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#8 The Secret Weapon

Donny-Ice meets Darth Vader.

Donny-Ice meets Darth Vader.

This specific game already had a certain buzz to it before it began. The fans and media were beating the Allen Iverson angle into the ground, and Elton Brand was out with a bum hamstring.  Little did we know, a certain "secret weapon" would be unleashed and steal the show.

In the red corner, Allen Iverson. In the blue corner, the Ludacris look-a-like, the missing jersey, the King of +/-, the three-point assassin,  the one, the only, Donyell "Donny-Ice" Marshall! 

During what looked to be yet another depressing loss, head coach Mo Cheeks seemingly threw in the towel by inserting the elderly Donyell Marshall into the game with 13 minutes to play. Upon his insertion the Sixers were facing a deficit of 12 and had shown no signs of life through the first 35 minutes. Then the unthinkable happened.

During the next 13 minutes, Donyell scored 8 points on 3-6 shooting. He pulled down three rebounds, and even blocked a shot. But his contributions went far beyond the numbers. During Donny's 13 minutes, he helped the Sixers outscore the Pistons by a whopping 17 points en route to the Sixers biggest win thus far. 

To this point in the season Donyell had played a total of 20 minutes. Obviously, none of us expected him to lead the Sixers to a comeback win. Coach Cheeks desperate substitution not only helped the Sixers win this game, but a handful of games throughout the season. Expect more appearances by Donny-Ice during the top 10 countdown.

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#8: The Secret Weapon

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"I forgot what happiness felt like." -- Sexy T-Rex after the game.

That's how bad things were in Sixers Nation on December 5, 2008, and it shows with quotes like that, and recaps like this.

After reading my second recap, I realized Louis Williams played the Robin to Donyell's Batman in the comeback win.

He dropped 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and I had to check and make sure this was the 2008-2009 Lou-Will I was watching, because he looked a lot like the Lou-Will of last year, playing studly defense, getting to the rim with ease, making shots, making smart decisions. It was by far, his best game of the season.

Unfortunately, his success was not sustained. 

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Sort of sad timing given Fagan’s article today about the team not wanting Donyell back. Sounds like ’Yell was open to return but the team did not want him.

Would have been a good vet for the clubhouse… and another shooter in a pinch.

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by tk76 on Aug 6, 2009 6:53 PM PDT reply actions  

But Primoz is so much better…

by Jordan Sams on Aug 6, 2009 10:39 PM PDT up reply actions  

What I don't get is...

Instead of re-signing donyell they are going to bring a couple of guys into camp, and in that showing commitment to giving a young player a chance. Now if they are going that route, why didn’t they field their own summer league team? Were there 2 players on the philly half of the summer league roster that really stood out for them?

by sixersforlife_85 on Aug 7, 2009 2:30 AM PDT up reply actions  

I can’t explain nor defend the moves or lack of moves in the past month. I’d rather have Donny than Primoz personally.

by Jordan Sams on Aug 7, 2009 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions  

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