Thad started this game by going 6 of 7 from the floor in the 1st Q and triggered the Sixers great play in the 1st half, but then he sort of disappeared.

This is all I am asking for from “The Enigma” on a nightly basis.  Except for one brief stretch in the 4th Q, ET played under control and contributed nicely to the team.  When he learns to play like this every night and stops complaining to the refs, I’ll be very happy.

A career high 17 rebounds was the highlight of Spence’s 9th double-doubles in the month of March. Hawes a great second effort in the 2nd Q fro a tip-in.  The 3PA he drilled in early 4th was key and he had 2 huge ORebs in the late 4th Q that kept the ball out of MIL hands.  I also loved the dime he threw to Thad on a back-door cut in the 3rd Q.

18 points on 17 FGAs isn’t the most efficient scoring night.  Jrue committed 6 TOs in the game as well.  Still, he had a clutch 3-pointer in the 3rd Q where he racked up 10 points and kept the Sixers in this game when the Bucks were on fire.  However he didn’t score a point in the 4th Q (0-3).

“Employee #8″ (We can borrow that from Antoine Walker, right?) got off to a slow start shooting the ball (2-7 in 1st Q) but recovered to post another stellar performance.  The alley-oop he caught in the 2nd Q capped off a nice run of 5 straight points by Wilkins.  The steal and slam by him in the late 4th was the dagger in this one and scored Big Macs for everyone at the WFC. His D was solid as well.

6 ticks; 4 points and 3 boards…That’s an A+ in my book.  Too bad it won’t lead to more minutes for Arnett.

I wasn’t thrilled with some of the ill-advised shots he chucked up tonight (the 2 in the 3rd Q come immediately to mind), but Wright was a big key to the Sixers W tonight.  #4 scored five points in the 2nd Q and the stretch where he scored 8 straight in the 4th Q took the Sixers from a deficit to up 3 and triggered a 15-0 run by the 7-6 that put them up for good in this one.

Mehhh…

Moving on…

During training camp did you think that Kwame would only play in only 22 games this year and that would be 22 more times than Bynum would suit up for the Sixers in 2012-13?

I love that DC’s squad got out to an lightening fast start in this one.  However, whatever he is saying at half needs to cease as the Sixers had another terrible 3rd Q.  Still he was able to keep the team focused and that led to a big 4th Q push that grabbed the Sixers the lead and eventually the game. How tense was Collins in the post game presser?  The fact that he still believes the Sixers are not out of the playoffs yet is a joke.  DC is this close to snapping — big time.

Thad received a well-deserved rest tonight in what appeared to be the Sixers first effective effort at tanking all season long.  At this point in this season, and his career, we know what we’re getting from Thad.  It’s about damn time Collins gave him a break and gave the youngins some burn.

Another game where we leave thinking, “what is wrong with that guy” about Turner.  ET got out-performed by Dorell Wright, Damien Wilkins, Randy Foye, Gordon Hayward and Alec Burks tonight. That shouldn’t happen to a No. 2 Overall Draft Pick.  More on this After The Jump…

A near double-double from Spencer and another performance that makes me want to bang my head against a wall.  WHERE WAS THIS IN JANUARY?  Could the Sixers realistically be a playoff team right now if Hawes was playing at this level back when they were just a few games out of the 8th spot in the East?

Similar to Thad, it was good to see Jrue log less minutes tonight.  Obviously, you don’t want him to shoot 25% from the floor and turn the ball over 4 times, but at this point in this dreadful year, who cares?  I’m happy to see Jrue just get some rest!

When the Utah (Root Sports) TV broadcasters discuss how much a player has progressed and developed recently, you know it’s legitimate.  I’ll be honest, it’s good to see Wilkins improve as of late, but it scares me the front office will throw him way too much money in the offseason and retain him instead of filling that roster spot with a young player full of potential.  Keep in mind, Wilkins is 33…

WELL DONE, ARNETT!  Man is it refreshing to watch this guy crash the boards, fight for position while defending the post and take the ball to the rim aggressively and with authority?  Yet, ridiculously, he played so well, entered the game at the 7:35 mark in the 1Q and still only played 23 min.  Why, Collins?  Why?????

