Sixers vs. the team that shall not be named

[RickyPryor]

Thank god.  Iggy hurt his shooting arm.

And a shout-out to Sammy who was a monster in the 3rd. 

[jemagee]

and the sixers caught up so much in the 3rd as well

[tk76-]

I hope we see more pick and roll run for Speights.  he was the only player who looked good out there tonight.  He needs to start.

[anklebreaker]

The Andres had a nice 2 man game going in the first half, too bad they disappeared just before halftime.  

Dalembert had a pretty good 2nd half.  3 blocks in the 1st minute of the 3rd.  

DiLeo gives Speights 30 minutes, and Speights rewards him with 16 points on 7-11 shooting with 6 rebounds, 2 assists, and 3 blocks.  

Tough game for Thad

Williams did a nice job setting people up (love his chemistry with Speights).. 8 assists tonight.  Also got to the line a lot.  

Kareem Rush's 1st start was... well... he sucks.  Made me actually miss Willie.  

[tk76-]

As i said at realgm, I think we should all pitch in an buy Miller something to help him keep up with the next generation quick PG's:



And it carries groceries!

[jemagee]

Has he fallen - can he get up?

Sorry - i've discovered the genius of felicia day and missed the entire game - much more fun

[Skates]

I was doing some last minute shopping, no real urgency to see tonight's game.  Garnett is a huge match-up problem for Thad, plus Thad has been playing pretty average at best lately.  Looks like Speights and Lou were hopping and that's about it.  Kareem Rush, yeah, he's not good.

[anklebreaker]

One positive note.... I did like the way Lou and Speights didn't back down against the celts.  Particularly against Garnett who was chirping in their both of their ears in the 2nd half. 

[tk76-]

Its amazing how Lou and Speights can run the pick and roll and yet no one else on the team can.

I guess this could be seen as either a good thing (for the future) or a problem.

[Skates]

Get Brand healthy and add another P&R capable guard and you will have two very good pairings.  I imagine Jason Smith might have some pick and pop ability as well.

[anklebreaker]

Speights the last 4 games - 23mpg, 14.2ppg, 5rpg, 2.25bpg, 61% fg's

[jemagee]

Not ready to start right tony?

[Skates]

Speights the last 4 games - 23mpg, 14.2ppg, 5rpg, 2.25bpg, 61% fg's

Thanks, you reminded me that I intended to grab him for my fantasy team (Marc Gasol now available in aisle 7). I now have the three young studs of the Sixers in Young, Williams and Speights on my team.  Come on Tony, play those young guys big minutes.  Now if only I could get Greg Oden and David West to start rebounding more, my team would be tough.