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I followed the first half on ESPN gamecast, and was able to get a fair =
sense of the game. Here is what I learned.=20
1. The experiment of using Jason Smith as a center was a failure. In =
ten minutes of the first quarter, he had zero points, zero rebounds, one =
turnover and two personal fouls. You can't tell this from the medium, =
but my best guess is that he was generally abused by Okur and Boozer. =20
2. On the other hand, Herbert Hill held his own, and by the end of the =
game had 7 boards in 10 minutes, not too shabby. I wonder if the house =
band will play "76 trombones" whenever he comes on the court. No wait, =
that's Harold Hill. Anyway, this explains why Coach Cheeks was using =
Hill at center and Smith at PF. Sunuvagun, maybe that Maurice is =
smarter than I thought.=20
3. Don't be fooled by the decent boxscore line by Willie Green, he was =
useless in the first quarter while the jazz were running out to a 14 =
point lead. His man, Brewer, went 7-8 in the first ten minutes of the =
game. I had high hopes for Green this year, who was improved at the end =
of last year and now had another off-season to heal his knee. So far, =
WG has looked than ever this year. Right now, there is no way he should =
be starting. Lou Williams is the best shooter we can play at two guard =
now, and sadly Andre Ig may have to move back there for considerable =
minutes.=20
4. Reggie Evans is the same every game: rebounds well, can't shoot a =
basket to save his life. The Sixers will need lots of firepower out of =
the other four spots on the court this year.=20
5. The Sixers are now 0-4 in the exhibition season but we can expect =
more of the same in the regular seson if a) Dalembert is out for any =
length of time, b) Korver doesn't find his touch, and mostly c) Andre Ig =
continues his sleepwalking. He was no factor at alll in the first half =
agaisnt the Jazz, and finished with only 5-14 shooting, even though he =
played for 38 minutes. That is a very bad sign.=20
----- Kurt Straub
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I followed the first half on ESPN gamecast, and =
was able=20
to get a fair sense of the game. Here is what I learned. =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>1. The experiment of using Jason Smith as =
a center=20
was a failure. In ten minutes of the first quarter, he had zero =
points,=20
zero rebounds, one turnover and two personal fouls. You can't tell =
this=20
from the medium, but my best guess is that he was generally abused by =
Okur and=20
Boozer. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>2. On the other hand, Herbert Hill held his own, =
and by=20
the end of the game had 7 boards in 10 minutes, not too shabby. I =
wonder=20
if the house band will play "76 trombones" whenever he comes on the =
court. =20
No wait, that's <EM>Harold</EM> Hill. Anyway, this explains why =
Coach=20
Cheeks was using Hill at center and Smith at PF. Sunuvagun, maybe =
that=20
Maurice is smarter than I thought. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>3. Don't be fooled by the decent boxscore =
line by=20
Willie Green, he was useless in the first quarter while the jazz were =
running=20
out to a 14 point lead. His man, Brewer, went 7-8 in the first ten =
minutes=20
of the game. I had high hopes for Green this year, who was =
improved=20
at the end of last year and now had another off-season to heal his=20
knee. So far, WG has looked than ever this year. Right now, =
there is=20
no way he should be starting. Lou Williams is the best =
shooter we can=20
play at two guard now, and sadly Andre Ig may have to move back there =
for=20
considerable minutes. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>4. Reggie Evans is the same every =
game: =20
rebounds well, can't shoot a basket to save his life. The Sixers =
will need=20
lots of firepower out of the other four spots on the court this=20
year.</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>5. The Sixers are now 0-4 in the =
exhibition season=20
but we can expect more of the same in the regular seson if a) Dalembert =
is out=20
for any length of time, b) Korver doesn't find his touch, and mostly c) =
Andre Ig=20
continues his sleepwalking. He was no factor at alll in the first =
half=20
agaisnt the Jazz, and finished with only 5-14 shooting, even though he =
played=20
for 38 minutes. That is a<EM> very</EM> bad sign. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>----- Kurt Straub</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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