Sixers @ Bulls - Dec 2 2008

[tk76-]

1st subs:

Theo and WG in for Thad and Sam.

I would have gone for Speights and Lou for Dala and Sam.

[tk76-]

I bet as Mo feels he is under fire he will go more to vets.

[bebopdeluxe]

Lou looks completely out of sorts out there...I almost wish that Mo could put down his HC duties and just be solely a PG mentor to the kid...

[tk76-]

Man is Lou struggling or what?  Its like he has regressed 2 years.

[jemagee]

Who is this team playing the Bulls tonight?

The same team that shows up for every first quarter - it's the next 3 that's the problem usually

[jemagee]

Lou looks completely out of sorts out there...I almost wish that Mo could put down his HC duties and just be solely a PG mentor to the kid...

I wish the sixers could realize he's not a point guard

[jemagee]

Man is Lou struggling or what?  Its like he has regressed 2 years.

I have a theory on this connected to the sixers idiotic need to 'force' him to be a point guard - he has to relearn the game of basketball in a way never asked of him before last year and now he has the pressure of the big contract - the sixers have pretty much broken lou in my opinion - i hope by the time they realize what he is and isn't he'll be fixable

[Derek Bodner]

Is Dalembert still on the team?  His minutes the last two games could be something to watch.  He's been on the bench a LONG time.

[Derek Bodner]

Man is Lou struggling or what?  Its like he has regressed 2 years.

I have a theory on this connected to the sixers idiotic need to 'force' him to be a point guard - he has to relearn the game of basketball in a way never asked of him before last year and now he has the pressure of the big contract - the sixers have pretty much broken lou in my opinion - i hope by the time they realize what he is and isn't he'll be fixable

He hasn't been even remotely been playing like a point guard this year, and even last year he was used more than half the time as the off guard off the bench, and quite a bit with Miller on the court.  I don't really buy that.

[jemagee]

I just assumed it was foul trouble

The problem is that it's not SPeights getting the minutes per se

I'd actually like to see this line up with Speights over brand - i know brand is the 'star' but in the small up tempo line up i think speights could keep up better

[Derek Bodner]

Sam only has 1 foul.

Thad's touch around the rim really is good.  That hook he's developed is almost a go-to move.  I was almost shocked he missed one.

[jemagee]

He hasn't been even remotely been playing like a point guard this year, and even last year he was used more than half the time as the off guard off the bench, and quite a bit with Miller on the court.  I don't really buy that.

I see him on the court with willie green in the back court a lot - and he's theoretically the point bguard on the floor - i think the move to try and make him a point broke him - and like i said - we'll see if he can be repaired - it's partially coaching - which the sixers don't seem to do much of - seriously - Willie still shoots too much andre still can't finish sam is still clueless and miller still shoots too much - what the HELL do they work on in practices?

[jemagee]

Sam only has 1 foul.

Thad's touch around the rim really is good.  That hook he's developed is almost a go-to move.  I was almost shocked he missed one.

Yeah, I know, I looked it up - like i said - i just assume sam is in foul trouble at all times when he's not on the floor - i don't miss him much

[jemagee]

Ten turnovers in the quarter - are the sixers turning the ball over an unusual amount for the nba or for them compared to last year?

[Derek Bodner]

Who he's on the court with really doesn't mean they're trying to make him a point guard.  He hasn't been playing the role of one.

I don't think they ever tried to force him into being a pg.  I think they tried to develop his PG skills, but I don't think they ever tried to force him into playing that role.

body control and touch, sadly, aren't a learned trait.  You generally either have it or you don't.  That's why I never thought Iguodala had #1 type offensive talent in him, not the lack of a jumpshot.

Sam's just an idiot.  I don't think there's necessarily coaching to overcome that.