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Sixers Vs. Magic Game Thread - Feb. 15, 2012

Philadelphia 76ers at Orlando Magic, Feb 15, 2012 4:00 PM PST


Philadelphia 76ers Game Thread #30
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Location: Amway Center
Time: Febraury 15th, 2012, 7:00 PM Eastern
Channel: CSN, NBA League Pass
Probable starters:
Jrue Holiday PG Jameer Nelson
Jodie Meeks SG Jason Richardson
Andre Iguodala SF Hedo Turkoglu
Elton Brand PF Ryan Anderson
Lavoy Allen C Dwight Howard
Advanced Stats (Ranks)
104.2 (6) Off 100.9 (13)
93.6 (1) Def 99.0 (13)
49.5% (10) eFG% 49.8% (8)
44.7% (2) deFG% 47.3% (10)
10.2% (1) TOR 14.6% (20)
22.4% (30) ORR 25.2% (19)
74.4% (13) DRB 76.1% (1)
23.4% (28) FTR 32.4% (5)
Mortal Enemies: Orlando Pinstriped Post

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Nervous about this game

ORL looking for payback

And they are a pretty decent team. Very important for the Sixers to be the better team here and make Orlando think they can’t beat us.

It wasn’t that long ago that the Magic owned the Sixers.

big game tonight

this should be a good one

Ah finally get to make a game thread

Wow haven't seen Bo Outlaw forever

perhaps you should’ve voted more often.

Wow, Megan Clementi

the Magic’s sideline reporter is a babe :)

just about to say the same thing.

But Merideth Marok-a-what would crush her in the post.

is Meredith Marakovits

a former player, then? I guess that’s why she’s so tall

no, because she’s so tall is why she’s a former player.

So, who's hotter

Meredith or Megan Clementi?

latter

I have to agree

brunettes are dang sexy

Jaime Maggio

Jaime needs to dye her hair brown

Who can bench more?

that’s what I care about!

Definitely Megan.

Also: doubleh needs to get here to simmer ya’ll down before you get a head of steam.

Can’t stop that

Elton remains outstanding

You mean “only standing” since he hasn’t elevated since the mid 90’s

Like that take from Jrue

J-Rich is on fire...

got me nine threes the other night in fantasy!

At least Jrue had the right idea there.

bad sixers, bad.

Too much Lavoy shooting

Speezy Disease ?!

Lavoy is active, for better or worse...

Gotta contest the 3’s

lots of bad shooting and leaving shooters open on the perimeter…time out please?

Anderson will hit that every time

for the love of god call a time out.

Ruh-roh

this is kristie allie ugly

Orlando isn't a bad team

I realize this, but I honestly thought Philly was better, enough slow starts already

this is beyond a slow start. this is butt rape.

but it’s ok, because Orlando yelled surprise first

I"m not sure if their defense has ever been this bad.

EREX is super pissed.

Should of started Turner

Whether the storm my ass Malik

Anderson is 3 of 3 on 3s

not that this is a problem or anything…#sarcasm

Here comes ET

Let’s go nightshift

Between the Sixers playing crappier lately + the beyond annoying hype of Jeremy Lin… basketball hasn’t been as enjoyable for me lately.

Time to turn it around, Sixers.

between the Flyers playing like doodoo and no march madness yet, the 6ers have been my only refuge, aside from Game of Thrones

APRIL FIRST.

I kind of hope this game was a joke. but it’s not

I was referring to Game of Thrones. Season 2: April First.

Ah, I don’t want that day to come yet. I’m making my way through the first book. Very happy with watching the show and then reading the book afterward

I’m doing the exact same thing. I’ve already watched the pilot 6 times – roommates and I will be marathoning season 1 all day until the season 2 premiere that night. I’ve never been more excited for anything.

March Madness?

Go La Salle Explorers, I hope they make it!

I watched that game last night & when that shot happen I said f*** I’m not going to be able to watch sportscenter now

I haven’t watched SC since the Giants won the SB.

I haven't watched SC

since I was a senior in college, that was six years ago, NFL Network takes care of all my needs these days and NBA TV, at least those guys have brains and not Stephen A. SCREAMING A Smith

I can’t remember the last time I watched Sportscenter. I think it might’ve been during the “Are the 6ers forreal” part of the season

They are talking about the draft now when it comes to the NFL if that helps but then again they are talking about Jeremy Lin every other segment

Not getting away with the slow start tonight

this is terrible. Looking forward to the blow out tonight.

ET with some hustle. SOMEBODY GET HIM A TOWEL.

