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On latest #NBARooks, @MCW1 reflects on hot start & love from @Sixers fans: http://t.co/hbQGcGtfeR
— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2014
How do you know you've made it? When cameras from NBA Entertainment follow you around as you sign autographs at a local Modell's.
In all seriousness, this team is much more enjoyable to watch when Michael Carter-Williams is on the court. We still don't have any idea if he's a franchise point guard, but he's a much better player than some of us predicted he'd be at the start of the season. Sometimes, it's good to be wrong.
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LOOK HOW CUTE THADDY IS :> RT @si_vault: KD glides past Thaddeus Young during the 2006 McDonald's All-American Game: pic.twitter.com/bHAxFACfSw
— Spencer Layman (@NBA_Spen) January 17, 2014
This picture was taken nearly eight years ago, yet both Thaddeus Young and Kevin Durant LOOK ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME (except neither of them would be caught dead in Reebok sneakers these days).
Not surprisingly, Kevin Durant was named the co-MVP of the game (25 points, five rebounds, four assists in 18 minutes), and was joined on the West team by a certain Sixer who hails from Seattle. Young's East teammates included former Georgia Tech teammate Javaris Crittenton (who always manages to bring a gun to a gunfight) and one-time Villanova star Scottie Reynolds. In fact, Young has had the best NBA career of anyone on the East team. And who says Billy King is bad at drafting talent?
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The difference between west an east cost.. West the sun is always shining ??.. East u gotta look outside an checc the weather everyday ??
— Dewayne Dedmon (@dedmon_21) January 16, 2014
You weren't getting this from Daniel Orton.
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We're giving away 100 @Sixers Tickets in @MarcZumoff Zoo's Crew Section (121). ENTER NOW http://t.co/PkJUUoNm8k http://t.co/grbXG7gcEm
— Comcast SportsNet (@CSNPhilly) January 16, 2014
Let's ignore the fact that there's such a large block of lower-level tickets available in a single section for a moment... this is actually a pretty decent contest to win.
The game itself will probably suck (especially since it's the front end of a back-to-back for both teams who have to travel the next day), and the CSN swag bag can't be anything special (Michael Barkann autographed headshots, leftover "Great Sports Debate" T-shirts), but the chalk talk with Zumoff should be cool. Who knows... Molly Sullivan may even show up.
In unrelated news, Jake Pavorsky just entered the contest 237 times.
Speaking of Molly Sullivan...
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@Sohil_Doshi Doshi! Man, you were awesome at SAC. On back-to-backs, prepping for next one. Hate iGames & not a big movie person. Big reader.
— Molly Sullivan (@MollyESullivan) January 18, 2014
The great soman319 asked to man the Liberty Ballers Twitter handle one night, and since none of us felt like tweeting that day we graciously decided to hand over the keys to the car.
The end result? A personal shout-out from the Sixers' sideline reporter. No... I'm not crying: It's just raining on my face.
SUNDAY MORNING SHOOTAROUND HALFTIME HANGOUT
1) The next 76ers' victory will come against _________?
2) Which two teams will meet in the Super Bowl?
3) The greatest Bull of all time is ________?
4) What did you have for dinner last night?
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Shout out to these dudes! All the way from Utah just to support ya boy! #Philly #MrMac @nixhexizon http://t.co/VsbXFFu909
— Brandon Davies (@0BrandonDavies) January 12, 2014
A bunch of Brandon Davies's friends (presumably) flew out from Utah to support our favorite backup big man.
Sadly, it appears that they chose the wrong game to attend. Davies's entire offensive output came during an impressive one-second stretch in the first quarter:
03:09 - Davies Jump Shot: Missed
03:09 - Davies Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
03:09 - Davies Layup Shot: Missed
For those of you how don't know how we feel about Davies here at Liberty Ballers, let's just say that we'd prefer to have the kid below as the first big off of the bench:
Indeed! #TogetherWeBuild RT @robgarcia23: @Sixers I think I found another piece to build with! #sixersnation pic.twitter.com/54o4nY02xK
— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) January 19, 2014