Wright again put on a great off-the-bench performance for this team.  Unfortunately, it’s just a tease at what could have been if Wright was regularly used to his full potential all season long.  Are you starting to sense all of the “what-ifs?” about this team that don’t even include Andrew Bynum?

Despite his terrible shooting night, a solid effort by Lavoy.  But, in what upside down universe does he deserve to be playing more minutes than Moultrie in this game at this point in this season?  Jeeze, man! This “rotation” never, ever makes sense.

After not even playing a minute against the Kings the night prior, Jenkins comes out and receives 19 minutes.  Thank the basketball lords.  He produced out there too!

Oh, Jeremy.  Were you thinking about your alma mater Gonzaga’s loss to Wichita State in the Round of 32 when you went oh-for from the field?

Congratulations, Royal! You were 100 percent successful in completing a trillion!  You had absolutely no impact on this game!

Wait, who is this again?

I miss you, Swaggy! Get well soon!

Collins finally rested Jrue Holiday and Thad Young… but it took him until the second night of a back-to-back road set to do it.. on March 25!  It goes to show how much a grasp this guy has of NBA coaching if I have not given him a higher than a C+ in any of my reacts.

A steady, punch the clock and go to work night from Thad.  I loved the little altercation he got into with Cousins.  Thad has a rep for being “Mr. Nice Guy” and it was nice to see a bit of an edge from #21.

I wouldn’t say Turner did anything wrong last night, but I’m just over him and ready to see “The Enigma” playing for another team.

If you’re going to talk the talk, you need to walk the walk…and that’s just what Spencer did last night. After engaging Sacto fans in a minor Twitter war yesterday, Hawes went out and posted his 8th double-double in the last 14 games.  Hawes was booed from the opening tip and responded by hitting the game’s first basket.  Of course it was an 18-foot jumper.

Yes Jure racked up another double-double, but he was 1-4 on 3PAs and some of those shots were ill-advised.  Jrue was also an unacceptable 2-6 from the FT line.  However his 8 points in the 3rd Q were a key part of the Sixers grabbing control of this game.

Is it possible that Damien’s play over the last two weeks (13 ppg. in his last 10 runs) has earned him a contract here in Philly for next year.  Believe me, I know that the fact he is starting means the Sixers are awful, but his veteran presence, instant offense, ability to get to the FT line and defense could be an asset off the bench next year.  Just sayin…

Keep your head up kid…DC probably won’t be here next season.

That’s what I am talking about…As I have said many, many times, Wright has one job — hit open jumpers and last night he was awesome at his job.  He scored 13 in the 2nd Q and 5 straight to close out the 3rd Q.

Lavoy escaped from the Do(u)ghouse to score a career-high 20 (10 in the 2nd Q & 6 in the 4th Q) on 9-of-13 shooting, adding seven boards.  He must have used Temple’s devastating Tourney loss as motivation for this performance.

Moving on…

The only reason I even know this guy is alive is because of his Instagram account.

How funny were his thoughts on Lavoy Allen in the post game? Talk about taking digs at a player. IMO Collins is post game commenting his way out of town.

I would like to have seen Thad grab more than 3 rebounds and have passed up that ill-advised 3PA he launched in the 1st Q, but outside of those two items it was a very good night for #21.  His coast-to-coast for an AND1 in the early third was awesome to watch.  He also scored 4 straight on two different stretches in the 2nd Q.  The steal Thad snatched in the 4th Q was ridiculous.

“The Enigma” strikes again…

That’s 6 double-doubles in the last 11 games for Spencer.  I wasn’t crazy about his 3PA in the 1st Q and his defense on Aldridge for most of the night was not good.  Although it was rock solid on that last POR possession vs. Aldridge.  Overall Spence is playing out of his mind right now so I am not going to complain too much.  I just wish he could have done this all year.