Get a bucket here and start a run

Boss trying to be the hero

Anderson is like old school Arby's

5 for 5

good defense, Turner..way to leave your man on the perimeter.

Ah terrible boss shot

Noc – sweep Anderson’s leg

A ton of turnovers. Must be taking the ball to the basket too much!

can’t afford to have Iguodala turning the ball over like this.

It looks like Orlando was ready for this game. Our team not so much.

Ryan Howard is 5/6 from behind the arc

so he’ll be 20/24 by the end of the night for 60 points.

Ryan Howard?

that is indeed what Malik said. He corrected himself by saying Ryan Andersen the 2nd time around

(title)

Whoops, meant to post this:

False. His name is temp.

Psh, that’s so seasons 1-3ish

Hey folks...

Yeayyyy we suck again!

So Orlando is going to top last game’s 46 minute point total sometime in the 2nd quarter, I’d imagine.

Hello all

*Remembers there is to be no cursing…

What in the world is going on?

Lololol, the Magic announcers are saying that Van Gundy deserves ECOY votes.

he deserves Just for Men

because his stashe is trash

too many jumpers

Turnovers!

lol that theory is funny

*clang

the sound of bad shots from the sixers.

Evan makes one! Turning the game off now, happy.

LOU with alacrity!

That has to be your favorite word.

it is a favorite word of mine, I confess

again, sorry for being a douche about the California comment, I knew you lived there, sometimes you forget where you are and look like a moron :(

Haha no worries dude I’m just an old chopsbuster.

If Boss didn't make that Ryan Anderson would of outscored us

Boss being Bossy! Cut it to 13 – could be worse.

well, being down 13 doesnt suck as much as being down 16

Okay, Boss’d. Now suck less next quarter.

at this rate they’ll be down by 30 at the half, in which case I’ll turn it off and go back to grading papers.

working on my forehand in Wii Tennis

And by the 8th quarter, they’ll be down 100 points.

Boss makes super difficult three pointer at the buzzer? Not suprised

Jru333333333333333333333333333333333333

ET to Jrue love it

so if you defend the 3, it’s not supereffective?

what is this sorcery?

Jrue3!

Good heck Magic

is this a basketball game or a PBS telethon, no I will not give you my overtime to run Mr. Rogers reruns

yeah I wish this guy would shut his stupid pie hole.

hey remember that time when they used to play good defense? I miss those days…

Defense? wtf is that?

Wow nice hit Vuce

Way to not quit, Sixers!

Chipping away – nice

Are we gonna see some New School Chevy tonight?

Love that fadeaway from Vuce. Taking it to the post at least.

VOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

Vuc – 2

Turner’s playing prettttty good.

Can we get 30 mins tonight?

30 minutes = 30 towel spikes.

30 minutes = 30 towel spikes = 30 high fives?

or is it 6 high fives? since 6 × 5 = 30.

depends on how many flat jumpers he takes.

Philly will catch them yet

almost too predictable

not if they don’t box out and stop fouling.

ugh i'm forced to watch this one on firstrowsports

the magic announcers are really tough to listen to. they just went on about how they dont know how to say vucevic’s name. so they’re like umm… “nick”.

the Bobcats' announcers didn't know either
they keep interrupting the game broadcast for some fundraiser thing

talking about black tie gala’s with magic players and what not.

OMG OMG OMG OMG they were playing "Baby" by Biebs in the background
Sohil is channeling his 13 year old girl inside him

I still cry whenever I hear “I Want It That Way”

Wow – didn’t know Vuc could get up that high!

Good defense that possession

screw these bleeping turnovers

I think ET has reverted to non-aggressive form. Anyone notice this or am I just imagining it?

you’re just imagining becuase you think DC hates him.

I do have an overactive imagination :)

He’s got 4 dimes I’ll take it. He’s been a little over-aggressive at times taking some bad shots so I don’t mind.

wtf is wrong with these guys tonight

Already 6 turnovers

ET already with 4 dimes – season high is 5.

LOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU MUFBEASTMODEEE UHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Lou loves that tear drop

Lou is the hot hand today

Collins is very happy right now.

Damn Boss!

Don’t like ET shooting that early there.

Flat jumper.

Don’t worry – you won’t see it again until 2min left in the 3rd

he doesn’t play in the third. that’s meeks time.

don’t like evan turner shooting a pancake at the rim.

mmmm rim pancakes……

It’s a low percentage shot, the higher the arc, the better.

More Megan Clementi

:)

Boss with the nice look to Vuc

Good lord.

