The Official Philadelphia 76ers Thread

[nbalive744]

hey guys, welcome to the official Philadelphia 76ers fan thread, how god do you think the sixers record will be next year? i think 42-45 wins, and i hope they make the plaoffs, cant wait to see iggy with those dunks, he needs to work on his 3-point shooting, then he will have amazing potential, about the off-season, the sixers did pretty lousy in it, losing veteran aaron mckie, and marc jackson, and some other but they gained steven hunter, lee nailon, and some other, Allen Iverson claimed that he loved this years offseason and that he has a very talented young squad to work with, i hope hes right, what are your thoughts on the Philadelphia 76ers?

[Matt]

Obviously they are relying on internal development as their off-season 'moves'. They have the potential to be a contender next season (2006-2007) if they keep their core, add some good players via free agency and Dalembert and AI2 continue improving.

This season though, depending how Webber shows up, i think they'll win 48 roughly.

[The GOAT]

I just wish this thread wasn't made by you.

[nbalive744]

why the hell does everyone say something like that, wtf is your problem, i didnt do shit to anyone, and yet everyone is mean to me. well i dont give a fuck, what is it because you dont like my sigs?

[Indy]

why the hell does everyone say something like that, wtf is your problem, i didnt do shit to anyone, and yet everyone is mean to me. well i dont give a fuck, what is it because you dont like my sigs?

I think it has more to do with the spam, ignorance, and complete lack of contributing anything to discussions.

[nbalive744]

i try not to, lets keep the discussion with the sixers

[putodelagoa]

What's Jamal Mashburn's status? If he's able to contribute, that would be a huge boost, even if he plays on one leg...

[Emiliano]

I know. If Mashburn could get it together he can help the sixers out. He could be very efficient to them in terms of bench points and mentor to Iggy.

[nbalive744]

I dont think Jamal Mashburn is ever going to be healthy enough to play in the NBA again

[Buckley]

Here is what the Sixers lineup is right now, including all of those training camp players they signed....

C Dalembert/Hunter/Castleberry
PF Webber/Thomas/Bradley/Gai/Lamizana/Randolph
SF Iguodala/Nailon/Udoka/Mashburn
SG Korver/Salmons/Williams/Green/Famutimi
PG Iverson/Ollie

That I got from hoopshype.com. Thats 20 players right there, 15 of which will make it. Mashburn and Green count as roster spots, so that would make 13 for the season. I believe Green will be resigned to the qualifying offer, and then he will get that deal if he plays well in the second half of this year.

Right now, we have 8 players that may or may not be cut. They are....
Castleberry
Udoka
Famutimi
Every PF except Webber.

Famutimi will definitely be cut, left school too early.
Castleberry stunk in college so he'll be cut.

With that, I think the 3 players to make it will be PF's.
I would say that Bradley definitely makes it. Thomas and Gai have the best chance imo of being the last 2 in, however Lamizana is a close friend of Dalembert, and something tells me that Dalembert will make sure somehow that he makes it.


So, without including Green and Mashburn, our roster would look someting like this.

C Dalembert/Hunter
PF Webber/Thomas/Gai/Lamizana
SF Iguodala/Nailon
SG Korver/Salmons/Williams
PG Iverson/Ollie


That would be our opening day roster. Hopefully we will get something like 42-47 wins. Division is unlikely, but possible, I think we will make the playoffs but most likely another first round exit.

[Drex]

Don't count them out...

[shadowgrin]

I think they're still testing out C-Webb. If he's still a bust with the team come Feb. I expect him to be traded.

[Amphatoast]

Well, things are looking good, apparently iverson found out the meaning of Practice.

DURHAM, N.C. -- Allen Iverson loves practice so much he wants to arrive early.

Allen Iverson
Iverson

"I can't remember the last time I actually wanted to come in real early," the former MVP said Friday. "It's been great, man. Everybody's responding well. Everybody's trying to learn and get better."

So much for the player who never missed a chance to denounce or skip practice.

Iverson has a whole new outlook now that former All-Star guard Maurice Cheeks is coaching the 76ers. The atmosphere at training camp at Duke University is fun and relaxed, and Iverson attributes that to the laid-back, yet authoritative, Cheeks.

"This was a dream for me, ever since coach [Larry] Brown left," Iverson said. "I wanted Maurice Cheeks to be the coach and now it's finally here. It's just different for me. I feel like in the 10 years that I've been playing, the atmosphere should have always been like it is. I should have always wanted to come to work every day and not play hard or go after people because I was upset about something."

Last year was really the first one where Iverson made news only for what he did on the court. The off-court drama and public coaching clashes evaporated as Iverson enjoyed perhaps his finest year, which included an All-Star game MVP award and a 60-point game.

After once asking, "How can I make my teammates better by practicing?" Iverson finally discovered he really can make a difference.

"When everybody sees that I'm working and ready to get at it, I guess it makes it that much easier for them to get involved with everything going on," Iverson said.

Last year, Iverson complained that he had little input under former coach Jim O'Brien. Iverson said the 76ers failed to develop an identity and rarely made adjustments, including a resistance to zone defense.

Cheeks' positive attitude isn't totally new to Iverson. Cheeks was an assistant under Brown when Iverson led the 76ers to the NBA Finals in 2001.

"Everybody's not here uptight," Iverson said. "It's just been fun so far."

O'Brien also didn't believe in getting Chris Webber more involved once the All-Star forward was acquired in February. While it's been only a week and not even a preseason game has been played, Cheeks has raved about the way Iverson and Webber have clicked.

Iverson said he's noticed a difference in Webber's attitude, with the forward going from downbeat on Monday to downright beaming and optimistic on Thursday.

"He's been doing everything to make us better and make himself better," Iverson said. "We're just trying to put it together on the court right here in training camp. Hopefully when we leave here, we'll have some type of chemistry."

Cheeks gave Webber the day off Friday, but a day earlier Webber credited the first-year coach with making so much of a dramatic difference.

"I want what Mo has and that's a championship," Webber said. "I admire what he's done and I thank him for the communication and just being a man first and a coach second. If you're a good man, it's easy to be a good coach."

Cheeks just might be the coach of the year if he truly can get Webber and Iverson to coexist and share the ball. While he likes hearing the two rave about the atmosphere, Cheeks said he was setting the same upbeat tone he always has.

"It's important that guys want to come to work," he said. "I want them to enjoy coming here. It's where we're going to be for eight or nine months."