Game 3: Magic @ Sixers game thread
by Jordan Sams on Apr 24, 2009 10:04 AM PDT
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PrintOrlando Magic at Philadelphia 76ers, Apr 24, 2009 5:00 PM PDT
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| 1-1 | 1-1 | |
| Enemy: Third Quarter Collapse | ||
| Prediction: Sixers | ||
| Opponent's 3P%: 10.0 - 26.2 (38%) | ||
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| Series: Tied 1-1 | ||
| Probable starters: | ||
| Rafer Alston | PG | Andre Miller |
| Courtney Lee | SG | Bill Green |
| Hedo Turkoglu | SF | Andre Iguodala |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | Thaddeus Young |
| Dwight Howard | C | Samuel Dalembert |
Forget everything else -- this is all that matters right now. We're seven hours away from the biggest game of the season. It's make or break for the Sixers. Which team will show up? Which crowd will show up?
Throw out all the stats and history. This game's going to be about adjustments and execution. The team who executes their gameplan more effectively will win the game -- simple as that.
- Don't double Dwight.
- No uncontested threes.
- Less than 20 minutes for Bill Green.
- Bench production.
- No foul trouble for Sammy and Theo.
- Energy, energy, energy.
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Hopefully Sam can play more then 6 minutes in the first quarter because it will keep Reggie on the bench and keep Theo fresh for later in the game.
Exactly.
Hopefully we get the benefit of a few home calls as well.
by Jordan Sams on Apr 24, 2009 10:18 AM PDT up reply actions
We better...
Get some home calls or I will be pissed because Orlando was getting them left and right it seemed like.
what should I do Jordan?
game thread in Game 2 posting here was fun, but we eventually lost… I am superstitious… should I change site and try to win it or what? suggestions welcome, LOL
http://sixers4guidos.wordpress.com/
by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 24, 2009 10:26 AM PDT reply actions
Advice.
Try another site for the first half and if it goes well, stick with em, if not, come back here for the second half.
The other scenario would be a 20-point lead for the Sixers. Then it’s safe to come back here and see what happens.
by Jordan Sams on Apr 24, 2009 10:35 AM PDT up reply actions
good idea, I'll do like this
thx
just FYI, also Game 3 is blackouted in Italy… like Game 1, and Game 2… I’ll have to find another streaming…
“Int’l League Pass: where stealing money to Sixers fans happens…”
http://sixers4guidos.wordpress.com/
by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 24, 2009 10:56 AM PDT reply actions
I'm sure we'll be able to find you a stream.
by Jordan Sams on Apr 24, 2009 10:57 AM PDT up reply actions
thx bro, I have 2-3 sources that usually work well...
In case of emergency I’ll give a shout here to fellow fans around the world
I’ll be there !!!
http://sixers4guidos.wordpress.com/
by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 24, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
thx !!
http://sixers4guidos.wordpress.com/
by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 24, 2009 2:46 PM PDT up reply actions
I could seriously watch that all day long.
Regardless of what happens for the rest of the series, we’ll always have that.
by Jordan Sams on Apr 24, 2009 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
whenever i need to something to lift my spirits or get me pumped it just happens to come up on my computer
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 12:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Bring back Big Shot
76ers will win once they ditch Hip Hop in favor of Big Shot.
Hip Hop is a false god and all who pray to him pray to a false idol. Big Shot is the only route to salvation!
Seriously, I haven’t followed the Sixers in a while… why did they oust Big Shot? He was awesome!
by cybourgeoisie on Apr 24, 2009 12:20 PM PDT reply actions
tonight is the night where playoff beards pay off…. i think the sixers will come out with a lot of energy on both ends of the floor… hopefully dileo realizes that it’s key to get out on the 3 point shooters and not worry about doubling super(foul)man… as jordan said before, everyone knows what it’s gonna take to win tonight but the one thing we have that orlando doesn’t is the x-factor aka the playoff beards
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 12:35 PM PDT reply actions
Clap your hands everybody
For Philadelphia 76ers
Stomp your feet, everybody
For Philadelphia 76ers
Here they come, Philadelphia
On the run, Stand up and cheer
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, Sixers
10, 9, 8, 76ers
(link to song)
I've got it on my iPod
Along with “Phillies Phever”.
