Goodbye Elton: 2012 Sixers Offseason Thread

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Sorry, no show today - the day the Sixers became contenders for an NBA championship by stealing Andrew Bynum (and JRich) for Iguodala.
 

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the Lakers had Bynum with Kobe and Gasol, two hall of famers, and they barely snuck past Denver
:comeon:

Bynum is not some dynamic force that changes games

:what:

He won rings with them too, though, with significant contribution. Let’s not act like he’s a scrub.

Also, I’m interested to see if he can BE the focal point offensively. To be fair, he’s played with one of the greatest players of all time, who by right dominated the ball and the shots. He ain’t gotta worry about that no more, now he’s going to be the focal point of any half-court set. That may change his whole offensive perspective….we’ll see.

Your BETTER point is that:

Doug Collins is already fragile mentally, he will commit suicide dealing with this clown

Now I’ll totally concede that. If Doug Collins thought that Turner’s bipolar ass made him tear his hair out, how the hell is he gonna deal with Bynum’s “I’ll play when I want to” ass?

The only thing that works in the Sixers’ favor in this regard is that (1) Bynum knows that he’s a FA after this season, so he HAS to play well, and more importantly (2) that he has to ACT RIGHT if he wants to get paid in the offseason. Because regardless of whether or not he resigns with the Sixers, if he pouts like a hoe all season he’s only going to hurt his OWN stock and reputation amongst teams. He’s gotta grow up, and I hope he knows that. It’s for his OWN benefit to do so.

That said, it’s gonna be hard for him to grow playing for Doug Collins. They’ll be clashing before the end of training camp, it’s guaranteed.

Anyway, that aside, and assuming he gets his act together….I love the move because now the core of this team is all YOUNG. Jrue, Evan, Thad, Bynum and Nick Young all could potentially be around for awhile. That’s a solid core.

The Sixers also now have three legit seven footers. As stated, Kwame Brown won’t do much offensively, but he CAN defend. And that’s all he needs to do. Spencer Hawes’ sorry ass can stand outside like the useless stiff he is and hit that short jumper, draw the 4s and 5s out. And Bynum has already showed what he’s capable of, AND he’s already used to playing alongside another seven-footer.

They STILL don’t have anybody who can consistently score from the outside, though….so unless Turner or Jrue miraculously develop a three-point shot, that’s still gonna be a problem. But they should DOMINATE inside in the East, who the hell has the bodies to contend with them?

They could see a #3 seed, no question. Possibly a #2, depending on how things go.
 

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Jrue is developing that shot and nick young is a shooter

And when it counts turner can hit that... He gets the eye of the tiger sometimes
 

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I'll remain optimistic... I just think we made TOO many changes on an already developing team.
One or two additions would've been fine by me, now half the roster is different. Starting to look like the Knicks :huhldup:, a bunch of talent bunched together with no direction...

Doug has a heavy load to deal with this season
 

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:ahh: I feel like we re actually a threat for the first time since iverson days, if we sign josh smith next year :mindblown:

Josh Smiths a guy I never see play. I know he puts up numbers, but whats his game like? I've just known him for dunking (thats all they ever used to show of him)...kinda went unnoticed out there in ATL
 

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Philly needs to make everyone expendable, and build this time around Bynum. And crazy as it may seem, they should sign AI :yeshrug:
 

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I hope that rumor of Hawes playing the 4 is false... He couldnt even stay with KG's old ass, how he supposed to deal with the Kevin Love's and Blake Griffin's out there?

with Bynum, Lavoy, Moultrie, Kwame, and Thad, we now got overload with 4's and 5's... Hawes can get his ass traded, rather would have kept Battie for the low low.
 

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i aint goin front... ya'll get the :obama:

Im not even stressing about this year that much either...I just love it because hes gonna attract people to come here, as long as he stays, which it sounds like theres a good chance

Were gonna have our own Superteam here in the next 3-4 years
 
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