Derrick Rose will be the biggest name to set foot on the Wells Fargo Center floor this season. If the Sixers can find a way to contain him, they have a very good chance of earning their 12th home win of the year. The house should be packed, time to win a game that will make people take notice.
I thought about writing a post about the upcoming 7-game stretch and what the Sixers needed to do against the string of good-to-great teams they'll be playing, but much like the team, we'll take it a game at a time.
Chicago is a good team. They currently have the best record in the land, they have the reigning MVP and they used to have the #1 defense in the league (until the Sixers stole the mantle from them). Play loose, play relaxed, play your game and you can beat them. Believe you belong and you'll prove you belong.
OK, enough rah-rah stuff. If you're chomping at the bit for the next couple of hours, check out
this interview with Jrue about matching up with Derick Rose. I especially like how Dei blamed Jrue for the two home losses, without crediting him for any of the 11 wins. The key point comes at the 2:10 mark from Jrue: "It's all on the court...we just have to worry about our team, sticking together and sticking to what we know. We do those things, those concepts and we'll be good."
The tip is at 7pm. I'll be here throughout, if you won't be, there's something wrong with you. Biggest game of the year (so far).
Prediction: PHI 87, CHI 84
i am pumped for this game
attack boozer(assuming he starts on brand) like you attacked ryan anderson
I'll be there tonight, 3rd row (124). Fired up. Expecting amazing atmosphere.
Great. I'll be in the 4th row watching you.
haha, 124 as well?
You guys think Voose or Battie gets the start?
battie
Based on the fact that I think the most important thing about tonight is not derrick rose but defensive rebounding - I hope battie gets the start.
Like I said - the teams match up evenly across the 'statistical board' except that the bulls are monsters on the offensive glass...KEEP THEM OFF
Battie. He won the tip against Dwight.
agree, i'm expecting batman.
So is Voose immediately in front of Allen on the depth chart?
if he's 100% yes - it's not like he was playing badly before he got hurt
Why are we assuming that? Didn't Collins say he was ready last game, but Lavoy and Batman had been playing too well to use Vuc?
Well it was an opinion question (i thought) so in my opinion yes if he's 100%.
I got the impression that he was 'available' last game but Collins preferred not to play Voose if he didn't have to, but with Dwight you need all the fouls you can get (usually). I think Voose was an 'emergency' measure if he needed the fouls. He could have gone but they preferred if he didn't have to.
If he's not fully back yet - then don't use him unless you have to - if they're winning don't rush.
The comment that the sixers are waiting on hawes to decide when he's ready is concerning to me a bit more than voose
Yeah, agreed.
They're both pretty good on the offensive glass, actually. Major difference is Allen actually gets the ball, Voose mostly just gets his hand on it (though he does tip them out if he can).
Voose seemed pretty good at that tip out thing for a time
agree 100% with all contributors so far. We match up so well with them - 2 defensive-minded teams going at it. I might even argue the Sixers have more firepower offensively for the other end of the floor (apart from D-Rose, of course.)
Speaking of firepower, there's been no mention of Deng. Is he back? The 6ers can contain Brewer, Watson, and Gibson to an extent, but Deng creates problems, I think. Also agree with whoever said attack down low and push Booze and Noah off the block. I would really like to see Battie - but maybe more likely Voos score a little closer to the basket. B/C Chicago rebounds so well getting higher percentage shots will be critical.
My brothers if I could be there in the stands I would. Enjoy the hell out of this one!
deng isnt playing
This is definitely our biggest game of the year.
Stuck in a hotel in Maryland tonight. Does anyone know a link to watch a crappy feed of the game online?
Firstrowsports.com
they have every game in every sport. decent enough quality although a bunch of annoying ads.
pretty amazing site though
Thanks alot man, I'll check it out.
Yup. Gotta deal with ads, but not terrible quality at all.
I wonder if Rose can surpass Andre Miller for the most dominant performance vs the Sixers.
http://nba-point-forward.si.com/2012/02/01/five-things-to-watch-in-bulls-vs-sixers/
ZL with a nice preview for tonight.
He's really an excellent writer based out of New York. Hope he's at a lot of the games this year. He really understands what's going on with the Sixers, which is impressive, considering other national writers I really admire have no clue when it comes to how this team works.
i find it odd that the sixers are 2nd in the league in longs 2's when doug said their defense is designed to promote those shots.
Interesting stat:
3 teams have bench scoring 42+ pts per game. The next closest team is
Those teams (PHL, DAL, DEN) combines W/L is 42-21.
