Change is coming for Sixers

by tmoore on Jul 16, 2011 9:37 AM PDT

Here is a portion of the column:

Collins has made it known that the Sixers' biggest need is for somebody who can score the big basket late in games. He said that was the primary obstacle that kept the Sixers from winning more games in 2010-11.

With that in mind, will Harris, Levien and company be aggressive in trying to upgrade the roster? Will they use all available means, such as the mid-level salary exception that the team typically hasn't spent (if the mid-level exception isn't eliminated in the next collective bargaining agreement), to help Collins?

Those are fair questions without answers so far.

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The mid-level exception typically doesn’t bring in any late game talents better than what we already have on the roster. So I hope the new ownership group doesn’t try to use it for that. Collins did a great job. But I lay part of the Sixers crunch time ineptitude at his feet. That is not the biggest thing they lack on the roster, in my opinion. The biggest thing they lack is a nasty PF/C that can defend the post, protect the rim, and finish buckets on drive and kicks into the paint. Some of the crunch time ineptitude was Collins’ fault himself. And some of it was due to youth. While we don’t seem to have a true number 1 option, we do have a few guys who have the ability to create offense. We shouldn’t have been as bad in crunchtime as we were last season. And I expect improvement as Collins probably loosens the reigns on ET and Jrue a bit this year.

by wannabgm on Jul 21, 2011 12:55 PM PDT reply actions

As far as what I said about the type of big man we need…..I’ll take 2 out of 3 of those traits even. Our crunch time PF/C combo is Thad/Brand. That’s not enough size. If Brand was a little younger or more explosive, then maybe it would work. But it doesn’t.

by wannabgm on Jul 21, 2011 12:58 PM PDT up reply actions