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ggazoo69 · #21 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by LA Dre

Do we want to face a defensive minded team in the first round?? The Sixers are # 6 in the league you know.....

Shouldn't be a problem with Flip's offensive ingenuity. That's why Joe D brought him in here - to deal with the new, free-wheeling NBA.

LA Dre · #22 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by lpgrl26

I just got home, but i bet you i can sum up the game without even watching it

AA/Amir barely played. Dixon did. Theo took minutes from the youngsters. No Amir in the 2nd half. No Afflalo in the 2nd half. No Hermann.

Dixon did what he does best; helped the other team go on a run.

I did catch the play at the end. Fantastic call out of the time-out. Give the ball to Chauncey b/c he's our "LeBron" and let him hoist a jumpshot over a double team.

We should get use to this. It's uncanny how closely AA is correlated to our wins. Amir as well. If they continute not to play extensively, we're going to continue to look like this. But i guess it's ok. Afterall, Dixon/Hayes are veterans.

Also, looks like Sheed came back too early. A good indicator of how his ankle is doing is usually his shooting % esp from three. I remember it was the same in the ECF 2 years ago.

The funny thing about this game LP was that Flip had played everyone dressed halfway through the 2nd qtr.. Unfortunately, when the zoo crew was in there, the sixers stretched their lead out to 12 points before the starters came back in and brought it back down to 6 before the half.

lpgrl26 · #23 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:51 PM

Was looking at the box. Is Flip trying to kill Prince before the playoffs?? He played almost 40 min again.

Why does Flip resort to the thinking that if the bench players behind them suck, play the starters more. We have AA and Hermann. Try a different player.

Flip is reverting right before the playoffs. We spent time developing Amir/Stuck/Afflalo and now we're just going to scrap it even though it was working beautifully ?

Also Theo had -15; worst on the team.

lpgrl26 · #24 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by LA Dre

The funny thing about this game LP was that Flip had played everyone dressed halfway through the 2nd qtr.. Unfortunately, when the zoo crew was in there, the sixers stretched their lead out to 12 points before the starters came back in and brought it back down to 6 before the half.

Did the zoo crew consist of Dixon in AA's spot b/c that would make the difference ? I was going to skip the game, but i think i might watch and FF a little. I can complain about the rotations more accurately then LOL.

ggazoo69 · #25 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lpgrl26

Why does Flip resort to the thinking that if the bench players behind them suck, play the starters more. We have AA and Hermann. Try a different player.

Fabio was in a suit tonight. Flip did bring in AA to try to cool down AI and I thought it worked. But then he brought in Dixon to replace AA, which I couldn't understand.

LA Dre · #26 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by raxrets

look at sheed's treys...what da hell he was thinking 1-7 sigh...some were open, but most were hurried...

AS a potential first rounder I hope that gave to pistons lesson and if they meet at POs, no overlooking then

Some of those three ball attempts were way behind the arc too and not really necessary. He was 7-11 from inside the arc (although one was a long 2) not sure why he abandoned it??? He didn't even get to the FT line...I guess Reggie Evans beard or Samuel Dalenberts hair scared him out of the paint.

alexa032 · #27 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 11:00 PM

Disappointing. I think that about sums this game up for me. Very little energy, even from the bench. AA should definitely play over Dixon. His D can really help, particularly in games when Rip decides he won't play any. Sheed's not 100%, obviously. Chauncey made some really questionable decisions down the stretch, and though Tay was pretty good, Dice's play down the stretch left a lot to be desired, despite having had a pretty decent game up to that point. Amir was real tentative in his short stint; he got called for 2 quick ones, and Flip pulled him right away. The Rattler had some nice blocks, but it wasn't the best game for him either.

LA Dre · #28 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by alexa032

Disappointing. I think that about sums this game up for me. Very little energy, even from the bench. AA should definitely play over Dixon. His D can really help, particularly in games when Rip decides he won't play any. Sheed's not 100%, obviously. Chauncey made some really questionable decisions down the stretch, and though Tay was pretty good, Dice's play down the stretch left a lot to be desired, despite having had a pretty decent game up to that point. Amir was real tentative in his short stint; he got called for 2 quick ones, and Flip pulled him right away. The Rattler had some nice blocks, but it wasn't the best game for him either.

As bad as this all seems, we were 2 missed FT's from winning the game. There was no intensity by the team...maybe because they think they have the 2nd seed wrapped up and all is needed now is to test the rotations vs the bottomfeeders. The Sixers are trying to secure a spot so their energy was more than ours.

The good thing is that even though the hot Magic won, we are still 5 games ahead of them and they are still 4.5 ahead of the Cavs to set up the potential second round Cavs-Celtics matchup.

ggazoo69 · #29 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LA Dre

As bad as this all seems, we were 2 missed FT's from winning the game. There was no intensity by the team...maybe because they think they have the 2nd seed wrapped up and all is needed now is to test the rotations vs the bottomfeeders. The Sixers are trying to secure a spot so their energy was more than ours.

The good thing is that even though the hot Magic won, we are still 5 games ahead of them and they are still 4.5 ahead of the Cavs to set up the potential second round Cavs-Celtics matchup.

You may be right, Dre. They might be just expending enough energy to keep that No. 2 spot. If that's the case, I can see why HQ didn't want to watch 'em tonight.

Frankly, I have no problem with this strategy of keeping the No. 2 seed. I just want to see some improvement in the meantime.

I tell ya, though, I think the defense will be real good come playoff-time. We have the personnel now to make defensive adjustments when needed. I'm just worried about the O, and this team's propensity to hoist the long ball when the going gets tough. Flip preaches ball movement. I want to see some ball movement within 15 feet of the hoop, not 23 feet.

Warthog · #30 (**permalink**) 03-12-2008, 11:25 PM

meaningless game. we didn't show philly much and didn't need to. played 12 guys with 9:37 to go in the 2nd. we tried everyone for a little bit and saw what they brought - dixon had a poor night trying to create too much and turning it over. i thought stuckey played great for the 3rd game in a row. ratliff was a big fat -15 but i didn't think he did too bad. dice had impressive stats but really hurt us in this one. the missed FTs early, combined with the blown dunk late, were crucial. another time he got the ball taken away from him off a FT by a GUARD, and philly was the ones shooting the FTs! he also had numerous balls fly off his hands.