Game 6: Magic @ Sixers game thread
by Jordan Sams on Apr 29, 2009 10:14 PM PDT
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PrintOrlando Magic at Philadelphia 76ers, Apr 30, 2009 4:30 PM PDT
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| Enemy: Third Quarter Collapse | ||
| Prediction: Sixers | ||
| Opponent's 3P%: 10.0 - 26.2 (38%) | ||
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| Series: Magic lead 3-2 | ||
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| Rafer Alston | PG | Andre Miller |
| Mickael Pietrus | SG | Bill Green |
| Hedo Turkoglu | SF | Andre Iguodala |
| Rashard Lewis | PF | Thaddeus Young |
| Marcin Gortat | C | Samuel Dalembert |
Win or go home. There is no tomorrow!!!! LET'S DO THIS! I'm off to watch Rocky III.
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Regardless of what happens.
It’s been an amazing 82+ game season with you guys. The game thread chats will be missed… until draft day!!!!
Everybody rock Sixers gear tomorrow. Sam Dalembert’s jersey gets the nod from me.
I always rock my Thad Young jersey when I watch the 76ers.
We need to take out Lewis and Turkoglu tonight and then I pretty much gaurentee a victory tonight if we do that or if we at least take out one which I think we can do. I know I have said this in other threads but I don’t want to play Theo tonight and I also since then probably don’t want to play Donny-Ice unless we absolutely have to.
M16
I want to see alot of M16 tonight. He needs the experience whether we win or lose for the playoffs. Next year is the possiblity of a run, this year is for experience.
i'm rockin
my Chuck throwback j-shirt.. Sixers by 15 or more.. at the least they better cover the measley 5.5 point spread
WFC
Must. Defend. The. Three.
Seriously. The Sixers were horrible on defense in Game 5. Howard’s 24-24 didn’t exactly help, but giving up all those open looks at 3s were what really sunk them. Iggy and Thad need to stay glued to Lewis and Turk. Nobody leaves to help on Gortat in the post (if they even give him the ball — when you don’t go inside to Howard who’s shooting like 80%, what hope does the Polish Hammer have?), and don’t give them air space from beyond the arc. At all. Period. If Lewis or Turkoglu beats you off the dribble, so be it.
Threw up in my mouth a little- can’t stand when philadelphia sports fans use rocky to ‘motivate’ themselves – just feeds the stereotype that makes guys like reggie evans popular
"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."
Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.
by jemagee on Apr 30, 2009 11:42 AM PDT reply actions
For all those who need it
BOOM!!!(link for game)….. it will hit ya harder than a elbow to the side of the head!
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 30, 2009 12:36 PM PDT reply actions
Stupid NBA TV again?
We don’t get no respect.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 30, 2009 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I'll be there as well
I expect a 15 point win
take the ball to the effin rim, until it burns…
http://sixers4guidos.wordpress.com/
by Ricky - Sixers4guidos on Apr 30, 2009 2:09 PM PDT reply actions
I got free tickets to the game, i believe in a club box. Im glad I know 2 dumb sorority girls who work for the Sixers, they both were giving away tickets for the game lol
Lucky you.
Not that i live close enough to go anyway.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 30, 2009 3:29 PM PDT up reply actions
horrible start...
if we don’t dominate over the course of this game, we can’t win game 7.
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 4:50 PM PDT reply actions
We've done too good of a job keeping the threes to a minimum to this point in the series
don’t start giving them up now.
Unfortunately, I've been saying today that I could see Rashard going for 30 and Hedo for 20 today
And that Iggy will have to come close to matching their combined production for the Sixers to have a chance.
Why the hell are shooters open
Who do you need to double team without Howard???
this is ridiculious
sometimes i hate watching this team
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 4:56 PM PDT reply actions
@ the worst time
there’s no reason this team shouldn’t have come out with a ton of energy and started to dominate from the paint from the tip
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions
It's like Dwight Howard is in the Sixers' brains
They are playing like there are 5 Howards on the court.
What an awful, awful quarter.
However, they can’t shoot 64% all game.
Starting to put it together a bit there late in the qtr
We need more steals, and to force tougher shots.
I'm very upset with DiLeo's lack of preparation for this game
and the lack of focus by the players…
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 5:07 PM PDT reply actions
Maybe taking Howard/Lee missing for granted
by chillicothe20 on Apr 30, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what it seems like.
As well as what everyone was saying that they had to MAKE SURE they did not do.
so does the fact that Iggy finally has a commercial mean he's arrived?
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions
If we were driving the ball,
no one would be shooting 19 footers
by chillicothe20 on Apr 30, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions
EFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
They’re doing what the Sixers need to be doing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
this team is so stupid, they never ever ever learn from their mistakes
they just keep doing the same stupid shit over and over
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 5:23 PM PDT reply actions
OK
This game is proof that DiLeo should not be coach next year. Defense is horrifyingly bad, and the offensive gameplan/execution is miserable.
and inexplicable.
What the hell are they doing out there? Were they coached at all?
There's a gameplan?
Doesn’t look like it.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 30, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
agreed
i’ve been supporting DiLeo all year and I think he did a great job (for the most part) considering all the circumstances, but he doesn’t need to coach next year
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Could be down 30 by the half
there’s still time.
