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Guess who's back?

Big ups to Mike Bourn for filling in for me while I was in Dallas, but now I'm back, and I've missed my Sixers. Tonight I'll finally get a look at the team and the sexy new court. Unfortunately, the Sixers host the Celtics. I've been completely out of the loop for the past four days, but I did get catch the Celtics/Bulls game in my hotel room, and boy, do they look good. Since I haven't seen the Sixers play in a week, I want you guys to answer a couple questions for me so I can go into tonight's match-up with a little background.

  1. Has the perimeter defense been the same, better, or worse than last year?
  2. Has Marreese Speights played any defense to go along with nasty numbers?
  3. Have Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams played as well as their box scores?
  4. How has Jrue Holiday looked?
  5. Does Elton Brand look halfway decent?
  6. First impressions of Eddie Jordan?
I'm super stoked to finally see some Sixers basketball, and this excerpt makes me want to see how much my boy Lou Williams is maturing as a player and a person.

'I just concentrate on my turnovers, I'm not really worried about anything else,' [Lou Williams] said, following yesterday's practice. His concentration on not throwing the ball away has been rock solid. In his 106 minutes of play, he has just two giveaways and has dealt 15 assists. 'He's been good, man,' Eddie Jordan said. 'It's my responsibility that everything works. It's not on him. It's equal distribution of the ball, equal responsibility to run the offense by the guards. He's going out there with a great attitude; I like that. He's keeping us organized a lot more than I thought he would.' Said forward Elton Brand: 'I think that the offense bodes well to his style. It helps him get open shots, flash to the rim, help him finish because he is so athletic. I knew for a while that he would flourish in the offense.' "

I think Lou is a perfect fit for this team and this system. I can't wait to see him in action. Too bad he's going to be playing against the best defense in the league. Tonight's a big litmus test for Lou and the Sixers, but anything is possible!

Now I'll leave you with my view from the Cowboys game.

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Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Nov 3, 2009 7:43 AM PST up reply actions  

EEEWWWWWWWW

Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Nov 3, 2009 8:25 AM PST up reply actions  

Few things

1. New format – um the titles are too big – what was wrong with the old format?
2. That’s a very nice stadium the cowboys have, I hope they enjoy when the eagles choke them in it.
3. Perimeter defense suck ass
4. Eddie Jordan defensive rotations baffling, his defense of them even more so – jrue holiday getting screwed already
5. Speights – 2 good games 1 horrible game – progression i guess – btu I expected more
6. Holiday looks fine when Jordan remembers to play him, inactive for game 1, a ew minutes in game 2 with some very nice moves and an awesome ‘asnkle breaking’ for his first basket, DNP-CD game 3 when DEFENSE from the guards was needed
7. Jordan seems unconcerned that the dfense sucks, his rotations still need work, and the sixers still can’t defend the 3.

On the plus side, through the first three games, the def reb is above 75% which I consider adequate (should never be below 75% in my opinion, that should be the lowest acceptable number)

Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Nov 3, 2009 7:45 AM PST reply actions  

I’m not sure what I think of the new format, but it should grow on me. SBNation 3.0 should be here soon enough.

You expect Speights to play well in every game?

And the Cowboys game is in Philly, and it should be a good one.

by Jordan Sams on Nov 3, 2009 2:22 PM PST up reply actions  

There will be on in dallas at some point – right around the time tony romo starts his annual late season choke fest

Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Nov 3, 2009 3:35 PM PST up reply actions  

ANd PS – from another thread

Am I just really old if I think one of the sixers shouldn’t be sending things to his twitter account midnight before a game against the celtics?

Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Nov 3, 2009 7:49 AM PST reply actions  

yeah

most pro athletes, especially in the NBA and NFL, thinks they are the s***. so they arent gonna have a bedtime at 12 or something and theyll eat mcdonalds 3x a day etc.

posting late at night on twitter is nowhere near the worst they can do on there (cough LJ cough)

by jmorcate on Nov 3, 2009 11:49 AM PST up reply actions  

ohhhhhhhhh look, i accidentally found out how to bold stuff on blogs.

wooooooooooooooo

by jmorcate on Nov 3, 2009 11:50 AM PST up reply actions  

There’s a formatting guide at the bottom and it seems like using standard HTML no longer works

Don't frack with me or you'll get a punch in the kidneys...you've been warned

by jemagee on Nov 3, 2009 12:31 PM PST up reply actions  

Hope I made you proud Jordan (daddy), I’ll return to the back seat now. Although I am beating you 1-0 this season in Bill Green pictures. So take that.

by Michael Levin on Nov 3, 2009 1:13 PM PST reply actions  

Good job Pedro. You’ll get the chance for an encore in December.

by Jordan Sams on Nov 3, 2009 2:20 PM PST up reply actions  

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