Howard is just eating us alive.

whatever you have to trade for him to sign an extension here…just do it. at least you wont have to play against him

O.O I feel a lot of pressure now

I have to trade for him and have him sign an extension? OH MAN

Can’t keep trading buckets

May be time to put EB back in the game or Battie

Ugh I hate when we need to put Battie in to guard Howard…

Welcome to the NBA Vuc. You just got dominated by a freak of nature lol

Howard is eating vuce alive.

The starters are 4-17 from the floor (23.5%, the subs are 10-18 (55.6%).

they cant put vooch on howard

where’s lavoy allen? he might have the lower body strength to hold his own..

Lavoy is smaller than Vuce.

But people go uhh when he guards them

lower body strength.

That was not a pretty possession

Let’s go – make a run to end the 1/2

Oh garsh, Dre. Not again please.

C'mon ET....ughhhhhhhh

only because DC hates him.

Wtf was that ET?

Some of these turnovers tonight have just been dumb/sloppy. Just not taking care of the ball.

Nice job Thad to ET

call a clear path refs

Makes up for it with a nice cut and positioning, Ev.

Iggy draws the foul on Hedo

1st free throws of the game? I didn’t even notice this.

Iggy made 2 ft’s!

Guys... we need to celebrate.

He made both Free Throws…..

Hedo must’ve read the scouting reports – Iguodala sucks at ft’s.

I love nightshift+Dre

it's a great chance to slice the deficit even further

he made both!

Finally, I can start eating again.

a 4-point turnaround smh

I wish brand would’ve passed that shot.

Ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

So I guess you guys are happy that Turner is playing more than Meeks? I notice that a lot of you are noticing the flaws in his game.

wow your right he’s playing so bad

Nice Jrue – 5 point swing

it’s like an educational video of how to shoot yourself in the foot

offensive interference?

lol turnover into a 3 Dougies prob losing it

That’s what happens when you jog back on D.

good lord.

This game is over.

that turnover when the game was within 6 was the shifter

I was so close to actually thinking that ET jumper was going in.

sixers doing their best, “let’s not do anything we’re supposed to do” impression.

This all happened very quickly.

turnovers and bad defense will do that.

this game is over at the half. I have no faith in this team playing well tonight.

it is NOT over. But if Jrue does another 1-8 we’re in trouble.

Ricko, it’s over.

The game’s over. season’s over. Breaking Bad is almost over. THE WORLD IS ENDING.

sixers moving back to syracuse.

It’s not over until we say it is! John Belushi

We need Jeremy Lin.

PLEASE BAN

lol I should have wrote that in all caps to give you a better idea of the tone I was saying it in.

Ha, I’m just kidding.

what a crummy way to end the half

Congratulations – just wasted all that effort climbing back. Hope Collins punches someone

10 Chips Lavoy Cookies that he knocks ET out because he hates him.

Random fast food news half-time update:

Win free KFC food

this game is shining a spotlight on all the Sixers weaknesses this season

and then there are turnovers to top it off

Not watching...

I haven’t seen any of the game. It is more us sucking or the Magic being good?

Both is the case, as it usually is.

Hoping for a comeback attempt...

3rd Quarters are where we make our hay.

Turnovers, uncontested 3’s, and a sprinkling of D Howard beasting Vuc on 3 straight possessions. Other than that, the play was fine Mrs. Lincoln.

Us sucking. Unable to shoot the ball with any accuracy. The Magic are scoring at a high clip, which shows the defense isn’t doing a good job. The problem is all our misses are leading to good shots for them.

not so much our offense as our turnovers and failure to rotate on defense.

39 points on .405 shooting is very bad offense.

Ricko has the simplest philosophies. I find it extremely hard to explain him to other people but I know his opinion on everything in the world even without him saying it.

39 points does not equal 25 points per quarter!

Occams Razor, baby!

Hey Meredith your hair looks nice

2 FTs in the half? That is not going to cut it.

Wow... shows how smart the fans at MSG are...

SBnation tweeted that they are booing Isaiah Thomas.

I think it’s tongue-in-cheek. Found it pretty funny, actually.

Well i feel dumb lol

Well – here’s hoping for a less painful 2nd 1/2

big shot to start things off Dre

Has anyone read John Mitchell? The dude who took over for Fagan? He seems like….like they didn’t have anyone else and just promoted the first dude they saw.

Come back time! Let’s go Sixers!

Good d from Jodie there

Ryan Anderson is wet tonight.

Ryan Anderson is getting open shots tonight.

And he’s not missing.

He was getting some decent looks in the first Magic game, if I’m remembering correctly. Just wasn’t hitting them.

sixers keep teams at 30% three point shooting, yet tonight they forgot how to close out.

These 3 pointers are killin us

CLOSE OUT ON SHOOTERS!!!!!!