This game to me is about offensive execution. They need to mental strength to not stand around and run isos all day with Hawes out on the floor. They really are a team that you would talk to like a grade school team: Move the ball from side to side, set multiple ball screens, cut hard off the ball. They are talented at enough spots that they should be able to do this and have relative success in the half-court. That's how they get their layups and shots at the rim, having the mental strength to run a crisp set every time down the floor.
That sounds a lot like Zach Lowe's article.
He's been saying these things for awhile now. I happen to completely agree.
What's interesting in that Zach Lowe article is when he mentions that the Bulls are the top pick and roll team in the league.
Those Andre Miller-Nene pick and rolls were pretty devastating for us, so hopefully we can do a better job this time.
Preston just said Lavoy and Thad are first bigs off the bench. Vuc is still behind Lavoy.
Sixers on the front page of Yahoo.com (NBA section), with a comment by Greg Anthony:
http://sports.yahoo.com/video/player/nba/Y_Sports_NBA/28063592;_ylt=Av9a06ns8qvqTczwo6UP6nK8vLYF#nba/Y_Sports_NBA/28063592
Game #2 of RespectWeek
I have no stats or info to back up this claim, but I think we have a better chance of winning if Rose gets his and we contain the rest of the Bulls. As opposed to having Rose, Boozer and another guy all go for around 20.
Also, our bench needs to significantly outplay theirs.
Lets Get It!
I pretty much agree w/ this. I like the Sixers chances a whole lot if Rose and Boozer are the only ones in double figures.
Psyched for the game tonight, wish I was down there-have tickets for the Bulls game in early March. I've got a 10 game plan, was at the opener and have tickets for the Lakers and Clippers next week. Should be big crowds in this stretch of games against good teams with star players and I really want to see the team perform. A couple big wins and the buzz will grow, maybe the Wach will stop being a mausoleum...
Here's what I'd like to see tonight, and I really don't think it's too much to ask. 4 free throw attempts for Jrue. I think the over/under would probably be like 1.5.
he might get there if the sixers are up at the end of the game and the bulls need to foul otherwise I don't see it happening which sucks
Lots of empty seats up top....as well as around us behind the basket.
Depressing. This place should be PACKED.
It usually fills up by the 2nd half. It's like the LA Dodgers crowd that goes to these games. Always late.
Argh. Can't wait for this game to start. So pumped up right now.
Yep, Battie is starting. Odd we win the tip? 15%?
Odds we win the tip...
Anyone else just see Noah get the smelling salts before he took the floor? Or was he huffing glue?
Who's the Einstein dude?
And we're off....Battie loses the tip.
Some gave Rose food poisoning. One and done for the Bulls on their first trip.
noah on eb
Shit, gotta finish that, Jrue.
I'm fine w/ Brewer 20-footers.
like jrue taking it to the hoop there even though he missed the shot
jodie 3
It's a jump shooting contest!
Meeks for three, nice drive and dish by Jrue.
nice jrue and jodie
Jodie for three!Two early dimes for Jrue
Iggy!Beautiful
i think iggy was surprised to see such a wide open lane to the basket on that one
Rose answers. Hope that make encourages him to shoot a bunch.
Nice drive by AI9. That's called a dunk if it's by Blake Griffin.
Thibs w/ an early timeout.
early timeout
Thibs is pissed. Early timeout. Adjustments right out of the gate.
My favorite shot is that Tony Battie 20 footer. That's why I watch this sport.
That was a foul on Boozer, fucking bitch.
Crowd is dead...
Shit, EB. Gotta hit that, great find by Jrue.
Ugh, would've rather had the three, Jrue.
gh, Jrue passed on the three and ends up missing a long two...his passing looks great so far though
Wish Jrue would try and penetrate deeper instead of settling, give a head fake or two, draw a foul or so on DRose.
even though kyle hit the shot that was good d
Ugly turn, Andre
Can't be loose like that w/ Brewer on you. UGh.
Just settling for far too many J's thus far. Can't keep doing that.
Timeout.
Lucky that was a two.
Bullshit by Iggy the last couple possessions.
Lot of standing around on offense...and a LOT of jumpers.
Bulls look a little too good. We've been giving them the shots we want them to take (Brewer 15 footers, contested 3's, rose floaters) but they're still dominating on offense.
Bulls play great defense and don't turn it over.
If our philosophy is for teams to take shots inside the fence but not the yard, other teams probably don't mind inviting us to do that too. Which it seems that way tonight, they're almost asking us to fire the long ones up.
Iggy, stop shooting long 2's. For such a high BBIQ player he plays like that is a smart shot for him. I don't understand it.
