Sixers Expectations

havent updated in a long time.. been keepin busy with school and all.

anyway.. talk of fantasy league is starting.. soooo started to get excited about the new season.. just wanted to lay some things i expect to see from the sixers this upcoming seasons.

not concerned with the fillers.. soo ill just name the expected depth chart according to the relevant players.
pg - jrue holiday, lou will
sg - evan turner, willie green
sf - andre iguo, thad young
pf - elton brand, andres nocioni
c - spencer hawes, marrese speights

in reality, you could put thad anywhere from 2-4.. sooo got some flexibility here to play however we want. i dont really like speights as the backup center, but considering the rest of the big guys, i dont see anyone else that can even try to fill it out.

offensively: i want free flowing offense. most of this is up to the coach. be we've got enough unselfish players to be able to make the extra pass each time down the court.
- Jrue, AI, and ET seem to all be very unselfish. maybe too unselfish.. people think that it wont work becuz ET and AI are too alike. but i happen to think that it makes the lineup more versatile. but to actually make this work.. 1 of those 3 has to be more selfish. and i would like that person to be jrue. hes a good passer, but to get more open looks for the team he's going to have to make the opposition play him more honestly.. and that should open up for better perimeter play. id also like to see more pick n roll situations with him and any of the big guys since all of them can shoot from a decent range.

- elton brand... this is your last chance before they give the starting spot permanently to speights. all i expect from you is to stop looking so old. u still got a midrange touch. but what made you an attractive free agent was your toughness inside getting boards.

- iggy... shoot less 3s... take a lesson from luol deng or josh smith.. you'll become way more efficient if you stop taking 3s. now with a better perimeter, you should see immediate improvement in overall offense. im sorry but watching you in FIBA play made me more confident in that statement.. could barely hit the fiba 3pt line. but everything else youre doing is fine. congrats on the Gold medal btw

- ET - i just hope youre a fast learner. didnt do too well in summer play. and if you play like that, the fans of philly are QUICKLY going to "turn" on u.. hehe. but youre an all around player. so there shouldnt be any expectations but to keep your ears and eyes into the game. watch gametape. i hope they let him play through his mistakes early that way they'll somewhat be ironed out by midseason.

- lou will.. sorry but i think this is your destiny.. as a combo guard.. it is best to play you behind jrue and as the 1st option off the bench for the 1-2 spot.

Defensively: i want the team with heart... like 2001. everybody helps out defensively. suffocating D leading to fastbreak opportunities.
- speights.. work on your defense for gods sake. i believe you can score and your athleticism allows you to get more boards.. but ur glaring weaknesses are at your post play defense. this year you'll probably be asked to play more center. so i expect you to at least put on some more muscle to slowem down.

- noce - i dont really expect much from noce this season becuz i think we're invested in our players at his positions more closely.. but i love the toughness and heart he brings.. hopefully thats contagious. its about time the team got a little nasty streak. havent had toughness since ai brought them to the finals.

- perimeter play.. i think this is the best thing about the team right now. and i would love for it to be our signature trait. we've good size from 1-3. although its untested yet becuz ET has yet to play an actual game.. but he was one of the better defenders in college and i hope it translates. a suffocating perimeter will open up the fastbreak game. and i believe we've got some of the more athletic wings in the game.

- post play.. i dont think we're gonna be too strong here.. it depends on how tough elton gets.. but that would be our only upside to defense. the best thing to do here is either find a defense big man to plug in at times.. or be more communicative. most of this will come from the coach too.. but its important players kno exactly how to rotate and how to play their matchup each night.


postseason expectations?
i think we'll sneak into playoffs.. but tahts about it. depends on the coach.. sixers have it rough in the past couple of years because of all the staff changes.. if you think about it.. the cavs got worse... the raptors got worse. so thats two spots we're jumping over. jurys out on the bobcats... i thought felton was an integral part of their success. the bottom two seeds are always a toss up because the gap between decent teams and bad teams in the east is big. but i think we'll end up as 7 or 8 with a first round exit.

i kno... im a sixers fan.. but im realistic.. i hope everything clicks this year for us.. but it would be illogical to expect them to jump 7 spots in the east.