The Sixers have a perfect opportunity to work out the kinks and shed their black cloud of losing tonight in Detroit against everyone's hero from All-Star weekend, Greg Monroe and the 11-24 Pistons.
Word came down yesterday the Sixers will be without Spencer Hawes until at least March 14th, so if you were waiting for the big man to come back and save the offense, it's not going to happen for a while. The rest of the Sixers are going to have to figure things out on their own. Doug Collins had an extra long weekend to watch tape and ruminate over the team's flailing offense, he even got a practice in with his squad. If there's a fix possible with the current roster, hopefully he was able to find it.
Detroit hasn't been as bad as their record recently, they beat the Celtics twice and won 7 of their last 11, but they're still a bad team. One thing the Sixers have done this season is take care of bad teams, even in the midst of their terrible stretch of games leading into the break they were able to handle the Cavs and Bobcats on the road with relative ease. Go out there tonight, suffocate them on the defensive end and try to figure some things out when it's your turn to put the ball in the basket. A winning streak starts with one win, after all.
Prepare yourselves for a big game from Greg Monroe, it seems unavoidable at this point, but he won't beat you alone.
The tip is at 7:30pm. Game thread will land around 5:30.
One final thought on All-Star weekend, and it's really something that's been bugging me. For the life of me, I can't figure out why the NBA thought it was a good idea to have Chris Brown perform in the half-time show. It simply doesn't compute that a society which makes pariahs of celebrities like Mel Gibson and Michael Richards for insensitive, and downright hateful speech (and rightly so) would, on the other hand, celebrate a guy who beat his girlfriend. Maybe celebrate is too strong of a word, but it's at least a tacit endorsement of someone who plead guilty to just a shameful crime. I don't begrudge the guy's right to make a living after he's paid his debt to society, even if that debt was a plea-bargained joke, but that doesn't mean the NBA has to choose him to perform in their "family-friendly" showcase. Just a bad, bad move by the NBA in my opinion.
Anyway, I hope you guys were able to forget about the final five games of the nominal first half of the season. We're back to actual games tonight, and the Sixers still have plenty of time to start a hot streak and carry it right into the playoffs.
He paid his debit to society whether u feel it wasn't a strong enough punishment thats another issue. I can name countless celebrities who have messed up so many times and still giving chances. This is the celebrity life in America u pay ur debt to society if u meds up get a million chances to do right and most times all is forgiven.
The Grammy's selecting him to perform twice was just as much a travesty. And the the academy votes him best R&B album of the year, I believe, which wasn't deserved considering the competition. The same event where he beat said girlfriend before attending a few years back. Kept rather quiet in all this is his vandalized tantrum of the ABC dressing room at Good Morning America because Robin Roberts "asked" him about the situation with Rihanna awhile (year+ ?) after it happened, even after she prepped him of the question before going live on air. Cowardly vagina.
I don't mind seeing a celebrity make a comeback once he's admitted his faults and paid his debt to society. The thing that annoys me about Chris Brown is that he has been acting like a complete jackass since the incident. Mike Vick spent two years in prison and still acts humble to this day.
"I make more money in 3 days than what you make in 3 years..hahahaha"
Seriously, why would someone in his situation sing that lyric?
He 'paid his debt to society'
He beat a woman. I do not care how long he is shunned, a man who beats women should have his nuts cut off and strung around his neck as a necklace he is obligated to wear for the rest of his life.
Rapists, Abusers, Pedophiles, there is not enough punishment these abhorrent aberrations of humanity can serve. There is a flaw in their humanity (if they have any) that makes them think what they do is alright. Chris Brown served no jail time Chris Brown was forgiven because he makes people money. If Chris Brown was not rich or talented (at least some people think his auto tuned singing is talent) he would still be rotting in jail. The NBA which is so concerned about its image should have thought this through better.
At least he did not fall down on the stage and break out in some sort of fake crying jag, again.
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Most sane people think this way. However--you would find many segments of society where violent, cowardly behavior is a common way of life. They dont care about his character or lack thereof, they care that he makes music they like and conveys a certain "image".
On a basketball note---Sixers 102-Pistons 84
What an impressively blanket racist statement without naming specific 'segments'. Well done
I didn't even know he performed. I completely and utterly ignored all-star weekend. I have some of it on dvr if I get bored.
Why when I mention a "segment" of society do you immediately associate it with race ? You do understand that segment does not exclusively mean race don't you ?
No one will ever criticize you for thinking before you type.
Ah semantics, argue them all you want, what ever 'ism' you want it to be, your statement was a blanket judgement of certain segments of a society. If you do not see that as juvenile ignorant and asinine, I am not surprised, since following your discussions with others on this blog, no one will ever mistake you for a model rocket scientist
Your correct. It was/is a blanket judgement of that segment of society that:
A)Doesnt think theres anything terribly wrong with beating up a girl. Especially if she "has it coming"
B)Could care less that Brown is an abuser and a tool on top of it. As long as he keeps making music they like and maintains his "image".
If you think there arent 10's of 1000's of people who think this way (hence segment) your fooling yourself.
My correct what?