Two piss poor shots by Dre and Jrue early in the possession, after they were getting good shots when they ran offense.
Jodie has no excuse for losing Korver like that twice. Come on.
damn lavoy
Is he going to put Iguodala on Rose here?
Lavoy abuses Booze.
Lou on Rose. WTF
Doug Collins - good coach
Here are two free points, Bulls. Fuck you refs.
is jrue out because of his long 2?
Got me.
Dre 3! Let's go, pick it up here.
AI943. God I hope he's on tonight.
smart move by brand there nice
EB+1, hopefully for the tie.
Careless dribble by Dre, collects it! EB and-one. make it please
Come on, Lou.
Nice help, EB.
haha yea iggy
GEt that shit outta here! Dre lay-in! Good job.
WHAT A BLOCK BY AI9!!!! Finishes in transition on the other end.
beautiful!igoudala!
LOUUUU!
Wow, strong board by Lavoy.
Bad turnover, Lou.
what the fuck that looked like a foul on noah
lavoy
Nice strip Evan on KK.
Lavoy w/ the jumper.
Lavoy!
Come on, Lou. Don't need that shit.
Lavoy!
lavoy is awesome right now
great job evan
WOW! What a pass by Turner.
Beautiful pass by ET to Lavoy for the dunk!
hhaha what was boozer doing there
Oh, nice find Evan. Good job to switch directions after they doubled on the blocks.
EB!
Turner has completely changed this game without scoring a point
this quarter has flown by
Bench brigade is BRINGING IT!!!
16-4 run after Boozer J.
PHI 27, CHI 21 after one.
Bench came in and completely changed that game. Great first, give me three more of those.
Lavoy Allen is a player.
I never thought I would say that.
Wow, this just may be the best I've seen the Sixers play all year. How about Lavoy Allen??? How about Turner??? They are really bringing their A game.
16-4 run once Turner came in. Thad probably starts the second for Brand, let's keep the energy up.
Man, that is how you execute. Great job by that unit.
Thad vs. Gibson something to watch coming now.
Thad NEEDS to keep him off the boards. Gibson scares me.
10 assits on 12 shots wow
10 assists on 12 makes i should say
Great job by Turner running through those screens to challenge that Korver 3.
Lou and ET totally changed the tone on the floor.
Like ET, Iggy and Lou all being aggressive. Forget the long 2's by Iggy and they are generating great looks at the basket. BTW, I am fine with an Iggy 3 if he is open.
Good quarter. The Boss'shot selection pisses me off.
10 assists on 12 made field goals. Excellent.
1 offensive board on 11 missed shots
That is good too
Argh, Thad.
Turner needs to be more aggressive against korver
Lavoy with another big board. Come on, now.
LOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +1.
that is a good lou play
lou takes it to the basket +1
Lavoy with the o-board.
Lou and-one!
Lavoy is beasting on both ends so far.
nice drive by lou, make the free throw!
Holy crap. Who needs Dwight Howard when you have Lavoy Allen!
3 tries that time. Come on.
Where is the defensive 3 sec? Anyone else notice?
ET great pullup.
Nice drive and finish by ET.
Good box, Thad.
Thad actually boxed out on that one.
Bad o-possession though.
Ugh, Watson.
Lavoy killing it.
Lavoy on the roll!
That was a great feed by Lou, as well.
Damn, breakout game for Lavoy
good pick and roll between lou/allen
Wow how good is Lavoy Allen! What a steal!
so far we def look like the #1 defense in the league
Vuc was good, but Lavoy has been as good or better. That Vuc injury may have been a blessing in disguise.
Yeah, Lavoy has been a revelation.
Boy, Lavoy got the moves, doesn't he? Reverse lay-up there!
Lavoy! Wow!
Lavoy Allen is a workhorse.
You can't stop Lavoy Allen - you can only hope to contain him.
One way or another, Lavoy Allen will kill you.
I might have to change my avatar to the other rook.
Where was that foul on Lou? he barely touched Jimmy Butler.
EB should've put that up.
thad jumper
Didn't need to go for that steal EB. ugh
Thad J!
Shoot the ball, Brand. That was a good look Lou gave him.
Thad catch-and-shoot.
Thad has to finish that man. I love the ball in ET's hands on the break.
Thad to the line. Hit them, pretty please.
Nice break there.
Evan Turner is playing great ball
Early run for closing time lineup here.
Dre on Rose.
Iguodala on Rose now.
EB was so out of control there on that shot.
yea jrue
Thibs goes big against closing time.
NICE JRUE!
