Category Archive Game Recap‘
Posted by: C. Smith
02/24/15 10:35 am EST
Posted by: C. Smith
02/08/15 10:56 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 34 MIN | 4-13 FG | 4-5 FT | 7 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 13 PTS | +12 +/-Once again, Embiid’s babysitter puts up a solid, but inefficient stat line. Still, I have to admit his defense is one of the resons the Sixers got this game turned around last night. |
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Robert Covington, SF 33 MIN | 7-15 FG | 3-5 FT | 8 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 2 TO | 22 PTS | +4 +/-After a slow start to this game, Cov poured in 11 of his 22 points in a pivotal 3rd Q and 19 overall in the 2nd half. His ability to splash threes on the secondary fast break is amazing. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 34 MIN | 5-9 FG | 2-2 FT | 7 REB | 1 AST | 3 STL | 2 BLK | 1 TO | 12 PTS | +9 +/-A very solid night from #$ who scored several buckets with his left hand and put up 6 points during the Sixers run from the late 2nd Q into the mid 3rd Q. |
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Tim Frazier, PG 37 MIN | 0-7 FG | 0-0 FT | 3 REB | 8 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 4 TO | 0 PTS | +15 +/-Obviously Frazier needs some work on his shooting stroke, but I have to give the kid credit, with little to no practcie he has performed very well in his two games with the 76ers. Last night his ability to push the ball up the floor, get into the defense and then kick the ball out to the 3-point line to an open shooter was a thing of beauty to watch. |
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JaKarr Sampson, SG 22 MIN | 1-5 FG | 2-4 FT | 3 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 0 TO | 4 PTS | +3 +/-I felt that thie biggest issue last night for Sampson was that he forced some ill-advised shots and that led to a poor shooting night. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
02/04/15 10:46 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 32 MIN | 2-5 FG | 0-2 FT | 10 REB | 0 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 4 PTS | -3 +/-Luc doesn’t usually allow himself to have a quiet game like he did last night, but I only have one note on him from the entire game and that was about a nice jumper he banged home in the 1st Q. Obvioulsy the stat sheet says he did a nice job on the boards |
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Robert Covington, SF 29 MIN | 4-12 FG | 7-8 FT | 8 REB | 2 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 3 TO | 17 PTS | -2 +/-I think that stat line for Covington last night can be a little misleading. Cov had a near double-double, but scored only 2 points in the 1st half as the Sixers built a 21 point lead and he was 1-for-his-first-4 on the game. However, his 7 pts in the 4th Q helped keep the Nuggs at arm’s length in this one. If you remove the Cavs game from the equation (6-13; 46%), Cov is shooting 28.3% in his last 3 contests. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 27 MIN | 3-6 FG | 4-5 FT | 8 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK | 2 TO | 10 PTS | -8 +/-A near double-double was highlighted by Noel being more aggressive on offense last night, operating in traffic and getting to the FT line where he was nearly perfect. His failed attempt at a follow slam that some how rolled in, was comical. |
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Michael Carter-Williams, PG 34 MIN | 4-12 FG | 6-10 FT | 8 REB | 12 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 4 TO | 15 PTS | -1 +/-A near triple-double in what was an excellent performance for 3 quarters by #1. The stat line indicates that MCW did not shoot the ball well from the field or from deep, but really he was having a great game until a stretch in the 4th Q where he forced a number of ill advised shots and drives to the basket. During that run in the 4th Q, it was if MCW had lost his mind and reverted to his old way of playing. |
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JaKarr Sampson, SG 18 MIN | 3-4 FG | 3-4 FT | 0 REB | 0 AST | 3 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 11 PTS | -3 +/-I have to admit that I was not a big fan of Sampson’s move to the starting lineup, but I was wrong. The kid played well again last night and a quick 5 point burst in the 1st Q by Sampson was a big boost for the Sixers. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
02/03/15 10:53 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 32 MIN | 6-14 FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 3 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 2 TO | 13 PTS | -13 +/-Overall a decent night by Embiid’s babysitter. I don’t like that he jacks up threes at the worst times, but that’s an issue for another post. It’s no secret that I am not a big fan of the fact that Luc is receiving 30+ mins a game and stunting the development of the kids on this roster. |