Here’s another link with old Dave Zinkoff intro over the song (79-80 team).
this has to have won a grammy correct? haha i will be singing this song all night
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions
Probably not, but I like it. I read somewhere that some of the Sixers players listen to it before every game. Don’t know if that’s true or not, but I like to think so (because I listen to it before big games).
I think they should bring this bad boy back during intros for the playoffs and big games next year. They went retro with the unis; why not?
It works for the Flyers and Kate Smith.
Yeah
There’s too much “pre” crap in the playoffs. Just had a CSN pre-game special with Barkann and John Celestand.
Dei was asking Green how he’s going to improve his game.
Haha.
I hope his answer was.
“You know what, I feel like I’m the biggest offensive weapon on this team. I’m gonna start taking more shots.”
It's because they have no faith in this team
Philly has become a bandwagon basketball town. They want a superstar like the other big city teams have.
It’s sad, really. Especially for a team that loves college ball like Philly does. You’d think they’d be more behind this “team”.
i'm pretty sure i heard legler say
that bill needs to be more aggressive shooting wise…. did i hear that right?
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions
i really wish i had a way to get to the game
$15 mezzanine tickets…. that would have been awesome!
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 5:15 PM PDT up reply actions
considering dwight travels every time
i would have been angry if they would have called that
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
it's hard not too
he’s my first favorite player to be younger (no pun intended) than me so he feels like my child
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions
he always does
so annoying… someone needs to get him a bottle and a crib
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Dei is interviewing David Stern
I think I hate him more than Willie Green.
He says Iggy is going to be a big star.
Haha
Stat just showed that Sixers have shot more 3’s successfully than the Magic. Are we in bizarro world or what?
Donny-Ice!!!!!
If we can get Superman one more foul we will be in real good shape since he is the only one making anyhting for them.
Didn't expect the Sixers to put up 60 points
That’s very encouraging.
BTW, I would NOT want to be in that Orlando locker room right now.
3rd Quarter
is not our best. We start 2nd halfs slowly.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 24, 2009 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Celestand
Talking about how he and Andre Miller were in the same draft. Sometimes you forget what a geezer Miller really is (comparitively speaking).
Jalen Rose was talking about how he and Donny Ice
came out in the same draft.
by phillyhoosfan on Apr 24, 2009 6:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Just got in
was listening on satelite radio. Sounds like we were playing pretty well. I heard Willie Green’s name way too much.
i'd say both
oddly enough our perimeter d is awesome so far
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
or LeBron
LeBron could jog to the basket w/o being called for travelling
by chillicothe20 on Apr 24, 2009 6:58 PM PDT up reply actions
the three straight threes
that were unanswered was a huge swing… overall flow of the game shifted big time after that
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 24, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
We should call him BLT
for “baby legs thad”
by chillicothe20 on Apr 24, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
GS by Victorino
Some Marlins pitcher must have imploded
by chillicothe20 on Apr 24, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions
He was in the WBC BTW
I doubt he’ll be their closer for long. He’s pretty much just a FB pitcher.
This game is downright ugly.
everyone gets too nervous in crunch time and forget?
You think they even practice it in practice? Honestly, I think its the fact that they are so bad…they think about it too much.
He made up for them in gm 1
hopefully he’ll save us another way
by chillicothe20 on Apr 24, 2009 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions
This game was over if Iggy and Lou had made their foul shots.
I can not believe that DONYELL MARSHALL IS ON THE FLOOR. WTF?!?
Zumoff
Had another orgasm.
It didn’t have to be that dramatic. Sixers owned this game and let it slip away.
I thought we COULD win this game
and we DID, but I feel we didn’t play well dow the stretch and could easily be down 3-0 in this series, as much as we could be up 3-0.
JORDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
We wonnnnnnnnnnnnnn
what a game, so emotional !!! I think Thad traveled on the last play but I don’t care !!!
I didn’’t post on any site, I’ll do like this until the end of the series
Take care bro, let’s enjoy the win
http://sixers4guidos.wordpress.com/
by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 24, 2009 7:53 PM PDT reply actions
Does anyone have on ESPNNEWS?
The lady that does the highlights just said that the play looked a little dicey since they thought Thad traveled. WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?! What about Superman holding onto him stupid b*tch
dude, talking heads read telepromters and no little about what they are talking about
even more so on ESPN.
FTs!!!
Jesus. Why does this feel like I’m watching a college game with the missed free throws and and the runs and the unpredictability. Seriously though, NBA players shouldn’t go 0fer from the line in a close game.
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