And Then There Were Three.....Sixers @ Grizzlies
by Michael Levin on Apr 10, 2010 3:15 PM PDT
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PrintPhiladelphia 76ers at Memphis Grizzlies, Apr 10, 2010 5:00 PM PDT
As Jordan made clear yesterday, losing has ceased being a novelty and become an absolute necessity. The difference between being a contender in three years and five. The past few times out, the Sixers have brought their D game, especially Elton Brand, whose averaged 6.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 24 minutes during April's four games thus far. Big ups to EB, who has really embraced #missionwtf. Sar-chasm aside, Eddie Jordan has stepped up his game and lost us 6 straight games and for that I am truly grateful.
I like the Grizzlies, who have tried to follow the Thunder/Blazers rebuilding process, but unfortunately being in the West leaves them out of the playoff race by a significant margin. Is it me or are there more terrible teams this year than usual? I did some quick quick research. There figures to be nine teams with less than 30 wins this season. Compare that to 7 teams in both '09 and '08, 3 in '07, and 5 in '06. If you can derive any meaning out of that, be my guest. Anyway, I like the Grizzlies and think that even without Rudy Gay next season, they could make a push for a playoff spot with improvements out of Marc Gasol, Mike Conley, and OJ Mayo, defensive help from Ronnie Brewer, and production out of Hamed Haddadi and Hasheem Thabeet, the centerpiece of Hasheem Thablog.
With injuries to Thaddeus Young, Jason Smith, Rodney Carney and coming off a back-to-back (as are the Grizzlies) that landed them in Memphis around 3 AM last night, this game should be lost. But there's still three games left for them to break our hearts as they've done on so many occasions during this forgettable year. However, with the emergence of Francisco Elson aka Frozone and his 2 points and +2 differential in 4 minutes of PT last night, we may be in store for a three game win streak to vault us into the top spot in the Eastern Conference, nay, the world.
In Philadelphia-related-but-non-Sixer-related news of the day, the Phillies are 3-1 and coming off an 8-0 shalacking of Jordan's, and by name, TAFKAMB's Astros. Jamie Moyer takes the hill tonight at 7 against Cy Young lock Felipe Paulino. Also, the Flyers are in some kind of intense race for the 8 seed against the Rangers. Check them both out on our sister blogs (no offense dudes), The Good Phight and Broad Street Hockey. If you're into some hockey friend rivalries, here's a good friend of mine's blog on the Flyers and another friend's Official SNY Rangers blog. Ooohhhhhh things could get heated. That's the most I've ever written about hockey.
Thread it here for the 7:00 Detroit/Charlotte game, then stick around if you'd like for the Mavericks/Kings Clippers/Warriors games that mean more to me than you do. I'm talking to you yosoysean. To pull a page out of Jordan's book, Go Sixers!
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Thx 4 da shoutout dude!
I blog at Ridiculous Upside. I know you'll love it.
by Scott Schroeder on Apr 10, 2010 3:26 PM PDT reply actions
I’ll probably be switching back and forth between the Phillies and Sixers. It depends on how competitive each game is.
This is a boring thread. Where are all the 76ers fans?
I blog at Ridiculous Upside. I know you'll love it.
by Scott Schroeder on Apr 10, 2010 5:17 PM PDT reply actions
How Goes it
Sixers fans, hoping for another loss I presume.
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Apr 10, 2010 5:20 PM PDT reply actions
Yes
It’s a good year to be a Mavs fan!
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Apr 10, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Yes!
Go Sixers!
I blog at Ridiculous Upside. I know you'll love it.
by Scott Schroeder on Apr 10, 2010 5:25 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought this was a Sixers fan blog
Sorry.
I blog at Ridiculous Upside. I know you'll love it.
by Scott Schroeder on Apr 10, 2010 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions
The Grizz
are probably going to tank now. I’ve seen them a few times this season and when they were in playoff contention, they were pretty good but now not so much
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Apr 10, 2010 5:31 PM PDT reply actions
Mayo
is a pretty good player, but he’s one of the few NBAers to take a paycut once he arrives in the Association….
Brad James
by the new Bradfather on Apr 10, 2010 5:39 PM PDT reply actions
just put kapono on the court by himself.
by Michael Levin on Apr 10, 2010 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions
In NBA 2k11, he must have a 99 in basket interference
by Michael Levin on Apr 10, 2010 5:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I can’t wait to be on west coast time so I can watch the games then go out, not get drunk in front of a computer
Mid-august. May contact you about crashing a night in vegas if you’re around. an epic bro-hug would obviously be delivered.
by Michael Levin on Apr 10, 2010 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions
only with three games remaining would this happen
by Michael Levin on Apr 10, 2010 6:04 PM PDT up reply actions
Hey, guys!
haven’t been for a game thread in forever, and of course I’m late to this one. Eff Passover and school.
How’re things?
3 games left. that’s the money right there
by Michael Levin on Apr 10, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
MEMPHIS STOP RUNNING
its the only way the sixers can win!
Wait - they're still winless?
Oh yeah, how about that. Heheh.
& Halladay is pitching tomorrow
The Kolb Era has begun....
Kolb - a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor - Wikipedia of course
I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ
by sports00fan00 on Apr 10, 2010 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
13-24 from 3pt land
really? wtf is going on
The Kolb Era has begun....
Kolb - a heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor - Wikipedia of course
I've been waiting my whole life for an Eagles Championship
RIP JJ
Damn...
…enjoy the sight of Cole Aldrich sitting at the end of the bench for the next four years. Sigh.
I’m going to personally murder the next person who says we’re going to draft Cole Aldrich, as long as they leave their name/address/description in the comment.
Cole Aldrich, Cole Aldrich, ninny nanny noo noo… :D
Seriously, there’s a certain messed-up logic to it…“We need a big since Sammy’s expiring, he’s from a winning program, he has experience playing the best competition, etc.” A better GM than Easy Ed could probably talk himself into taking Aldrich. Hopefully, a replacement for the aforementioned Easy Ed would not do so. But under the right (wrong) circumstances…Ed staying on, that sort of thing, you never know.
2009: picked Jrue over Ty Lawson
2008: picked Speights over Roy Hibbert
2007: picked Thad over Julian Wright
If they didn’t take Ty Lawson while coming off a playoff appearance then they won’t take Aldrich over a big with more potential. This front office has never been about the big name player from the big name college team. I don’t see that changing as long as Tony DiLeo is in charge of scouting.
That said I don’t think Aldrich would be that bad of a pick. He’ll never be a star but he has very low bust potential. Given the Sixers’ recent draft history though, I see them taking a higher upside guy like Ed Davis or Hassan Whiteside.
I guess. I really was hoping for Cousins, though. And that ain’t happening. I just don’t see anyone left at 7-8-9-10 who really looks like an impact player. For real impact guys, this draft looks like about 5 deep to me.
After a season like this, a guy who maxes out as a solid role player when surrounded by much better players who can actually take over doesn’t seem like much consolation. We already have an unathletic tall-ish guy to play PF for the next three years. The prospect of putting an unathletic tall-ish guy next to him at C doesn’t really pump my ’nads.
au contraire.
they’ve been messings things up all season. why stop now?
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