I'm not going to say that the Sixers are the best team in the east. That remains to be seen. But to say they have NO shot at the NBA Finals is ridiculous. Why can't we?
First of all, forget about this team's record. 2 games over .500 means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. This is not the same team that was 12 games under .500. They are completely different. What you need to do is compare records in the last few months, which the Sixers are among the best in the NBA.
I think people when looking at the standings see the Sixers as only 2 games over .500 and look at a team like Detroit who is 30 games over, and say it is impossible. Well, I'm sorry, but look at what the Sixers are doing RIGHT NOW. Why couldn't we beat any team in the east in a series? We have beaten pretty much all the best teams in the NBA. Some in their own building. If we can play this great for 2 months now, then why can't we maintain it over the course of a 7 game series?
Anyone who automatically just writes us off against the upper tier teams is only looking at standings, not what the Sixers have done lately. All it means it, you truly don't believe the Sixers are this good and are overachieving. I believe the Sixers are this good. I don't think you just catch lightning in a bottle and keep playing this well for this long.
Why can't we beat anybody in the east?
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well sir you are an overzealous sap. i never said i disagree with you yet you feel threatened. i actually don't think what you said is totally off base but you apparently started this thread looking for an "argument" and when no one brought one you started one.
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dude have you read this board recently? I'm a kool aid drinking fool and for that matter i don't think anyone on this board is willing to dismiss the sixers come playoff time. you really should think before you go flying off the handle.
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A big reason we are winning so many games is that our intesity level is not being matched by our opponents, who are being worn down by a long NBA season.
This is a credit to the team and coaches, but all teams up their intensity to another level in the playoffs. That is why teams give up less fast break points, they don't play as carelessly and they hustle back.
The question will be when other teams raise their intensity can the Sixers similarly raise their game to an even higher level.
Of course, in our favor is that some of our young guys seem to be getting better on a weekly basis, and we may be a better team three weeks from now than we are today. Not to mention Lou, Dala and Miller are all clutch performers- which is key in tight playoff games.
This is a credit to the team and coaches, but all teams up their intensity to another level in the playoffs. That is why teams give up less fast break points, they don't play as carelessly and they hustle back.
The question will be when other teams raise their intensity can the Sixers similarly raise their game to an even higher level.
Of course, in our favor is that some of our young guys seem to be getting better on a weekly basis, and we may be a better team three weeks from now than we are today. Not to mention Lou, Dala and Miller are all clutch performers- which is key in tight playoff games.
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Sixersftw wrote:dude have you read this board recently? I'm a kool aid drinking fool and for that matter i don't think anyone on this board is willing to dismiss the sixers come playoff time. you really should think before you go flying off the handle.
I wasn't pointing the topic to anyone specifically. Just the general consensus in the "world of sports" is that the Sixers have no shot. I think they are wrong, and baseless.
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Why don't the Sixers have a chance? Because the playoffs are all about mismatches and taking advantage of other teams' weaknesses, and the Sixers have far more and greater weaknesses than any of the other teams ahead of us in the standings. That's not to say we don't have a chance against Cleveland or Orlando because we do, but that's only because they have their fair share of weaknesses too.
Others may disagree but another big factor is intensity level. The Sixers it seems to me have approached almost every game (especially those against the top tier teams) like a playoff game. When you do that and the opposing team doesn't, you're likely to have a considerable advantage. Come playoff time, I don't think we'll have that advantage anymore as every other team will be exerting as much or at least close to the same amount of energy.
Others may disagree but another big factor is intensity level. The Sixers it seems to me have approached almost every game (especially those against the top tier teams) like a playoff game. When you do that and the opposing team doesn't, you're likely to have a considerable advantage. Come playoff time, I don't think we'll have that advantage anymore as every other team will be exerting as much or at least close to the same amount of energy.
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Westbrook36 wrote:Even with an intensity level upgrade, no team in the NBA can run with the Sixers. None. They just don't have the athletes and/or play the style we play.
Ummm...The warriors...
They annihilated us at our own game. And they have one thing we don't have...Three point shooters, which makes them even more dangerous.
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Looks like tk beat me to the intensity argument.
And another thing westbrook, if you feel the Sixers can beat the Pistons and Celts, surely you must feel the Sixers can win it all because I don't see that much difference between them and any team in the West. Or do you think they're not as good as some of the teams in the West? Just curious.
And another thing westbrook, if you feel the Sixers can beat the Pistons and Celts, surely you must feel the Sixers can win it all because I don't see that much difference between them and any team in the West. Or do you think they're not as good as some of the teams in the West? Just curious.
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Experience. We don't have enough experience to make it all the way to the finals. Can we knock off somebody in the 1st round? Yes. Can we maybe pull a huge upset in the 2nd round? Possible. Can we then pull another upset in the Eastern Conference Finals? Highly unlikely.
In the NBA there is a learning curve in the post season. You have to take your lumps against the more experienced teams until you get over the hill. Like our 1999 and 2000 teams that lost to Indiana.
We don't have enough experience to get through Detroit and Boston. Both those teams are playoff tested and full of veterans. We have a bunch of kids in our rotation that have never played one playoff game.
In the NBA there is a learning curve in the post season. You have to take your lumps against the more experienced teams until you get over the hill. Like our 1999 and 2000 teams that lost to Indiana.
We don't have enough experience to get through Detroit and Boston. Both those teams are playoff tested and full of veterans. We have a bunch of kids in our rotation that have never played one playoff game.
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eyeatoma wrote:-= original quote snipped =-
Ummm...The warriors...
They annihilated us at our own game. And they have one thing we don't have...Three point shooters, which makes them even more dangerous.
I think they just spread the floor really well that night and had great ball movement. The Warriors can run, but not on the level of the Sixers. Plus, like you said they have a little different type of style. We really don't shoot the 3 in transition. They do.
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noone wrote:Looks like tk beat me to the intensity argument.
And another thing westbrook, if you feel the Sixers can beat the Pistons and Celts, surely you must feel the Sixers can win it all because I don't see that much difference between them and any team in the West. Or do you think they're not as good as some of the teams in the West? Just curious.
I think the Celtics are the most overachieving team in NBA history and are a total fraud and a shoe-in early exit. The Pistons? Hard to say. Not a big fan of them either.
Winning the Finals would definitely be a lot harder than coming out of the east, but it certainly is possible.