Sixers find a way to beat the Bucks.

by Jordan Sams on Jan 7, 2009 7:58 PM PST in Recaps Comment 15 comments

The Sixers really had no business winning this game, but they did. It wasn't pretty. It was actually pretty ugly, but these are the types of games they were winning down the stretch last year and if that's your thing, that's your thing. Without Elton Brand there's not many more ways they can win against decent teams. With the 2008-2009 Sixers it's never easy. Hopefully that changes win EB returns.

Here are a couple things you need to know about the win streak (when you have 15 wins, two is a streak) before I Rock Band myself to sleep. If you've read this and read this week's Wednesday GM and still haven't had enough Sixers, bust out your own version of Wednesday GM. I'd love to see some creative trades. Anyway...

Andre Miller is slowly rising on the list of my favorite Sixers. He has ice in his veins. I love his toughness. I love his craftiness. I love his veteran smart's and I love his clutch shots. He hit the proverbial "dagger" tonight with less than a minute to go, from downtown! Miller only shoots threes in big time spots. I love him. If he's traded I'll definitely miss the dude, but it'd be for the best of the team.

Everyone else had off-nights except for maybe Theo and Royal Ivey (Royal played crunch-time minutes yet again). All the other studs from Lou-Will to M16 made quite a few "rookie" mistakes, but their young and we still won, so I'm fine with it.

We're treading water nicely without Brand. Once he returns it will be time for our playoff push. I want the fourth seed. Is that too much to ask?

Next up: @ home against the Bobcats, then a tough stretch. The first meeting against the Blazers will be emotional for me since one of my best friends is a hardcore Blazer fan. A loss would be devastating and win would be magical since the Blazers are a much better team.

Goodnight Sixerland. Maybe you'll hear me in the distance drumming to Livin' on a Prayer.

Until we meet again, go buy yourself an Andre Miller jersey.

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im starting to get to the point where i was last year with miller, where i really want us to sign him to an extention and not talk about trading him

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by Remis on Jan 7, 2009 10:28 PM PST reply actions

but how long can he play like this for

by the time we’re contenders and need a player like him he’ll be 48 years old.

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by Jordan Sams on Jan 7, 2009 10:31 PM PST up reply actions

I wanted him traded last year, the year before that, i wanted him traded the moment he was obtained – and i still want him traded

by jemagee on Jan 8, 2009 6:54 AM PST reply actions

trades

i was messing around with the espn trade machine for about an hour the other night and couldn’t figure out any trades that made sense for both the sixers and the other team involved

pretty much, i’m wondering who the hell would we be trading andre miller to? and for what?

WFC

by stillhotish on Jan 8, 2009 8:29 AM PST reply actions

Not a guarantee that they are going to trade him…which will b aggravating – if he’s a sixer on feb 20th – i’m done with stefanski until he gives me reason not to be

by jemagee on Jan 8, 2009 8:47 AM PST up reply actions

i am goin to the game on friday hopefully i’ll bring them a nice win to cap off 3 in a row

by Tanner Steidel on Jan 8, 2009 3:47 PM PST reply actions

Isn’t that the one where they blew a rather big lead against a crappy ass team?

by jemagee on Jan 8, 2009 6:34 PM PST up reply actions

I'm seriously drawing a blank.

And if it was a bad loss, I really don’t want to go back and look.

by Jordan Sams on Jan 8, 2009 6:42 PM PST up reply actions

me too. i don’t remember that one

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by Remis on Jan 8, 2009 7:45 PM PST up reply actions

November 24th

Bobcats 93 – Sixers 84
Dj Augustin had 25 and 11

by Tanner Steidel on Jan 8, 2009 7:59 PM PST reply actions

D.J. Augustin was all you had to say.

Now I remember. Him and Felton destroyed us. And I was playing against Felton in fantasy…yeah I’d like to forget that game. Hopefully we’ll get revenge tomorrow.

by Jordan Sams on Jan 8, 2009 9:34 PM PST up reply actions