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Robert Covington, SF 34 MIN | 6-13 FG | 2-3 FT | 3 REB | 4 AST | 7 STL | 1 BLK | 2 TO | 18 PTS | -16 +/-Welcome back…After some serious struggles with his jump shot of late, including 1-9 on threes vs. ATL, “The Cov” was on fire last night. In fact in the 4th Q where Cov scored 8 points early (12 total) you could see that LeBron switched onto #33 defensively in hopes of slowing Cov’s roll. The 7 steals is simply ridiculous as well. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 33 MIN | 2-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 2 AST | 2 STL | 3 BLK | 3 TO | 4 PTS | -9 +/-I can accept that Noel is raw offensively and has trouble defending the pick-n-roll, but it is ridiculous to me that an athletic 7-footer only grabs 4 boards in 33 mins of play. Mozgov pushed him around all night. Hit the weight room, please. |
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Michael Carter-Williams, PG 20 MIN | 1-9 FG | 0-0 FT | 4 REB | 5 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 2 PTS | -14 +/-Is it too much if we refer to this game a “Shin-gate”? |
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JaKarr Sampson, SG 18 MIN | 4-5 FG | 0-0 FT | 0 REB | 1 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 3 TO | 10 PTS | +2 +/-JaKarr has found a nice role in teh starting lineup for this team and after slow start last night (2 pts. in 1st half) he found his stride in this one by draining two 3-balls in the 3rd Q. It had to be weird for Sampson to be matched up against LeBron — his idol and a fellow Akron, OH native last night. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
01/29/15 9:25 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 31 MIN | 6-14 FG | 0-0 FT | 6 REB | 4 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 12 PTS | +34 +/-
The 1st Q of last night’s game was the Luc show as he scored 8 points in the opening stanza to propel the Sixers fast start and huge early lead. IMO 14 FGAs is too many for Luc, but we’ll over look that for now. This guy has to be worth a 2nd round pick to a contender that needs a big who defends well and score some, right? |
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Robert Covington, SF 25 MIN | 7-11 FG | 1-1 FT | 5 REB | 3 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 19 PTS | +22 +/-
In his last 3 games leading up to last night, Covington was shooting 28% from the field (9-32), so it was nice to see him rediscover his shooting stroke vs. the Pistons and score 5 points in the 1st Q. He also drained two three-balls in the 3rd Q. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 29 MIN | 2-5 FG | 1-2 FT | 4 REB | 5 AST | 4 STL | 2 BLK | 1 TO | 5 PTS | +34 +/-
After an pathetic effort against the NOP, I was looking for a motivated Noel to come out and play very well last night. He didn’t play badly, but Noel was not nearly as agessive as I expected and his stat line was nothing to write home about. He took only 2 shots and scored only 2 points in the 1st half when the Sixers put this game away. |
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Michael Carter-Williams, PG 35 MIN | 5-10 FG | 3-5 FT | 9 REB | 10 AST | 0 STL | 2 BLK | 5 TO | 14 PTS | +34 +/-
I thought this was one of MCW’s best all-around games of the year (1 board shy of triple-double). He was under controll all night and looked to set up teammates. He did not force shots at any point in the game. #1 got the Sixers out in the open court early on and that led to a good number of easy baskets for the 7-6. The only blemish for MCW last night was the 5 TOs. |
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JaKarr Sampson, SG 24 MIN | 5-6 FG | 1-2 FT | 8 REB | 0 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 13 PTS | +26 +/-
JaKarr got the start last night (never thought I would type that line again) and took advantage of the opportunity. He scored a career-high 13 points and grabbed a career high 8 boards. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
01/27/15 9:03 am EST
Posted by: C. Smith
01/22/15 10:09 am EST
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Furkan Aldemir, PF 19 MIN | 0-1 FG | 0-0 FT | 5 REB | 0 AST | 0 STL | 3 BLK | 0 TO | 0 PTS | -8 +/-
Personally, I thought there were a number of opportunities to get Furkan the ball on the blocks that the Sixers did not take advantage of last night. |
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Robert Covington, SF 39 MIN | 5-11 FG | 4-4 FT | 3 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 2 BLK | 3 TO | 17 PTS | -5 +/-
Cov only scored 5 points in the 1st half, but looked much better after half-time and ended up producing a solid night. Still, I thought he would light up the NYK’s woeful defense, so I am a little disappointed in his production last night. |
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Henry Sims, C 32 MIN | 4-12 FG | 3-4 FT | 12 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 11 PTS | 0 +/-
Sims gets the start and despite a terrible shooting night produces a double-double. Outside of MCW, Sims was one of the only Sixers who could score the ball in the 1st half (6 pts.) |
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Michael Carter-Williams, PG 38 MIN | 10-26 FG | 7-8 FT | 6 REB | 7 AST | 5 STL | 0 BLK | 3 TO | 27 PTS | 0 +/-