There was a stretch in the early to mid 4th Q where I thought Jrue lost his mind while launching ill-advised 3PAs early in the shot clock, but overall a great night for “The Jruth”.  He recovered to score 11 points in the 4th including a huge leaner in the closing minutes that put the Sixers up 5.

Did you ever think the Sixers would receive this much production from Damien Wilkins?

What else do want a guy to do with 9 mins of burn?  Moultrie had a nice dive to the rim that he turned into 2 FTs, but unfortunately there’s not much else to write about.

Wright scored 12 points in 14 mins. during the first half and then lost his stroke.  He ended with 16 points on 14 FGAs which is not an efficient scoring night.  However, I’ll give Wright credit for grabbing some key boards as well as getting to the FT line and knocking ‘em down.

2 points and 3 rips (1 big OReb) in 5 mins…well done Lavoy.

Anyways…

I wonder if the docs who are working on Bynum’s knees on Tuesday can put a heart in this stiff?

I have to assume that DC has tweaked the offense to push the rock a little more often and work the ball from the inside on more half-court trips.  Unfortunately the changes have come too late and now the wins are killing us.  I also really liked that he did not double Aldridge on that last Blazers possession.

Thad always plays with incredible heart and hustle.  If he doesn’t receive at least an A- nightly, something went terribly wrong.  Tonight, the prototypical small-ball PF was extremely efficient from the field and played great D on David West.  But he shouldn’t play 37 minutes at this point in the year, Doug.  Give some of that burn to Moultrie!

Evan put together a decent night of his own against a team that should have provided a tough match-up for him: lengthy and athletic perimeter players.  It’s a positive sign that he only shot the ball 11 times, but he should have converted more of them.

Wow.  After blanking a crucial layup in his last time out against the Heat, the big ole’ stiff comes out and delivers a near quadruple-double!  He even made contact on a few screens and rolled to the basket!  And, he embarrassed Roy Hibbert!  Wow.  Just, wow.

Jrue played like an all-star this evening.  And, of his 3 turnovers tonight, two came when he was arguably fouled in the 4th Quarter.  He could have shot a much better percentage overall, but he straight carried this team to a triumphant victory.

Damien Wilkins should not be playing 19 more minutes than Arnett Moultire and Charles Jenkins combined at this point in the season.  He shouldn’t.  ‘Nique’s nephew is shooting 43% from the field this year.  Why is he playing over two young guys who might actually be able to contribute to your rotation for the next five seasons?

You’re the man, Arnett! Keep fighting hard for rebounds!  Keep blocking shots!  Keep running the floor! Keep smiling on the bench like you’re not pissed about playing behind Damien Wilkins!  Maybe, just maybe, one day you’ll have a coach that recognizes your potential and how it would be very beneficial to give you some playing time.

Dorell Wright took the form of a quality wing perimeter player that he can be with regular minutes this evening.  Over the team’s last five games, Wright is playing 23.0 minutes and scoring 14.2 points per contest. Why couldn’t he have gotten to this consistent run earlier in the season?

Eh.  Lavoy is what he is.  16 minutes is a good number for him and 4 points and 3 rebounds is a solid contribution.  But he was just another face in the crowd, tonight.

Unfortunately for Charles, Collins refuses to acknowledge this guy is the second-leading scorer in Colonial Athletic Association history behind only David “The Admiral” Robinson.  Give this kid an opportunity to prove himself!

Again, only a few more games before Kwame Brown becomes, “Kwame Brown’s expiring contract” That’s worth some trade value, right?

It’s not his fault he’s really irrelevant at this point in the season for this particular team, right?

Who?

At least Swaggy looks swaggy on the bench.

DC did a good job of coaching tonight to win this game.  He played the hot hands, he left units in that went on big runs.  He even made key substitutions in a few situations.  However, he gave Moultrie and Jenkins 14 minutes, combined.  Their are 240 minutes to divide amongst a roster in an NBA game. They got 14. Come on, Doug!