Doug Collins voice will be ringing in their heads tonight, "We don't lose two-in-a-row at home." So far, they haven't lost two-in-a-row anywhere. They hope to keep that streak alive against the Clippers tonight without the services of Spencer Hawes (again).
The pick-and-roll defense will be important tonight, and certainly a challenge for Jrue, but the aspect of the game that he really struggled with against San Antonio was the length of the plays. San Antonio was pushing the ball up quickly and getting into their sets really early. This served a couple of purposes: first, they didn't allow the Sixers to get completely set on the defensive end. By the time they hustled back and marked their men, the Spurs were already in motion and the Sixers were scrambling. This create a bunch of late-transition looks on simple plays when it wasn't really transition. The second thing this allowed was for the pick-and-roll to fail the first time, then be re-set and run again. The first thing won't be an issue. If they aren't in pure transition, CP3 doesn't rush the ball up the floor. Quite the opposite. The problem is that Paul will exhaust every possibility before he allows his team to settle for a bad shot. He'll run through multiple plays, make things up on the fly, penetrate just to see what happens and keep his dribble the whole time. Against a lot of teams if you shut down their first option, they get flustered. Really it only takes maybe 10-12 seconds of solid defense to get some teams to cash in their chips and settle. That will not happen with Chris Paul. Playing the first pick well is only the beginning of the battle. Jrue needs to be on throughout the entire possession.
We saw something from Jrue in flashes against San Antonio. When a guard on the Spurs made a scoring play, he came down on the other end and answered. Usually with a really aggressive drive. Obviously, it didn't happen every time, but I do think it's going to be important for Jrue to have a good game tonight and get into the lane. I'd like to see him on the post when CP3 is on him, and I think it's really important we see Jrue's drive-and-kick game. He's going to lose the battle to CP3, most likely, but he has an opportunity to at least minimize the damage by contributing on the offensive end (and making Paul work on defense).
The WFC should be sold out tonight, and I'm hoping the biggest ovation comes when Iguodala is recognized for making the All-Star team, and not for some kind of Blake dunk.
The tip is at 7pm. This is your game thread. I'll be right here throughout. Join me if you hope Blake is thrown to the ground as many times as he flops there begging for calls tonight.
Prediction: PHI 110, LAC 98
Think the Sixers get their first 30 point scorer tonight. Not sure who just think tonight is the night.
Double digit win? You seem a little optimistic. I'm predicting a loss.
Sixers vs clippers - of course this is a matchup of two first place teams, why wouldn't it be??
110? must have faith they will stop firing away the readily given 20footers
I have faith LAC's defense is as bad as advertised.
The Sixers half-court offense simply isn't as good without Spencer Hawes, so I doubt they score above 100.
They scored 98 on the Bulls w/out Hawes. I'm sticking w/ my prediction of 110 tonight.
The Bulls game they really played some of their best offensive basketball all season. People say they miss Hawes because of his presence in the paint being able to defend other bigs and get rebounds. But his biggest contributions come on the offensive end. He is arguably the main facilitator of our half-court offense, being used as a passer on the top of the key.
Who says they miss Hawes because of his presence in the paint and rebounding? They've been a much worse rebounding team with him on the floor so far this season (against much worse competition).
Ok, so then do you agree with the notion that they won't be able to score 100 points without Hawes?
They scored 98 w/out him against a good defense. Why wouldn't they be able to score 110 w/out him against a sthi defense?
The cool thing about playing Poppovich and Del Negro in consecutive games is that you can see what a really well coached team looks like and what a poorly coached team looks like (despite the latter team having more talent).
Finally got around to reading the Meeks vs ET thread...glad I had that time to waste
Alright, home just in time. No late breaking news I can find. Voose, Brand, Iguodala, Meeks, Holiday with Hawes still out.
hopefully the refs dont fall for the flops
Anybody know @wheresviolet tonight?
not in philly
Toronto/Boston for Violet.
Crawford's doing Portland's game.
