Hoops

Sixers @ Tigers Oct 27

How about Joey drinking??

We will be O.K, Joey has put a ban on Players Drinking.

we need to put things in perspective we are at 2 wins and 2 losses for the season and one of those losses was a 3point loss against perth with 2 of our starters out. I have no doubt that travel and a game 2 days ago had a part to play in todays loss but I think we are heading in the right direction. I agree we need to work on our free throws and 3 point shots and I've also noticed we don't defend 3 point shooters as tight as we should but i'm sure joey is aware of that and is working on it with the players. I would rather be where we are now than staring down another season like the last 3.

Yeah the Tigers definitely create some match-up problems for us, because they can run Walker and Wortho at the C and PF and we only really have Petrie who matches up well with either on the defensive end.

Add to that Goulding, who is a little too tall for all our guards and they have three guys who are all tough for the Sixers to shut down.

Having said that, I think if we're a bit more rested next time we play them, do a better job of getting their bigs in foul trouble and make 70% of our damn free throws, we should be in a position to win!

36ers have never been able to contain Worthington.

Bit like CJ Bruton, James Harvey and Redhage, they must have amazing records against the 36ers

I think there is good signs for this Sixers team, but you are right, FTs and 3pt shooting are weaknesses that need to be improved for this team to really challenge for a title.

Need to improve defensive rotations too. They had no answers for Goulding or Wortho in that game.

Perhaps the best player - is clear to play.
Seems he goes where ever he wants.
All is well.

Anyone know if Frye will play today ?

Article on ESPN.com about top young international prospects - article mainly about Ricky Rubio for Spain but there was a nice write up about some Aussies

"If there is someone else to keep an eye on in the Olympics beside Rubio, it is Australia's Patrick Mills. The Australians continue to produce some serious basketball players -- Aussie Andrew Bogut was the first pick in the 2005 NBA draft and center Nathan Jawai was drafted in the second round this year. This Australian national team has two NBA prospects -- Mills and Joe Ingles.

Mills is a super-quick combo guard who played for Saint Mary's (Calif.) last season as a freshman, averaging 14.8 points per game and 3.5 assists. Mills put on a show against Team USA in a warm-up game, leading the Australian team with 13 points off the bench. Mills, like Jawai, is an indigenous Australian from a tiny place called Thursday Island. He has the speed and quickness that NBA teams love in their point guards, but he is a bit undersized and an inconsistent shooter -- think a poor man's Tony Parker.

Ingles is a 6-foot-8 small forward with an excellent midrange game and good scoring instincts. Ingles has better size (and a better feel for the game) than fellow Aussie Brad Newley, whom the Rockets drafted in 2007. The downside for Ingles is that he lacks great strength and athleticism. He isn't bad in those areas, but he'll struggle to hang with the NBA's elite athletes".

Linky not working - here is the link

http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/summer08/basketball/columns/story?columnist=ford_chad&page=NBADraftWatch-080807