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Cliffy6745

81 wrote:

Stern floated the idea of contraction last week. Stern has said the nba needs to cut player costs and contraction could be part of the solution. I doubt it happens

There should be a contraction. I was actually having this conversation last night. There are too many teams and too little talent. A shorter season wouldn't hurt either but a contraction should be the first step.

Philly won't be losing a team though.

The Juggler

16 points
70% from the floor
7 boards
4 assists

not bad for a bust


gotta be one of the best rookie debuts this franchise has ever had. atta way rook. :thumbup:

The Juggler

Cliffy6745 wrote:

81 wrote:

Stern floated the idea of contraction last week. Stern has said the nba needs to cut player costs and contraction could be part of the solution. I doubt it happens

There should be a contraction. I was actually having this conversation last night. There are too many teams and too little talent. A shorter season wouldn't hurt either but a contraction should be the first step.

Philly won't be losing a team though.

god help him if he was serious with that comment

i'm fine with the length of the season. just get rid of 5 or so teams. it's good to hear that there is even a discussion about this going on.

81

I doubt contraction ever happens, as it would be an admission that expansion was a failure and stern wont allow that. Its all posturing for labor negotions

Jearlpam0925

Meh. Nice little comeback in the 4th there. Miami Heat = Me, no way impressed.

81

Jearlpam0925 wrote:

Meh. Nice little comeback in the 4th there. Miami Heat = Me, no way impressed.

nobody cares about a come back during garbage time. i was not impressed at all by philly in the 5 minutes of game time that i saw.

polaris_x

i didn't catch any of the game but how bad was Hawes? ... should i dump him? ... i know ... it's all about fantasy basketball for me ...

The Fixer

polaris_x wrote:

i didn't catch any of the game but how bad was Hawes? ... should i dump him? ... i know ... it's all about fantasy basketball for me ...

I can already tell I'm gonna hate watching this guy play. a 7 foot guy that roams the perimeter is a big, wet pussy in my book. not tough enough to rebound and his FG% probably won't help you since he seems allergic to being in the paint.

that dalembert trade was horrendous. at least turner played OK...even though most of his points came in garbage time.

The Fixer

The Jeagler wrote:

16 points
70% from the floor
7 boards
4 assists

not bad for a bust


gotta be one of the best rookie debuts this franchise has ever had. atta way rook. :thumbup:

he was OK. most of his points came in garbage time. one of the best rookie debuts is getting carried away.

at least he gives us a reason to watch this team this year.

The Juggler

i love the fact that turner acts older than he actually he is. the dude has a good head on his shoulders which will help him deal with stupd stuff like being labled a bust after a summer league and preseason. gotta like the way he boxed out/rebounded, the crossover vs wade (ala ai vs jordan in 96), and the way he defended wade and lebron. about as good a debut as one could expect.


http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep ... ivers.html
A Bust? Evan Turner Delivers
The best moment of last night's game was when Evan Turner threw down a dunk on a fastbreak. You probably remember the play, a toss out from Jrue Holiday and Turner checked over his left shoulder for LeBron James and then tossed in a two-handed slam in the open court. What was great about that play was Turner's reaction in the moment afterwards. You might have caught it, you might have missed it. Turner was on the rim, hanging for a split second, when LeBron cut slightly underneath him to grab the ball and take it out of bounds. LeBron's shoulder caught one of Turner's legs as he was coming down and it threw Turner, just a little bit, off balance. When Turner landed, he turned and looked at LeBron, tilting his head and raising his arms with a definite look of: What's that about? You're going to run under me on a dunk? Immediately, Turner let the look dissipate, probably because he saw that LeBron did not intend to run under him, perhaps because he instantly remembered who he was messing with.

It was only one second, but it reminded you that Evan Turner is legitimate. His swagger was, finally, on display last night. For 76ers fans who left the arena, or watched on TV, the best takeaway was Turner's performance. He played unlike anything we've seen through a month of preseason. It's too early to expect Turner to play like that every night, but there it was, against Dwyane Wade and LeBron, and you know it's in there and at some point down the line it might be there every night. The confidence, the ability to create, the effort on defense, the talent to get a shot -- and a good shot -- almost whenever he wants one.