Tony Brothers and crew for the Sixers.
something to keep an eye on, both games were chippy last year
I hope Foye leads them in FGA.
EB enforcing, Jrue probing and sinking, Andre being Andre, Jodie getting plays called here and there, and just any five man that wants to show a sac. Lou, Thad, and ET, keep doing what you've been doing.
Let's go!
Aaaand we're off....Vucevic loses the tip. 3/30 on the season as a team, I believe (including a ceremonial tip).
Why are the Sixers in their road uniforms?
Like when the guys wear red at home.
Does Griffin foul a lot?
Good D on the first possession, I'll take 20 more of those garbage fades from Blake.
Just not a good shot for Jodie. Don't need him trying to take stepback two's
Jodie three.
Jo-3!
eb jumper
EB.
First of many EB. hope so
Vuc needs to grag the ball, instead of tipping the thing...ugh
Ugh. Turnover. Actually like the foul there, stopped a dunk.
Good box by EB on Griffin.
Well I was wondering when they were gonna blow that whistle.
Good aggression by EB. Hit the freebies.
Good D by Jrue.
Give Blake that 22-footer all night.
give him that jumper every time
eb jumper
heh, EB asking for that one early, got it w/ confidence
EB!
Come on Jrue, protect it...
AI9 gave up the baseline too easily on that one. Caron to the line.
Like that Lavoy hook even though it didn't go in, it's going toward the hoop, not away from it ala Hawes.
Voose can't hold his mud.
eb
Nice work, EB.
EB, go get' em.
AI943!!!!!!!!!!
Dre 4 3!
dre for 3
Dammit Lavoy ... come on man
Shit, can't have those turnovers. Damnit.
Lavoy Allen w/ a lefty hook!
Lavoy w/ the hook.
lavoy
Lavoy J!!!! yeah, let's go
Blake stoned on the blocks twice in one possession, Lavoy sticks the J on the other end. Nice.
Griffin and Jordan can't set a hard screen for their lives. It was much more difficult for Holiday to get around Duncan's screens. Yet goes another reason why Shaq calls him the Big Fundamental.
3 TOV already, they've none. they're shooting 30%, we're near 60%.
Man, wish Kenyon would have given us a look. random
Evan. D up...
Iguodala is all over Butler.
thad
The Clips appear to have shot an abundance of threes so far. don't know how many
OK, come on push the lead here.
turner 3!!!
ET 3!!
TURNER corner three. Great drive and dish by Jrue. All right.
Wow Chris Paul
Damn, no resistance on that Paul drive.
Alright, finish this quarter out. Don't let Paul put a couple more hoops on the board in the final minute.
Jrue has yet to take a shot. Odd.
I could care less about him taking a shot, as much as I could care about him taking a free throw(s).
Just a hell of a start coming off that last game, early still, but admirable effort and especially intensity. Keep it up please.
And on cue, to the line, Holiday.
nice, Jrue! Drawing the foul on Mo Williams
Great job tipping that board to Turner by Lavoy.
Jrue to the line. Hit 'em.
jrue look like he may have tried to draw that foul
thad to the line
If the Clips don't start even attempting to get into the paint like SAS, it's gonna be a long night for them.
Thad to the line. Good job.
They are doing such an awesome job of rotating to the corner three. Keep that up.
Thad to the line. I'm not going to say hit 'em this time.
Jrue drive and getting the contact. Good to see.
But damnit, they are free...
I don't want to heap praise on that quarter, cause i'm afraid they won't repeat it, something about jinxing.
why was Lou on CP3 on that last possession?
Lou is better at staying with the smaller, quicker guards than Holiday
No. He is not.
He took Jrue out and they put Paul in during Thad's freebies. Two free points for LAC (though I'm not sure Jrue can stop him that situation either, but he's got a better shot).
Lou isn't that bad of a one-on-one defender. He's just worse than Holiday at fighting his way through screens and Holiday is smarter about rotations and defensive communication.
Lou is a very bad one-on-one defender. He just never has to guard anyone of any consequence so you don't see it much.
