Ballin’: The 76ers Need Your Help!
NBA March 4th. 2008, 11:09am
Philadelphia 106, LA Clippers 88: Are the 76ers just a good post-player away from the playoffs in the East? They have four young, quick, agile scorers and a shot-blocking pogo-stick in Sam Dalembert, but sorely lack a legit post presence. After a strong end to last season, a poor draft set them back a bit. We’d like to see Philly make a move on Indiana’s DJ White or perhaps UCLA’s Kevin Love, if he’s around in the mid-teens when the 76ers are likely to select.
New Orleans 100, New York 88: The depleted Knicks (no Zach Randolph) kept it close for 45 minutes, and then Chris Paul sparked a late 10-0 run and the Hornets remained on the heels of the Spurs and Lakers for the best record in the West.
Utah 116, Dallas 110: Twenty-four hours after dropping an OT thriller in LA, the Mavs ran out of gas down the stretch as the Jazz went on a 16-0 run and were a perfect 18-for-18 from the line in the fourth quarter in upping the best home record in the NBA to 25-3. Deron Williams scored 17 points and handed out 20 assists. AK-47 went down with a hip injury and didn’t return.
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March 4th, 2008 at 11:11 am
One, Two, Three Four Five SIXERS…
Ten Nine Eight Seventy-Sixers.
Woohoo!
March 4th, 2008 at 11:14 am
im sold on Deron williams. kid is a stud
March 4th, 2008 at 11:14 am
Gonzo that might be the gayest thing you’ve ever written.
DJ White will not be a good post presence in the NBA. The mid range jumper will help him but he is not tall enough or quick enough with his moves to live on the low block in the league.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:15 am
The Sixers and the Hawks are so similar right now. Some of the most athletic 2-4 guys but no dominant 5.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:17 am
The draft set them back? Thaddeus Young is better than Durant this year and potentially into the future. Kid can ball.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:18 am
I don’t know why TBL says the Sixers are a post player away from being a playoff team. To me they seem like a playoff team right now and if they continue to play this way i really believe they will reach the 7th or 8th place.
The Draft was not great, but Thaddeus Young is showing some signs of being a good player. Not every thing Billy King touches turns sh*t…
March 4th, 2008 at 11:19 am
Diesel, those are lyrics to an actual song from back in the 80’s. I cannot find it on youtube or anywhere but if you put it to music, it sounds less gay (if that’s any consolation).
March 4th, 2008 at 11:20 am
Sixers should make a run at Elton Brand in the offseason
March 4th, 2008 at 11:22 am
The depleted Knicks.
Always an excuse for why the Knicks lost.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:23 am
@cbh: That is a legit excuse though. Hard to win when you have no good players (even when fully healthy — ZING!).
/I apologize to David Lee. You are very good and hopefully a Cav soon.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:24 am
Shawn bradley > dwight howard
March 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am
YYSA, Elton Brand will not opt out even more because he was injured this year and teams will be extra careful with him because of that. He will only gain from playing next year to prove that his injury is totally healed, cash 17M (no one can give him that kind of money next year) and then cash a long term contract in 2009.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pdPstztPkLA
Here is proof to back up Irish’s claim.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:32 am
Nice video cbh.
Pay attention to when Bradley tries to reject the dunks in that video. He must have his eyes closed, because most of the time his hand is no where near the ball.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Greatest picture ever. Bradley and those awful, awful jerseys were so perfect together.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:37 am
You are probably right CHAOS but Brand is still scheduled to come back and play the last 15 or so games this year. That could be enough to prove he is healed
March 4th, 2008 at 11:45 am
Props to CBH for that video.
It’s funny how many of those clips were in the top 10 highlights on Sportscenter.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:47 am
Gonzo it doesn’t make it any less gay, but at least you didn’t make it up yourself.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:49 am
That Bradley video is beast. C Webb’s tbag might be tops, but the best overall dunk might have been by Robert “Fudge” Pack. What is he, 6-1? Flushing on a guy who is 7-6?
Wow.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Chris Andersen is coming back to the Hornets.
