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There have been a number of games in which the Sixers have lost to =
superior opponents in which I've taken positive signs of improvement. =
Last night's game was a win on the road against a team of about =
equivalent talent, which should be mildly encouraging, but strangely I =
am left pondering the negatives. Perhaps I need to ratchet down my =
expectations.=20
The announcers were just swooning over Andre Ig, and while he had a very =
nice offensive game, lost in the stats was that his man, Jason =
Richardson, scored just as much (35) as did Andre (33). So that was a =
net wash. The announcers gushed about how many offensive rebounds the =
Sixers took, which they did, but rarely did the rebounder actually put =
an O-board back into the basket. Examples: Carney took 4 O-boards (!) =
but shot 0-4. Reggie Evans took down 5 O-boards, shot 0-3. Hmmmmm. =
Once again, neither Andre Ig or any of the guards played any perimeter =
defense, and the Bobcats shot 42 % from beyond the arc. Again the =
Sixers shot crummy at the foul line, 68%. I watched the whole game, and =
it's still hard to figure how the Sixers won this one.=20
The Bobcats did miss a lot of shots in the third quarter (other than =
uncontested three-pointers) so maybe we need to give some credit to the =
inside defense, but perhaps it was just lousy shooting on the part of =
the home team.=20
Positives: well, Old Slow Andre Miller enjoyed the fact that Ray Felton =
was out with injury, and he abused Jeff McInnis badly, with 23 points =
and 9 assists. Give credit to Miller, the guy knows how to play, it's =
too bad he doesn't have the speed? energy? desire? to cover guys on =
the perimeter any more. In 14 minutes, Jason Smith had 6 points on 3-3 =
shooting, 4 rebounds, and a blocked shot. If Coach Cheeks wants to =
bring Reggie Evans off the bench to get more speed and scoring in the PF =
spot, Smith might be a better bet here than last night's starter, =
Thaddeus Young, who looked out of sorts on the court. It's fine with me =
to increase Young's minutes, maybe even as a starter, but I think he =
might do better at the SF spot, moving Andre Ig to SG. Just a thought!
---- Kurt Straub=20
P.S. if he is ever available, I'll take Okafor on my team to play PF.
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080>There have been a =
number of games=20
in which the Sixers have lost to superior opponents in which I've taken =
positive=20
signs of improvement. Last night's game was a win on the road =
against a=20
team of about equivalent talent, which should be mildly =
encouraging, but=20
strangely I am left pondering the negatives. Perhaps I need to =
ratchet=20
down my expectations. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080>The announcers were =
just swooning=20
over Andre Ig, and while he had a very nice offensive game, lost in the =
stats=20
was that his man, Jason Richardson, scored just as much (35) as did =
Andre=20
(33). So that was a net wash. The announcers gushed about =
how many=20
offensive rebounds the Sixers took, which they did, but rarely did the =
rebounder=20
actually put an O-board back into the basket. Examples: =
Carney=20
took 4 O-boards (!) but shot 0-4. Reggie Evans took down 5 =
O-boards, shot=20
0-3. Hmmmmm. Once again, neither Andre Ig or any of the =
guards=20
played any perimeter defense, and the Bobcats shot 42 % from beyond the=20
arc. Again the Sixers shot crummy at the foul line, 68%. I =
watched=20
the whole game, and it's still hard to figure how the Sixers won this =
one.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080>The Bobcats did miss a =
lot of=20
shots in the third quarter (other than uncontested three-pointers) so =
maybe we=20
need to give some credit to the inside defense, but perhaps it was just =
lousy=20
shooting on the part of the home team. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080>Positives: well, =
Old Slow=20
Andre Miller enjoyed the fact that Ray Felton was out with injury, and =
he abused=20
Jeff McInnis badly, with 23 points and 9 assists. Give credit to =
Miller,=20
the guy knows how to play, it's too bad he doesn't have the speed? =
energy? desire? to cover guys on the perimeter any =
more. In 14=20
minutes, Jason Smith had 6 points on 3-3 shooting, 4 rebounds, and a =
blocked=20
shot. If Coach Cheeks wants to bring Reggie Evans off the bench to =
get=20
more speed and scoring in the PF spot, Smith might be a better bet here =
than=20
last night's starter, Thaddeus Young, who looked out of sorts on the=20
court. It's fine with me to increase Young's minutes, maybe even =
as a=20
starter, but I think he might do better at the SF spot, moving Andre Ig =
to=20
SG. Just a thought!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080>---- Kurt=20
Straub</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Comic Sans MS" color=3D#000080>P.S. if he is ever =
available, I'll=20
take Okafor on my team to play PF.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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