If nothing else going forward, you can watch the Sixers just to see how Turner will play.

neilybabes86

The Jeagler wrote:

i love the fact that turner acts older than he actually he is. the dude has a good head on his shoulders which will help him deal with stupd stuff like being labled a bust after a summer league and preseason. gotta like the way he boxed out/rebounded, the crossover vs wade (ala ai vs jordan in 96), and the way he defended wade and lebron. about as good a debut as one could expect.


http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep ... ivers.html
A Bust? Evan Turner Delivers
The best moment of last night's game was when Evan Turner threw down a dunk on a fastbreak. You probably remember the play, a toss out from Jrue Holiday and Turner checked over his left shoulder for LeBron James and then tossed in a two-handed slam in the open court. What was great about that play was Turner's reaction in the moment afterwards. You might have caught it, you might have missed it. Turner was on the rim, hanging for a split second, when LeBron cut slightly underneath him to grab the ball and take it out of bounds. LeBron's shoulder caught one of Turner's legs as he was coming down and it threw Turner, just a little bit, off balance. When Turner landed, he turned and looked at LeBron, tilting his head and raising his arms with a definite look of: What's that about? You're going to run under me on a dunk? Immediately, Turner let the look dissipate, probably because he saw that LeBron did not intend to run under him, perhaps because he instantly remembered who he was messing with.

It was only one second, but it reminded you that Evan Turner is legitimate. His swagger was, finally, on display last night. For 76ers fans who left the arena, or watched on TV, the best takeaway was Turner's performance. He played unlike anything we've seen through a month of preseason. It's too early to expect Turner to play like that every night, but there it was, against Dwyane Wade and LeBron, and you know it's in there and at some point down the line it might be there every night. The confidence, the ability to create, the effort on defense, the talent to get a shot -- and a good shot -- almost whenever he wants one.

If nothing else going forward, you can watch the Sixers just to see how Turner will play.

he looked like the next kobe

The Fixer

The Jeagler wrote:

i love the fact that turner acts older than he actually he is. the dude has a good head on his shoulders which will help him deal with stupd stuff like being labled a bust after a summer league and preseason. gotta like the way he boxed out/rebounded, the crossover vs wade (ala ai vs jordan in 96), and the way he defended wade and lebron. about as good a debut as one could expect.


http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep ... ivers.html
A Bust? Evan Turner Delivers
The best moment of last night's game was when Evan Turner threw down a dunk on a fastbreak. You probably remember the play, a toss out from Jrue Holiday and Turner checked over his left shoulder for LeBron James and then tossed in a two-handed slam in the open court. What was great about that play was Turner's reaction in the moment afterwards. You might have caught it, you might have missed it. Turner was on the rim, hanging for a split second, when LeBron cut slightly underneath him to grab the ball and take it out of bounds. LeBron's shoulder caught one of Turner's legs as he was coming down and it threw Turner, just a little bit, off balance. When Turner landed, he turned and looked at LeBron, tilting his head and raising his arms with a definite look of: What's that about? You're going to run under me on a dunk? Immediately, Turner let the look dissipate, probably because he saw that LeBron did not intend to run under him, perhaps because he instantly remembered who he was messing with.

It was only one second, but it reminded you that Evan Turner is legitimate. His swagger was, finally, on display last night. For 76ers fans who left the arena, or watched on TV, the best takeaway was Turner's performance. He played unlike anything we've seen through a month of preseason. It's too early to expect Turner to play like that every night, but there it was, against Dwyane Wade and LeBron, and you know it's in there and at some point down the line it might be there every night. The confidence, the ability to create, the effort on defense, the talent to get a shot -- and a good shot -- almost whenever he wants one.

If nothing else going forward, you can watch the Sixers just to see how Turner will play.

dude, did you watch the game? wade abused him all night...especially in the post (even though turner is bigger than wade).

he played a decent game. you're getting carried away though

Jearlpam0925

It's early in his career, but he's gonna have to get more "swoled up", as the kids say.

The Juggler

The Fixer wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

i love the fact that turner acts older than he actually he is. the dude has a good head on his shoulders which will help him deal with stupd stuff like being labled a bust after a summer league and preseason. gotta like the way he boxed out/rebounded, the crossover vs wade (ala ai vs jordan in 96), and the way he defended wade and lebron. about as good a debut as one could expect.


http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep ... ivers.html
A Bust? Evan Turner Delivers
The best moment of last night's game was when Evan Turner threw down a dunk on a fastbreak. You probably remember the play, a toss out from Jrue Holiday and Turner checked over his left shoulder for LeBron James and then tossed in a two-handed slam in the open court. What was great about that play was Turner's reaction in the moment afterwards. You might have caught it, you might have missed it. Turner was on the rim, hanging for a split second, when LeBron cut slightly underneath him to grab the ball and take it out of bounds. LeBron's shoulder caught one of Turner's legs as he was coming down and it threw Turner, just a little bit, off balance. When Turner landed, he turned and looked at LeBron, tilting his head and raising his arms with a definite look of: What's that about? You're going to run under me on a dunk? Immediately, Turner let the look dissipate, probably because he saw that LeBron did not intend to run under him, perhaps because he instantly remembered who he was messing with.