Jrue to the rack. More of that.
Brand looks a bit dead legged tonight.
Jrue with the beautiful drive and finish
well done jrue
jrue again
Jrue again. OK, stops.
Jrue got the roll on a leaner. DOn't know why he didn't keep penetrating there.
Damn it, I'm sick - I was going to go home and go to sleep
good board by et
Terrible heat check by Jrue. Open 3 on the other end. Bad swing.
Bad possession, bad shot, Jrue.
Three on the other end for Watson, fuck me.
He will get killed by Collins in the huddle for that. Turner wanted the ball back to run something, and he not only Iso'd, he took a contested 20 footer. Then he loses Watson for no reason.
As good as those two plays were before, that kind of shit beats you.
bad shot jrue
Why does Jrue persist in missing jumpers from just inside the 3point line?WHY I ask you?
Because he knows it annoys yoU?
They got a bit tired there at the end. Great play, though.
I don't mind heat checks if they're threes off the dribble. Hate it when they do a heat check on a contested long two. Ugh. Alright, settle down now.
Was that a P&R for Rose that he kicked to the corner? I had my eye on the open guy in the corner the whole time.
Bad shot by Jrue. Also, Iguodala not defending Rose well. Penetration resulted in 3 wide open looks.
Like Iguodala's overall game tonight though.
Place is pretty full now...lots more energy...
I notice a lot of east coast teams moving their start times back to 7:30 instead of 7 - i think the sixers should do that too
I think doug should have a long 2 line put on their practice court and get these guys to learn not to take those shots
You think doug wants hawes to ever attempt a three?
I don't know what doug wants he's perplexing
Bad shot Iggy
Get the fuck outta here!!!! that was not a charge. come on man
EB w/ the block. Shit, lob turnover.
NO fucking way. Iguodala got shoved from behind on that.
he was shoved
one of the trailing officials needs to step up and make the right call fucking terrible
BDL, fucker.
Igoudala was clearly pushed, terrible call. Rose misses the tech FT, karma
Block/charge calls have been a crisis this year.
That's a block. When you're moving across the lane like Iguodala did they usually call those blocks.
Jrue w/ 2. ET on Rose, gets took.
I don't think ET can guard Rose. Was he manhandled by Rose last year?
Of course, Iguodala does not guard Rose well either.
He was horrible in the game in CHI in late March, but I don't remember if he was on Rose or not.
Make these, Thad.
don't really remember him ever guarding him
Gotta close out this fucking half. 6-point lead now, make it 10 by the break.
how how does he make those
Dre on Rose. gets taken too. ugh
Derrick Rose is one of the quickest and best guards in the league - you don't stop him - you contain him - you hope you shut down the rest of his compatriots and just do the damned best you can
At least he isn't walking to the free throw line alot
and the sixers are strong on the boards in the first half - key
ok
good job thad
Make him use the screen. Iguodala cheated on that and paid the price.
Thad on the o-boards.
ok thad i'll take it
Wow. Thad doesn't make many of those, but he did that time.
great pass iggy
Iggy with the pretty dish for Thad slam!
OHhhhhhh, great dish and good timed dish Dre to Thad.
Rose again to the rim.
Great transition. I say trap Rose, get the ball out of his hands now.
They gotta stop putting Iggy on Rose. Rose can just drive by every time.
Who exactly can rose NOT drive by - not on the sixers - but in the nba - one on one?
Honestly, Jrue does a better job of staying in front it seems.
Yep, Iggy hasn't been great on smaller, quicker guards this season (Andre Miller, Deron Williams).
Strange thing was: Lou was on Rose for quite some time in this half and the Bulls didn't try to exploit us. Jrue was good on Rose as well.
If you don't trap him, help has to at least come over.
very intense game so far fucking awesome
They have to keep Jrue on Rose. Iguodala is really struggling keeping him in front.
PHI 49, CHI 44 at the half.
Rose brought them back at the end of the half. Would've liked to have seen them finish the half stronger, but up 5, I'll take it. Need a quick start to the third. I need to walk around or something, completely tied in knots. Want this game so bad.
Have to come out after the half strong. Really hate Andre on Rose. Need to rethink that at the break.
No one on the sixers can guard him one on one - period
If he isn't getting help - he's screwed
13 first half minutes for ET, just 2 for Jodie
Collins must "really hate" Meeks ;)
1. Iguodala has gotten completely abused by Rose on every pick. Based on performance, I'd rather put Lou on Rose and have Iguodala free to help.