PHI 27, LAC 18 after one.
Solid quarter, three more like that.
And please, let that be the last time we see Lou Williams on Chris Paul.
The cool thing about playing Poppovich and Del Negro in consecutive games is that you can see what a really well coached team looks like and what a poorly coached team looks like (despite the latter team having more talent).
Reggie Evans in. Don't let his insane asylum defense disrupt you.
Lavoy giving it right back to him
If they kept a stat for how many technical fouls a player forces from the player he's guarding, Evans would lead the league every year.
Jodie would serve well to be on the same side of the court as Lou, if they're gonna play together as of late.
Come on. Let's go, put some points on the board against this unit. Jrue back in, I think.
EB back in.
ET with the roll.
ET!!!
Turner again. Big game from him would be nice. Lou just got toasted by Randy fucking Foye.
And got it back +1 on the other end. Nice.
They are free.
4/7 from the line now.
lou, maybe +1
Just nice work Lou. Good take.
Lou, you can't allow yourself to get caught up like that.
on the Mo W three
Did Lou get hung up on a screen on that play?
Not really, he made himself get hung up on the screen. Drifting in the path of the opponent. He was already deep enough before cheating further.
Shit, Thad covering Blake. Leads to a three for Mo Williams when Turner has to help. Gotta get Brand on him.
Clippers suck. Freaking jump shooting team. Even Blake Griffin has turned into a jump shooter. Team can't play a lick of defense.
this guy is tripping over himself, sounds nervous
Didn't see what happened on that turnover, but it couldn't have been good.
Need to get Jrue back in there to cover CP3.
CP3 pushed Turner out of his comfort zone on that post turnaround jumper
Shit, Lou three was halfway down.
Blake, you can make that. Keep shooting it!
Keep taking those jumpers, Blake.
Keep the effing ball moving like that last possession.
Shit, another turnover. Clean that shit up.
Evan should have taken Paul closer to the rim on that play
Thad/EB vs. Blake/Jordan. Yikes.
Don't think Turner hit him, but it looked like he did.
ball don't lie!
dre jumper
Get this to double digits.
Dre J.
AI9 in Blake's eye.
Swish or nothing for AI9 :)
what a fucking bullshit call
Good find, Jrue.
good look by Jrue to set up a short shot by Thad. Jrue colliding with a screener on the CP3 drive.
Mo Williams has the last four buckets I think, Jodie or someone needs to get ahold of him.
Did someone throw Blake to the ground there? What was the whistle?
did jrue make a conscious decision to not shoot so far
Dunno. Hasn't taken a single shot in 12:25 of action, though.
They can get really good looks all night if they run offense and multiple pick and rolls every possession.
Yup. LAC is so undisciplined on the defensive end. It's scary.
+ 1
Guard Mo friggin' Williams please. sheesh
Come on, Meeks.
Damnit.
Dammit, this is ridiculous, that's way too many for him. ugh
Time the fuck out.
Lavoy, you know better, you gave that shit to him. And HYPE will glorify it.
aka that network in Bristol
That was a blatant walk by Griffin, by the way. Established his pivot foot, then took another step.
lou to the line
The Clips are still shooting J's, by Mo W, but now they're hitting them, where they weren't earlier.
meaning it's a 2 pt game, and a sec ago it was ten. they couldn't hit shit, now they can, we can't let them hang around and get back in it, or even stay in it, b/c of our bigs down the stretch. that worries me
Lou to the line after the timeout. Let's get our shit together heading into the half, please.
Is Mo Williams that good or is Randy Foye that bad?
Mostly Foye blows.
Mo Williams has been great for them.
I don't think we have seen a live ball turnover by the Clippers. 0 fast break points, 0 steals.
Our offense simply isn't the same without Hawes at the top of the key. You can just tell from watching that we're getting off much worse shots with him off the floor.
I tend to agree, but that needs to be an aberration. It really does. Hawes be damned.
sure didn't stop them from getting 27 in the first quarter though.
Man, had Mo Williams on Thad when Iguodala took that jumper. That's a bad decision.
