The Story of Maurice Cheeks

[Dedicated_76ers_fan]

He was a silent point guard. Much like Jason Kidd in his days pretty much everywhere. Shot the ball when he had to, passed the ball when he had to. And led this team to it's last championship in 1983. It was that calm and poised demeanor. When all looked dim, he found the light at the end of the tunnel and pursued it to it's awakening. So, after 7 years of being an assistant to hall of fame and controversal coach Larry Brown. Portland decided to bring in the young name to a head coaching position. It was there were Mo finally found something he couldn't do: Coach.

There were 2 Blazers teams. One that we refer to as the JailBlazers for their numerous incidents with the law. That managed to make the playoffs but were severely outcoached from there. Then there was the team that absouetely stunk. Maurice Cheeks has either had 2 experiences: A first round exit or a lottery ticket. Maurice Cheeks was fired after 2 years of pathetic basketball in Portland. And while the record didn't change with Nate McMillian, the effort did. That and combined the Zach Randolph trade is the reason they started and finished the season on a good note.

Maurice Cheeks, his hiring in Philadelphia was highly approved by then-Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson. Maurice Cheeks was seen to be a good man. He improved Kyle Korver's game by making him more aggressive to get to the line(which was crucial given his high free throw percentage). But other then that, nothing changed. Chris Webber was still taking jumpshots. The team's defense was even worse.(giving up 101 PPG). And we were headed for another mediocre pick. That pick is still in jury, SG/SF Rodney Carney showed flashes in his debut and I'm still very interested in those flashes. I think Rodney Carney has offensive potential yet to be tapped. We then started off the season 3-0, before going on a losing streak, in which Iverson's had it. He's had it with the failed(or lack of) sub patterns, he's had it with their inability to defend despite having a defensive perimeter SF and Shotblocking C. He asked for Mo to either fix some things or trade him. The 76ers decided on trading him. Was it good for the franchise? Perhaps so, our commitment to Iverson was so great that if we continued putting bandages on the mess, we would be in a similar situation to the 1990's era with Jeff Hornacek as our best player. Even now, as we're in the playoffs. Those lack of subs, the untapped potential of Thaddeus Young. Even as Allen Iverson's Nuggets were swept out of the first round, it was not due to a lack of talent. A tweak here or there, will bring Iverson's Nuggets to the pinnacle of the NBA. A tweak here or there, and we might advance to the 2nd round next year. Or we might not, because like Tracy McGrady, Mo's never been there before. He's either been mediocre or in the depths of the lottery. It's time indeed, for a change.

[carlos1223]

Mo must go.

[Sixersftw]

as much as you don't like cheeks, blaming mo for the jailblazers is just wrong.

[jab]

Detroit Basketball said fire him quickly. We will send you our 2nd round draft pick this year and the 2nd round pick we get from the Twolves next year.

[Dedicated_76ers_fan]

Make it a first and Flip Saunders and you have a deal.

[Hewy29]

Avery Johnson. Done.

[ITK9]

Anyone who think that Mo must go after he made the playoffs with a team full of scrubs have no ideea about basketball.none!

[carlos1223]

Anyone who think that Mo must go after he made the playoffs with a team full of scrubs have no ideea about basketball.none!

This team is not full of scrubs. Thad Young, Iggy and Miller are all solid. Dalembert is too inconsistent and Carney is becoming a great shooter. We lost this series cuz of coaching. They don't have more talent than us. Mo made stupis substitutions down the stretch that cost us games.

[is1531]

He was a silent point guard. Much like Jason Kidd in his days pretty much everywhere. Shot the ball when he had to, passed the ball when he had to. And led this team to it's last championship in 1983. It was that calm and poised demeanor. When all looked dim, he found the light at the end of the tunnel and pursued it to it's awakening. So, after 7 years of being an assistant to hall of fame and controversal coach Larry Brown. Portland decided to bring in the young name to a head coaching position. It was there were Mo finally found something he couldn't do: Coach.

There were 2 Blazers teams. One that we refer to as the JailBlazers for their numerous incidents with the law. That managed to make the playoffs but were severely outcoached from there. Then there was the team that absouetely stunk. Maurice Cheeks has either had 2 experiences: A first round exit or a lottery ticket. Maurice Cheeks was fired after 2 years of pathetic basketball in Portland. And while the record didn't change with Nate McMillian, the effort did. That and combined the Zach Randolph trade is the reason they started and finished the season on a good note.