2. Brand has been useless out there. One block but otherwise he really has looked old out there.
He had the nice finish on the AI9 pass for the and one, but he's been hesitant to take open shots. One time Lou hit him with a behind the back at the foul line and he passed a wide open shot up, and Lou had to take a contested three.
I think his defense has been good though.
Yes I have noticed this too. Put ET on Rose.
He got beat on his only try too. There needed to be help and he got none, but Rose went right by him. ET can't body Rose up. If he had any chance, he would have to space him.
EB has rebounded too...but I agree he looks tired especially on the offensive end, missing shots he usually hits
2 minutes for Jodie, wow. Collins going w/ the defenders on the perimeter. I want Jrue back on Rose for a while, and I want those P&R's to be hard doubles every time, now. I'd prefer Boozer shooting 18-footers.
"I have a comment I could make but I refer you to the Turner-Meeks permanent thread" :)
Seeing Rose live at virtually floor level, you get a sense of the insane combination. Of speed and strength to finish. I hope that we have a big enough lead at the end of the game that it will not come down to stopping him to win.
team stats are almost dead even
And I "like" that we're having a lead when both teams are shooting 48.8%. I we were shooting lights out for a 5 point lead, 2nd half would get ugly.
So Rose did nothing when Lou was guarding him. Was that just lack of aggression or a better scheme with more help in place?
My sense is that when Iggy is on him they leave him more on an island.
They were bringing the big man to help even before the screen came when Lou was on him. They burned them once on that foul-line jumper by Boozer, but it's basically like a triangle and two when Lou is on him. I kind of prefer that approach and think they should do it when Rose gets going, like he did at the end of the half.
Yeah, its not always about having your best defender on the guy, but having your best defense in place.
The game against Orlando was a prime example.
26-11 sixers edge in bench points. Doing work night shift.
BTW, I don't know why the box scores are saying Jodie played 2 minutes. He played somewhere in the 6-8 range.
6:57. Don't know why I'm relying on the box score when I have the rotation spreadsheet right in front of me.
Maybe they put Iggy on him so that Lou and Jrue have more energy for offense.
Yeah, Jrue has some nice drives while he was not covering Rose. But then he settle for that bad heat check 2.
Lavoy Allen come in and give you another 10 min like that, this is going to be a win. He was sooo huge in his run. Doing a little bit of everything.
How about a couple of Jodie 3's before he sits again here.
Alright, let's push this lead right here.
Meredith should bring a stool for the asst coach to stand on.
Jrue picking up where he left off- contested long jumper.
Why does he do this to me?
Man, it's weird that grinding out a win on the offensive end usually leads to much prettier basketball.
Bad shot, Jrue. Good trap on the other end, though.
Man, Brand's legs are dead. Think he could've gotten to that long board before it went out of bounds. He didn't even move.
dre dunk
nice iggy
Good box out Tony.
Dre slam!
Yep, Brand's legs are dead. Flat as hell on that open shot.
No legs for Brand at all. That front-rim jumper another example. That battle w/ Howard took its toll.
Lavoy will need some minutes.
maybe a a Dwight Howard hangover effect?
Beautiful dish by Iggy but Brand comes up short on his signature elbow j. Iggy is all over the place to start the half, looks great
Dre settling. Come on don't be so reluctant to probe a little.
dre dunk
I want to buy that poster.
I thought Korver was going to go up and block that ;)
iggy again fuckin right
ANDRE!!!Mama, there goes that man!
iggy for 3!
Dre YANKS one! as pumped as i've seen him in a long time
Dre 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hell yeah
AI94MOTHERFUCKING3!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That is the type of heat check I like.
I literally had an orgasm after that second Iggy dunk.
Iguodala dunk fest tonight
Iguodala everything fest tonight!
Filthy. Fuck Blake Griffin.
as soon as i read this a blake griffin kia commercial comes on
Well, Number 9 is playing like crazy right now.
I didn't quite see it against Williams Brian, but Jrue's defense on Rose is top notch.
At least the scheme is right. When Rose gets by Jrue he is not able to finish.
Does he really get all the way by Jrue? I haven't seen it this half yet.
Definitively on the play where he was blocked.
Holy shit. What a fucking run by Iguodala. Pushed it to 10, now get it to 15.
Dammit EB. get Lavoy in there to shoot that 15 ft'er.
Brand front rim. Ugh. Three shots at it there. Come on.
Iguodala is taking a giant shit on the bulls right now.
haha iggy is cocky as shit right now and i love it
Hahah gotta love Igg
What the hell is Iguodala doing? And-one Mix tape shit.. lol ... Jrue finishes.... Bet they wouldn't boo him if he missed 5 freebies in a row tonight ... hehe
great d jrue fuckin awesome
What great fucking defense by Jrue. He earned that dunk, baby. What a fucking play!