Great look, Jrue. Come on, get some stops and work the ball on offense.
Great box by Thad.
Thad is an ace on slipping a pick and roll, they need to do that so much morre.
good work lavoy
good work on the boards Lavoy
Fucking free throws.
That's how you defend, Jrue. Fucking clinic.
And Paul answers the AI9 dunk. Ugh.
not a good first shot jrue but at least it was a 3
Lawler's coverage: LaVoy Allen at the line.
Announced as, and captioned as, Joel Anthony. UNLV. hehe
Terrible.
PHI 43, LAC 41 at the half.
Bad second quarter on both ends. Need to clean it up in the third.
Just a really lucky quarter by the Clips. Just regroup. Don't know what to say but they made shots.
yeah outside of a couple trips where CP3 got loose in the paint, I thought the Sixers didn't do a bad job. Mo Williams got hot for a stretch.
Offensive execution has to be better though.
The pace/score favors the Sixers. They just need to keep attacking and make their freebies.
How often have we seen a hot EB in the first quarter and then the Sixers totally ignoring him in the second? Was 3/4 in the first, took no shot in the second.
He wasn't in very long in the second. Picked up his second foul and went to the bench.
I agree w/ what you're saying. Think the problem is that he usually sits the first half of the second quarter and then they don't make a conscious effort to go back to him when he gets back in.
Celts losing to the raps early.
I look forward to our 67-point second half explosion, Brian.
Bismack had 4 and 4 in 18 minutes in the 1st half. Only one defensive rebound from their starting center. 1 block, 1 turnover, 1 foul.
Alright. Let's come out w/ some energy and determination in the third. Run your offense, create those easy looks and keep the defense up the entire second half.
Good foul by AI9. Sends Jordan to the line.
That's ok, sending Jordan to the line.
no need to close out on blake
Voose, you have to catch that fucking ball. Damnit.
Gotta catch that Vuc. come on man .. nice set up by Jrue
Stops. Let's go.
Meeks catch-and-shoot.
Voose can't get out of his own way.
Btw, I'm fine w/ these switches. Let Caron iso on Jrue all night.
Late whistle again. ugh
Meeks off the curl again. Keep running that.
Yeah looks good
Meeks catch-and-shoot.
Meeks taking warm up jumpers.
eb to the line
EB to the line. Old man moves. Love it.
Jrue and Andre, clearing out, for EB. nice
So I guess we just hope for 1/2 whenever they go to the line at this point.
Damn.... ugh
Vuc w/ the smack. heh
and the o-board.
Jrue! Holiday!!
That pick-and-pop/roll is there all fucking night.
JRUE!!!!!!!!!!!
jrue!!!!!
the crowd: OHHHH... AWWWW.... YEEAHHH!!! OHHH.... AWWW... YEAHHH!!!
Malik Rose: And Jrue, RIGHT over the outstretched arms of ... the Clippers...!!!
Just be smart, and keep these schemes this intense. Move the ball just as much as in the 1st half. They can't have one guy get a hot streak like Mo W did in the first half again. No way.
Stop. Please. Yep got it. o-board, they convert shit
Shit, Voose. Gotta put your body on him.
Get Allen in there.
Block out. just bad.
Ugh, Dre. good look though.\
Tech? huh? Blake? heh
Tech on the poster boy.
EB! good feed.
Great play. EB in the back door. Would've been a monster dunk five years ago.
jrue!!!
Lavoy w/ the timely board.
Jrue w/ the 2nd chance. Yeah!
nice jrue where was the foul
Jrue, can the jumper and keep driving.
4 on Jordan. That's big.
meeks again
Meeks off the curl again. Keep running that.
Clips reverting to taking those J's. Not hitting now.
Lavoy has to win this.
Brand to the bench. Should play the entire fourth.
Wild shot by Jrue, there. Evans isn't a shotblocker, he could've gotten a better look.
Just good ass D from Thad and Jodie.
Ugh. Mo again.