Maurice Cheeks, his hiring in Philadelphia was highly approved by then-Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson. Maurice Cheeks was seen to be a good man. He improved Kyle Korver's game by making him more aggressive to get to the line(which was crucial given his high free throw percentage). But other then that, nothing changed. Chris Webber was still taking jumpshots. The team's defense was even worse.(giving up 101 PPG). And we were headed for another mediocre pick. That pick is still in jury, SG/SF Rodney Carney showed flashes in his debut and I'm still very interested in those flashes. I think Rodney Carney has offensive potential yet to be tapped. We then started off the season 3-0, before going on a losing streak, in which Iverson's had it. He's had it with the failed(or lack of) sub patterns, he's had it with their inability to defend despite having a defensive perimeter SF and Shotblocking C. He asked for Mo to either fix some things or trade him. The 76ers decided on trading him. Was it good for the franchise? Perhaps so, our commitment to Iverson was so great that if we continued putting bandages on the mess, we would be in a similar situation to the 1990's era with Jeff Hornacek as our best player. Even now, as we're in the playoffs. Those lack of subs, the untapped potential of Thaddeus Young. Even as Allen Iverson's Nuggets were swept out of the first round, it was not due to a lack of talent. A tweak here or there, will bring Iverson's Nuggets to the pinnacle of the NBA. A tweak here or there, and we might advance to the 2nd round next year. Or we might not, because like Tracy McGrady, Mo's never been there before. He's either been mediocre or in the depths of the lottery. It's time indeed, for a change.

Mo Joe needs to be cleansed.

[tk76]

This team gelled under Mo, and the young players are progressing nicely./ the team has not embarressed themselves- other than AIG- and Mo has done all he can to take the pressure off of AIG by taking the ball out of his hands.

I am not the biggest Mo supporter, but talent is a much bigger issue than coaching at this point in the rebuilding.

[ITK9]

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This team is not full of scrubs. Thad Young, Iggy and Miller are all solid. Dalembert is too inconsistent and Carney is becoming a great shooter. We lost this series cuz of coaching. They don't have more talent than us. Mo made stupis substitutions down the stretch that cost us games.

[Rickdiculous]

I don't see why everyone is scapegoating Mo. I know we lost and Mo may have made some mistakes, but in the end the Pistons are simply better. The Pistons should have swept us with the talent level they have. They are more experienced, more talented, and have better chemistry. If anything Mo has exceeded expectations by taking 2 games.

He has certainly earned another year.

[kingofthecourt67]

These overreactions are getting ridiculous. First we want to trade Iggy. Than we want to fire Mo after leading us to the 7th seed after a 18-30 record. We are playing the Detroit Pistons. A VERY GOOD basketball team. Our team is very young. We will not be championship contenders over night.

[fofofo]

He was a silent point guard. Much like Jason Kidd in his days pretty much everywhere. Shot the ball when he had to, passed the ball when he had to. And led this team to it's last championship in 1983. It was that calm and poised demeanor. When all looked dim, he found the light at the end of the tunnel and pursued it to it's awakening. So, after 7 years of being an assistant to hall of fame and controversal coach Larry Brown. Portland decided to bring in the young name to a head coaching position. It was there were Mo finally found something he couldn't do: Coach.

There were 2 Blazers teams. One that we refer to as the JailBlazers for their numerous incidents with the law. That managed to make the playoffs but were severely outcoached from there. Then there was the team that absouetely stunk. Maurice Cheeks has either had 2 experiences: A first round exit or a lottery ticket. Maurice Cheeks was fired after 2 years of pathetic basketball in Portland. And while the record didn't change with Nate McMillian, the effort did. That and combined the Zach Randolph trade is the reason they started and finished the season on a good note.

Maurice Cheeks, his hiring in Philadelphia was highly approved by then-Philadelphia 76ers superstar Allen Iverson. Maurice Cheeks was seen to be a good man. He improved Kyle Korver's game by making him more aggressive to get to the line(which was crucial given his high free throw percentage). But other then that, nothing changed. Chris Webber was still taking jumpshots. The team's defense was even worse.(giving up 101 PPG). And we were headed for another mediocre pick. That pick is still in jury, SG/SF Rodney Carney showed flashes in his debut and I'm still very interested in those flashes. I think Rodney Carney has offensive potential yet to be tapped. We then started off the season 3-0, before going on a losing streak, in which Iverson's had it. He's had it with the failed(or lack of) sub patterns, he's had it with their inability to defend despite having a defensive perimeter SF and Shotblocking C. He asked for Mo to either fix some things or trade him. The 76ers decided on trading him. Was it good for the franchise? Perhaps so, our commitment to Iverson was so great that if we continued putting bandages on the mess, we would be in a similar situation to the 1990's era with Jeff Hornacek as our best player. Even now, as we're in the playoffs. Those lack of subs, the untapped potential of Thaddeus Young. Even as Allen Iverson's Nuggets were swept out of the first round, it was not due to a lack of talent. A tweak here or there, will bring Iverson's Nuggets to the pinnacle of the NBA. A tweak here or there, and we might advance to the 2nd round next year. Or we might not, because like Tracy McGrady, Mo's never been there before. He's either been mediocre or in the depths of the lottery. It's time indeed, for a change.

