Back to Philadelphia tied 1-1
by Jordan Sams on Apr 22, 2009 7:18 PM PDT
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Am I surprised the Magic evened the series tonight? No. Am I disappointed? Very. Both teams played poorly, but I feel like the Sixers could have easily won the game. 80 percent of their problems came from sheer carelessness or laziness. 16 turnovers -- careless. 14 offensive rebounds allowed -- lazy.
As poorly as Orlando played, the Sixers played worse. If they play an average basketball game, they come out on top. The Sixers might have blown a rare opportunity to grab ahold of this series tonight. The Magic aren't going to shoot 26 percent from downtown very often, which brings me to my next point.
I strongly believe the Magic's three-point shooting in the first game was stifled by good defense. Tonight however; the Sixers reverted back to their old ways, allowing a good amount of open shots, but the Magic didn't make them. Unfortunately the Sixers failed to capitalize.
Three players who cannot be blamed for tonight's loss are Andre Miller, Andre Iguodala and Thaddeus Young.
Stat of the night: Miller, Iggy and Thad scored 71 points. Everyone else scored 16.
There's not too much to say about the Sixers "big 3". They all came to play tonight (minus a couple turnovers), and I'll take games like these any night.
I also had a couple problems with coach DiLeo. One, why did we go back to double-teaming? After having success without it, the Sixers not only doubled Dwight tonight, but Hedo, Rashard and Courtney Lee at times. Is this DiLeo's fault or over-aggressiveness by the players? Either way DiLeo needs to end it real fast.
The other problem I had with DiLeo was, he played Bill Green for 20 minutes. It's bad enough that we have to witness the "Garbage" Green for 20 minutes, but DiLeo was also running plays for him! You know the situation's bad when the opposing announcers are commenting on how awful your player is.
There's not much else to say. A series split is nice. I feel like we should have won tonight, but I'll get over it, and I hope the Sixers do as well. Game three is in Philadelphia on Friday night. Let's protect home court!
P.S. The officiating was atrocious for both teams tonight.
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all good points Jordan
my recap is up as well
going to bed with a bitter taste… please let’s pack the Wach for game 3
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by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 22, 2009 7:36 PM PDT reply actions
Gotta swallow the whistles a bit
You don’t want games being decided by stupid calls in the postseason.
It was a double-whammy.
They swallowed their whistles on obvious calls one minute, then called stupid fouls a second later.
The ZFG post-game recap!
The Sixers played like garbage, and they still could have easily won this game. The down side, of course, is that they didn’t. Theo Ratliff deserves a shout out; he did a fantastic job on Superman, and still managed to throw in a couple sweet blocks. Great job by Theo. On the other end, Dalembert was trash… but I guess that’s really nothing new. I’ll agree that Iggy and Thad came to play, but they have to be a lot more aggressive. If Iggy played the first half like he did the second, Sixers probably come away with the W. Actually, that goes for the whole team — if they play game 3 like the second half of game 2, they should win it. Bottom Line: The Sixers can win this series, but their margin for error is small, and as they showed tonight, their capacity for error is much bigger.
What bothered me about Sam
was the way he picked up his fouls. One was completely pointless where he shoved Howard under the basket while Courtney Lee was knocking down a jumper. A pure frustration foul at a bad time, and then he threw in a tech to complete the 4 point play. The other was on an offensive rebound by… somebody. It wasn’t a terrible foul in and of itself, but he has to realize that he NEEDS to keep himself out of foul trouble and play smart. Not so much what he did, but how he did it. Also, the fact that he was completely outclassed by his 36 year old backup speaks volumes.
The shove of Dwight was a little bit of a flop.
Inexcusable nonetheless. The tech on the other hand, was completely unacceptable.
I'm pretty verbose tonight...
but that kinda sums up my problem with Sam, and not just tonight. He doesn’t really make mistakes that are THAT bad, but he seems to make them at the most inopportune, momentum-killing times.
Really?
Were we watching the same game? A two handed shove is a little bit of a flop?
A flop is when someone is making an offensive move, and the defender falls down, instead of playing defense, in my humble opinion. NOT when a thug who can’t keep a stronger man from getting to the glass gets frustrated, shoves said stronger man, and then picks up a technical because he’s pissed that he can’t man up.
Still...
You can bad mouth Green..yes he sucks, yes he is streaky and for the most part hurts the team with inconsistency, and yes he shouldn`t be a starting guard…
but what the team really needs in this series is a competent center.
sammy, in 9 minutes tonight, scored 2 points, 0 rebounds, and 4 fouls.
4 fouls in 9 minutes??
How many seasons has he played?
He has shown bright spots (rarely) throughout the season. This team absolutely needs him to play at the top of his game and he`s not producing. It really pisses me off.
Sam, sam, sam.
He didn’t play all that bad tonight guys. Forget the box score. When he was in there he put a body on Dwight and allowed the Sixers to play one-on-one. Yes, he had a stupid technical foul, but that was it.
His four fouls were very ticky-tacky on Dwight. As were Theo’s five.
i agree about sam
he seemed to handle dwight pretty well when he was in…. two of the fouls called on him aren’t called if that isn’t dwight howard on the other team
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 22, 2009 8:40 PM PDT up reply actions
After watching nearly 82 games this season.
3 players get more calls/non-calls as any other players. Chris Paul, LeBron James and Dwight Howard.
by Jordan Sams on Apr 22, 2009 10:03 PM PDT up reply actions
If the sixers are to win...
they absolutely need him to play in the games…not get into foul trouble with 9 minutes of playing. that`s not going to cut it.
