
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