Is it Saturday yet?

by Jordan Sams on Jan 22, 2009 5:49 PM PST

Random Rambling:

It feels like we've gone months without a Sixers game. I'm starting to get antsy. Brand's set to make his (hopefully) triumphant return on Saturday against the Knicks, which should result in a win, but you never know.

The plan is to have Elton come off the bench and "provide a spark" until he's completely healthy. I think it's the right move. But anyway, enough about Brand. The purpose of this post was to cure my boredom and get the juices flowing.

There's really nothing relevant going on in Sixerland right now, besides the anticipation of Saturday's game, Brand's return and waiting to see if Speights and Thad will be robbed out of a rookie/sophomore game.

Speaking of all-star weekend, the reserves will be announced either tonight or next Thursday; I'm not 100% sure, but if Sammy D makes the ASG (he received the second most votes at center behind D12) it will be an absolute joke. I'm pretty sure the coaches select the reserves though, and if that's the case, there's no chance he makes it. But what about the Andre's? Any chance they get chosen? We'll see. I think at least one of them deserves consideration.

One more thing I want to do with this post is get your juices flowing. If you're as bored as me, answer these questions about the first half of the season:

1. Top 3 games?

2. Favorite play?

3. Team MVP?

4. Team LVP?

5. If you were Ed Stefanski for a 24 hours what move would you make?

Mine for example, would be to get rid of this guy....

via pistonsnationblog.com

Off you go.

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Starters a technically announced today although everyone knew who they would be and reserves are next thursday. Thad and Speights should be in the Soph/Rookie game.

by Ben16 on Jan 22, 2009 6:59 PM PST reply actions

Team LVP- Green. I think Rush could do as much or more than green does.

by Ben16 on Jan 22, 2009 7:00 PM PST reply actions

My Favorite three games would be

The Hawks win.
The Blazers win.
And the first Spurs game even though we lost.

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by Jordan Sams on Jan 22, 2009 7:18 PM PST reply actions

Thankyou, I agree

You stated my thoughts in the blog. Thank you.
LVP – Green, MVP – hmmmm – Dileo
My favorite 3 games-
Hawks win, Spurs 2nd game win, and Elton’s game winner at the Clippers.

by DeanH on Jan 22, 2009 8:37 PM PST reply actions

Favorite moment: Either Thad’s drive and big throw down (where he seemed surprised that he dunked it in traffic) or Lou’s opp to Speights and one late in a close game. Sorry, can’t recall the opponents, just that I jumped out of my seat.

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by tk76 on Jan 23, 2009 8:09 AM PST reply actions

No Trades

LVP – Green No Questions Asked
MVP – has to be Iguodala, but DiLeo is nice too

One of my favorite games was when Donyell came in @ Detroit and hit a few 3s to spark a quality win in the midst of one the really bad stretches we had.

The Blazers win is up there too

I would only get rid of Willie Green for literally ANYONE

I would keep Sammy D over anyone we could realistically get too. Hes pretty important for rebounding and extremely important for defense. Yes, it is excruciating to watch ever time hes holding the ball in his hands, but we have a balanced group of players that can go out on a given night and put points on the board. Sams, you make a point a lot about not having a 30 point scorer, but ill take 2-3 guys getting 20+ each game over a 30 point scorer. His shot blocking presence in the paint probably makes the backcourt players more confident in going after steals, which in turn sparks the fastbreak that is key.

The Sixers dont win based solely on the success of our running…great defense is also pretty key. The combination of the two is the only way its possible to blowout solid teams. The defensive roleplaying of Sammy and now Royal Ivey was one of the things we needed to suceed. DiLeocame in and found an answer to the 3PT shooting problem within the roster he was given too. Theres no guarantee that the shooting success will continue, but hopefully when Brand is back this weekend, the Knicks and all of our opponents will have to respect our 3s more than they did in November, and EB might see less double teams and have better opportunities than before. And if he still sees those doubles, then he can be more confident kicking it out for a J.

by jmorcate on Jan 23, 2009 10:58 AM PST reply actions