I agree.
But like I said, a lot of his fouls were ticky-tack. It also didn’t help that DiLeo refused to play him.
I'm with you on that
It’s not like you need him out there for his scoring. Still, I think Theo did a much better job of getting physical with Howard.
Theo did a really good job.
But the rebounding was so horrific, they could have played a 3-2 zone with Sammy and Theo in the game.
by Jordan Sams on Apr 22, 2009 10:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I dont really blame Dileo
If you can`t even get one rebound in 9 minutes and you are a starting center, that says something about your performance ability.
The rebounding by the centers wasn't too upsetting to me.
Blocking out Superman to keep him from slamming it down in your face is no small task. Both Sam and Theo did a passable job of boxing him out. The other guys on the floor (Thad and Speights, I’m looking at you) need to get on those.
Also, this is why I find it absurd when people talk about the Sixers being “stuck” with Elton Brand for another 4 years. The Sixers dirty little secret is that their rebound numbers only look OK because they’re a great offensive rebounding team. Since Brand was lost, their defensive rebounding has been baaaaaaaaaaaad.
For some reason Iguodala started to slack with his rebounding as well
He was averaging 6.6 rbs a few months into the season.
When Elton returns so will the rebounds. However, that is not necessary a recipe for winning. It can`t hurt, though.
With Elton in the starting lineup.
Our rebounding was insanely good.
by Jordan Sams on Apr 22, 2009 10:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Flopedelphia 76'ers
Did I read someone on this thread say that the Dalembert’s shove of Dwight Howard was “a little bit of a flop”?
Give me a break!!!
Flop?
Ummm, Dwight Howard fouled out with a little more than 3 minutes left because of not 1, but 2 OBVIOUS flops. It’s ridiculous. Isn’t this the playoffs? I thought in the playoffs, you were supposed to man up and play physical.
What’s obvious to me, is that Flopedelphia knows they can’t man up with Dwight, so the other two things they can do is use two hands to shove him out of the lane, or flop like a fish whenever they can to try to get him out of the game, which they did very well last night.
The other problem I have with last night, and this is on BOTH teams, was the reaching in and slapping the ball away. I’ve never seen a game where the ball was slapped out of players’ hands more than last night, and you can’t tell me there weren’t blatant fouls with most of them. And again, on both sides.
But then you foul Dwight Howard out with flops?
Ridiculous.
But here’s the bottom line, Flopedelphia fans:
Your team split two games in which the Magic have looked completely AWFUL. You can’t be feeling good at that!!
What happens when Turk, Rashard, and ANYBODY on the bench shows up?
Uh oh.
Better book those tee times!!
there was some flopping..
and a couple of whisles when Howard was barely touched. Overall, bad officiating but not favoring a single team.
Your bench is weak to say the least, and they already overachieved, we made AJ look like the best Tim Hardaway, so don’t give us that crap….
As for Turk and Lewis, you are right, and that is what scares me.
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by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 23, 2009 5:33 AM PDT up reply actions
overachieved?
What was the bench totals of game 1 for both teams?
AJ has a few games like this from time to time, so it’s not THAT much of a surprise. And could Tim Hardaway dunk over Theo? Don’t think so.
I’m telling you, if Hedo and Lewis actually show up……check that……if even ONE of them show up for the rest of the series, Flopedelphia is toast. And you should be scared. Lewis wasn’t an allstar this year for nothing. He’s been so quiet it’s not even funny. Our bench isn’t the best, I’ll give you that, but they aren’t swiss cheese either.
And, if Courtney Lee continues to play this way AND Hedo and Lewis show up? Dear God!!!
I just wish one Philly (Floppy) fan would admit that in game 1, they got tremendously lucky. I mean really people. What’s the overall matchup totals so far this year? I’ll tell you, Orlando=4 wins, Philly=1.
yes, overachieved
Orlando has a strong first unit but the bench is extremely poor. Johson is a journayman with limited abilities
If, if if… if Willie Green could improve his 18% shooting maybe we’d won a game or two… how does that sound?
how about you choked in Game 1, instead of us being lucky? we’ll see what happens, it’s a fun series
btw I like the Magic, I just have fun in busting your ballz…
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by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 23, 2009 9:12 AM PDT up reply actions
flopadelphia?
how about poorlando. or whorelando. take that generic combination of words to hurt your feelings! doesn’t feel too good, huh? yeah, bet it doesn’t. yeah. yeah. yeah.
Although I do like how your trash talking should make us feel worried. Oh no, this guy said we’re gonna lose so naturally we should start playing golf. Thank you
by Michael Levin on Apr 23, 2009 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
LOL
poorlando? whorelando? At least Flopedelphia actually has something to do with basketball as opposed to socioeconomic status or “ladies of the night”.
So, it didn’t hurt my feelings at all.
But I think I can gather from your post that you are, indeed, worried. And you should be. Floppy has played way over their heads in game 1, and Orlando has looked like they all just got over food poisoning except for Courtney Lee.
But keep believing in your team. That’s what the playoffs are all about.
Theres no way you can try to call us floppers, when you have the biggest flopper in the series, Mickeal Pietrus on your team. He drew three charging fouls on us last night, and one came when lou williams was trying to post him up. How the hell does a 6’0 185 pound guard, charge a 6’6 200+ forward WITH A POST UP MOVE??? If we were playing in philly, those refs and willie green, would have been boo’d off the court.
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