Big off night for the Sixers. The Heat and Pistons both lost, leaving the Sixers only 1 game out of the #5 seed.
Atlanta 111, Washington 90Mike Bibby returned, the Hawks routed the hapless Wiz.
Chicago 107, Detroit 102This is the third Pistons game I've had the displeasure of watching this week. I have to say, Detroit does not look like a playoff team. In the fourth quarter and overtimes of those three games they've just been torn to shreds. You can't blame it all on Allen Iverson, either. He didn't even play tonight when they blew a 15-point fourth quarter lead to the Bulls. It was capped on a four-point play by Ben Gordon with 16 seconds left. Atrocious basketball being played by the Pistons right now.
Denver 99, Miami 82The Nuggets bounced back in a big way from a terrible loss. Miami turned the ball over 19 times, Denver turned those turnovers into 27 points. That's your ball game.
San Antonio 108, New Jersey 93
The Nets never really stood a chance against a resurgent Spurs team. They fall to a half game out of the #8 seed. Vince Carter needed 25 shots to score 25 points, excellent efficiency. There was a minor rumor that San Antonio may be interested in trading for V.C. Wonder if this game made them rethink that move.
Made a bet with a coworker that the Sixers would finish with a better record than the Pistons a week ago. 20 easy bucks... hopefully easier than the 20 easy bucks I bet with that Cavs fan in October...
Imagine if Stuckey didn't improve drastically out of the blue... that team would already be below .500.
Tonight was the first game out of the last three that Stuckey was even on the floor when it mattered, and that was only because Iverson was hurt.
Curry decided to start Afllalo instead of Rip in Iverson's absence. Just stupid.
i don't blame Curry for leaving Rip on the bench. You want to develop continuity as a unit and if Rip has been practicing with the second team and gelling with them you don't want to jeopardize that.
That said, I do think it is stupid for Curry to put Rip on the bench in the first place. If there is a player that should go to the bench, it's AI. Can you imagine a better player in the L right now in the Vinnie Johnson microwave role??
Yeah, that was kind of my point. Rip is playing with the first unit for all the important minutes anyway, just seemed silly to me that he'd keep him in the 6th man role with Iverson out.
As for using AI off the bench, I'm not sure how well he'd take that.
isn't being in the Nba,better than not being in the nba.these guys are living on top of the world and they can't get defined roles.
It's a JOB - this is their job - and they want to be the best at what they can do and maximize their performance and have a right to think they'd be better in a situation differently than what their boss assigns them just like anyone else would...
I never understand why people want different rules tp apply to athletes doing their job - for instance - take less money to stay somewhere when most people wouldn't take less money to stay at a job
Sixers should handle their biz with the Grizzlies tonight. Spread is 11. What do you all think?
That's a big spread, not sure I'd ever take the six as double digit favorites.