Key to Sixers Success , compare this to us

Read this, is this not how we should have done it?

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I’ve been really impressed by them this far. They don’t have a traditional “superstar”, yet they’re getting the job done on all aspects of the game especially their defense. Doug Collins and Michael Curry have done a really good job coaching this team so far.

by DubsFan408 on Jan 21, 2012 12:04 PM PST reply actions

they may not have a superstar but they are full of 2 way players

the warriors, on the other hand, are full of one way players

"Anthony Davis is no different than Al Farouq Aminu." - J--Ridah

by bigkino217 on Jan 21, 2012 12:27 PM PST up reply actions

they had talent

Collins is a very good coach – few coaches can make such a big difference, but he’s clearly doing it

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by Evanz on Jan 21, 2012 12:57 PM PST reply actions

A little too early, perhaps?

I agree with Evanz — I love what Collins has done so far with the Sixers in terms of emphasizing fundamentals and defense.

Still, I’m skeptical so far of the hot start. Besides Atlanta, who do they have a quality win against? Speaking of schedules, Sommerfeld sums it up quite nicely:

You may have noticed the Eastern Conference is something of a mess. If the playoffs were to start today the Cavs would be the #7 seed. The Cavs are 6-7.

and a little bit later:

For starters the Atlantic Division is trash. While the New Jersey and Toronto are living up to expectations as two of the league’s worst teams, the New York and Boston have gone from presumed high-seed playoff locks to clubs that will have to the probable #7 and #8 seeds in the East respectively (and that’s only because the other eight Eastern teams are damn near hopeless). This Atlantic disaster has left the Sixers sitting pretty. In a shortened season, Philly has already managed to build a 4 game division lead, the largest of any team in the league.

Do I think they sit this pretty if they play Western Conference? Heck no. Could they be a deep playoff team? That depends on how they play the other top teams in the East. They play Miami tonight in their first game since losing in the first round last year. I’d say that’ll give a pretty good measure of this team’s capabilities.

by ender2148 on Jan 21, 2012 1:22 PM PST reply actions

Our best defender is probably Dorrel and He's not Bruce Bowen

We get outmatched every night because this team is trying to learn how to play defense.you would think it came naturally, but its take hard work and time. And our Big3 ELC isn’t the best defensive core

by Jake408 on Jan 21, 2012 1:39 PM PST reply actions

Udoh, McGuire and Rush are all better defenders

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by dubzfan on Jan 21, 2012 1:41 PM PST up reply actions

By what metric are McGuire and Rush better?

I’m actually curious…I haven’t looked.

by Lacob's Ladder on Jan 22, 2012 9:46 AM PST up reply actions

the eye-test ;)

"Anthony Davis is no different than Al Farouq Aminu." - J--Ridah

by bigkino217 on Jan 22, 2012 11:02 AM PST up reply actions

Ahhh, the good old, infallilbe eye test.

Impossible to prove wrong!

by Lacob's Ladder on Jan 23, 2012 11:46 AM PST up reply actions

Phili annoys me

Play Thaddeus and Lou 36 minutes, Doug! My fantasy team needs it!

by tafkasam on Jan 21, 2012 1:54 PM PST reply actions

Phili shows how much perimeter D can go

them and Miami, to be honest. I don’t think either team is much better interior-wise than Warriors (slightly not huge).

by tafkasam on Jan 21, 2012 1:56 PM PST reply actions

Playing in the East is a pretty big component of their success too.

by Slightly Hyphy on Jan 22, 2012 12:24 AM PST reply actions

the warriors have played more games against the EC than philly has so far

"Anthony Davis is no different than Al Farouq Aminu." - J--Ridah

by bigkino217 on Jan 22, 2012 12:30 AM PST up reply actions

I wasn’t talking about the Warriors. I think the article is about the Sixers’ success. They were a playoff team in the east, but I don’t think they would have made it in the West with their record. I haven’t checked the standings, but I know that is the case for a few of the east playoff teams last season.

by Slightly Hyphy on Jan 22, 2012 12:45 AM PST up reply actions

well the article isn't about last year's sixers either

"Anthony Davis is no different than Al Farouq Aminu." - J--Ridah

by bigkino217 on Jan 22, 2012 12:48 AM PST up reply actions

My comment was about last season and them making the playoffs with a 50% record. The worst playoff team in the playoffs last season for the West was 56%.

It’s definitely a huge advantage playing in the Eastern Conference. The Sixers are playing well this season but I know better than to make a judgement about them 16 games in to the season.

by Slightly Hyphy on Jan 22, 2012 12:59 AM PST up reply actions

well you can see how a comment about last season

in response to an article about this season can be misinterpreted without clarification?

"Anthony Davis is no different than Al Farouq Aminu." - J--Ridah

by bigkino217 on Jan 22, 2012 1:08 AM PST up reply actions

It was just a general comment about the Sixers. I don’t think we need to go down this path of pointless arguing again. Let’s save the mods some time so they don’t have to go clean out a thread again.

by Slightly Hyphy on Jan 22, 2012 1:11 AM PST up reply actions