Washington game

External Since: Jun 26, 2007 Posts: 49

Still going just by boxes and recaps but things are looking worse and
worse:

--The top three front court players: Evans: 0-5, Booth 0-1, Smith
0-7. 0-13? Really? And against Washington's weak frontcourt? It
surely must be some sign of the apocalypse if Dalembert must be looked
on as an offensive salve.

--Iguodala: 11fga in 29 minutes for 13 points. Still not nearly good
enough. 3 boards, 6 ast, and 3 steals though which is good so the all
around potential seems to still be there.

-- Korver: 4-5fg in 20 minutes in his return. Welcome back. With
Iguodala (Williams is still pending), the only decent offensive player
on the team. For lack of other options, he could conceivably approach
being a 20ppg scorer.

--Williams had what seems like a more reasonable line: 4-9 for 13 pt,
3 ast, 4 reb in 23 minutes. Going back to summer league. his
rebounding numbers are pretty good for his slight build.

--Speaking of rebounding: Herbert Hill: 6 offensive boards in 13
minutes. It's probably indicative of the atrocious shooting but so
far I like him best among the rookies. I know I've been trying to be
optimistic about Young--and still want him to get as many significant
minutes as possible--but obviously he is still developing. Hill looks
the most ready among the rookies and should probably start getting
some of Smith's time.

--IK

External Since: Oct 20, 2003 Posts: 212

"Ian Kognitow" <covanus.RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1192414810.560363.159400@t8g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> Still going just by boxes and recaps but things are looking worse and
> worse:
>
> --The top three front court players: Evans: 0-5, Booth 0-1, Smith
> 0-7. 0-13? Really? And against Washington's weak frontcourt? It
> surely must be some sign of the apocalypse if Dalembert must be looked
> on as an offensive salve.

The rebounding was just as bad.

> --Iguodala: 11fga in 29 minutes for 13 points. Still not nearly good
> enough. 3 boards, 6 ast, and 3 steals though which is good so the all
> around potential seems to still be there.
>
> -- Korver: 4-5fg in 20 minutes in his return. Welcome back. With
> Iguodala (Williams is still pending), the only decent offensive player
> on the team. For lack of other options, he could conceivably approach
> being a 20ppg scorer.

The Sixers could put a decent offensive team out there: Miller, Williams,
Iguadala, Korver and Dalembert at 1 through 5, respectively. Trouble is,
that team would lose the boards every nght, and it could break down
defensively on any given play.

>
> --Williams had what seems like a more reasonable line: 4-9 for 13 pt,
> 3 ast, 4 reb in 23 minutes. Going back to summer league. his
> rebounding numbers are pretty good for his slight build.
>
> --Speaking of rebounding: Herbert Hill: 6 offensive boards in 13
> minutes. It's probably indicative of the atrocious shooting but so
> far I like him best among the rookies. I know I've been trying to be
> optimistic about Young--and still want him to get as many significant
> minutes as possible--but obviously he is still developing. Hill looks
> the most ready among the rookies and should probably start getting
> some of Smith's time.

Hill is 6-10, and Coach plays him at center. Smith is 7-0, and plays PF.
Figure this one out. Ahh, it almost doesn't matter. Dalembert and Booth,
assuming both are healthy, are going to divide up the minutes at center. PF
will be a combination of Evans, Korver, maybe a little Amundson and Randolph
thrown in. Neither of these guys, Smith or Hill, are going to play
significant minutes once the regular season starts.

I would not be surprised at all if Coach does some force-feeding with
Thaddeus Young, giving him more minutes than his caliber of play might
justify, to try and get him NBA-hardened earlier rather than later. That
could hurt the team present tense, but might pay off in the longer run if---
IF-- the guy has the talent to start in the NBA by age 21 or so. Right now,
I'd say it's way to early to tell.

----- Kurt Straub