Category Archive Game Recap‘
Posted by: C. Smith
04/14/15 10:11 am EST
Posted by: C. Smith
04/06/15 10:55 am EST
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Furkan Aldemir, PF 29 MIN | 2-7 FG | 0-0 FT | 9 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 4 PTS | +6 +/-Hinkie didn’t acquire Furkan for his scoring abilities and that showed last night. Right now I would say its an even money bet on Furkan making the team next year. |
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Robert Covington, SF 29 MIN | 4-13 FG | 3-4 FT | 3 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 14 PTS | 0 +/-Whether or not you realize it (or care anymore), Cov is in a bit of a slump. With his poor shooting performance again last night he is now 14 for 46 from the field over his last 4 games — 30.4%. |
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Jerami Grant, SF 27 MIN | 2-7 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 4 PTS | -7 +/-Grant brought a ton of energy last night and was flying all over the place, unfortunately his efforts produced mediocre numbers in the stat book. I did think he was fouled on two separate drives to the rim and did not get a whistle. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 37 MIN | 7-14 FG | 0-1 FT | 9 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK | 1 TO | 14 PTS | -10 +/-One board shy of a double-double and 50% shooting from the field are nice numbers, but it felt like Noel disappeared for long stretches in this game. |
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Ish Smith, PG 32 MIN | 8-18 FG | 0-1 FT | 1 REB | 7 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 17 PTS | -22 +/-Shane Larkin is quick as hell and on several trips last night Smith made the NYK point man look Ryan Howard slow. But to be honest, after his 7 point outburst in the 1st Q (and 11 overall in 1st half), I thought Smith was headed for a huge night, not just a very good one. |
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Posted by: Philadunkia
03/26/15 10:19 am EST
Posted by: Philadunkia
03/25/15 11:09 am EST
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JaKarr Sampson, SG 19 MIN | 3-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 2 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 8 PTS | +1 +/-In the early 3rd Q I thought Sampson found a nice groove (5 quick points), so I was a little shocked that Brown did not play him more in the 2nd half. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
03/19/15 10:39 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 26 MIN | 1-8 FG | 1-2 FT | 6 REB | 5 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 4 PTS | +7 +/-Luc did his best to shoot the Sixers into the loss column, but the weary Pistons were unbable to take advantage of the poor effort from Embiid’s babysitter. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 22 MIN | 5-10 FG | 1-2 FT | 4 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 3 BLK | 1 TO | 11 PTS | +2 +/-With the hops and energy Noel diplayed early on, it’s a good thing for the Pistons that he got hurt and missed most of the 2nd half. Otherwise the Sixers may have won this game by 20. I felt like very time he came on the TV Noel was flushing a dunk or swatting a Detroit shot. |
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Ish Smith, PG 26 MIN | 6-12 FG | 3-4 FT | 1 REB | 8 AST | 3 STL | 1 BLK | 3 TO | 15 PTS | +10 +/-A near double-double from the journeyman was has supplanted Canaan (who the Sixers traded for by the way) as the starting PG. He pushed the pace last night on the tired Pistons and unleashed a couple of floaters that were amazing. 50% shooting from the field; 8 dimes; only 3 TOs and +10 rating! Too bad he isn’t 6’3 or taller. |
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Jason Richardson, SG 25 MIN | 4-7 FG | 3-4 FT | 5 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 14 PTS | +1 +/-JRich struck back at Father Time last night with a much needed solid shooting effort. Previous to last night’s game, #23 was 6 for 37 from the field in his last 4 games and I had pretty much written him off for the season. |
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JaKarr Sampson, SG 22 MIN | 3-8 FG | 0-0 FT | 6 REB | 0 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 6 PTS | -6 +/-After 4 points in the the 1st half, I don’t have a single note on JaKarr for the rest of the game. I like Sampson’s long range potential, but his is not a starting NBA guard and why Brown insists on trotting him out with the first-five is beyond me. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
03/17/15 10:01 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 23 MIN | 4-8 FG | 1-4 FT | 1 REB | 3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 10 PTS | -18 +/-Luc led the Sixers with a -18 +/- rating last night. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 34 MIN | 7-15 FG | 4-6 FT | 7 REB | 1 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 18 PTS | -15 +/-A much better effort this time from Noel in hometown of Boston. I like that he was extremely aggressive last night and took the ball to the tin, but his left hand finish still needs some work. His 6 points in the 1st Q was one of the few highlights for the Sixers. However he did NOT score another point in the 1st half. |