Nuggets Tweaked to NBA Pinnacle? Blame Mo for C Webb being a sensitive man? Making me remember that Jeff Hornacek ever wore a Sixers jersey? Triple ouch.

Mo had to coach this team from the season start, when they were picked to be a lottery team and as we all know set out looking like one. A yelling and screaming foot stomping coach could never have kept the team intact as it reached 18 wins and 30 losses. He stayed positive. Ed Stefanski came in, Kylie left and the guys all responded when they realized that they too could pack up their suitcases if they continued to coast. Playing for job security under a new GM turned this team around to their 22 and 12 second half.

So does Mo only get credit for the first half of the season?

[Salvistine24]

explain to me how we have more talent than the pistons

we:

a) have one starter who can make a 3 pointer (green) who might i add is also the guy ppl want benched from the lineup
b) our starting center gets more love for doing nothing than ive ever seen...his defense has been atrocious on sheed sans game 3 and has not been able to come over from the weakside to block shots on guys like billups, rip, and tayshaun in this series
c) our starting sf is being significantly outplayed by their starting sf...lets not get into the fact that iggy is our best or second best player while tayshaun is by most accounts their weakest starter (id venture to say hes third behind chauncey and wallace but hey to each their own)
d) they have legit big men on the bench who can play at both ends...evans has played great and exceeded expectations on the offensive end in games 1-3 but he is not as consistant as maxielle or mcdyse


i can keep going but we arent more talented...and mo isnt the reason we are losing this series...look to lackluster play from our 3 and our 5 coupled with an ongoing mismatch at the 4...if u complain mo needs to play carney more then fine, but dont tell me for green who is only playing 26 minutes a night...maybe iggy needs to sit or miller for a few more minutes...or maybe we just need better execution out of our starters bc they r struggling on the defensive and offensive ends of the floor

[jab]

Mo Cheeks>>>Flip Saunders

[Dedicated_76ers_fan]

A: You don't have to make a 3pter to have a good NBA team. There have been teams that focused on the inside before. In this case, we have athletes who can get to the hoop and cause foul trouble(Lou Will is silently averaging 11 a game)
B: I believe I've said this before but Dalembert on Sheed is a mismatch. Don't blame the player, blame the coach. Rasheed has Daly thinking: Do I stay inside or do I go outside? It's a lose-lose and we should have covered Rasheed with a lenghty perimeter player. Like a Thad Young.
C:Is Andre Iguodala a SF? Not to sound like a SendEm but let me list a few SF's in the league: Josh Howard, Kevin Martin, Kobe Bryant. You get where I'm going here? Long guys who can handle the ball and break down a defense. Or post up smaller SF'S like Lamar Odom, Tayshaun Prince or Richard Jefferson. And like the rare type that can do both like Yi, Baragani and Dirk(even though they all have the size of a PF/C). Iguodala's strictly a 2 guard. And at that, he needs to improve on his ability to score without the basketball. Iggy's a good player, he needs to be utalized correctly and he's not going to be utalized as such if he is in the same position going up against the same type of player that can expose him every night.
D:The Detroit Pistons are weak at the 5 and they cover that weakness with forwards. If we simply attacked the basket with the likes of Lou Will, if Miller shoots a bit better in game 5. If we utalize Dalembert, we score in the paint. Do they have good forwards? Yes. Does that make them better? No. We're better suited.

The Nuggets need a defensive SF(they might be talking with Sacramento about a re-visit to the Ron Artest deal ). to become one of the best in the Western Conference. Once they get that, Artest and Camby will perfect that team. So yes, 1 little tweak. Doesn't even have to be an Artest. Get New York's Jared Jeffries or Renaldo Balkman.

Chris Webber is a basketball player. If he doesn't want to do as told, he can simply sit on the bench and we can play other players. Or we can work around Chris Webber and ask Iverson to pass the ball more then shooting it.(Like he's doing in Denver. Yet fans will be saying it's Melo's team **rolls eyes**). So yes, I blame Mo for not taking proper care of a basketball team.

Playing for Job Security? For the first 5 games, maybe. But they weren't playing for Job Security at all. Ed Stefanski told Maurice Cheeks to use the young players more. AKA the likes of Thad Young and Rodney Carney. And to imply a run-n-gun system to transform the team. By utalizing their depth, they've been able to compete.

Mo gets credit for the full season. For the lackluster job he did in leading them to 18-30, to needing a GM to tell him the obvious and to sticking with a failed lineup for 5 games now. Anymore questions?

[Dedicated_76ers_fan]

Mo Cheeks>>>Flip Saunders

Clearly, you've watched a series of a sixers team turning the ball over to you and giving your team open looks at the perimeter as a result, yes?

[Louis Williams]

Only Philly fans would want to fire a coach who took a team that was picked to finish dead last in the conference to the playoffs.

[tk76]

Only Philly fans would want to fire a coach who took a team that was picked to finish dead last in the conference to the playoffs.

I think you are giving fans in other cities too much credit.