Breakaway Jrue slam!!!! Pour it on....lets go guys!!
This is beautiful
Jrue showing a bit of ups off of 2 feet.
now go to the bench and run all over them
LOL that behind the back move looked just like one of rubios signature moves from the espn signature moves series
They've only scored 3 pts in almost half a quarter. Wow
Don't buy the hype. Don't let up. The Bulls are not just going to go away and die. Keep this fucking energy up for another 19 minutes.
jrue
Jrue w/ the nifty left handed scoop!
haha jrue that was some steve nash shit
Yes, Jrue. YES!
great drive by Jrue lead to 15!
OK, that's 15. Now push it to 20.
come on iggy you know better
Looked like they were zoning there. Then went to man.
Bulls with their first made FG 5 and a half into the quarter
sorry, 6 and a half
Two bad shots in a row. If they get a hoop here, you call a timeout.
eb
there it is eb
FInally EB!!! that 15 footer is there everytime.
great find jrue
jrue is stepping up
Yes Jrue! Hesitation dribble and draw and dish to Lavoy!
Jrue drives and dishes to Lavoy who finishes...that's basketball
Are you shitting me? Oh, kicked ball.
How was that a damn kick??!!
AI9 with the tip!!!!!!!!!!
Andre with the 3rd chance pt!!!! D up!
That's a jump ball if anything. He hit the ball on the way up.
come on Evan.... too much traffic in there
i think doug got on them about the long 2's at half time
This defense is fucking suffocating. SUFFOCATING!
Get it to 20 by the end of the quarter.
Lou catch and shoot off inbounds. Good job.
LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU catch and shoot off the inbounds. Get a stop here.
come on lou you gotta watch watson
Fucking garbage. 30-footer against the clock drops. fuck that shit.
LAVOY!
Lou w/ sweet pass to Lavoy!!!
jrue 3!!! up 20
jrue 43 great quarter amazing
JRUE43!!!!
YEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!
JRUE43!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UP 20 BABY!!!!!!!
Lou kickout, Jrue 4 3 !!!!!!!
12 minutes to GLORY! yes, glory!!!
sshhhhh
It feels really good to be a Sixers fan right now.
PHI 75, CHI 55 after three.
What a fucking amazing quarter. I woke up the whole building on that Jrue three!
Building? c'mon man ..... neighborhood!!!
iggy and jrue owned that quarter
Well...that was reasonably amazing.
Twelve more minutes of that.
Beating the Bulls by 20 sounds like a good way to gain some believers
Yes, baby, YES!! But don't give them just one inch. Continue to play like this! Dominant defense, execution on offense.
KTHXBAI!!!
12 more minutes. DO NOT LET UP!
Make being a fan during the EFJ year (almost) worth it...
1 2 3 4 5 SIXERS
Beautiful basketball being played tonight on both ends of the floor. Stay strong for 12 more.
Interesting that this game and the Orlando game (against good teams) has followed the same blueprint as all of the wins against bad teams.
Hell of a save Jrue. ugh Lou threw it away
They scored 11 in the third, 3 of them on that prayer three.
Ugh, start it w/ a turnover.
Make it 25 by the time Rose gets back in.
ALright, tighten it up. two turnovers
Timeout, Doug. Two turnovers and then that easy layup. Get Iguodala back in.
done
Too early shot there by Lavoy.
Come on, get a good look.
don't let them back in this
that is a great move by turner
Pretty move by Turner. Hit the fucking freebies.
i like this line up right now
That wasn't shooting?
JTI
Timeout. Evan w/ a good hesitation dribble
If we don't score here, have to get a TO
Thad, you are a man.
Good block by Thad.
Need some buckets. 87 pts wins it. That's only twelve, come on.
At least draw some fouls.
Attendance a hair over 18K.
think it'll sell out for the Lakers Monday?I'm going
ha, showing a replay of the Jrue dunk Malik says "Jodie Meeks finds my man Jrue"
Please make em Dre.
iggy got bailed out by butler there
Sixers finally the beneficiaries of the late whistle. The ratio is about 485 against, 1 for on the season.
I hope we don't get close enough to where the refs have an effect (star calls.)
Atta boy, Lavoy.
Lou and-one! So good at absorbing contact.
LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU +1.
Scalabrine is in.
Who fucking lost Korver?
turner, looked like he got elbowed
come on lou
They zoned again. ugh
great basket +1 by lou, just when the team needed it.
where is rose?
