15 games under .500 means Championship

by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsMichaelBourn on Dec 26, 2009 10:12 PM PST Comment 7 comments

"I heard if both your hands are bigger than your face, you have cancer. Or at the very least, a terrible coaching philosophy."

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Against an average Utah team, we got riggidy-rocked. Hanging in there down 8 going into the 4th, our boys couldn't muster a point the first 8 minutes of the final quarter, the Jazz going on a 14-0 run. Since the game was on CN8, I couldn't watch, so I can't comment on any sort of aesthetic qualities to this particular game, but I can sure as hell ballpark how we looked getting spanked by 21.

In what must be a very odd anomaly, Thaddeus Young was the only Sixer with a positive +/-, going plus 10 in over 32 minutes of work. That means in the 15 or so minutes that Thad was on the bench, the Sixers were outscored by 31 points. Holy Macaulay Culkin that's quite a deficit.

Some random notes:

We got ZERO points from the center spot (counting Elton as a PF). Speights, Dalembert and Smith combined for 37 minutes of scoreless basketball. That's not how you win ballgames.
Shot 33% from the field, outrebounded by 10.
Another Dalembert tidbit -- 16 minutes played, 5 fouls. Heck of a ratio, Sam.
Deron Williams tore us up.
After winning the first game of JSams' sabbatical, we've lost 3 in a row.
Primoz Brezec had his 5th straight DNPCD. If you're looking for a savior, PB's your man.
At least we get to watch Portland play on Monday.

Can't wait for the lottery.

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The Sixers offense goes absolutely flat at times. A lot of it is Eddie Jordan, his offensive sets and the players he has on the floor. This hasn’t just happened in Utah, it’s a common theme with the Sixers. This means his offense sucks, because when defenses turn up he heat, the Sixers stop attacking and settle for low-percentage shots. They also stop passing or trying to make plays together, so it’s no surprise they aren’t scoring.

The coach is an idiot for not stopping play when he sees that happen. When a player is under pressure he resorts to what he has confidence in, when it isn’t with his teamates, this is the result. He has to be redirected back to executing plays on offense, and the team should be practicing these plays under these conditions. With Jordan this will never happen, he is a clown.

by RickoT on Dec 27, 2009 8:34 AM PST reply actions 0 recs

Do you still think we are championship contenders? I know you’re going to whine about Eddie Jordan, but do you think the players we have right now, at this stage in their respective careers, can win a championship?

by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsMichaelBourn on Dec 27, 2009 11:40 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

It is difficult to know what the upside potential for this group is with such a dysfunctional coach. Their primary problem is that they don’t know how to play basketball as a team, and don’t have a coach to teach them their roles or how to perform them adequately. It does appear that they have the talent in place to challenge for a title, if they could be harnessed properly.

In order to contend, they have to be able to play basketball at a high level on both ends, defending as a team, rebounding as a team, and attacking the other team’s defense as a team. In theory it could be accomplished this season, but it depends on who they get to replace Jordan and how ready that coach would be to step in.

The good news is that basketball isn’t that complex a game that a proper offense can’t be taught. Nothing Utah does with the ball is unique, but they still manage to score points and stop other teams from scoring. Right now Utah is a better team, but they do not have better talent or better athletes. The Sixers have better athletes than most teams and they need a plan that accentuates their abilities. That is easier than trying to implement a system to hide your player’s deficiencies!

I would love to have the opportunity to coach this group of players, and if I was a basketball coach, I would relish the challenge. We should be well over .500 and on our way to being a good team, but with Jordan we’re well below .500 and in disarray. Very hard on us fans.

by RickoT on Dec 28, 2009 10:08 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Remember when I said:

I know you’re going to whine about Eddie Jordan

I do.

by TheArtistFormerlyKnownAsMichaelBourn on Dec 28, 2009 3:09 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

All I gotta say is

Last season we at least a little better than this! Jordan comes in, and we look WORSE! Why does Jordan still have a job! We look worse. That was not the goal. We are going backwards. Whats not to see here..Jordan is awful and we all knew this coming into this season. His all time record speaks for itself !!!!!!!!!! Again..why is he still here.

"... You play to win the game. Hello? You play to win the game. You don't play it to just play it. That's the great thing about sports: you play to win..."

by Realtalk32 on Dec 27, 2009 6:18 PM PST reply actions 0 recs