Archive for the 'Philadelphia 76ers' Category

Day 121 of 124: When Danny Granger is Away, Paul George Will Play

Line of the Night: With Danny Granger, Roy Hibbert and George Hill all sitting last night for the Pacers (the team is locked into the three seed in the East) Paul George (2.32) got to run wild over the Pistons and finished with 27 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals on the night. [...]

Day 166 of 170: Participants Set, Positions Still TBD

I was trying to make that into a sexual innuendo, but probably only the people with a mind like Erik’s got it. So, that makes two of us. The reason I was trying to come up with something to distract you is not just because there’s so few games on the schedule, but because there [...]

Brand Renewed

In GMTR’s latest article for Sports Illustrated, Nels’ brought up an interesting fact: Elton Brand is the 30th ranked player on the GMTR player rater [at the time he was; he currently sits at 32]. Wait, what? The wildly overpaid, past-his-prime, disappointment three years running Elton Brand? The guy who has been on the decline [...]

Day 102 of 170: Good Players on Bad Teams

Line of the Night: Elton Brand (2.65) has worked his way up to #30 on the Player Rater, and last night’s game was one of his best (or perhaps the best) of the season: 33 points (14-23 from the field, 5-5 from the line), 16 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks. I’m definitely putting him [...]

Fantasy Basketball Preview: Philadelphia 76ers

It’s been tiring. Over the last couple of seasons people have been so poetically referring to the prospects/potential of Elton Brand reviving the Philadelphia 76ers as “The Philadelphia Experiment.” We’ve been there. We’ve done that. Data has come back from the labs and as we all know, the results have not been favorable. Now, as [...]