Sixers to Open Season Against Miami Heat
by Tanner Steidel on Aug 4, 2010 7:12 AM PDT
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PrintLast night NBA TV ran their version of "Selection Sunday" highlighting the marquee match-ups fans can look forward to for the upcoming 2010-2011 NBA Season (not only was it on last night, but it's on all day today and tomorrow). We learned that the first of the game of the year will be a star studded affair with such names as Vincent Chase, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tony Danza, and Burt Reynolds LeBron James, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Shaq(?), Ray Allen, and Marquis Daniels. Sadly (and the opposite of unexpected), the Sixers were not chosen as a team to play on the big-boy stages of opening night, Christmas day, or Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
On the bright side, however, Kate Fagan gave us a little piece on information that may excite those hoping for at least a glimpse of the Sixers 10-11 schedule. From her Deep Sixer column, Fagan writes:
The next night, Oct. 27, the Heat are scheduled to play the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center.
Talk about opening the season with a bang. What better way to christen the newly named WFC (the Wachovia letters came down yesterday) than to have the odds-on favorite to take the Eastern Conference come into town and pound the Sixers like they stole something (Willie Green stole my left shoe).
I expect the house to be a little more packed this go-round than last year's opening night where fans (including myself) witnessed the debut of Jrue Holiday and Brandon Jennings. The front-office is drooling (sources close to me are saying, at least) about this announcement and the possibility of filling more than half the arena.
Get excited my young disciples of Doug Collins, for the season starts in just 2 months and 23 days.
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Ed's gotta be doing jumping jacks
First of all to stay healthy. But also because the combination of Evan Turner, a shiny new coach (he’s old), and WaBrosh will probably be a sell-out. If the Sixers can somehow pull off an exciting win, that could result in a ton of money from rash fans.
Personally, I can’t wait for the GameThread.
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How many combined points did we lose last season’s opener and closer (kyra sedwick) to the Magic? I’d put the over/under on opening night against the Heat at 22.5.
I’ll play the over on that one. It’s gonna get ugly. Who’s going to guard either LeBron or Bosh? I’m assuming Iguodala will guard Wade, and can probably do so relatively effectively. Which would put Turner on LeBron (welcome to the NBA, kid!). Bosh might score 50. Even Big Z should have a pretty nice stat line as he toasts Spencer Hawes. I do figure Jrue can lock down Mario Chalmers.
Jrue on Wade
Iguodala on LeBron. Turner on Miller. Decent matchups. Bosh should tear up the front court though.
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by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2010 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll do it
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by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2010 8:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess the bright side is it is on the back end of a back2back for them and we should be better defensively with Dre, Jrue, and Turner and there two best player play those positions.
Yeah, back-to-back roadies, probably coming off an emotional game @ Celtics, still figuring things out. We have Jrue/Andre for Wade/Bron, but it’s not going to matter. You can’t stop those guys, and we have no one to guard Bosh. That’s why I set my personal over/under at 22.5. If it were the Heat opening night as well I’d probably go 32.5.
Another interesting over/under: how many games until people start rooting for more ping pong balls?
100%
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by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2010 8:49 AM PDT up reply actions
Probably you are correct. But Andre can’t physically handle Bron (can anyone?). Bron really needs to be guarded by a PF…the five-years-ago pre-injury Elton Brand we all hoped we would see, maybe, as opposed to The Albatross.
Sorry, not too knowleadgeable on Sixer defenders but how about Thad on LBJ?
Spreights on Bosh?
There can only be one Noce!
Thad would get absolutely manhandled by Lebron. We don’t have good front court defenders to stop Lebron from driving past Thad and penetrating.
I would rather see Iguodala on Lebron and Jrue on Wade. We don’t have anyone who can defend Bosh, so putting Thad on him might limit the damage in the sense that they could cancel each other out on offense. Emphasis on “could.”
This game is going to suck and be awesome at the same time.
"I admire his competitiveness. As much as I admire it, I thought that he was trying too hard."- Eddie Jordan
I think people will realize how much the Sixers are going to miss having Sammy back there very, very early in the season. Like, this game.
I guess Iguodala on Bron (total physical mismatch, despite Andre’s defensive ability), Jrue on Wade (probably also pretty ugly, even though Jrue is a pretty good defender, he’s not quite ready for Wade), Brand on Bosh (oy vey!), Hawes on Z (this might not be all that horrible, Z is slow enough for Hawes to maybe keep up with), Turner on Chalmers (this could also be OK, possibly).
