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Bobcats-76ers Odds Preview
March 27, 2009 by
Sports Handicapping Blog
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The Charlotte Bobcats and the Philadelphia 76ers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Wachovia Center. Oddsmakers currently have the 76ers listed as 5½-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game's total has not yet been posted. The Bobcats...
Does Brand make the Sixers an instant contender?
July 10, 2008 by
All Philadelphia Sports
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As a Sixers fan, you can't help but love the way the 76ers roster looks on paper: (1) Andre Miller, (2) Andre Iguodala, (3) Thaddeus Young, (4) Elton Brand, (5) Samuel Dalembert. That has the look of a truly complete team. And don't forget the talented young reserves such...
A Look Ahead, 2008's One-And-Dones
June 19, 2007 by
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This year's NBA Draft is absolutely loaded. It's as deep a draft as we've seen in years and part of the reason is the influx of top talent to top colleges, due to the NBA's age limit rule. Last year, Rivals.com listed Greg Oden (No. 1), Kevin Durant (No. 2) and Brandan...
Sixers-Magic Game Five, Second Half
April 28, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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Seeing how this is likely to be the last important game for my team this year, I'm going to micro-blog it for the memories. It's what I do; read or skip.The Sixers announcing crew is convinced that Howard could get suspended for elbowing Dalembert in the ear in the first half...
Oh Right, That's How It Feels: Turkoglu's Last-Second Three Sinks Sixers in Philly
Our hoops man Andrew Unterberger writes about the Turk's dagger
Maybe it was greedy to ask for a third one. After two
incredible last-second finishes with our boys ending up on the
rejoicing end, the other shoe dropped on the 76ers tonight at the
Wachovia...
Better Philadelphia Off-Season Signing: Asante Samuel or Elton Brand?
July 09, 2008 by
Bleed Eagles Green
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The Sixers and the Eagles. Two Philadelphia teams. Two BIG off-season signings.
Asante Samuel: 6 years, $57 million
Elton Brand: 5 years, $82 million
Sixers: 40-42 (.488) in 2007-2008
Eagles: 8-8 (.500) in 2007
Both Brand and Samuel were considered to be their sport'...
Fantasy Basketball: Players to Target for the Home Stretch
March 13, 2008 by
FantasyFanatics.com
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Desperate times call for desperate measures, even in fantasy basketball. Now is the time to make some final adjustments to your rosters to finish strong in the final weeks of your leagues or your league's playoffs. Here are some players to target and some to avoid in the home stretch.
Sixers bring back Theo Ratliff
August 19, 2008 by
All Things Philly Sports
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Theo Ratliff, who played for the Sixers from 1997 to 2001 and has since played with five different franchises, is coming back to Philly after signing a one year deal with the Sixers. Ratliff is 35 years old, but is still a decent big man with good shot blocking abilities. While this...
The Greatest NBA Playoff Series Ever
April 26, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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I want to hate this Bulls-Celtics series; honestly, I do. With Boston Fan being so damned self-involved, I don't want to watch this; I don't want to get sucked in. And yet, it's just ridiculous. After a legitimately great Game 1 overtime win in Boston, the Bulls-Celtics...
Golf Tee Times Now Being Taken
April 12, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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Tonight in Toronto, the playoff-bound Sixers dropped their fifth in a row, this one to the going nowhere Raptors. Toronto led for most of this one, despite playing people like Quincy Douby (he wasn't good enough to stay with Sacramento), Patrick O'Bryant (wasn't good enough...
Sixers Stumbling Into Playoffs, Fall to C's
Thaddeus Young and the Sixers may have thrown down a few big dunks but the Celtics, even without Ray Allen and KG, came away with the win in what appears to have been a preview of the opening round Eastern playoff match up. At times, like when they were running the floor, the Sixers...
Re-Stocked Sixers Take on Undermanned and Hopefully Unmotivated Celtics Team in Philly
Mr. Unterberger tells the Sixers it could have been different in the below game thread.
NBA's early season PER surprises
November 10, 2008 by
Scores Report
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John Hollinger's Player Efficiency Rating (PER) is a nifty way to compare players with vastly different minutes played. For an explanation, check out this article. A score of 15.0 is average.
