SixerFan1976 Offseason Thread (Update Pg 73)

[freshie2]

Sorry but Iguodala is not a shooting guard and adding Gerald Wallace would be an atrocious idea.

They could defend those positions, which is important. Not my first move, but not a bad option either...depends on the cost. Jrue/Iguodala/Wallace with Lou and ET off the bench would be very solid for a backcourt rotation.

[cej11]

Sixers working out 5 guys today.

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/156555495.html

Michael Eric - Temple
Terrance Henry - Mississippi
Kyle O'Quinn - Norfolk State
John Shurna - Northwestern
Henry Sims - Georgetown

O'Quinn is a guy I would love to get at 45. Sims is the only other guy that intrigues me some.

I feel like the Sixers seem to focus (at least recently) on experienced college guys in the 2nd rd. Most of the recent picks have been Seniors or Juniors, haven't they?

You can't go wrong drafting a GTown big, JT3 has those guys ready to play after playing in that GTown system. Sims is a great passer in the halfcourt GTown ran their offense thru him in the highpost. He also runs the floor and is great showing on screens he also has a nice shot out to 15 feet and has a nice low post game. He really only shined his senior year after playing behind Greg Monroe for 2 years and not playing alot his junior year. He would be a great pickup in rd 2.

[bmyers3317]

Sorry but Iguodala is not a shooting guard and adding Gerald Wallace would be an atrocious idea. This isn't NBA 2k.
I really don't think we should be going after these free agents in this class. I like a Gerald Green maybe at a reasonable price for what skills he could bring. Illyasova would be a welcomed addtion as well but lets not break the bank for a bum like Kris HUmphries or Brook the stripper Lopez.

Couldn't of said it better myself!

[Sixerscan]

3. Said ET was NOT happy about Doug's comment that he needs to get in better shape and lose 10 lbs.

shocking

[cksdayoff]

Thoughts from Dei Lynam on DNL the other day....

1. Thinks Lou will opt-out and the Sixers will re-sign him (*puke*)
2. Said Lou needs to add strength.
3. Said ET was NOT happy about Doug's comment that he needs to get in better shape and lose 10 lbs.
4. Thinks we will see less than 5 new faces next year...she thinks maybe 3.
5. Didn't commit on her opinion as to whether Hawes will be back. Said bigs are always overpaid though.
6. Sounds like she doesn't think Sixers will amnesty Brand (bad FA market) and won't dump him unless using that $$
7. Thinks Doug will have a significant role in the personnel decisions this off-season.

this has the potential to be the worst off season. EVAR!

[LongLiveHinkie]

Dei is a shill for the organization. Every move they do makes sense despite how many fans hate it. They could re-sign Hawes for 10 million per season and she would be like

"Big men are hard to find in this league. He's young, offensively talented, and without him they don't have that 20-9 start. Plus he's only going to get better under Doug's tutelage. I think you have to like this move."

If this ownership thinks this little playoff runs is going to carry into great attendance for next year, they have another thing coming. I'm not saying they have to sign Deron Williams, because that isn't in their control. All they can do is offer him a max contract and hope he accepts it. But they can't do that without using the amnesty on Brand, so if they think status quo gets it done, they are in for a rude awakening.

[Mahorn at the 4]

3. Said ET was NOT happy about Doug's comment that he needs to get in better shape and lose 10 lbs.

shocking

This makes sense. Turner is a little fleshy. 10 lbs would make him quicker, more agile. Young players need more nutritional focus. Look what it did for Nash.

Turner WILL be very good & DC knows it.

[Mik317]

Doug probably said "hey fatass lose some weight, you Avatar looking mofo"


Turner then kicked some towels and went to marathon some notebook.

[Foshan]

wasn't turner being pushed to 'get stronger' early in his career or the off season or something?

I think they need to tell him his role long term here, if he's a SF then he needs that 'fleshy-ness' if he's SG/PG then he needs to trim a bit

[Typeical]

Thoughts from Dei Lynam on DNL the other day....

1. Thinks Lou will opt-out and the Sixers will re-sign him (*puke*)
2. Said Lou needs to add strength.
3. Said ET was NOT happy about Doug's comment that he needs to get in better shape and lose 10 lbs.
4. Thinks we will see less than 5 new faces next year...she thinks maybe 3.
5. Didn't commit on her opinion as to whether Hawes will be back. Said bigs are always overpaid though.
6. Sounds like she doesn't think Sixers will amnesty Brand (bad FA market) and won't dump him unless using that $$
7. Thinks Doug will have a significant role in the personnel decisions this off-season.

1... If we resign Louwill and keep Thads contract I will be livid
2... Lou should of been added some muscle, might help him out defensively as well.
3... E.T losing some weight is a good move to me , especially if he's staying @ SG which I suspect.
4... Anybody that thought we would have some huge overturn of the roster wasn't thinking logically( we have two second rd picks, I can see us adding them to a trade).
5... I have a lingering feeling that Hawes will be back if he doesnt demand over 8mil
6... Oh well atleast we know there not going to make shallow moves just for a culture change
7... I have no Idea where the sixer's will go and I dont think they are sure either but It seem they want move in the right direction ,which still leaves me optomistic.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

Turner probably loaded up on some Ben and Jerry's after the game seven loss to Boston and thats ok but he really needs to stay focused on getting in better shape and improving his shot this summer. Dudes gonna beast next season if he can do those things.

