Cool Artilce on Thad and young developing 76ers on SI.com

[Mozy-76er Fan]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/w ... index.html

[tk76]

Thanks Mozy. This quote from Ed is how I feel about the team's shooting. It might be an issue this year, but in 2 years it should be good enough not to hold the team back:

"You could go to all 30 rosters in the NBA and say, 'When that kid came to the NBA, he wasn't a good shooter,' '' Stefanski said. "If he's a good kid and his shot's not broken and he's willing to work at it, he'll get better. Where we are financially, we have to have some of these young guys become better players.''

[Dedicated_76ers_fan]

This team is more offensively capable then people seem to think.

I remember the team that I saw last year, Thaddeus Young doing what he does so well and getting to the bucket. I remember calling Andre Miller "Automatic 2" because he always seemingly hit a mid ranger when we needed it. And I remember how we got Iguodala easy buckets. I remember seeing Sam Dalembert and his 15 foot jumper and his lobs and catches.

And I add a guy like Elton Brand to the mix and I see a powerhouse of an offensive lineup. I see Elton Brand dumping it off to Sam underneath the basket for far more buckets then he ever got. If anything, it should be similar to his touches when AI lobbed it up to him. I see Elton Brand opening up the court and that allows Andre Miller to shoot lights out and make plays that couldn't have been made otherwise. The same for Iguodala and Thad.

Being honest, I see a 100 pt scoring team. And since we averaged 100 PPG in the 2nd half of last yr, I don't think it's impossible.

[NYKBaller]

good article, definitely waiting to see wat young can do

[76ciology]

This team is more offensively capable then people seem to think.

I remember the team that I saw last year, Thaddeus Young doing what he does so well and getting to the bucket. I remember calling Andre Miller "Automatic 2" because he always seemingly hit a mid ranger when we needed it. And I remember how we got Iguodala easy buckets. I remember seeing Sam Dalembert and his 15 foot jumper and his lobs and catches.

And I add a guy like Elton Brand to the mix and I see a powerhouse of an offensive lineup. I see Elton Brand dumping it off to Sam underneath the basket for far more buckets then he ever got. If anything, it should be similar to his touches when AI lobbed it up to him. I see Elton Brand opening up the court and that allows Andre Miller to shoot lights out and make plays that couldn't have been made otherwise. The same for Iguodala and Thad.

Being honest, I see a 100 pt scoring team. And since we averaged 100 PPG in the 2nd half of last yr, I don't think it's impossible.

Honestly, I'm not worried if we can score a hundred or more points per game. What I'm worried is how we can score if we face a defensive oriented team like the Celtics, Pistons or the Cavs.

I mean, if a team can shut down Elton Brand (i.e with KG, Sheed, Big Ben or Varejao), who can we rely our half court offense with. Iggy, Andre Miller and Thaddeus Young isn't capable of taking over a game with their halfcourt offense. We've seen how we've struggled with our halfcourt offense when we faced the Pistons during the Play-offs.

And if Elton Brand is double teamed, and was forced to kick it outside, can our guys hit from the outside?

I'm all for team oriented offense like the Spurs, Celtics and the Pistons. But these teams got 2-3 guys who can take over ball games and can hit their shots in the perimeter. And right now, we haven't got those guys YET.