Eddie Jordan Stinks.

[Derek Bodner]

Young's main defensive problems are over rotation to try to help when he shouldn't.  they're mainly correctable.  He is, after all, only 21 and never played on the perimeter full time except one short year at GT.

His touch around the rim is impeccable (when he doesn't turn the ball over trying to get there).

[RickyPryor]

Went again last night, masochist that I am.

Ya know...I usually pride myself on identifying fundamental errors, specific weaknesses, coaching mistakes, etc etc.  But - honestly - I don't even know what to say about this damn team anymore.  I can't even muster the energy to dissect it.

On paper, we are NOT a 5-18 team.  Oh my God...that even felt weird to type.  5-18!  We haven't won in a MONTH!  And TWO of those wins were against the NETS...and each by only 3 points!

Yeah, yeah, Speights and Lou are out.  But we're the same damn team as LAST YEAR (another problem I have), when those two weren't starters.  And now we have Brand!

Yet we just lost a 17 point lead (SEVENTEEN POINT LEAD) to a team with MUCH more significant injuries than ours; a team of nobodies.  We took 8 more shots than they did and pulled down 12 more rebounds!  Yet we still find a way to lose.

Our damn bench was outscored by something like 46-6; the Rockets took 21 3's to our 6; Kapono played 16 min's yet shot 3 times (what other reason is that stiff even IN there!  Why does no one screen for that loser?); Carney played 16 seconds - 16 seconds! - on a night we needed athletic defense; no damn Young in the 4th quarter (he was 15/11 up to that point).

I can't take it anymore!

I have always said, "The entire point...the JOB of an NBA coach is to ensure his team plays over its head consistently.  We need every OUNCE from each and every player as often as humanly possible."  We didn't have the friggin horses back in 2001 to get to the Series!  But we got there!!  That team overachieved to the Nth degree.

DAMN IT!  As a fan who pays ALOT of money supporting this team year in and year out, I demand that THIS damn team do the same thing.

We've lost 18 games.  Twelve of those was by an average of 3.75 points. TWELVE TIMES WE WERE TWO BUCKETS AWAY FROM A WIN.

Win even HALF of those and we're a .500 team.  Right where we were last year and the year before.

(Ignore all that lottery talk for the sake of this argument.  This team - remember - is TRYING to win.  That's their JOB.  Whether you are happy that they fail or not isn't the point.)

Ed - you suck worse than any GM I have ever seen.  I said that from DAY ONE and will continue to say it.

Eddie - you are no longer less-than-mediocre, as you were when Ed hired you...you are now a sucky, stinky, awful, embarassment of a coach. 

Get.  The.  F.  Out.

NOW!!!!!

[anklebreaker]

TK brought it up on realgm... EJ is 8-33 in the last 41 games he's coached.  It's shameful. 

We're on pace to set a single season record for 3's allowed.  A record currently held by EJ and his 06/07 Wizards.  This troubles me. 

I missed last night's game, but looked at the box score and then heard that Jordan went with Green over Young down the stretch.  'Hopeless' is the first word that comes to mind when I see Eddie Jordan on the bench. 

[Derek Bodner]

I missed last night's game, but looked at the box score and then heard that Jordan went with Green over Young down the stretch.  'Hopeless' is the first word that comes to mind when I see Eddie Jordan on the bench. 

He thought Willie was playing well.  I thought Green took 7 shots to get 2 points and was playing horrible defense.  But what do I know.  I'm not getting paid by 2 different organizations to coach basketball to 1 team.

[tk76]

Wonder what EJ's salary per win is over the last 41 games?

[anklebreaker]

At this rate, the Eagles could have more wins than the Sixers this year.   

[rickortreat]

I missed last night's game, but looked at the box score and then heard that Jordan went with Green over Young down the stretch.  'Hopeless' is the first word that comes to mind when I see Eddie Jordan on the bench. 

He thought Willie was playing well.  I thought Green took 7 shots to get 2 points and was playing horrible defense.  But what do I know.  I'm not getting paid by 2 different organizations to coach basketball to 1 team.

Amazing isn't it? What a joke that is. You could do a lot better than Eddie. I bet Stefanski didn't even interview you!

[anklebreaker]

What did everyone think about EJ pulling Holiday last night with 2:30 left in the game?  In doing so, he switched Iguodala onto Mo Williams and brought Willie Green off the bench to guard Lebron down the stretch.  Are we tanking?  That's the only logical reasoning I can of behind that decision.   

[jemagee]

I didn't see the game, but this pretty much is a good summary by someone I tend to agree with regarding the sixers.

http://www.depressedfan.com/basketball/sixers/willie-and-iverson-for-defense.php

[Derek Bodner]

What did everyone think about EJ pulling Holiday last night with 2:30 left in the game?  In doing so, he switched Iguodala onto Mo Williams and brought Willie Green off the bench to guard Lebron down the stretch.  Are we tanking?  That's the only logical reasoning I can of behind that decision.   

Technically, he didn't switch iguodala onto mo williams.  Iguodala started the sets off on LeBron, but they ran 5 consecutive picks to try to get the Sixers to switch, which they did every time (twice with Jrue, both resulting in buckets, and 3 times with Willie).

[tk76]

That was some entertaining defense by Jrue.  I don't usually "enjoy" watching defense.  But its fun to see the kid lock down these supposed stars.

[jemagee]

It wasn't an entire game, but I watched the end of the Kings/Wiz on ESPN before going to sleep last night, and that steal that Evans put on Gilbert Arenas as Arenas was driving for the 'last basket' (which was a bad idea in my opinion, play call wise) was a thing of beauty...

[anklebreaker]

What did everyone think about EJ pulling Holiday last night with 2:30 left in the game?  In doing so, he switched Iguodala onto Mo Williams and brought Willie Green off the bench to guard Lebron down the stretch.  Are we tanking?  That's the only logical reasoning I can of behind that decision.   

Technically, he didn't switch iguodala onto mo williams.  Iguodala started the sets off on LeBron, but they ran 5 consecutive picks to try to get the Sixers to switch, which they did every time (twice with Jrue, both resulting in buckets, and 3 times with Willie).

Yeah, they got caught in switches a couple of times, but there was a possession where Green just lined up on Lebron and Iguodala on Williams, which I didn't understand.  I believe it was the one where Lebron just shot over him from the perimeter (not sure though).  Regardless, I didn't think the timing there to bench Holiday for Willie made any sense. 

[rickortreat]

What did everyone think about EJ pulling Holiday last night with 2:30 left in the game?  In doing so, he switched Iguodala onto Mo Williams and brought Willie Green off the bench to guard Lebron down the stretch.  Are we tanking?  That's the only logical reasoning I can of behind that decision.   

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I thought it was a bad decision at the time. The Sixers had pulled into the lead, and their defense had caused the Cavs to miss several shots in succession, and at this point Jordan starts to make changes. I wouldn't have done anything until the Cavaliers changed. Not so sure that you want Iguodala on LeBron then either. I think the Cavs are so dependent on LeBron that the Sixers should have denied him and collapsed on him away from the basket.

[tk76-]

The Sixers had fallen behind by 5 when he pulled Jrue.  Still not a good move, but also did not decide the outcome or turn the game.