15-point game. Are they in the bonus now?
Can't keep letting Jimmy Butler and CJ Watson get o-boards.
in the penalty. good thing? hope so....
Come on boys, just 6 more minutes!
Shit. Shit. Shit. I'd get EB back in about now, I think. 14.
I don't get why turner doesn't take korver one on one instead of trying that pick and roll which keeps getting blown up
Letting them back in the game. At least Thad hit 2.
Need to move the ball quickly against the zone. They had an advantage there when they got the ball to Thad at the foul line, then he just held it and let them recover.
Make em pay!! if they want to press, attack it!!
Pretty play, ending in the Lavoy dunk. Then the gift that never stops giving, the Scalabrine dribble drive!
Clear path?
Offense is dead. Get Brand in there.
I'm sure that's what Doug said to Evan, to attack Korver.
Low BB IQ play by KK.
Yeah, why isn't that a clear path? he grabbed him from behind.
Make the freebies and score on the possession. Would make my life a lot easier.
Close this shit out. It's freebies either way, hit 'em.
I actually like the Sixers strategy of not attacking the press and taking time off the clock. They would be playing into Chicago's hands if they tried to attack.
He was in the act of shooting
They're free. Boss.
Not clear path? BS.
Think Iguodala went straight up there.
Has the Sixers D completely stoned Rose? Thibs must think so ....
18 on 17 shots (and 3 freebies), 4 turns.
We're screwed if this becomes a free throw shooting contest.
They're free.
PLEASE make these free throws.
4 FT misses so far this qtr.
Get Brand in there. No help at all on the baseline.
get lou out now
Terrible possessions here on O.
Getting to the line again. Knock them down!
CJ watson is killing us. The defense has gone.
It is SO hard right now to get a clean look...
Good hands Lavoy, poking that away.
5 missed FT's this qtr.
Come on. 4 minutes. Keep the D up for 4 more minutes.
Great play by Thad.
1-of-2 from the line is getting old fast.
Andre steal!!! Thad finish!!! D up!
HAHAHAHAHA! What a strip by AI9.
Any reason rose isn't playing?
the only reason i can think of is the bulls play tomorrow but thibs never benches his players
21-4 Sixers in fast break points
i don't what thib's is doing
*I don't know what thib's is doing
Amazing steal by Andre, Thad finishes. I have no idea how he did what he did, but why does he always shy away from the contact?
Lavoy is my player of the game. Just H.U.G.E.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jrue
Jrue, Dagger! ha
I want two minutes of a standing O from this crowd.
Jrue with the dagger.
you'll get one if they get to 100
My man, Thad.
Did everyone see Collins cursing out Lavoy and somebody else there for not rotating/closing out on the CJ Watson 3 at about the 1:45 mark?
And it wasn't Evan Turner.
Did anyone even complain about that the other night?
You're funny. Stroll over to the whiners post and check out the threaded comments that started on Jan. 30th after 9:55 pm. Like you didn't know, heh
Oh my bad, I don't check that thread. I like Meeks.
Heh, comment of the game thread after the game is over and the thread is nearly dead.
Jrue, another daggerish jumper in someone's eye. Fuck yeah.
The game ends to a collective sigh for the lack of Big Mac. I guess at least they did not boo.
Well, the Sixers are for real ladies and gentlemen. A signature win. What a delight to watch.
Obviously it won't count because Rip and Deng did not play... /sarcasm
Was that commenter on here that said they just hope they don't lose by 10 a Bulls fan or something?
It was me - and I can admit I was wrong - which most people here can't do
Since we're doing mea culpas, I was dead wrong about the Sixers' draft last summer. Never expected anything like this from either Voose or Allen.
NO ONE thought Lavoy Allen would do anything though :)
Odd that Lavoy has no motor, and yet what seems to make him a valuable player is his motor. Wonder if it will be fleeting like Speights?
Lavoy may not be a future starter, but he does not seem to have any clear weakness to his game. Rebounding, defense, shooting, passing and finishing.
no one did. are we seeing something special about our teram?
iggy or jrue for player of the game? Probably should be iggy who was just awesome but jrue did a great job on rose and had a nice offensive game as well
I love me some Jrue, but its gotta be Iggy tonight. He was electrifying, particularly in the 3rd quarter when the Sixers took the game over
PHI 98, CHI 82 FINAL.
AI9 is your POTG. Great showing by Lavoy, but Iguodala crushed their will in the third quarter. Great second half by Jrue as well.
As a Temple guy, just the fact that you considered Lavoy for POTG makes me happy. This was AI9's game tonight!