[Typeical]

I still want to know what the Coaches want Vuch , Jrue and Lavoy to work on????
all I keep hearing about is Turner's fat ass and Thad's tweenerisms!!

[76ciology]

Thoughts from Dei Lynam on DNL the other day....

1. Thinks Lou will opt-out and the Sixers will re-sign him (*puke*)
2. Said Lou needs to add strength.
3. Said ET was NOT happy about Doug's comment that he needs to get in better shape and lose 10 lbs.
4. Thinks we will see less than 5 new faces next year...she thinks maybe 3.
5. Didn't commit on her opinion as to whether Hawes will be back. Said bigs are always overpaid though.
6. Sounds like she doesn't think Sixers will amnesty Brand (bad FA market) and won't dump him unless using that $$
7. Thinks Doug will have a significant role in the personnel decisions this off-season.

I believe Dei reporting that she thinks we'd just have three new faces (1st and 2 2nds?) and that we are going to retain Lou, Hawes and EB42 are all "PR thing."

Come on. The offseason is still very young. DC and the Owners has been saying that changes are comming.

What do you want her to say? We are going to wipe the whole team out and just left 4 guys on the roster. Then if we were strucked by bad luck and basically retain the whole team, then Lou, Hawes and EB42 will all have have relationship with the team.

If I'm not mistaken, this is what happened to some of the Rockets-Lakers players. When the Gasol to Rockets trade got cancelled, some of these players played half heatedly with the team. Who wants to play with a team that don't want them?

With regards to ET, he looks like a PF out there. One of my favorite moments was when KG CAN'T back down ET at the post. He was that big and strong. I think losing ten pounds will hurt. He was probably mad with losing then pounds because he'd lose ten pounds of muscle for chelsea.

[SparksFly87]

Well train him to be a smallfoward aka point forward. Add more strength and weight. He's already an excellent rebounder and would take over Iguodalas role once traded. I think Turner is a more natural SF with his 6'7 bulky frame anyways.

[Eyeamok]

As much as I dislike Hawes game as a starter. He would be excellent coming off the bench. But not for 10 million.

ET role is in the backcourt or coming off the bench as the 6th man. I am one of those fans that
still thinks he is still going to be a very good player.

I think you can get what Lou gives this team at a cheaper price.

If you can't get Howard then why pay Brand not to play? He can mentor to Levoy and still be used as a trading asset later on in the season.

I am all for trading Iggy as long as the trade helps us grow long term and is not a fix for the next season or two (Pau). It makes no sense getting Pau and winning an extra 5 to 10 games a season only to be back here 2 years from now. I want to see long term growth if we can't make a big splash in the FA market.

I know everyone wants to win now. But without signing a big FA (or two) , it makes a lot more sense to keep your cap space low, get your current roster established improve instead of spending cap space just because you have it on players that don't take you past the heat.

And for everyone saying that we can't get Deron or Howard. Remember when there was just no way the 76ers were getting Elton Brand. Even though it did not work out the way the team expected, Elton still became a 76ers and now he is our most prized asset going forward.

[cksdayoff]

ET needs every ounce of athleticism he can muster to be a good player in the NBA. As the biggest ET fan here, I will admit that he needs some strength and conditioning. This will be my 20th time mentioning this but he needs to hit SPARTA gym. They can help maximize his quickness, especially his first step, his vertical and his overall upper and lower body strength.

I'm not worried about his jump shot since it wasn't realistic to believe he would shoot better over night. It's gonna take 2 more seasons, imo, for him to be a good shooter in this league since it takes a shitton of reps with the new mechanics.

He needs to come in next season bigger, stronger and faster.

[freshie2]

He needs to come in next season bigger, stronger and faster.

Stronger and faster, but leaner as well...he has to be the SG to optimize his 'edge' over other players, and if he comes in 10 lbs lighter it should help his cause. A leaner ET with a 35% 3pt shot makes him so much more effective overall.

[The Sixer Fixer]

He needs to come in next season bigger, stronger and faster.

Stronger and faster, but leaner as well...he has to be the SG to optimize his 'edge' over other players, and if he comes in 10 lbs lighter it should help his cause. A leaner ET with a 35% 3pt shot makes him so much more effective overall.

What? No way in hell he will be a 35% shooter any time soon. The guy made 11 3pt shots all year. He's made 25 in two years. He shouldn't even focus on being able to make 3's. Let's start with hitting a 15ft jumper, then stretch that to 18 ft before we get crazy and expect him to be at 35% from 3.

[ExplosionsInDaSky]

He was already supposed to be able to hit a 15 foot shot when he first came into the league.

[Rnd Mnd of Rbnd]

Dei is a shill for the organization. Every move they do makes sense despite how many fans hate it. They could re-sign Hawes for 10 million per season and she would be like

"Big men are hard to find in this league. He's young, offensively talented, and without him they don't have that 20-9 start. Plus he's only going to get better under Doug's tutelage. I think you have to like this move."

If this ownership thinks this little playoff runs is going to carry into great attendance for next year, they have another thing coming. I'm not saying they have to sign Deron Williams, because that isn't in their control. All they can do is offer him a max contract and hope he accepts it. But they can't do that without using the amnesty on Brand, so if they think status quo gets it done, they are in for a rude awakening.

Eh, Dei seems to be the only one on DNL who knows what the hell she is talking about.