Sixers at Heat open thread 11/05/08
by jsams 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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by “4:30 start time” you mean “7:30 start time” right?
by waltpsu on Nov 5, 2008 1:37 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
West Coast bias. Sorry.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 2:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
haha yea i read that and was worried i had missed the game.
by Ben16 on Nov 5, 2008 2:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
And I'm home.
I will now listen to the League Pass music for the next 11 minutes.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
more announcers i don't like
yes!
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
iggy missed jumper
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
what's with everyone getting mohawks?
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
shot clock violation
sammy d pump faked for like 5 sec at the 3 point line. horrible.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Iggy another missed jumper
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:45 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Sluggish start.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:46 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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"
by Whodie126 on Nov 5, 2008 4:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thaddeus.
Gorgeous spin move!
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:47 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Erik Spoelstra looks 18 years old.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Iggy with two quick fouls.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Kareem Rush in.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Even though the announcers says it's lou.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
they look tired
"I need to do a better job of putting players in the right position to perennially come up short of expectations"
by Whodie126 on Nov 5, 2008 4:49 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Air ball from Rush.
Yikes.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:49 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
11-2 heat
timeout sixers
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:50 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Let me tell you.
Michael Beasley is a great actor.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thaddeus for 3!!!!!
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
My god
Thaddeus another 3 with a hand in his face.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Very sloppy out there.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:56 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
15-10 heat
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 4:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
The Andre's aren't playing well.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Apparently Thad worked with Mark Price this off-season.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Speights!
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Speights with the hustle, but noting to show for it.
Might have been fouled.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:05 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
24-17 end of 1
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
A little rusty, but we're still in it.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:08 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thad has 12 points.
What a stud.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:10 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Speights with the tip in?
I didn’t see it.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Iggy
come one dude.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Down 14
timeout sixers.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:16 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Not looking good.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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 0 recs
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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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Andre Miller just pump faked the Heat to death.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:21 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
What a stupid foul by Dalembert.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:23 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Elton is playing poorly too.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thad and maybe Lou the only bright spots.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:28 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
This is not fun at all.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:30 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
21 point game.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:31 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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.
by FuquaManuel on Nov 5, 2008 5:33 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
I don't know what to tell ya man.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:34 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Andre Miller is a complete fuck up right now.
by FuquaManuel on Nov 5, 2008 5:34 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Unfortunately.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
What good is a point guard if he can’t even protect the ball?
by FuquaManuel on Nov 5, 2008 5:35 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Somebody will want a vet point guard or an expiring contract.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:45 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
At least Thaddeus is still good.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Thad for 3.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:36 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
not human
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
16 turnovers to 6 assists. I don’t know what to say. Maybe time to temper my expectations a tad.
by FuquaManuel on Nov 5, 2008 5:44 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Before the season started: 50 wins and winning a playoff round. Now: 40 wins and a first round loss again.
by FuquaManuel on Nov 5, 2008 5:48 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
lol
20 games in I’ll revisit my prediction.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:50 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
At least I have Amare on my fantasy team right?
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:52 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
nice
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 5:59 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Less than 40 wins?
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Mo should be fired! Nothing needs to happen. It is pretty clear he is a bad coach.
by FuquaManuel on Nov 5, 2008 6:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
Andre Miller with another horrible turnover.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Andre Miller with his 351st bad pass this game.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:03 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Andre Iguodala has come out with a ton of energy this half.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:04 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
19 turnovers
We suck tonight.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:11 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Dalembert reminds me of the way I play b-ball in real life.
Explains why I’m sitting here lol.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:12 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Single digit lead!
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Might be hope yet. If they can limit the turnovers and keep the shots falling they might just be able to do this.
by FuquaManuel on Nov 5, 2008 6:14 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Elton just got destroyed
but they called a travel.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Well Dwade's healthy.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:15 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
lol
“Philly cut the lead to 11 and Miami has pumped it back up to 11!”
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:17 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Lou is good too.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:24 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Geez Lou
You and Thad are studs.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:25 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Another run
Maybe we can pull this game out?
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:35 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Maybe not.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
No
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Thad inexplicably stopped shooting in the 2nd half again. I just don’t understand.
by FuquaManuel on Nov 5, 2008 6:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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?
by Ben16 on Nov 5, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Kind of both.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 7:01 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
At least we shot our free throws well.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Shame they missed that 3 – sixers deserve to lose by 30
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 6:57 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Mario Chalmers
benched him in fantasy. 9 steals. Awesome.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:58 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
Now I remember why I was upset Philly couldn't get him in a draft night deal.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
both got 16
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 7:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
yea speights has been getting in the games sooner. he came into this game before reggie.
by Ben16 on Nov 5, 2008 7:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Speights
6 points 10 boards.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 6:59 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
“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 0 recs
lol
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 7:02 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
Is there any web site that presents quarter by quarter stats?
by jemagee on Nov 5, 2008 7:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
None that I know of.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 7:03 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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).
by Ben16 on Nov 5, 2008 7:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs
this is true
http://www.libertyballers.com
by Remis on Nov 5, 2008 7:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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.
by Ben16 on Nov 5, 2008 7:13 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
A Vent thread is up.
Vent away.
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by jsams on Nov 5, 2008 7:15 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs
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 0 recs
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