Heat check for Dre. Holy cow.

Who the hell is Ryan Anderson? Where did he come from?

He’s pretty filthy, actually.

Lin's brother?

Or Tebow’s cousin? You decide.

Epitome of Dre’s sweetness right there

Iggy is possessed

really needed that meeks.

That’ll work instead. 8 is manageable.

Wonder what Collins said in the locker room?

Definitely trending up this half

DC said, “I hate you, Turner.”

WAIT

what did everyone eat for dinner. this is important you guys

I could tell you, but you wouldn’t understand.

Beef broccoli pasta with sauce.

eating pizza right now

Ice cream

and meat loaf.

Now that’s a dinner.

What the f is lavoy doing?

God damn you Ryan Anderson! You can’t leave him open!

Remember that time when the sixers couldn’t close out on shooters? Oh wait, that’s right now.

They’ve been historically terrible at it, but this year has been terrific. Except now, obvs.

mind-numbingly frustrating, too.

heat check for Iguodala. How about a perimeter defense check?

Thad with a controlled stroke.

Terrible TO but nice getting back on D.

Got it to 6.

Get a stop?

Nevermind, Jrue.

Nice move Brand

EB & 1!

Old School Chevy!

old school auto Brand chevy.

Like how EB is side-fronting Dwight

Freaking Ryan Anderson

someone keeping track of the boxscore, how many TO’s on the sixers?

10 apiece

if sixers get .4 more turnovers this game they already match their average.

EB playing like the crafty vet he is

Make Dwight angry, try to draw a T

The Matt Geiger Special tm

Just can’t get over the hump – keep fighting

boy do I love bs jump shots off of broken plays.

Man we can’t seem to push through. They’re keeping us at arms length

Still only 4 FTs…need to draw some fouls.

Smart move to call a timeout there. Important that we finish this quarter strong.

let’s not see anymore of those contested, off-balance jumpshots from Dre.

They are scared of Dwight in the middle. They should be attacking him relentlessly. He’s only 1 guy.

Oh god.

You think he can defend the middle once he gets 5 fouls? Don’t you guys understand anything?

you are the one who doesn’t understand anything. learn something, please.

No, only you understand everything and have never been wrong ever.

Thad with an awkwardly awesome Thad move.

I think I’m gonna start crying

Why?

Did you listen to “I Want It That Way” too?

old school chev cannot b stoppd

EB and his mid range game keepin us in it

I’m so glad Lou passed that back…

LAWAD

Off Balance 3s….. love em Dre, keep em coming.

Followed up with a WTF jumper into a turnover

Terrible moments by Iguodala there.

This team is frustrating. :(

jj redick can suck my jj red balls.

I see what you did there...

would have liked to be down 5 not 9, but still a chance to win this

Outscored them by 7 in the quarter and it should have been better. There is little room for mistakes in this one. The magic still managed 24.

Every freaking chance…

Ulcer time.

Fourth quarter dollar time.

C’mon Jrue, you’re smarter than that.

the day that JJ takes a charge…

bad Jrue, bad.

I think that’s a terrible call.

i thought they’d call something a little earlier on that. Real handsy.

ET draws a shooting foul. Nice.

With how many terrible players are on the magic, there’s still a good chance of a comeback.

Too many fouls, too many turnovers, and we’re getting torched by the 3s. I don’t think we will.

Jrue’s killing us – gotta get him out

Damn that Reddick!

I feel like DC – I TIRED OF IT

Doug Collins is pissed.....

Tho I agree with him. I detest the noncalls on moving screens. it’s so blatant sometimes and I don’t understand how they aren’t called.

I’m much more bothered by an inordinate amount of charge calls.

And I don’t just mean this game. And the Sixers are guilty of it too soemtimes.

Refs seem to have a hard time with that concept.

I’M TIRED OF THIS

Doug Collins was pissed because ET was passing his Valentine’s day notes around the bench.

Was it cold feet?

Well at least Thad has ZERO REBOUNDS

Best player EVAR

You win, Evan! You hit the target in front of the rim!

Ugh. That play was horrendous.

Doug Collins is fuming.

Lou is really playing well

Good frickin lord.

Another f’n charge.

his feet were set I tell ya!

The Magic have really taken CHARGE of this game.

I see what you did there.

1 step forward & 2 steps back – argh

The Sixers deciding that not only do they not need to play defense anymore, they don’t need to rebound or go near the basket either.

Frustrating loss in the making.

We’re in the bonus – why would we go near basket?

Why aren’t we hacking Howard?

lol “better question: who ISNT gonna get that call?”

