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Sixers Media Day

Earlier today Tanner watched the streaming video of Sixers media day at CSNPhilly.com, and jotted down summaries of all the interviews. Here are his notes:

Jason Kapono
- Thinks will get plenty of threes in transition and new system should open up chances
- Doesn't go into game just focusing on shooting threes - needs to be a threat on the floor to spark the team and open up the middle for the big men
- Worked out very hard this summer
- Most important thing to do in 3 point contest is to show up and not trip or airball anything

Jason Smith
- Excited to be healthy
- Trying to play without fear or hestiance
- Most serious injury evr before that was an ankle sprain in high school - has never had to overcome anything like this
- Really had to keep convincing himself that he will overcome it - rehab was very challening
- Working on three point shooting and hoping to excel with mid range game in new system

Primoz Brezec - first thing noticed is he has miller's number (7)
- Very excited to be back in nba after a year in europe
- Strength he will bring - offense, rebounding, being a team player - feels that's the only way to be a successful player in the league along with defense - hated playing against eddie jordan's team and is thankful to be part of it instead of against it
- Despite being 7'1 he never played center before coming to nba - always worked on outside shooting

Rodney Carney
- Different to be back
- Feels game improved immensley - 3 point shooting is the most improved part of his game he feels - confidence is the most important thing to his improvment
- Expects to be give energy, threes, and most importantly defense off the bench - feels he can be a nuisance on the floor
- Feels lou has a better opportunity to show what he's learned in his first few years now that andre miller is gone

Sam Dalembert is holding a gift box filled with stuffed animals.

Royal Ivey
- Felt philly was the right situation and wanted to re-sign since the end of the season
- Role players really need to step up during preseason to earn minutes on the floor with the new coach
- Defense intensity is what he brings to the team - knows that what allows him to play
- Trained with staff at university of texas (rick barnes) - lost 15 pounds
- Dropped third person "i wanted what was best for royal"
- Was a modern, tap, jazz, and ballet dancer as a kid

Brandon Bowman
- Found out 2 wks ago that he was added to training camp roster
- Invited because of elton brand - played pick up with him and liked what he saw

Sean Singletary
- Very excited to be invited to his hometown team
- Played in a half time game when a kid
- Feels he can change pace of the game and straight up play which is why he feels he will make the team
- Already been a part of 4 teams (now five) despite only being in the league for one year

Samuel Dalembert
- Fresh new cut
- Learned to swim to work out this summer - took yoga classes - scuba diving
- Asked him to rebound, block shots, and defend to be successful
- Feels he's prepared to be successful in the new offensive scheme
- Says he always accepts his role (as i roll my eyes as that comment)
- Has been working on ball handling and jumper

Marreese Speights
- Had to delay interview cuz he was eating candy
- Keep energy up and get crowd into the game
- Working on post game
- No mention of DEFENSE!!!!
- Says he comes from florida and all they do is win so he expects to win
- No matter where he is on the court he feels he can make a positive impact
- Best thing about new season is not having to get doughnuts for ppl or taking bags off the plane for the veterans

Bill Green
- Says he plans on shooting three more cuz of new scheme
- Likes princeton o because it's based on fundamentals and is based on movement

Stromile Swift
- Found out this weekend he was invited
- Says if don't work hard it's tough to stick around in the league (from his tone it sounds like he's speaking from experience)

Dionte Christmas
- No more than 5 minutes after draft he got a call from stefanski to come to summer league
- Went to vegas with clippers
- Got an invite from t'wolves and thunder but chose sixers because he says it's "his city" - really looking forward to competing and signing a contract to officially become a 76er
- Show the front office that he can defend will get him a spot on the team
- Feels he can guard pg, sg, or sf very well

Ed Pinkney
- Likes Carney's athletisicm to help out an already athletic sixers roster
- Thinks lou is the most important factor to becomming a successful team

Thaddeus Young
- Young smoove (hence twitter name) is his nickname apparently
- Working with mark price has been huge for him
- Gets down to basics when teaching - talks about angles ball has to been on to make threes
- Shot preparation is something that has really improved over the summer
- Zero problems with the ankle over the summer - did strengthening exercises every day

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I’m still trying to figure out who Brandon Bowman is.

by jsams on Sep 28, 2009 3:15 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I admit

I checked wikipedia as soon as they said they were talkting to him next

by tsteidel on Sep 28, 2009 4:12 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions   0 recs

I watched this and it seemed like Sam and Dei had a thing for each other.

fightlockdown.com

by The Legend on Sep 28, 2009 4:23 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

this year could be big if andre has a breakout season which i think he will. im thinking he averages 23.5 ppg and about 5.5 rpg with 4.3 assists. also if the bench players step up like carney and kapono hitting some key threes for us to win games. another important aspect is if elton returns to his form, which i think he will because this will be his second year with the team. Thaddeus will definetly do very well this year, at least averages of 18.9 ppg, 6.7 rpg, and 3.2 assists. i like this year for philly sports

eff you we winning anyway

by eagleswin on Sep 28, 2009 6:41 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

howd you settle on 18.9?

by jmorcate on Sep 28, 2009 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I like what I’m hearing from everyone… except Sam. Ball handling and shooting?

If only Sam would just handle the ball more and shoot more jumpers- but hey, maybe he’s just talking about cutting down on turnovers when he has the ball?

BTW, thanks for the info Tanner.

http://www.phillyarena.com - Philly sports forum/blog

by tk76 on Sep 28, 2009 7:03 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

And Speights.

What’s going on with him? I’d like to see him working a little harder.

by Saul on Sep 28, 2009 7:11 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

I’m not going to jump on Speights for what he did not say. I’m just hoping that when the games start he shows a renewed commitment to defense and rebounding. With all of his talent he just needs to play fundamentally sound defense and I think he would be a star. He certainly has the tools to be dominant on both ends.

http://www.phillyarena.com - Philly sports forum/blog

by tk76 on Sep 28, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

Thank you for the update. I had hoped it would be taped on PPV but nope yet.

Really concerned about M16. Heard nothing of him all summer and all the others excluding Sammy were in and out all summer working hard.

by DeanH on Sep 28, 2009 9:42 PM PDT reply actions   0 recs

I`m not concerned because if he wasn`t doing much all summer, and that correlates with a bad performance this year, he did it to himself

and others will gladly step up. I think Jordan is the kind of coach that makes players want to perform better. Competition within the team can be a good thing.

by jefu on Sep 28, 2009 11:18 PM PDT up reply actions   0 recs

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