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Don't go for them but IMO they should make top 4 if not i would see that as a failure for them.
Well not a failure but not playing up to their potential.
 
If they have luck with injuries I'm expecting them to win at least 55 games this year. Made some handy trades and should become a damn good team. In a pretty strong division though with Boston and I also think Toronto could win 50 games.
 
A 50 game season should be our aim this season. We're good enough to go better than that but anything less and I will be dissapointed. Hopefully Brand comes into his own reliving Iggy to fullfill his potential. He could well be one of the best defenders in the game, Iggy. Andre Miller had a fantastic year last and i expect the same again.

Young can prove he's got game after coming to some good form late in the season and has had a decent preseason campaign. And if Dal can produce some of the ball he produced last year he could well be knocking on the door of All Star.

Should be a good season for us and i'm expecting us to go deep into the playoffs.
 

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Im not a Philly supporter, but I really like the team they have at the moment. Really hope they do well this year, and that Brand can get back to his best.
 
There are a few of us around.

Hopefully a home court first round, but the East is way too hard to predict. Cannot tell how Washington, Miami, Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland are going to go.

The Brand - AI2 Double could lead us very well, and the way Young has been playing in pre-season has shown very good signs. The move to his natural 3 has let him be more offensive, as Dal and Brand take the bigger guys, allowing Thad to concentrate on scoring more.
 
I'm a Laker fan but Iggy is my fave player in the league, so I have a soft spot for the Sixers.

I really think you guys can challenge for top 4 in the East. Good times ahead.
 
I hope you guys do well this year by the way.

Now there was a little trade with Minnesota that I believe was important to you having enough roster and cap room to land Elton Brand.

Cal Booth is a sore point with me (he's made our roster in preference to David harrison btw), so I'd like to ask you about Rodney Carney. This is the second year in a row we have done this - take a former lottery pick in an option year for a one year look.

To date he is making a fair fist of it as a bench player playing the 2-3 and is essentially in direct comp with Corey Brewer. Despite Brewer's, ahem, shortcomings, he has the inside rail by virtue of being a #6 pick.

So what can Carney bring to the table? And can he make it?
 
You guys wont have any problems at all making playoffs...

Iguodala.... Brand.... Miller..... & even Dalembert......

Its probably your lack of depth that will lose you a dosen or so games but with the addition of Elton Brand you will win more easily.

Dalembert has announced that he really wants to make an impact on both ends now... His defencive presence is one thing, if he gets his offence going he can be something good and fianally become that presence he's always wanted to be.
 

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The_Young_Gun said:
You guys wont have any problems at all making playoffs...

Iguodala.... Brand.... Miller..... & even Dalembert......

Its probably your lack of depth that will lose you a dosen or so games but with the addition of Elton Brand you will win more easily.

Dalembert has announced that he really wants to make an impact on both ends now... His defencive presence is one thing, if he gets his offence going he can be something good and fianally become that presence he's always wanted to be.
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So because he announced it, Dalembert is suddenly going to be an offensive weapon?
 
Well the addition of Brand will allow him to focus on his offense, rather than being the only defender inside. Will help his offense overall
 
I believe 50+ wins is obtainable.. I still think Rush is not our answer from 3.. Hopefully double teams on Brand could leave us with someone open outside on a regular basis..

Cant wait for this season.. been a while since I've been this excited..
 
Saw this on the nba website and thought you'd like it.

http://www.nba.com/2008/news/features/john_schuhmann/10/28/schuhmann_young_feature/index.html


Sixers seeing early returns on Young investment
By John Schuhmann, NBA.com
Posted Oct 28 2008 2:10PM

PHILADELPHIA -- From long-term project to key factor on a contender, Thaddeus Young's ascension has been a steady climb, but a quick one just the same.

When he was drafted by the Sixers 16 months ago, Young was thought of as an investment: a talented player, but one who was two or three years away from being a contributor to an NBA team. Much sooner than expected, Young is the starting small forward on what should be a top-four team in the Eastern Conference and Philly's investment is already starting to pay dividends.

Young wasn't a part of the Sixers' rotation when he began his career. He played in 10 of his team's first 18 games, averaging 3.6 points in 8.3 minutes per game. He scored 14 points and grabbed five boards in a Nov. 20 loss in Washington, but all that came after the game was well out of hand, and a week later, Young reeled off four straight DNPs.

That's when Ed Stefanski came to Philadelphia and quickly changed Young's career path.