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Isaiah Canaan, PG 28 MIN | 4-11 FG | 1-2 FT | 6 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 3 TO | 11 PTS | -8 +/-This PG experiment should officially come to a close when this season is over. While his stat line was respectable last night, Canaan owns a shoot first mentality, does not see the floor well and plays ole’ defense. |
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Jason Richardson, SG 20 MIN | 1-7 FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 2 PTS | -15 +/-As Charles Barkley once said, “Father time is undefeated.” J-Rich is now 6-27 (22%) from the field and 0-12 from deep in his last 3 games. |
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Hollis Thompson, SG 31 MIN | 5-9 FG | 1-2 FT | 2 REB | 2 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 13 PTS | -7 +/-Thompson took advantage of his first start since December and posted a solid overall stat line. Along with Noel, HT was one of the few Sixers who could find the basket in the 1st Q (4 points). |
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Posted by: C. Smith
03/14/15 11:28 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 30 MIN | 5-11 FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 10 PTS | +8 +/-Luc recovered from a slow start (2 points in 1st Q) to post a solid game. His 6 points during the 3rd Q surge assisted the Sixer reserves in bringing home this W. |
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Robert Covington, SF 29 MIN | 8-17 FG | 2-3 FT | 2 REB | 2 AST | 3 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 24 PTS | +3 +/-Welcome back Cov!! His hot shooting and 11 points in the 1st Q kept the Sixers from falling out of this game very early on. Then Cov posted another 9 points in the 2nd Q (3-3 from deep). Still, it seems Cov was one of the few players who did not benefit from Brown’s halftime speech as he went 1-5 from the field in the 2nd half. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 28 MIN | 7-13 FG | 2-2 FT | 12 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 16 PTS | +5 +/-Just another double-double and 50%+ shooting from the field from Noel who’s play since the trade deadline continues to amaze. Is anyone else disappointed that he had only had 1 steal? |
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Isaiah Canaan, PG 23 MIN | 3-9 FG | 0-0 FT | 1 REB | 5 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 7 PTS | -4 +/-Priority #1 for Sam Hinkie is to find a PG and a backup PG for 2015-16 because the undersized Canaan who has totaled 5 dimes and 4 TOs in the last 2 games while shooting 32% from the field is not the answer. Still, his 5 points in the 3rd Q were huge last night, so he gets the C+ from me. |
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JaKarr Sampson, SG 17 MIN | 4-6 FG | 2-3 FT | 2 REB | 3 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 10 PTS | -7 +/-Sampson was very active early on in this game and thrilled the crowd with a drive to the rim that ended with a thunderous flush. After 6 points in the 1st half, I thought he had finally found his stride again, but he went MIA in the 2nd half and I don’t have a single note on him from the 3rd/4th Qs. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
03/07/15 9:38 am EST
Posted by: C. Smith
03/05/15 10:55 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 40 MIN | 6-21 FG | 6-9 FT | 14 REB | 5 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 18 PTS | +4 +/-
A double-double for Embiid’s sitter was blemished by 28% shooting from the field and 0-3 from deep. If Luc would pump the brakes on his shot selection, he would be much more effective offensive player for this team. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 40 MIN | 3-10 FG | 2-4 FT | 13 REB | 1 AST | 4 STL | 5 BLK | 5 TO | 8 PTS | +12 +/-
A solid night for #4, but after his 7-7 outing vs. Toronto I expected a little more on the offensive end. 5 blocks and 4 steals (strip of Westbrook at end of regulation was huge) were great, but he also posted 5 TOs last night. |
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Isaiah Canaan, PG 42 MIN | 10-16 FG | 3-3 FT | 7 REB | 6 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 31 PTS | +5 +/-
We finally got to see the “bullseye shooter” version of Canaan that all the scouts have been talking about. He opened the game Canaan 5-of-5 on 3-pointers and drained 8 total on the day which produced a career high 31 points. Additionally Canaan had only 3 TOs. |
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Jason Richardson, SG 36 MIN | 8-19 FG | 9-9 FT | 6 REB | 3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 29 PTS | +17 +/-
Back in October if you had told me that JRich would play 36 minutes in a games this season for the Sixers, I would have bet any amount of money against that idea in a minute and laughed. If you next told me he would score 29 points in a game for the Sixers this season I would have checked you into a mental health facility. |
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JaKarr Sampson, SG 15 MIN | 2-3 FG | 3-3 FT | 2 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 7 PTS | -4 +/-
There is nothing wrong with the way Sampson played last night. I just figured in an up and down, high scoring game that an athlete like Sampson would produce a better stat line. Of course that can be difficult when you only get 15 minutes of burn. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
02/28/15 12:27 pm EST
