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Sixers at Hawks Preview: Confessions Part II

Take that and rewind it back. Ursher got the voice to make ya booty go (clap).

Peace up, A-town down.
Peace up, A-town down.
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I sat down in front of my computer screen last night knowing that I had a Sixers-Hawks preview to write. I had originally planned to start off the preview by talking about how the Milwaukee Buck's magic number to clinch a playoff spot is down to 2. I went on to explain how that meant the Sixers could officially be eliminated from playoff contention with a Sixers loss to the Hawks and a Bucks win over the Knicks. I imagined some, those in favor of tanking, would be delighted by that news.

"No playoffs means the Sixers get to keep their lottery protected first round draft pick, you see," I explained.

Others might have not been so OK with that scenario. There's plenty of PRIDE left to play for, after all.

In any case, that's not the preview I wrote. It wasn't good enough. Too short. Not enough material. So what did I do? The thing I always do when I get stuck on a Sixers post idea. Text my friend Justin Bieber.

ME: Yo, biebs, you got any ideas for this Sixers preview I have to do?

BIEBER: lol wht r the sixers and don't call me biebs

ME: Good question biebs. Believe it or not, they're actually a professional basketball team

BIEBER: lol w - t- f ive never heard of them r u sure

ME: I'm sure, biebs. So can you help me out or not?

BIEBER: wait who r u how did u get this #???

ME: It's Brandon Lee, biebs. We met at that concert a year back. Remember?

BIEBER: um dont txt this # anymore how about u bother my friend Usher instead [USHER'S PHONE NUMBER REDACTED]

ME: It's been real, biebs. Thanks for the help.

BIEBER: omg dont call me biebs!!!1

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I proceeded to call Usher and we had a nice chat. Good dude. He said he'd gladly help me write this Sixers-Hawks preview since they're playing in his hometown of A-TOWN. He even went to the length to send me a shortened re-write of his hit song, Confessions Part II. Here's how it turned out.

Titled: "Depressions Part II"

[ringing] Hello?
Yo I'm on the blog,
I'm gonna call you right back..
Na, I just gotta write this Sixers preview I'm gonna call you back..
I'm on the blog, what… Man, quit playing with me, man.
No, for real don't play like that…
Are you, are you serious? How you know?
Put that on everything. I'ma call you back. I'ma call you back.

Every time I was at Liberty Ballers, I was with my blog friends
Every time you called I told you "Sixers, baby, I'm bloggin'"
Nooo, I was watching you play like dirt

Ohhh, wasn't thinkin' about Andrew Bynum getting hurt.
I was Sixersing at Xfinity Live like man, not givin a thought as to who sees me.
Season so gone, so wrong.
Actin' like people were actually watching the game at home.
Thinkin about you, being the mediocre-to-terrible team that you are, but you probably believe you got a good chance
A good chance at beating the Hawks and making the playoffs

But brace yourself, it ain't good. And it would be the worst if you actually made the playoffs..

I know you're the Sixers.
I know you're terrible.
But there's more. Listen…

Watch this...
These are my depressions
Just when I thought I said all I can say

You went 6-4 in your last 10 and didn't let tanking get in the way

These are my confessions

Man about Evan Turner I don't know what to do
I guess I gotta keep watching you take long 2's, these are my depressions
If I'm gonna tell it then I gotta tell it all
I damn near cried when I got that Bynum injury phone call
I'm so Sixers'd and I don't know what to do
But to give you part 2 of my depressions

Now this gon' be the hardest thing I think I ever had to do
Got me talkin' to myself askin' how I'm gon' tell you
bout that losing games can get you a better draft pick, draft pick

Said if they don't make the playoffs their keepin' it
The first thing that came to mind was Jrue

Second thing was how do I know if they'll make the right pick and if it's true

Third thing was me wishin' that you never signed Hawes but you did

And how I ain't ready for makin the playoffse and saying bye bye to our lottery pick

[chorus]

This by far is the hardest thing I think I've ever had to do
To tell you, the Sixers I love

That I want you to lose games so it helps you become a better team in the future

I hope you can accept the fact that I'm man enough to tell you this
And hopefully you'll give tanking a chance
This ain't about my blogging career.
This ain't about my life
It's about us.
Please.

****glass shaters***


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