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When all else fails, give the ball to Thad. Not exactly what my offensive philosophy would be, but it worked in a big way tonight. Sixers up 2-1. A few quick thoughts after the jump.
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With any luck I'll be starting my long journey down to the Wach within the hour. You guys will be on your own for the game thread, but I have the utmost confidence in you. After the jump, my keys and the in-game discussion.
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Phil Jasner is the first beat writer, that I know of, to write the "DiLeo Should Coach Next Season," story. Personally, I think it's both premature and probably faulty logic to make the suggestion at this point.
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May 13, 1999: My father and I made the ride down to Philly to see the #6 seed Philadelphia 76ers take on the #3 seed Orlando Magic in game three of their first-round series. The teams split the first two in Orlando. That night, Allen Iverson exploded all over the Magic, setting a playoff record with 10 steals, and the FU Center was absolutely electric for the entire 48 minutes. I'll be making the trek down to the Wach tomorrow, hopefully to see history repeat itself. Who else is going to be there?
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A few lingering thoughts on last night's loss, the upcoming games at the Wach and a boatload of links to get you through the day.
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Latest comment: from Bryon
And that, my friend, is called sad......
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In the wrap I touched upon the horrible game everyone but the big three had. After running the game over in my mind for a couple hours, I realized we need to dive deeper into this abject failure.
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End of the day, the Sixers are headed back to the Wach with home court advantage in their back pocket. This game was a missed opportunity. This game left me extremely, extremely angry, but I'm trying to keep things in some kind of perspective. After the jump we'll take a look at what I consider some serious, serious flaws in Coach DiLeo's rotations.
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The favorites have won all five game twos so far in the first round. Portland, Boston and San Antonio all evened their series at 1-1 after dropping the first game at home. The Sixers are the only team left with a chance to buck the trend. In-game discussion and a brief word from our General Manager (courtesy of Tom Moore's column) after the jump.
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Kate Fagan has a solid piece on Andre Iguodala and the Philly fans' love/hate relationship with him. We've seen this odd dynamic play out right here on this blog in the comments section for a couple of years now, you all know where I stand. A couple of interesting quotes from the article after the jump.
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My team goals for game two, leave yours in the comments.
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Latest comment: from a exams
It sounds good! Thanks for sharing....
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After stunning the Pistons on their own floor in game one, the Sixers came out flat in game two and Detroit put their stamp on the series. They were physical, they were aggressive, they executed to perfection. They came out with a clear intent to put the Sixers in their place. How will this year's game two differ from last year's?
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Two of the four first round series which saw the underdogs take game one are now even. Last night, Boston played "who ever has the ball last, wins," with Boston and evened their series 1-1 with Boston. Then San Antonio exerted itself and blew the doors off Dallas.
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As the road team in the playoffs, your goal coming in is to take home-court advantage away from the higher seed in the first two games. Get the game back to your own stadium with the series tied 1-1 and you're in the driver's seat. So great, the Sixers have done that, time to relax now, right? Wrong.
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At their core, the Sixers are a young team. Superficially, you'd think that quick turnarounds would be beneficial to them, considering their opponents are typically older. In this case however, the extra days off will be an advantage for the Sixers.
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I'm not quite ready to turn the page to game two prep yet, I'm still running that game one finish over and over in my mind. I left a few key points out of the recap, so here are some bullets to get your day started.
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