Yardbarker: Samuel Dalembert

RUMOR: 76ers Contacted Warriors about Samuel Dalembert + Warriors trying to trade Stephen Jackson + Cavaliers still interested in Jackson

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:30:21 -0500

Kind of a stinky haircut don't you think? via www.depressedfan.com Jump for a tiny tidbit about the talks between the Sixers and Warriors about the man our friends over at Liberty Ballers call SAM BAM Dalembert. Marc Spears writes for Yahoo! Sports: One NBA general manager said the Philadelphia 76ers are still actively trying to move center Samuel Dalembert. A league source said the Sixers contacted the Warriors to see if they had any interest ...

Don't Look Back in Anger: Reviewing the Sixers' Game One Performance

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:00:00 -0500

So somewhat needless to say, this was not the way we wanted to start the season. The Sixers lost last night to the Orlando Magic by a score of 120-104, and that's only after the Sixers made up about 15 points in garbage time. The Magic took over in the second quarter, where they scored 41 points to the Sixers' 20, largely due to an endless barrage of drained threes by seemingly all twelve guys on the roster. The Sixers never recovered. Our stars were not exactly at their brightest, ei...

Sixers '09-'10 Season Preview: Reasons to Be (Cautiously) Optimistic

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:00:00 -0500

Finally, today is the day that we've all been waiting for, the one we've watched and offered endless prognostication for, the one that will keep us up late at nights and be the topic of every office / dorm room conversation. That's right--it's the night of the 76ers season opener! Yeah, all right, so that other team is still technically playing somewhere in New York, but c'mon, nobody cares about those guys, they never win anything. The Sixers, as we all know, is where th...

Exclusive Interview With Samuel Dalembert

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:01:13 -0500

Samuel Dalembert took some time to chat with Hoops Addict about how he’s adjusting to Eddie Jordan’s Princeton offense, his thoughts on Lou Williams being the starting point guard and his goals for the upcoming season.

Contemplating Samuel

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:16:00 -0500

Contemplating Samuel Dalembert this coming season. The ball stalking enigma that is the 76ers starting center. Some people love ‘em … some people hate ‘em. Me? I love ‘em when I’m not hating ‘em. Trade ‘em has been a frequent refrain though out his career here in Philly. Indeed Sammy has insisted on it (at times) and the Sixers have tried (at times), but the task has been easier said than

C-P : Rockets, Sixers Talking Dalembert/T-Mac Deal

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:10:21 -0500

The Rockets are reeling from the catastrophic reports of Yao Ming’s condition / dying to find a taker for the chronically injurd Tracy McGrady ; the Sixers are sitting on a disgruntled big man in Samuel Dalembert. And thanks to my unimaginative headline, you already know where the Courier-Post’s Martin Frank is going with [...]

NBA Talk: Samuel Dalembert to the Charlotte Bobcats?

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:14:00 -0500

Philly.com reports that Philadelphia 76ers center Samuel Dalembert and their 17th overall pick in this year's NBA Draft look to trade them to the Charlotte Bobcats for power forward Vladimir Randmanovic, center Nazr Mohammad, and their twelfth overall pick in the NBA Draft.Although it does sound like a good deal, and that many Philadelphia fans, including the man who wrote that article for Philly.com, want to see Dalembert go, it will mess up the cap even more for the Sixers as it will ad...

NBA Talk: Samuel Dalembert to the Charlotte Bobcats?

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:14:00 -0500

Dwight Howard suspended for Game 6

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:38:20 -0500

Orlando Magic‘ center Dwight Howard has been suspended for Game 6 after throwing an elbow at the head of Samuel Dalembert in the early minutes of their Game 5 win over the Sixers on Tuesday. The incident occured soon after tipoff, as Howard and Dalmbert were tangled underneath the net, both pursuing the same rebound. Howard [...]

Sixers Rumors: Samuel Dalembert Being Shopped

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 19:16:22 -0500

I was doing my normal morning round and found this little Other players that executives say are available include Philadelphia 76ers center Sam Dalembert - Yahoo Interesting although not much meat to it. No discussed trade proposals or likely suitor - yet. Two things come to ...

Sixers Lose a Tough One at Home to Orlando - 4 Reasons Why

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:34:38 -0500

Great game, terrible ending for the Sixers. I've been to most of the home games and this was by far the most entertaining and exciting Sixers game so far this season. They game out slow, gradually picked up the energy, dominated in the third quarter to take the lead, stayed with the Magic ...

Greece Pick and Roll Dominates Switching Defense

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:26:19 -0500

I caught most of the Greece versus Brazil game yesterday. It was the best game of the FIBA Olympic qualifier so far with both teams playing some terrific basketball. In the end, Greece was just better at executing their offensive. Specifically, Greece ran PNRs all night and Brazil mostly switched all screens allowing Greece to take advantage of the mismatches.

My general philosophy on defending screens is to switch all screens, especially late in games. But it's all about the adjustments. In the first half, Brazil's switching defense caused Greece some problems, but then they used the switches in to their advantage in the second half by finding the mismatch and exploiting it. Take a look at these 2 sequences in the 3rd quarter,

Big on Small:

Greece runs the PNR, and allow the first switch to occur. The result is a bigger slower defender guarding the quicker guard. He uses a pump fake to freeze the defender, then blows right by him. Once you allow penetration, it's game over from there,

Small on Big:

The second sequence is out of a spread PNR set. The ball-screen is set and the Greek center then seals the smaller defender out. You can see that he has a big height advantage over his defender which he uses to easily go over the top. Help comes, but it's late and also fouls the Greek center for the AND1,

Summary:

Being the host team, Greece has all the built in advantages. Looks like they will cruise to the final four, where they will probably play Slovenia or Croatia. I like the way they've played all week, they've executed well and used the partisan crowd to their advantage.

As for Team Canada, all kinds of internal chemistry problems going on. Samuel Dalembert left the team (or kicked off it depending on who you talk to). I'm really disappointed with the way the whole team has been run the past 6 or so years. They play Croatia tomorrow, and I think it will take a miracle for them to go through, but we can always hope...

To learn more about the PNR and how to defend, take a look at Jeff Van Gundy's DVD on the pick and roll and how to defend it. Van Gundy is a master of the PNR having coached some of the best guard-forward tandems in the NBA. Be sure to check out the X's and O's Basketball Forum to talk about your favorite basketball topics.

TNT All-Access Video of A.I.'s Return

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:22:57 -0500

Just to close the book on Iverson's return, here's a video segment TNT put together. Highlights include A.I. at his pre- and post-game press conferences, greeting old friends like Samuel Dalembert and Mo Cheeks, game footage and some really cheesy music. Definitely a must-see for any Sixers fan. Click the link to view the video