Sixers to sign Andre Emmett

BIRDMAN JR · Post #1 » by **BIRDMAN JR** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 12:59 pm

according to hoopshype he will sign soon. He played on year in the NBA with Memphis and last year in the Belgium league he averaged 24 ppg.

How many more Andres can we possibly get?

Post #2 » by **Stanford** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 1:59 pm

The in-team dunk contests should be good anyway.

geiger · Post #3 » by **geiger** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:25 pm

A training camp body. 25 year old Texas Tech SG - slasher and dunker as opposed to shooter or shut down defender. Shocked if he makes the team. Good to have training camp bodies though. Hoping they bring in a SF in as well. Was hoping they would sign Newble to a one year, minimum deal. He's still a good perimiter defender and a solid locker room guy.

Gsraider · Post #4 » by **Gsraider** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:01 pm

They must not have been that impressed with Jamont Gordon in the SL to bring in another guy to replace him, who also can't shoot from the perimeter. So much for that hype about being a guy that should have been taken in the middle of the 2nd round.

Philly Family · Post #5 » by **Philly Family** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:17 pm

Think we should still talk to Livingston since Portland is not going to sign him....

Post #6 » by **Sixerscan** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:22 pm

Philly Family wrote:Think we should still talk to Livingston since Portland is not going to sign him....

theres probably a reason portland doesnt want him

Mik317 · Post #7 » by **Mik317** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:03 pm

If he makes the team then his nickname will be DUNKZ OVA GROUPA KIDZ!!!!!

.................it's just not the same.......not the same.

Dedicated_76ers_fan · Post #8 » by **Dedicated_76ers_fan** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:09 am

Guys, Jamont Gordan sucks HARD. There was no way he was going to make this basketball team. His PG skills were poor, even for summer league. His offensive game was undeveloped. He was just average defensively. In short he was a far worse Willie Green! He was never going to make the team. Junior Harrington on the other hand is like a lesser Louis Williams and I would've given him an invite.

If Geiger's report is accurate(and he averaged 24 PPG in the Belgium league, take it for what it's worth). He could be more then a training camp body Geiger. An extra punch of the bench wins close games. And while we have Louis Williams, Willie Green and Kareem Rush. Ivey isn't that 4th scorer and maybe Marshall isn't at this point. But Barrett can have that sudden impact. To have guys like Williams, Green, Rush and Barrett coming off your bench means scoring and good perimeter play. Ed has done a tremendous job.

geiger · Post #9 » by **geiger** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:23 pm

Belgian league is probably equivalent of a decent Division III conference.

ankle420breaker · Post #10 » by **ankle420breaker** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:31 pm

Along with Emmet, we added Justin Reed, Jared Reiner, Maureece Rice, and Antywane Robinson to our training camp roster.

http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs ... 002/SPORTS

If I remember correctly, Reed had a few half decent games back in Minnesota and Boston. I recall him being extremely fast... Still probably won't make the cut..

PhilasFinest · Post #11 » by **PhilasFinest** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 11:53 pm

maureece rice was one of the best high school players in Philly a few years back...

Dedicated_76ers_fan · Post #12 » by **Dedicated_76ers_fan** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 12:33 am

I seem to remember Robinson being a pretty good shooter in Temple. So I think he and Emmett make the team.

ankle420breaker · Post #13 » by **ankle420breaker** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:02 pm

Dedicated_76ers_fan wrote:I seem to remember Robinson being a pretty good shooter in Temple. So I think he and Emmett make the team.

There are a lot of college players who could shoot. It doesn't mean they are NBA caliber players. We already have 14 roster spots taken anyway. There may be a possibility we get permission from the league to add an extra roster spot due to Smith's injury, but I'm not sure that happens and neither Emmett or Robinson are making the team over the following:

Miller, Iguodala, Young, Brand, Dalembert, Williams, Evans, Green, Rush, Ivey, Ratliff, Marshall, Speights, Smith.

Maybe one training camp body makes the roster, but definitely not two.

Dedicated_76ers_fan · Post #14 » by **Dedicated_76ers_fan** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 10:34 pm

I disagree, I think that Donyell Marshall may be on his last legs and if these young kids show something, they'll squeeze in there.

ankle420breaker · Post #15 » by **ankle420breaker** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 10:05 pm

We just signed Marshall for the vet minimum... guaranteed contract for the year. You think we're going to waive him for the likes of Antywane Robinson or Andre Emmett?

ProcessDoctor · Post #16 » by **ProcessDoctor** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 4:23 am

ankle420breaker wrote:
Dedicated_76ers_fan wrote:I seem to remember Robinson being a pretty good shooter in Temple. So I think he and Emmett make the team.

There are a lot of college players who could shoot. It doesn't mean they are NBA caliber players. We already have 14 roster spots taken anyway. There may be a possibility we get permission from the league to add an extra roster spot due to Smith's injury, but I'm not sure that happens and neither Emmett or Robinson are making the team over the following:

Miller, Iguodala, Young, Brand, Dalembert, Williams, Evans, Green, Rush, Ivey, Ratliff, Marshall, Speights, Smith.

Maybe one training camp body makes the roster, but definitely not two.

I

our roster.

corwin · Post #17 » by **corwin** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:02 am

Can't see Ed adding another player unless he gets an injury exception for Jason Smith. The additional spot allows him to make a two for one trade later in the season or to fill in a position if anyone gets hurt. He needs that insurance because I'm not sure the team has enough at center. If Dalembert gets injured, Theo is too old to fill in as a starting center. They have Speights & Brand but I'm not sure if either one can legitimately play in the middle.

ankle420breaker · Post #18 » by **ankle420breaker** » Mon Sep 29, 2008 6:37 pm

On another note, Derrick Byars has joined the Thunder's training camp roster.