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Welcome to another edition of Casual Friday Sixers Links!
Housekeeping:
• After all the intense discussions going on at LB in the past week, a game against a bad, beat-up Lakers side is exactly what the community needs for harmony wait a minute no it's not damnit
• Missing you, Dedmon
• Want to share some Sixers thoughts with the LB community? Write a FanPost. Do a good job on it and we may even promote it to the front page. I'll even link to it in the weekly links post too. You'll be famous!
• Keep the conversation going with your friends irl, go like the LB Facebook page!
• For new post updates and in-game commentary from one of our writers, follow LB on Twitter - @Liberty_Ballers, and be the first to know the next time LB gets a Twitter shoutout from Molly Sullivan.
• Follow all of our wonderful writers on Twitter:
Mike Levin (@Michael_Levin)
Tanner Steidel (@tsteidel)
Derek Bodner (@DerekBodnerNBA)
Dave Rueter (@wheresbenrivera)
Justin F. (@JustinF_LB)
Brandon Lee Gowton (@BrandonGowton)
Roy Burton (@TheBSLine)
Rich Hofmann, Jr. (@rich_hofmann)
Mike Baumann (@MJ_Baumann)
Sean O'Connor (@soconnor76)
Jake Pavorsky (@JakePavorsky)
Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer)
BEST OF LIBERTY BALLERS:
A Stern Farewell: Saying Goodbye to David Stern - Dweebowitz
DWEEB!
When the Sixers Win the Championship in 2017: Which Current Player Will Be on the Team? - Dave Rueter
Celtics fan reads headline, calls Dave naughty words.
76ers' Sunday Morning Shootaround: Wings and Things - Roy Burton
Pretty sure Wings and Things was once the name of a nearby take-out chicken place.
2014 NBA Draft Big Board: LB Compiled, Version 1.0 - Michael Levin
Come see where Mario Hezonja rates!
Sam Hinkie, Sixers remaining patient until trade deadline - Jake Fischer
*insert corny patience proverb here*
Nerlens Noel Dunking And Such Things - Nerlens Noel
Basketball feelings. All the basketball feelings.
WigginsWatch IV: Tanksta's Paradise - Matt Carey
Another great WigginsWatch FanPost. Check it out, if for the title alone.
SIXERS AND OTHER BASKETBALL-RELATED LINKS:
Brown trying to help Evan Turner "rescue" himself - CSN Philly
Once his coaching career is over Brett Brown should write Hollywood's next great basketball movie.
Rebuilding A Rivalry - SLAM Online
Check out this feature on the Sixers-Celtics rivalry from Jake Fischer who when he is not writing and breaking news at Liberty Ballers is writing features for SLAM Magazine.
DataBall - Grantland
There is a lot in here, but if you are into the statistical side of basketball, this is a fascinating read from Grantland's Kirk Goldsberry.
Commiseration Committee - discussing losing with bloggers - Celtics Blog
Levin is here representing the Sixers and LB, spreading tanking cheer to depressed bloggers.
Adam Silver's gauntlet: The NBA should rival the NFL - SB Nation
If there is any North American sports league that *can* do it, it is probably the NBA. But they've still got a long ways to go to get there.
Preview: New 'Summer Dreams' documentary tracks MCW's journey to the NBA - The 700 Level
This documentary focusing on the NBA's Summer League looks fantastic. If only the trailer used a song other than That Fall Out Boy Song. #LightAMup
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REMINDER - RULES OF THE THREAD: As long as you keep it clean (no cursing and please remember to floss your teeth after threading) and respectful, it's fair game. It's your thread - use it as you see fit.
Now, discuss! Happy Friday!