It was only one second, but it reminded you that Evan Turner is legitimate. His swagger was, finally, on display last night. For 76ers fans who left the arena, or watched on TV, the best takeaway was Turner's performance. He played unlike anything we've seen through a month of preseason. It's too early to expect Turner to play like that every night, but there it was, against Dwyane Wade and LeBron, and you know it's in there and at some point down the line it might be there every night. The confidence, the ability to create, the effort on defense, the talent to get a shot -- and a good shot -- almost whenever he wants one.

If nothing else going forward, you can watch the Sixers just to see how Turner will play.

dude, did you watch the game? wade abused him all night...especially in the post (even though turner is bigger than wade).

he played a decent game. you're getting carried away though

did you expect him to defend like mj in his first game or something? you gave up on the dude after summer league

he definitely held his own out there. excellent start for rook

81

you all need to whoa it up a bit...kobe, mj. come on now. lets be realisitc

The Juggler

81 wrote:

you all need to whoa it up a bit...kobe, mj. come on now. lets be realisitc

exactly. dude played real well for his first game...especially after the preseason he had. nice way to start.

The Fixer

The Jeagler wrote:

The Fixer wrote:

The Jeagler wrote:

i love the fact that turner acts older than he actually he is. the dude has a good head on his shoulders which will help him deal with stupd stuff like being labled a bust after a summer league and preseason. gotta like the way he boxed out/rebounded, the crossover vs wade (ala ai vs jordan in 96), and the way he defended wade and lebron. about as good a debut as one could expect.


http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/deep ... ivers.html
A Bust? Evan Turner Delivers
The best moment of last night's game was when Evan Turner threw down a dunk on a fastbreak. You probably remember the play, a toss out from Jrue Holiday and Turner checked over his left shoulder for LeBron James and then tossed in a two-handed slam in the open court. What was great about that play was Turner's reaction in the moment afterwards. You might have caught it, you might have missed it. Turner was on the rim, hanging for a split second, when LeBron cut slightly underneath him to grab the ball and take it out of bounds. LeBron's shoulder caught one of Turner's legs as he was coming down and it threw Turner, just a little bit, off balance. When Turner landed, he turned and looked at LeBron, tilting his head and raising his arms with a definite look of: What's that about? You're going to run under me on a dunk? Immediately, Turner let the look dissipate, probably because he saw that LeBron did not intend to run under him, perhaps because he instantly remembered who he was messing with.

It was only one second, but it reminded you that Evan Turner is legitimate. His swagger was, finally, on display last night. For 76ers fans who left the arena, or watched on TV, the best takeaway was Turner's performance. He played unlike anything we've seen through a month of preseason. It's too early to expect Turner to play like that every night, but there it was, against Dwyane Wade and LeBron, and you know it's in there and at some point down the line it might be there every night. The confidence, the ability to create, the effort on defense, the talent to get a shot -- and a good shot -- almost whenever he wants one.

If nothing else going forward, you can watch the Sixers just to see how Turner will play.

dude, did you watch the game? wade abused him all night...especially in the post (even though turner is bigger than wade).

he played a decent game. you're getting carried away though

did you expect him to defend like mj in his first game or something? you gave up on the dude after summer league

he definitely held his own out there. excellent start for rook

didnt give up on him...just reported what I had read. I preferred a big guy. cousins and favors both had decent debuts last night as well.

you said you were happy with the way he guarded wade and lebron. wade ABUSED him. not sure what you were happy about in those regards.

you're acting like the dude is gonna be an all star this year. it's only 1 game. I'm looking forward to watching him too, but let's relax.

The Fixer

81 wrote:

you all need to whoa it up a bit...kobe, mj. come on now. lets be realisitc

AI too!! don't forget him.

Jeags has him 2nd in his MVP voting so far this year.

The Juggler

The Fixer wrote:

81 wrote:

you all need to whoa it up a bit...kobe, mj. come on now. lets be realisitc

AI too!! don't forget him.

Jeags has him 2nd in his MVP voting so far this year.

i think he was referring to you expecting way more out of him.


regarding the ai thing--if you watched the game, you'd absolutely know the one play i was referring to. it was fucking sick.

81

you all realize, Jordan scored 16 points in his first NBA game. Evan is a player of destiney.