76ers @ Bulls 3/14/08

Sandalf42 · Post #201 » by **Sandalf42** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:03 pm

Didn't get a chance to see the game, but believe me i followed it.

GOO SIXERS!!!!

The Bulls have been playing well lately, so this is a better win than most think.

I am having Kool-Aid put into my bloodstream intravenously...... while drinking it.

Post #202 » by **tk76** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:12 pm

At this point I sweat Kool Aid like in those gatoraid ads.

Just re-watched the 4th. Man Ollie is a credit to the game. His defense and those rebounds were huge- a real clinic in how to box out much bigger and athletic opponents.

Great to see someone maximize their talent out their. As much as I look for success from the young guys, you have to pull for a hard working career journeyman like Ollie. Another future Sixers coach.

Post #203 » by **The Guilty Party** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:27 pm

Last night may have been the first time I've seen Andre Miller smiling/laughing/celebrating with his teammates. I think most of us love the way Miller has played with these young guys but I never got a vobe from him that he was having fun. If you watch the 4th quarter from last night, Miller is on the sidelines cheering his team on and was one of the first to run out on the court when the final buzzer rang.

I know this is such a small, trivial thing but when was the last time that you looked at a Sixer squad and got a feeling that they genuinely liked playing with each other?? I think you'd have to go back to before Webber got here.

sixers_610 · Post #204 » by **sixers_610** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:35 pm

The Guilty Party wrote:
I know this is such a small, trivial thing but when was the last time that you looked at a Sixer squad and got a feeling that they genuinely liked playing with each other?? I think you'd have to go back to before Webber got here.

I'd even venture to say 2001.

sixers_610 · Post #205 » by **sixers_610** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:37 pm

tk76 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

It's all part of B.K.'s 3 year plan... except the part where he gets fired.

Post #206 » by **dbodner** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 4:39 pm

I know this is such a small, trivial thing but when was the last time that you looked at a Sixer squad and got a feeling that they genuinely liked playing with each other?? I think you'd have to go back to before Webber got here.

Amazing what winning does to perception. Remember all the talk in the beginning of the year when we were hideous about how bad Iguodala's body language was, and that it was worse than Iverson's?

Post #207 » by **The Guilty Party** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:12 pm

Winning changes a lot but we won just as many games during the Webber era and there wasn't this kind of buzz around the team.

Also, I believe Iguodala's "attitude", as some people saw it, had changed by the time 2008 rolled around. I remember that being a major topic in December but I thought his demeanor changed by the time the new year came around and as we know, January was not a good month for this team.

ankle420breaker · Post #208 » by **ankle420breaker** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:15 pm

I was watching the game with some friends who are casual sixer fans at best, and this team had them on the edge of their seat down the stretch.... an abundance of high fives and cheers permeated throughout the room.... this team is just damn exciting. Great poise for such a young squad.

dond · Post #209 » by **dond** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:32 pm

The Guilty Party wrote:I know this is such a small, trivial thing but when was the last time that you looked at a Sixer squad and got a feeling that they genuinely liked playing with each other?? I think you'd have to go back to before Webber got here.

Two things ... First, In my opinion ... it is far from trivial. When they look to be having fun playing with each other, that means every player believes he is being treated fairly and each player is giving their very best. That is a huge compliment to every player and coach on the team.

Second ... The last time I got the feeling that they genuinely liked playing together was the moment that Allen Iverson was no longer a part of the team. That is the moment they began pulling together as a team to win games instead of having one guy being responsible for wins and losses.

I know that because that was the moment I began to enjoy watching them play again. I enjoy a team that plays ... as they say ... the right way. It is my feeling that if they do that ... and management gets them some players ... the wins will come. That is exactly what is now happening.

sec-106 · Post #210 » by **sec-106** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:02 pm

bebopdeluxe wrote:sec-106:

If I am not mistaken, the Sixers are only 2 1/2 games behind the Raptors....right?

Hey...if you are going to dream...dream big.

I expect to pass TOR.

WASH has Bulter back and an easy schedule.

But WTF, this year, why not?

freshie2 · Post #211 » by **freshie2** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 7:29 pm

dond wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Second ... The last time I got the feeling that they genuinely liked playing together was the moment that Allen Iverson was no longer a part of the team. That is the moment they began pulling together as a team to win games instead of having one guy being responsible for wins and losses.

I know that because that was the moment I began to enjoy watching them play again. I enjoy a team that plays ... as they say ... the right way. It is my feeling that if they do that ... and management gets them some players ... the wins will come. That is exactly what is now happening.

That was the moment I knew I was switching back to Comcast...