The 76ers wave good-bye to the regular season

A win is a win and in our case it was much needed. But it feels like a pretty cruddy win. It was actually a bigger win for the Cavs in a loss, if that made sense. When your backups are able to take a first string playoff team into OT, it gives you a lot of confidence that they can get it done when needed, especially going into the playoffs. On the flip side, when this game is essentially a playoff type game where something is on the line, you can’t go into a half down double digits and expect to always be able to come back and win. The Sixers are too aggressive when it comes down to it. They collapse too easily and enable a kickout option that for some reason is always effective against us (I mean that every body has career three point shooting against us). Fortunately we were able to pull out a win and have a slightly better (i guess) chance of doing some damage in the playoffs against the magic.

at the game last night. I kept seeing the Bulls score and noticed they were mailing in it. We kept creeping back, but then we’d give up an open 3 and be down 4 or 5 again. I thought we weren’t trying to win. I wanted the Celtics. It still felt good to win. The Cavs crowd was so excited about everything, and it was nice to piss on their 40-1 parade, even though they didn’t try to get it 100% (if they had, we’d have seen some starters play a bit). Plus, a seven-game losing streak is never a good thing. I had/ve very mixed emotions about the whole thing. The playoffs are a whole new season, though. Nothing from the first 82 matters. While I was watching the OT, I kept thinking “I wonder what Jordan and the gang are saying on the game thread.” “Are they angry we are winning and heading toward the Magic, or are they just thrilled to be winning at all?”

Can I point out that the sixers poor defense is not new this year – it’s a combination of god awful coaching mediocre (bad) players and an organizational indifference it seems – same with 3 point defense