Yes, MCW stuffed the stat sheet last night and only turned the ball over 3 times, but I thought he was really forcing it all night. Don’t get me wrong, I realize he was missing a number of scoring options and that he is the only reason this game was competitive, but IMO he missed a number of open teammates because he had a one track mind last night. |
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K.J. McDaniels, SG 25 MIN | 4-13 FG | 2-2 FT | 5 REB | 1 AST | 0 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 12 PTS | -18 +/-
Last night was a better overall outing for KJ, who added another dunk to his highlight reel and splashed home a couple threes, but his shot is still off and it’s been an issue for some time now. In his last 5 games he is shooting 24.5% from the field and 21% from three. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
01/15/15 11:16 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 30 MIN | 1-7 FG | 1-2 FT | 1 REB | 0 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 2 TO | 3 PTS | -16 +/-3 points and 1 board in 30 minutes of run. C’mon. His minutes should be flipped-flopped with Furkan’s so we can see what this kid is capable of doing with steady burn. |
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Henry Sims, C 24 MIN | 4-9 FG | 0-0 FT | 7 REB | 2 AST | 0 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 8 PTS | -6 +/-Sims was back in the 1st-five last night and got off to a slow start (0 pts. in 1st Q). He rallied from that thanks to 6 poinst in the 3rd Q, but we know he’s capable of more. |
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Nerlens Noel, C 39 MIN | 5-9 FG | 2-4 FT | 8 REB | 1 AST | 3 STL | 1 BLK | 0 TO | 12 PTS | -19 +/-I thought this was one of #4’s best all-around games of the season. Noel played with a great deal of energy and was aggressive on offense. Noel’s follow slam of a KJ miss in the 2nd Q ignited a Sixers push in that quarter. His skills are just so raw on the offensive end of the court, it becomes frustrating to watch. |
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Michael Carter-Williams, PG 41 MIN | 12-25 FG | 4-8 FT | 7 REB | 4 AST | 2 STL | 0 BLK | 4 TO | 29 PTS | -15 +/-MCW posted a season 29 points thanks to a blazing hot 1st half — 18 points (11 in 1st Q) on 8 of 14 shooting from the field. Without Cov and TWroe in the lineup, #1 was extremely agressive in getting the ball to the cup all night. In fact, he was a man on a mission. The drive and flush in 2nd Q was simply beautiful. If MCW doesn’t run into foul trouble during the 3rd Q there is no telling how many points he could have put up. |
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K.J. McDaniels, SG 32 MIN | 2-10 FG | 5-6 FT | 8 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 4 BLK | 1 TO | 10 PTS | -14 +/-Yes, he had another block that will make the SC highlight package and posted a near double-double, but his shooting was awful and he looked tentative when he got the rock. On a positive note, KJ hasnow scored in double digits in five of his last six games. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
01/14/15 9:56 am EST
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Luc Richard Mbah a Moute, PF 20 MIN | 1-5 FG | 4-6 FT | 0 REB | 1 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 7 PTS | +1It’s time to start answering phone calls (if there are any) on Embiid’s babysitter. |
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Robert Covington, SF 32 MIN | 2-13 FG | 3-3 FT | 5 REB | 1 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 3 TO | 7 PTS | -20For the 2nd time in his last 5 games Cov registered single digit points and shot less than 16% from the field. In his last 4 games #33 has hit on 8 of 30 3PAs (26%). |
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Nerlens Noel, C 31 MIN | 1-4 FG | 0-2 FT | 6 REB | 1 AST | 2 STL | 1 BLK | 1 TO | 2 PTS | -19Do you know how painful it is to watch an athletic 7-footer grab only 6 boards and score just 2 points in 31 minutes of run against basically Atlanta’s second unit? I can tell you it is VERY painful. |
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Michael Carter-Williams, PG 30 MIN | 8-13 FG | 3-3 FT | 9 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 1 BLK | 5 TO | 20 PTS | -16MCW did not score his first points until there was 4:30 remaining in the 1st Q, but he still posted a near double-double night by getting to the rim for easy buckets. Still, his 4 assits vs. 5 TOs is a stat I DO NOT enjoy reading from my starting PG. |
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K.J. McDaniels, SG 33 MIN | 5-9 FG | 2-2 FT | 3 REB | 4 AST | 1 STL | 0 BLK | 1 TO | 14 PTS | -20After he drained a 3-ball and scored 5 points early in the 1st Q, and then put up another 5 points in the 2nd Q, I thought KJ was one his way to a huge night. Unfortunately the jaw-dropping, baseline, two hand slam he executed in the 3rd Q was his only note worthy play in the 2nd half. |
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Posted by: C. Smith
01/08/15 10:37 am EST
