NOTES, LINKS & TWEETS
05/06/11 10:30 am EST
John Smallwood of the Daily News analyzes the results of a 76ers poll the paper ran. Shockingly (sarcasm here) this town is not a fan of Andre Iguodala.
Dei Lynam at csnphilly.com writes about the upcoming roster decisions the Sixers have to make.
A great post by Brian at depressedfan.com on Dre skipping his exit interview with Collins, Thorn and Stefanski.
A look at the 2011 NBA Draft projections for the Sixers. Yahoo Sports correctly claims that this is one of the weakest drafts in recent memory.
- Chad Ford at ESPN.com has the Sixers drafting Lithuanian seven-footer Donatas Motiejunas. According to Fran Fraschilla, Montiejunas is the 4th best international player in the 2001 Draft.
- NBAdraft.net has the Sixers grabbing Georgia power forward Trey Thompkins (6-10; 250).
- Mynbadraft.net also has the Sixers taking Motiejunas.
ESPN Insider Tom Haberstroh has a few suggestions on how to fix the Sixers. Hint: It includes adding a center. GENIUS!
A great quote from Thad at the post-playoff media gathering…”I feel like we had a very successful season. It’s unfortunate that it’s over, but we went out and played hard each and every night. Last year, I didn’t feel that way. This year, we built something and people know who we are.”
Mark Paul a member of Yahoo Sports “contributor network” looks at the Philly connections to the team’s remaining in the NBA Playoffs.
NBC10 did a profile on the “Whole Lotta Luve” guy — 469 pound, James Bristler Jr.
Via his Twitter account (thekidet) we learn that Evan Turner had some pizza and watched Notorious again.