Stefanski was named the Sixers' new President and General Manager on Dec. 4. Three days later (and not coincidentally), Young was in the rotation for good.

Month by month, Young's numbers went straight up:

• Nov.: 8.3 MPG, 3.6 PPG, 2.6 RPG
• Dec.: 13.3 MPG, 4.2 PPG, 2.5 RPG
• Jan.: 20.7 MPG, 8.2 PPG, 4.6 RPG
• Feb.: 29.1 MPG, 10.7 PPG, 6.3 RPG
• Mar.: 25.0 MPG, 11.2 PPG, 4.7 RPG
• April: 29.4 MPG, 11.1 PPG, 4.0 RPG

While Young's play improved, the quality of Sixers' play rose right along with him. The Sixers were 5-13 with Young catching splinters on the bench, but they immediately went 9-4 once he became a permanent fixture in the rotation. After a rough stretch of seven straight losses in early January, they went 26-18 to close the season. They became a stronger offensive squad and didn't lose their defensive identity one bit, either.

As a result, a team that was supposed to be making another trip to Secaucus for the Draft was in the playoffs. The Sixers went up 2-1 on the Detroit Pistons before bowing out of the First Round in six games, and a player that was supposed to be a couple of years away played a large role in getting them there.

Of course, it took more than just playing time for Young to get to that point. The investment needed a lot of sweat equity to produce gains.

"His growth was inevitable because of the way he works," Sixers coach Maurice Cheeks said. "He's a tireless worker."

Young he credits Sixers assistant coach John Loyer with helping his improvement.

"He's been working wonders with me since Day 1," Young said. "We've been getting in the gym every day, going hard."

Playing the waiting game didn't hurt, too.

"He was such a patient kid that he just sat there and waited," Cheeks said, "and he continued to work."

Young started 22 games in the regular season and all six playoff games against Detroit. He played almost exclusively at power forward, putting on muscle in order to bang with the bigs of the NBA. But with the acquisition of Elton Brand in July, the Sixers needed Young to move back to small forward, where he played at Georgia Tech.

"We wanted to see how he was going to react," Cheeks said. "We [played him at the three] in the summertime and we did it in the preseason, and he's been fine."

The improvement that Young showed in his rookie year has continued through October.

"He's gotten better," LeBron James said after his team's second straight exhibition against the Sixers last week, "just from the last time I saw him play in the playoffs. He's going to be really good for that team."

Young's versatility is a key. Some players can be categorized easily: they're shooters, distributors, shot-blockers or slashers. Young doesn't fit any of those descriptions ... he's just a basketball player.

If you had to compare him to another NBA player, you would probably choose the Wizards' Antawn Jamison. Young, a lefty, has a combination of perimeter skills and paint skills that forms a style that might best be described as unorthodox.

"All lefties are unorthodox," James quipped. "It's tough to guard them. Sometimes you forget lefties still exist, like dinosaurs."

Young isn't just tough to defend; he's a tough defender as well. He held his own guarding James in those exhibitions, and his length is a huge asset for the Sixers, who thrive off of forcing turnovers.

With Young at the three, Cheeks can play Andre Iguodala at the two, forming a pair of talented wings with serious wingspan. That works perfectly for Cheeks' defensive strategy.

"Trying to get guys in passing lanes, get guys to create turnovers, that's what I preach all the time," Cheeks said. "And when you have wing guys that have length, and the way Andre always has his hands on a lot of balls, [as well as] two shot-blockers back there with Elton and Sam [Dalembert], it creates a lot of turnovers for us."

By putting himself in a position to play a big role on a contender, Young's work has paid off. But he still has plenty of room to grow. His defense could still get better and if he's going to play more on the perimeter, his jumper and ball handling need improvement.

After seeing how far Young has come already, there's no doubt he'll reach that next level of play sooner rather than later. That could bring the Sixers a high return on a relatively young investment.
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Warsaw said:
And does anyone know whether O'Neal will be starting against us tommorrow?
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Gametime moved due to the Baseball. To 6pm local time..so a 9am start here.

JON is listed as day to day..so we wont know until the game most likely
 
Not a great start to the season, but the great thing about basketball is that there is always another game just around the corner. Watch out NY
 
Sammy Dalembert!!

17 boards...!

Not your greatest start to the season but you have to be optimistic with your current situation... Brand is still only coming to terms with playing with you guys and many others still haven't gotten back into the grove yet... I know the pre-season is usually used to get your players into order but everyone knows now its just a bludge...
 

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