March 4th, 2008 at 11:54 am
jgp if only he had been reinstated in time to enter the Slam Dunk Contest…
Birdman > Superman
March 4th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Deron Williams 19.1 pts 10.1 apg 3.0 rpg
Chris Paul 20.9 pts 10.8 apg 4.1 rpg
These two guys well Williams anyway deserves a lil more pub.
March 4th, 2008 at 12:56 pm
Deron’s good, but Chris Paul is just in a different class.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
tuesday is always a sad day for ballin. we’ll get this back in gear tomorrow. full slate of games tonight
March 4th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
The draft set the 76ers back???????????
What???
The 76ers are going to be a playoff team BECAUSE of the 2007 draft, not in spite of it. Young and Smith are both absolute keepers.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
@irish: Yeah this sucks. Someone insult someone else’s wife.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Mark Schlereth said last night on Sportscenter that Kobe is better than Lebron. So I guess that is settled.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Explain to me why David Lee doesn’t start.
Oh, and anyone catch the “presidential” debate on SC last night with Jamal Mashburn acting as Kobe and Tim Legler acting as Lebron? Any segment idea in which Tim Legler refers to himself as “Lebron” multiple times should be cut before it gets to air.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
if tim legler didnt have such a hot wife, i would of put the hit out on him last night for that. he is a douche, the sean salsibury of basketball
where did jalen rose go? he sucked as well
david lee is stuck behind zach randolph. david lee would look good in a magic uni but that aint happenning
March 4th, 2008 at 1:34 pm
@quin: Because Isiah is the coach. Lee should be starting over either Curry or Randolph. He’s much better than both guys.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:38 pm
Hahha, I was half asleep when the voice of Tim Kurkjian talking about who was better, LeBron or Kobe woke me up, because I couldn’t understand why a baseball analyst was debating a basketball subject.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
Tim Legler > Lebron + Kobe
March 4th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
I didn’t look, but I’m guessing his PER is out the roof, since he pretty much shoots better than 50 percent and grabs a ton of boards, and can fill up a stat sheet. I’m guessing his stats extrapolated out to 40 minutes would be one of the top PFs in the east. I understand if you have to play a guy because of his outrageous salary, but Curry needs to be on the bench. The entire Knicks team is overpaid, so you leave your best player on the bench, I’m guessing because of salary purposes. If Isiah was concerned about his job, I guarantee Lee would be starting. But since he must have something on Dolan, I doubt he really cares at this point. It’s just sad that the Knicks are so pitiful.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
It isn’t widely known but Mark Schlereth and Tim Kurkjian are two of the top basketball minds at the WWL. On second thought, maybe that isn’t too much of a stretch.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
BTW, the SC anchors they are using these days are becoming unlistenable. Its like they don’t even bother to check the stats they say or correct themselves when they do mess up. They just continue along in the highlight as if what they said was correct. And for people who did actually watch the game, they look moronish. It seems to be particularly evident in NBA highlights. If FSN didn’t look like it was produced by local access television, I’d be happy to actual give someone else a shot.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
@Quin: NBATV and Rick Kamla, plus the occasional Peter Vecsey. A little Vecsey goes a long way.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
give me Peter Vecsey and Mike Fratello. i love both of there insight
March 4th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
@irish: I saw Fratello here in Clev a few weeks ago.
March 4th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
O believe me, I would love to get NBA TV. But my fuckin landlord has now outlawed Direct TV from our condos. It’s fuckin bullshit. They have a deal with the cable company to provide access to all their homes, but I don’t know how they can just say no direct TV. That seems illegal, or at least not on the up and up, to me. Gotta see what can be done about that… Seems like a monopoly or something.
March 4th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
nick- love the czar. NBA on NBC were the days
March 4th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
How can you call the Sixers draft poor? Why the hate on the recently drafted Thaddeus Young? I’ll admit to not being on board right away with the pick of Young, but this Sixers run of victories features Young as an already contributing starting player. I think they need a low post presence, but none of that is Young’s fault. He’s going to be a good one.
@Gonzo: Thanks for putting that Sixers song in my head. I actually think it’s from the 70s….probably written by a coked up Daryl Dawkins.
March 4th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
@cbh- that shawn bradley video was priceless. it even brought back visions of Keyon clark from the raptors. he could throw it down with authority