Finish with a flourish here, get it to around 10 before end of quarter.
Not a good shot Thad.
Paul's going to take over to end this quarter w/ Lou on him.
Sixers have gone ice cold, again.
lou and jodie on the floor together that is never good
Bailout call for Paul.
Is Turner hurt or something? Why would he sit for an entire quarter?
Getting great looks, hitting very few.
Terrible shot by Lou. Come on.
COme on...Lou .. ugh man .. get it together dammit
CP3 on Thad there and they never swing the ball to that side of the floor. Wake the fuck up.
this game has been a shitty game so far
Terrible closeout. Up 5 w/ 1+ to go, and now only up 1. gonna have to grind this one out.
PHI 61, LAC 60 after three.
6-0 run for LAC to end the quarter after Brand went to the bench. Collins needs to go with his A lineup early here in the fourth. Don't wait too long. Go w/ the closing time lineup.
49 point fourth quarter on the way. By the way, what explains our ridiculously high reliance on the long and mid-range two? In theory we're a team of athletes and slashers.
Jrue and Lou are shooting horribly. 4/15 combined for 10 points.
Hate this lineup. Paul is going to do a lot of damage against this backcourt.
Heck of a pass Evan, small window.
Turner on Paul? Don't like that
Great trap. More of that.
Dig deep here. come on guys .... Lou w/ the steal. Thad. D up.
MOVE THE BALL. JESUS.
Come on. What the fuck was that?
Come on EB, can't give up on going after that one, poor effort.
this game is just pissing me off now
Thad, keep a body on Evans when the shot goes up.
Don't let up here. they're bringing it to you. First to 75 wins.
Get Iguodala and Jrue back in, please.
This lineup is fucking terrible
Gather yourselves here. just not hustling as hard as them.
This is just horrific offense, getting stuck in everybody's hands. They really should be ashamed.
Get Lou out. We could lose the game right now.
Andre should have shot that first one in the lane. ugh
The Clips are defending their ass off. sorry....
Better settle down right the fuck now or this game is over. Just terrible, terrible offense.
This two in a row as well. Collins has to get in their ears on this. If they move the ball like this and treat every offensive possession like their defense, they are an average team. A really average team.
*Don't treat
Terrible, terrible fourth. Turner was awful. Lou too. Good job yanking them quickly. But the offense is awful out there, and the clippers are not a good defensive team.
get your shit together
Nobody boxing out Reggie Evans AGAIN? Are you fucking kidding me?
everyone is standing and looking at the ball when a shot goes up what the fuck
WHat the fuck is going on? If you guys don't want to play, just fucking forfeit. This is shameful.
Damn Reggie.
Another Reggie.
Another o-board.
Blake fouled. WTF
Why the fuck is Lou back in already?
Come on.
Only down 5. We're ok.
Thad w/ an airball. Reggie again dammit
Thank you, AI9. NOw get a fucking stop and a board.
There's a reason why a guy who can't even make a layup is in the NBA. If Evans was easy to box out, he wouldn't have a job.
Dre 4 3! let's go
dougs bringing eb right back in he's got to get his shit together right now
Fuck that, Thad. I can't believe what I'm watching.
Lou w/ a very difficult pass for Lavoy, he snatches, and is fouled.. whew
Griffin is playing small forward?
EB o-board.
come on ....... Lou 3 off .. .o-board
Lou AND-ONE!
Give it to Brand.
Lou+1. Hit the fucking freebie.
come on make this free throw
reggie evens could've had defensive 3 seconds called on him 4 times right there
Fuck Lou and everyone that looks like him, I don't care if that went in.
Time to make a freebie Lou.
Atmosphere is electric.
They run plays, and they get good shots. Please, keep doing that. Even if you are going to post up EB, have the proper spacing like on that last one.
Don't like the idea of CP3 coming back into a close game rested. He's buried teams w/ late scoring this season. Maybe he's hurt?
Just have to bear down here. This is yours for the taking. Go get it. Don't let Evans stick it to us.