Here are a few surprise players that are filling the box score early in the season...
Better Philadelphia Off-Season Signing: Asante Samuel or Elton Brand?
July 09, 2008 by
Bleed Eagles Green
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The Sixers and the Eagles. Two Philadelphia teams. Two BIG off-season signings.
Asante Samuel: 6 years, $57 million
Elton Brand: 5 years, $82 million
Sixers: 40-42 (.488) in 2007-2008
Eagles: 8-8 (.500) in 2007
Both Brand and Samuel were considered to be their sport'...
Real or Mirage?
One of the biggest keys to successfully managing your fantasy team is figuring out which statistical surprises are REAL (going to continue), and which ones are MIRAGES (not sustainable).
In Part 1, I analyze 4 trends that are real, and 4 mirages. Some of the players examined include...
How You Lose
April 22, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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Tonight in Orlando, the Sixers missed a chance to put a hammerlock on their series with Orlando, and the home-court Magic knotted the series at 1-1.If you want to be positive about it for the road team, there is this.> They came back again from 18 down to make a run, this time cutting...
Sixers Use Balanced Attack to Down Kings
This was mentioned in the comments section, but it's worth noting on its own.For the first time since April 1, 1990, the Sixers had eight players score in double digits.And they did it en route to a 125-91 win over the Sacramento Kings last night. Thaddeus Young topped all scorers...
Sixers vs. Magic, Round 1: Reasons to Be (Cautiously) Optimistic
Andrew Unterberger previews the Sixers first round match up. I'm
not going to lie--the outlook here is not good. Despite being only the
three seed in the East, Orlando has been among the league's elite all
season, a well-constructed, well-coached team that...
What? Sixers playoff bound? Believe it!
In case you haven't noticed, the Sixers are tied for eighth place in the Eastern Conference. They are 7-3 in their last 10 games, while the New Jersey Nets are 3-7 in their last 10. Both teams are now 12-16 heading into Friday's games, but it is the Sixers who are going in...
(a sorta) League Preview: Philadelphia 76ers
September 18, 2009 by
The Moonball Blog
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Detroit, Charlotte, Indiana, Golden State, Minnesota and New York are not the League’s sorriest teams. But they are looking at lotteryville unless they click on all cylinders. Same goes for the 3rd best in the East’s Atlantic Division. Philadelphia 76ers PG Louis Williams...
2008-09 NBA Preview: Los Angeles Clippers
September 12, 2008 by
The Recliner GM
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Los Angeles Clippers
2007-08 Record: 23-59
Cool 2007 Stat: Chris Kaman was the first American-born white player to average 15 ppg, 12.5 rpg and 2.5 blk/g since Bill Walton in '77-'78.
Anticipated Starting Five
PG- Baron Davis
SG- Cuttino Mobley
SF- Al Thornton...
Status Oh No
May 01, 2009 by
Five Tool Tool
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Tonight, my eldest daughter, who is nine, was in her first talent show ever, at her school. She sang "America the Beautiful" alone in front of a couple of hundred people. As I work a long way away from where I live, it takes about 100 minutes to commute, assuming things go...
Fantasy Basketball Playoff Adds & Hired Guns - Quarterfinals Weekend
March 28, 2008 by
Fantasy Sports Experience
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In the spirit of FSE's comprehensive Fantasy Basketball Playoff Cram Session piece, we introduce the Playoff Adds & Hired Guns series. Every Sunday and Friday the rest of the way, we will highlight the best long-term add options to use during your playoff run as well as some...
What we've learned so far, or why the NBA regular season matters
November 18, 2008 by
Five Tool Tool
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One of the disparaging things that you hear, as an NBA fan (and yes, I know that many of you just grabbed the scroll bar -- hear me out anyway) is that the regular season doesn't matter. You hear this from people who just don't like pro hoop and don't want to just flatly...
Team Preview #17: Philadelphia 76ers
August 26, 2008 by
RotoEvil
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LAST SEASON
The Sixers went 40-42 and made the Playoffs for the first time since '04-05. They put up a fight against Detroit, but lost in 6 games. They were a very poor shooting team, finishing last in 3-pointers made (3.7 per game), last in 3P% (31.7%), and last in FT% (70...
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