U r completely correct, Jeffries played nice D on Iguodala. Fact is I am always too focused on watching my players on both ends and sometimes I don’t notice who among our opponents is guarding them or being guarded by them.

Your analysis of our offense is right on point also, we lack both three point/outside shooting and frontcourt scoring, which is a pretty remakalble accomplishment if you think about it…. Basically we can only score when we run: with set defenses it’s always a pain. Imagine watching this show for 44 games, and counting.

So yes, we need a SG with 3 point range but mostly a prolific PF, because it’s posible that in the next future we could put Thad Young at SF with Iguodala at SG. Stefanski knows that and he even stated that getting a scoring PF will be our priority this summer.

As for tanking, I just hope for you that you will not regret these (useless, to me9 wins this summer when you will head to the lottery: we passed through that last season and I can assure it’s not fun. I just don’t want to see that again.

Juan Camilo, Evans “despera” me as well, LOL

Alex, no, I don’t follow college bball at all, I have already enough troubles following the NBA, LOL. But I know what Sixers’ needings are (see above) and I hope we will solve some of our problems in the draft. With what players, I have no idea.

Nice recap.

Who do you have your eyes on in the upcoming draft since you’ve admitted to hoping the Sixers are hoarding ping pong balls?

Do you get to watch college basketball often?

Saludos

From Colombia

JC

For #6 (Iggy’s poor second half), you have to credit Jared Jeffries’ defense a bit. I, like most Knicks, can’t stand large doses of Jeffries, or the fact that, statistically speaking, he’s our best SF (which makes him, what, #50 among SF in the NBA?!), but he does have one good attribute – he can, and does, occasionally provide good defense on opposing SFs, like Iggy.

I told Depressed Fan this, but with regards to the Philly offense: It’s a pretty awful scoring team. The Sixers have no offense from the starting front court (Evans and Dalembert), one of the worst starting SGs in the league, and a PG who is great, but lacks a solid jumper. So you really have only one reliable scorer in the starting lineup – Iggy.

The Sixers, I’m guessing, will need a scoring SG (overpay on an offer sheet to Ben Gordon?), and decent front court option. If they don’t sign a free agent, making a move for Pau Gasol might not be a bad idea. I don’t know if they have the assets (other than to trade a first-rounder and some young talent for him), but it might be a good move, no?

As for praying for pingpong balls… my team is in the same position as ya’ll, but I’m opposed to it. Tanking is only worth it if you are talking a franchise-player (top 10), which isn’t happening this year. Beasley is nice, and so is Rose, but they aren’t going to turn around anyone’s franchise by themselves. They aren’t going to be a top-10 NBA player. Better to work on improving the team, which is why I’m happy with the Knicks recent win streak. It’s not that I’m holding out some ridiculous hope that we’ll make the playoffs – that ship has left the port. But it’s the fact that trying things out, seeing what works… that stuff will pay more dividends (you have to hope) than being the 5th pick instead of the 8th pick….