Foul on Lavoy? well we might should hack-a-Reggie to make VDN take him out. really
This is just a giant lineup. I guess Blake is the three.
Reggie forcing another turnover on Jrue. come on
OK, get a hoop now. Defense is holding, put some points on the fucking board.
eb jumper
You're right where you want to be. Crowd behind you.
EB!!!!!!!!
Good find, Jrue. EB with the finish.
what the hell..................... shit
5 turns for Jrue now. Lou zigged.
make these!
Great D by EB. Jrue to the line?
Jrue to the line on the Evans flop.
Can't defend better than that.
fucking awful help defense there awfule
My goodness, just excellent D by Jrue and almost two steals and Paul eventually makes it.
off a perfectly executed screen by Reggie Evans. And used just as perfectly by Paul
That's the matchup you need to attack, Mo Williams on Jrue.
Wasn't that a kick? They didn't put time back on the shot clock.
We're extremely fortunate that the refs did their homework on the Clips tonight. They're not calling any of their flops.
Three PF Lineup?
Plenty of time. come on
Wonder if they can get out of this. Paul makes a great shot on that possession, and there's nothing you could do about it.
There was a lot more that they could have done earlier to make sure this wasn't a game. Now they are at Paul's mercy.
What the fuck?
You're fucking kidding me!!!!! wtf was Dre doing?
wtf was every sixer doing. what a joke
lou to the line
Lou fouled. Make em kid. please
OK, Lou to the line.
THEY. ARE. FREE.
Lou makes 1 of 2 in crunch time, nice
Reggie to the bench, thank you Vinny D.
ugh Lou misses the back end.
You have to be shitting me.
win or lose i feel like the sixers have taken a collective step backwards tonight
+1
It's okay to fall now?
How did Caron make that? sheesh.....
it actually was an easy and good look
Well there you have it, first to 75 wins the game, George Mikan's rule.
Lou misses one. Lavoy with a killer missed box out. Fuck me.
They don't deserve this one at all.
Let's be honest, we don't deserve this game.
Squeak this one out. p.l.e.a.s.e.
That's the play? Really?
Why the quuick shot? 2 for 1?
hes only making 1
Jrue, tie it up. at least. then worst case overtime...
Jodie is in for DEFENSE? What the fuck is going on here??
Jrue, you short-armed it .. .dang
Pretty much guaranteed 1/2. Fuck my life.
They had a foul to give?
Awesome, Jrue. Awesome.
JESUS FUCKING CHRIST...... fuckkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
YOUR NOT GOING TO BEAT THE ELITE IF U CANT HOT FREE THROWS
13/21 from the line in a one-point game. Put five smalls in there to give the foul, please.
Now we have to foul and try to get a quick clean look at a 3, or just foul really early and extend the game. I might prefer that.
Make magic happen. ok....
wow
hit them!!!!!!!!
He's fouled!
Hit these, motherfucker. HIT THESE FUCKING FREEBIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MAKE YOUR GOD DAM MOTHER FUCKING FREE THROWS!!!!!!!!!!!!
On cue, foul on Caron, free throws for Lou, for the lead .. come on
we win this game; basketball gods are pretty cynical.
unreal
.................lou........................
YES! YES!
d-up!!!!!!
BOSSSSSSS!!!!!!
I would be one pissed off Clipper fan right now.
What a break.
Chris Paul now though.
Do they ice it and try to win at the buzzer?
Nooooooooooooooooooooo
that seems about right
Wow. The Sixers have truly gotten all of the breaks from the refs in this game. This certainly makes up for the San Antonio game.
Paul is a fucking killer. They had the stop. Fucking had it.
What a shot....
How can he make that that cleanly leaning back that far?
Damn
Wow same exact shit as last time what the fuck
what the fuck was lou doing what the fuck
Great play
Brilliant play. Just brilliant. Fuck everyone.
PHI 77, LAC 78 Final.
Fuck everything.
Absolutely hate the call, away from the hoop on the pass w/ only 3 left. That's just silly. Why AWAY from the basket w/ that l'il time left? why?
