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On the heels of losing Thad Young for three weeks, the Sixers suffered through a terrible loss at the hands of the Pacers last night and found out they'll be without the services of Jason Richardson for the remainder of the season. Richardson has been pretty pedestrian this year, and they've made due without him for the past three weeks, but he's an able body. Something this team is lacking more and more each day.
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Latest comment: from Tray
Hawes vs. Kemba? At least Kemba vs. Jrue makes some sense. Kemba's had a few good games recently....
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Spencer Hawes went down with a back injury seventeen days ago. Since, he's played in a couple of games, but he was never full strength. Nikola Vucevic injured his quad/knee six days ago. The Sixers came into the season undermanned at the five, their started went down two-and-a-half weeks ago, their backup almost a week ago and they just now got around to working someone out?
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Latest comment: from Stuff
Ugh. Is this the best they can do?...
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We've been debating Andre Iguodala's injury in the comments for a couple days now. Specifically, we've talked quite a bit about his decision to play through the pain. After the jump I'll share a link that explains the injury itself, and talk a bit about how the team has handled injuries this season.
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If you look at the teams who have tanked successfully, without having a roster devoid of talent, traditionally they've had injuries to grease the skids, if you will. The Sixers have had some injuries this season, but none to the players who really matter when we're talking about winning and losing games. Heading into tonight's game against the Nets, perhaps quantity will make up for quality, where the injury bug is concerned.
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Latest comment: from JohnEMagee
ESPN UPdate Fractured Thumb for Young - no timetable for return I say done for the season ...
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Elton Brand missed practice yesterday with a strained right calf (not the same leg as the Achilles injury). He said he tweaked the calf on 2/19 against San Antonio, and he's been playing hurt. He's listed as day-to-day. I say take as long as you need, then take a couple more days.
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Allen Iverson didn't make the trip to Boston, he will miss tomorrow night's game due to arthritis. I knew the guy was old, but arthritis? Well, we're short one guard, meaning Eddie Jordan has a decision to make with his starting lineup tonight. Is there any doubt in your mind who's going to get the nod?
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Latest comment: from Mike
iverson isn't playing tomorrow against the clips either...
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Wow. When Speights went down with the MCL sprain on November 14th, word out of the Sixers camp was 6-8 weeks before his return, this morning he was listed as probable for tonight's game. 6-8 weeks has apparently been trimmed to four weeks and change.
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Latest comment: from Brian
You were very close. EB instead of Speights, though....
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Bad news for Lou Williams broke earlier today. He had surgery on his fractured jaw and will miss eight weeks, his jaw is currently wired shut. Horrible news for Lou in his first season as a start, but a silver lining for the team, in my eyes.
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And the hits just keep on coming. Via Twitter the Sixers announced Marreese Speights will miss 6 to 8 weeks with a slight tear of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee. No word on whether surgery will be needed.
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Latest comment: from Eric
Too bad we can't get that John Wall kid...we're bad but we're not THAT bad :( ...sigh~...
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The AP is reporting Courtney Lee has a fractured sinus and will miss game 6 in Philly tomorrow night. He may be done for the series. The same story says the league office is reviewing Howard's elbow on Sam for possible suspension. It's kind of ironic that had the refs followed the rulebook and ejected Howard for he elbow Lee wouldn't have gotten hurt.
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Latest comment: from Alvin
Yeah but Thad wasn't even in high school then....
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59-23. That's an impressive record. Daunting, even. I mean, 60 win seasons don't come along very often and the Magic were oh so close. Just imagine if they hadn't lost to the Knicks at home last Friday. That number, 59, along with several others is what so many people are hanging their hats on as we head into game one. The only problem is, the more relevant win total for Orlando is 23.
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Latest comment: from Brian
Actually, they played well against cleveland. ...
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If the season ended today, the Sixers would finish seventh in the Eastern Conference, their opponents in the first round, the Boston Celtics. It just so happens, those same Celtics will be arriving at the Wach in a few minutes for a 7 p.m. tip. Stats, keys, thoughts and in-game discussion after the jump.
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All signs point to Thad Young returning to action tonight against the Celtics in the Sixers penultimate game of the regular season. Thad thinks he'll be good for 15-20 minutes tonight, and will also play tomorrow night in Cleveland in the finale. After the jump we'll talk about how important for the team it is that he'll be back on the floor for these two games.
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Latest comment: from Brian
Sixers are favored by 6 now and espn's computer has them winning. I don't like those odds....
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My casual observation of the Sixers over the past 5 games is that they lack focus, heart, desire and a sense of urgency. One thing I've learned, however, is that casual observations never tell the whole story. So instead of the knee-jerk reaction to Thad's absence, I figured it was time to look at some numbers and maybe draw some educated conclusions about what his absence has meant to the team.
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Not one but two stories about Thad's rehab today over at Philly.com. The Sixers have Thad doing some light jogging and flat-footed shooting, but they have forbidden him from jumping.
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