Yeah
and here’s another example of how DiLeo is not a good coach: when somebody’s hot… he keeps leaving them oepn.
this is why basketball fans hate the nba
and nba team in the playoffs with absolutely no semblance of a structured offense. It’s a all one-on-one with maybe a 2-man game once in a while. Just pathetic. Part of coaching is execution and generating enthusiasm in your players. But also, who do the Sixers have besides AI and Miller who can create???
I must admit that i just checked the score and wasn’t that shocked – and this is all on dileo – i’m sorry – they came out unpreapred or cocky or whatever – this first half right here is why tony dielo should not get the job
"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."
Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.
by jemagee on Apr 30, 2009 5:39 PM PDT reply actions
It’s obvious that the Magic are going to play the “Let’s win this one for Dwight!” card, so the Sixers better match their intensity, otherwise they’ll get blown out of the gym.
it's one thing to get out-played, it's another to not show up.
There was a column on philly.com about people not caring about the 76ers and this is precisely why.
So you could play for the sixers :)
Too soon?
"Someone created the box score," Morey says, "and he should be shot."
Blocked shots — they look great, but unless you secure the ball afterward, you haven’t helped your team all that much.
by jemagee on Apr 30, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions
I think former NBA players are the worst talking heads
I’m watching NBA TV with CWeb and Gary Payton and they suck.
Former NFL players are also just horrible at providing insight.
MLB players are probably the best of a very low bar.
you said it - done. Why waste another hour of my life.
Get some guards in the off-season and maybe some bigs who can rebound on both ends.
that sad thing about a potential loss tonight
is that all the crappy “experts” that predicted a series win for Orlando are going to feel completely justified in their lack of confidence/respect in the Sixers….even after last years series against Detroit, the press looks back in retrospect and claims that Detroit was just playing around with us…this year will be no different
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 6:08 PM PDT reply actions
What really bothers me about this is that the Sixers could have taken a lot of positives even out of a series loss, and that just went out the window.
i'm officially disgusted to be a 6ers fan
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 6:16 PM PDT reply actions
1 step forward 2 steps back
really makes you wonder about next season…
Jordan
thanks for an awesome season. You did a fantastic job and gave me the perfect break from work and a place to celebrate/vent about my favorite team. I can’t wait for the draft night and for the 09-10 season. Let’s hope Elton can contribute next year, Thad and Iggy continue to work on their games, Bill and Sammy die of swine flu, Miller comes back or we get a good replacement, and DiLeo goes back to the front office.
by SexualTyrannosaurus on Apr 30, 2009 6:26 PM PDT reply actions
Here, Here
Jordan has been great, as have you all. We’ll all come back next season bigger and better than ever.
by chillicothe20 on Apr 30, 2009 6:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah man, Jordan has done a great job.
Really enjoyed the site.
exactly
thanks jordan for providing a place for me to talk sixers with people (i know 0, yes 0, sixers fans – and i’m from 50 mins north of philly which is sad)… between the pictures we posted, to the theme songs, to the playoff beards, it was a fun season… i just wish it could have ended better…. here’s to Liberty Ballers!
by Tanner Steidel on Apr 30, 2009 6:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm way up here in New Hampshire
And I’m pretty sure I’m the only one within miles who’s a Sixers fan – heck, the only one who’s a basketball fan. To risk copying everyone else… I want to thank Jordan and everyone else here for being a place where we can all enjoy the Sixers together. I started coming here in the middle of the season, and I’ve read every preview and recap and been at as many game threads as I can manage. Thanks to everyone (except Willie Green) for a great season, and I look forward to next year!
Wow I really wanted to see game 7 and get the experience....
But Thank you for the Much needed wake up call, Congrats on your season and Here’s to Brand’s health.
NAS designed your BLUEPRINT, who you kidding?
Is he H TO THE IZZO, M TO THE IZZO?
For shizzle you phony, the rapping version of SISQO~Nas
by I blocked Patrick Chewing on Apr 30, 2009 6:37 PM PDT reply actions
What has gone wrong in games 5 and 6?
Did the Turkoglu 3 to end game 4 just kill our chances? Did that knock what wind we had out of our sails?
It certainly didn't help
But the Sixers’ defense just completely fell apart. Then obviously if it becomes a shootout, the team doesn’t have the offensive firepower to do anything. And when they fall behind, Iggy and Lou start to rush things, then it REALLY spirals out of control. Basically, the Sixers found a strategy that worked (staying with perimeter players, going to the paint), then got the hell away from it.
Silver Lining
Hopefully this convinces Stefanski that we need a different coach.
I know tonight's loss must be tough to swallow for everyone here.
Just know that I applaud Philadephia’s effort throughout the series. The Sixers really tested Orlando and I think the Magic will benefit from the experience moving forward in the playoffs. Ditto with the Sixers.
Best of luck in the off-season and beyond.
I'm the other guy at Third Quarter Collapse, with a Twitter account.
I comment WAY too much.
Die for my family and live for the moment/And that's the main difference between me and my opponent - Phonte of Little Brother
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