This game would end like that, Jrue has Blake fucking Griffin on him, fuck the play that was called attack that
Im pissed
Why the hell do you draw up a play for Lou? It's so obvious? Why not run Meeks of a screen?
Dre has to get out of the way there. But Lou also can't put himself that close to the sideline. Fuck.
really, really?
talk to the guy who dribbled into the double team.
Agree, AI9 has to clear himself there. Lou didn't have that much of a choice though. Good d cutting him off.
How can you blow a lead to a three PF lineup?
Doug should be ashamed with that playcall. If you want Lou to shoot, make him the inbounder.
I'm so pissed off right now. That was a despicable effort, AWFUL. Horrible. Sucked.
Real play-calling mastermind we've got. Wow.
brian, i will not be reading your recap tomorrow. I will not acknowledge that this game ever existed, hated just about every second of it... fuck it
I knew that was gonna happen. A little disappointed we didn't manage to throw a shot up.
Wtf was that sixers deserve to lose this game learn how to shoot free throws lock them in the gym and make them shoot free throws
That ending reminded me of the Sixers we all know and love. They simply lack the leadership and experience needed to beat these good teams late in the 4th quarter.
Seriously just watched the play again, talk about fucking pathetic. Basketball teams at schools for the blind run better plays. Absolutely awful
Im going to get drunk, have a good night everyone
Really disgusted.
This team has to be more mentally tough on offense. They aren't good enough to have no movement and just coast on offense. That's what they did for the majority of the game, especially that stretch in the late 3rd/4th.
I have to believe that Iguodala was largely at fault for that play at the end. He simply stood there, right next to Lou, which allowed for the double team, and he wasn't able to get open for a pass. Sometimes he just makes the stupidest plays.
Just stop.
Really? You disagree that Iguodala doesn't make dumb plays sometimes?
pls. stop
Maybe he disagrees with the "it was Iguodala's fault" part.
No, but I don't think he makes more than the average player.
What I really disagree with is you laying the blame on a guy inbounding the ball when the designed play was the post up of the smallest guy on the team 35 feet from the hoop and two feet away from the sideline. And that's what happened.
How do you know that was the designed play? If you're Iggy in that situation and you see that double team, shouldn't you at least try to get open instead of just standing there?
Pretty clear the designed play was "pass the ball in to Lou. Everyone stand around and watch him." Iguodala should've stood further away from him, probably, but he was just standing there wide open, had Lou passed it to him, he would've had an open look that he would've missed.
Fine, blame that play on him, blame the 5 second call on him, blame Jrue or missing the freebie. Blame the other guys that missed freebies. Blame Brand for giving up how many offensive boards to Reggie Evans in the fourth quarter? Blame whatever. There's plenty of it to go around.
I agree. Don't mark me as an Iggy hater just because I blame him for one play. I obviously don't blame the entire game on him. In fact, his defense and rebounding kept us in the game for the most part. The game was really a lack of execution on offense and lazy play on defense.
This is really the first game where you can say the Sixers were outhustled.
Better thing to blame him (or Collins) for was that quick shot out of the timeout.
Yep. That one too.
Brian don't waste ur Time with the recap ... I blame lebron
8 missed FTs.
Reggie Evans - 5 Off. rebs and 1 stl.
Dre napping on the inbounds = turnover
Lou miscommunication with Jrue = turnover
Just off the 4th quarter alone, you could write a book.
Hoping we will see the real Sixers soon.
Atlanta beats Orlando, ties us in the standings. Miami picks up a game on us, beating Washington. Chicago has a 4 game lead now after beating the Bobcats 95-64, and Indiana's in a close road game with Memphis.
boston lost to toronto, knicks beating the lakers
very bad game for the nerves. gotta sleep this one off.
Its lebron fault
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Who wants to buy one...........
Tough loss. But then again, it's one of those losses that benefit the team in the long run. We clearly were outhustled and made a lot of dumb plays over the course of the game. It's one of those teaching point games.
So frustrating. On so many levels.