ET has been horrid

I’m actually mildly impressed with Vuce tonight.

For a rookie going against Dwight, he’s done better than I expected. I mean, he was still eaten alive by him but as the game progressed, you can tell he’s doing a better job and learning.

Which is what you want to see. He learns quick too, Just got 2 steals.

The gang that couldn’t shoot straight.

Wut

An old novel. But descriptive of our gang.

bust

Evan Turner 11-30 in last 5 games. 2-7 tonight.

he’s so busty.

Still leading the team in rebounds and assists tonight.

Yes, but more importantly

still a bust.

If we all root hard enough for the Sixers to make a comeback and they do, do we get some kind of assist in the stat column?

Orlando is shooting .537 for the game. That is bad defense by the Sixers.

yes, but you don’t care about defense.

That is totally wrong. A stop is as good as a bucket!

a bucket is as good as a stop, ricko.

Also true. Are you finally getting it?

I will never be as smart as you.

Simple as the base numbers.

Come one guys, eek a win out of this mess.

Zeppein said it best: Whole Lotta Bleh

Zeppelin*

I kind of vote for this for the title of the post game thread

glad you enjoyed that one

As bad as we played, we still had a chance to win. Nothing worked at all tonight.

ryan anderson = super awesome superstar tonight

Hard to watch that one.

Almost 8 min. have gone by in this Q and we’ve scored 10 points.

We’re like real good.

nowhere near that 25 point goal.

Even that wouldn’t usually be enough being as far down as we were.

No way man, the 25 ppq mark is 100% immovable.

but it’s proof positive.

Can I please curse?

I hate you Ryan Anderson.

You don’t want to waste your curses on a god-awful game like this.

True. I’ve saved up my Curse reservoir for a better occasion. Heads up play Michael

Goodnight, nurse.

ryan anderson just wiped his butt with the sixers.

Yep, he’s the prime reason.

Well..that’s not good.

goodnight guys.

dear god get worked sixers would ya?

What is the point of those time-outs, it’s over now.

I can tell you’ve played basketball before.

Good rule of thumb, 10 pts. up at 2:00 left, it’s almost done.

yep, you’ve definitely played basketball before. Probably captain of the varsity team.

Five quick threes and we are back in this!

Couldn't watch the game

Is it bad perimeter defense or are the Magic just shooting at will? Or both?

both, but bad perimeter defense let’s opposing teams get in rhythm.

lol

Meanwhile, LINSANITY continues as the Knicks are cruising against the Kings.

If Lin was in Philly, he couldn’t even get PT.

If Lin was on any team that wasn’t horribly constructed he wouldnt get PT

It's cool

at least we don’t have to hear about Jeremy Lin

and his Lintelligence.
or his Lincredibleness.
or how all he does is Lin.

Ugh.

Jeez.

Maybe we can get RYAN ANDERSON instead of Dwight Howard.

I know defense is an element of this, bu if the Magic knock down 3’s like this, they are one of the best teams in the league. Ugly game though.

If we knocked down 3s like that, we’d be the best team?

…and had Dwight Howard, yes, that team would be very good.

Around the league

Tony Parker is having another crazy game with 28 pts and 14 dimes

your love-crush just airballed a three.

But he airballed it like a BOSS!

this is a piss poor, pathetic effort from the sixers tonight.

15-25 beyond the arc.

That’s crazy.

WT* happened here?

Just got home from school, just looked at the box score……Jrue Holiday is having one of his spectacular suck nights huh?

in haiku form?

three balls were flying
terrible Sixers defense
the Magic conquered

I figured we'd lose tonight

we need Spencer back in the worst way, you know it’s bad when nba.com’s Ten Before Tip blog won’t even bother saying that the player is injured anymore

Howard just said he wants to play for philly now. He was impressed with their perimeter defense.

which one?

Dwight Howard or Wight Howard?

That’s pretty funny considering tonight.

tongue-in-cheek. lol

your mind works almost too quickly.

He’s on top of it, folks.

Looking ahead to Friday night's game...

Jason Terry won’t be playing

that game won't count

throw an asterisk on it

SIXERS CAN’T BEAT GOOD TEAMS THAT DOESN’T HAVE INJURED PLAYERS. RED ALERT!!!!

Sixers, if you continue to play like this Linsanity will overtake you.

subject-verb agreement in this hizz-ouse!!

Question for anyone that has an answer

I’m heading to the mavs game Friday and was wondering what time the stadium opens. Due to traffic my friend wants to leave really early and I think it’ll get us there at like 5:30. Not sure I want that.

After looking at the box score, another piss-poor game from Holiday.

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