Great thing now is that we won’t have to see Bill Green on Lebron. I forget if it was last year or the year before but I was watching NBA Gametime and they went to the 76ers/Cavs game and it was close and Lebron treated Bill like he was in Boys & Girls club basketball.
raindrop!
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by Tanner Steidel on Aug 4, 2010 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
It was a high screen with him and mo williams, causing Iguodala and Green to switch. You could actually see Lebron laughing after this happened…again.
"I admire his competitiveness. As much as I admire it, I thought that he was trying too hard."- Eddie Jordan
It happened like 3 times in a row, too. It seemed Green was overly anxious to switch and wanted to prove something by guarding LeBron.
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by Derek Bodner on Aug 5, 2010 10:04 AM PDT up reply actions
I'll give them 20 games
Then we’ll see.
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by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2010 8:50 AM PDT up reply actions
i agree, idk if they will be what everyone thinks they are and i think its fact they wont beat the lakers in 7 games
Who does everyone think they are?
And where have you gotten your stuff, Alice?
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by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2010 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions
I think he’s talking about the Heat, not the Sixers. The Sixers wouldn’t beat the Clippers in 7 games, let alone the Lakers.
Ah yes
Dweeb, once again, pointing out my ignorance. I suppose I forgot to take my logic pills this morning.
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by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
this game is on a wednesday – espn does nationally televised nba games on wednesdays
i like the chances
"I'm a beast ready to be unleashed." -- Paul George
i no longer like the chances
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by Tanner Steidel on Aug 4, 2010 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I still like the chances
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by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2010 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions
Why does everyone assume that Turner is going to start day 1?
I say the starting lineup on day 1 will be:
Brand
Young
Iguodala
Green
Holiday
This is the lineup that I think Doug Collins will start on game day not the one I would put out.
Defensive matchup will be
Big Z vs. Thad
Bosh vs. Brand
LBJ vs. Iguoadala
Wade vs. Holiday
Chalmers vs. Green
Seriously? Thad is going to guard a 7-foot center who can shoot?
I guess Willie Green is still threatening Ed Snider with publishing of those naked donkey sex pictures in this scenario…
so then why would he start that lineup?
its gonna be holiday, turner (after he “beats out” everyone in training camp), iguodala, brand, hawes. Only variation is if they put brand at center or off the bench and you slide thad in
I second this.
williams, green, thad, noce and spreights round out the second unit.
There can only be one Noce!
I’m basing this on the fact that Doug Collins said Brand and Young are better playing the 5 and 4 positions. He probably won’t feel comfortable starting Turner and Iguodala is the best player they have to defend LBJ and Jrue would then be the best player to defend Wade. That would leave the the choices of players guarding Chalmers to be:
Lou Williams
Andres Nocioni
Willie Green
Jodie Meeks
I would prefer Nocioni, but for some reason there is a bizarre notion out there in the Sixers organization that Green is a good defender
bingo bango bongo
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by Tanner Steidel on Aug 4, 2010 1:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I must admit, I'm excited.
I’ve asked my local cable basketball channel operator for a list of games they’ll be showing here (the Philippines). I’m hoping the Sixers, Kings and Bulls have games for broadcast.
There can only be one Noce!
i think you can get nba league pass broadband overseas if you’re interested – i think it’s $100 for the season but i’m not sure
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by Tanner Steidel on Aug 4, 2010 6:30 PM PDT up reply actions
there are a lot of hot women in your country.
"I admire his competitiveness. As much as I admire it, I thought that he was trying too hard."- Eddie Jordan
Do you guys
derive as much joy from the fact that the E-R-T-Y in your URL are consecutive letters on the keyboard as I do?
We were thinking about being the QWERTY UIOPS
but it was already Timofey Mozgev’s fan club name, so we passed.
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by Michael Levin on Aug 4, 2010 10:58 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
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"I'm a beast ready to be unleashed." -- Paul George
by Tanner Steidel on Aug 5, 2010 5:22 AM PDT up reply actions
By the way, everyone pay attention to LeBron at the conclusion of the national anthem, you may be shocked by what you see, the man thinks he’s the Anti-christ, look up LeBron James Illuminati on Youtube for a preview, there’s a reason he changed his number to 6
He's back
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