Well, chalk this one up to a fluke. Thibs didn't even play Rose that much.
No, Rose just hasn't played vs the TEAM defense of the Seventy-Sixers!!
Hell of a win, just brings up that Nets game and makes me feel like we got that gimme back. Not that I'm not enjoying the hell out of it though, just fandom gone wild at times I guess.
what was the attendance like tonight? full house?
18K. Not full, but a good crowd. Friday will sell out, I think.
Zero percent chance Friday doesn't sell out.
Thought Iguodala had a marvelous game, just more flashy overall. Lavoy was just great tonight. His time on the court and line was just more efficient. Still sticking with him as my POTG.
He was so good, and w/ Elton struggling like he was, he kept Vucevic on the pine the whole night. What a game for the kid.
I though Brand played ... well. Sure, he struggled on his jumper going 3-9. But his defense was solid and he finished with 8 boards, 1 block and no turnovers in 28 minutes.
Sixers defensive rebounding rate tonight: 80%, baby!
What a fucking game.
Like I said - keep em off the damn offensive glass - I can't prove it - but i bet through 3 quarters it was above 80%...they got a bunch in the weak start to the fourt.
Most importantly the sixers (for them) did a good job on the offensive class, one rebound below 30%
WAS cannot beat Orlando, makes our less impressive
50 points
21 rebs
14 assists
7 steals
Bench brigade, how do you do...nice to meet you.
50 points
21 rebs
14 assists
7 steals
Bench brigade, how do you do...nice to meet you.
@Mospeights16 Good win tonight sixers boys
speights checks in on the win
I miss Speezy celebrating on the bench.
per espn box score, every sixer was on the plus side of the +/-
We forgot about Thad. He played excellent offensively. Had great energy throughout the game. 7-12 for 19 points, 8 boards, 1 assist, 1 steal, 1 block and not turnovers.
Yep, almost forgot about him. I'd say every single player that played tonight did rather well in their time. Some lapses and slip ups here and there, but for the most part no one had what you would call bad game.
Over the last 6 games, the Sixers average only 9.1 TOV/game (55 total).
Is Thad Young potentially the greatest hustle player in the NBA right now?
Recap! Wrap! Recap! Wrap!
14-19(73%) from the free throw line, better but not great
Bucks are up 8 on the Heat with about 5 minutes to go.
What a win. Just awesome.
the bucks are on 22-3 vs the heat
bucks up 16
miami scored 40 in the first quarter, have only scored 42 since(4:25 left in the game)
By the by, 14:22 for Meeks tonight.
Yes, I thought they'd lose, Yes I hoped that they'd lose by less than 10 but I also said keep emo off the offensive glass, and they did (and i still think that most at least 3, maybe 4 of those offensive boards was that mini run to start the fourth where collins tried to hold the lead instead of padding the lead which I agree with Malik was a mistake but didn't cost em). This was a team effort top to bottom...the team shut down derrick rose (but couldn't remember to guar cj watson) - the team cleared the boards and played strong defense all night long.
And - anyone who still doubts who the best all around player - at this time - on this roster is just isn't paying attention or just has some sort of hate on for #9, who while not the scorer so many want him to be is good at everything and showed it tonight...pure and simple.
And I just want to say thank you to Tony Battie, cause I don't think he's gotten enough acknowledgement for what he's done since being insertedinto the starting line up. Yeah he's not playing lots of minutes, but he's playing solid minutes, not hurting the team, and honestly who even expected him to play this many minutes by the end of the season he's pulling right now.
Another game where nikola is 'ready' but another game where he is not needed - which means he can get helathier (they'll need him fore sure on Monday) while not hurting the sixers.
Best win of the season, some great games and though the 3 point shooting was a bit irritating - great defensive effort in bunches of players and places and just good offense
Blake Griffin off to a funk dunk start in Utah
Great win tonight. Surprised that Thibs didn't put Rose back in when they cut it to 12 with 6 minutes to go - I do understand they are playing tomorrow - but at that point in the 4th, the Sixers were having trouble getting a clean look at the basket...if Rose comes in and starts putting some pressure on the Sixers D there, it could have gotten interesting. Not that I matter, mind you...
AI was fabulous tonight...especially in the 3rd, when the Sixers took control...but I think the key was Allen in the 1st half. He gave them some key minutes and some BIG baskets to establish that 6-8 point lead that they established, and then built on in the 3rd. I don't remember him having such soft hands at Temple, but he is a quality finisher - which is great when you have as many penetrators as the Sixers have.
Great fucking win...now do it again on Friday.