Sixers with the worst offseason of any team in East?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>15. PHILADELPHIA 76ERSIt has been what you might call a Seinfeldian summer in Philly. A summer, in other words, about nothing. How else to describe what the Sixers have done to change a team environment that, when we last saw them, couldn't have been more toxic. Philly has consummated zero trades and signed zero free agents -- unless you count Alan Henderson -- amid suspicions that Allen Iverson was yanked off the trading block only because the team is now up for sale. It can't be too surprising that a team has gone quiet on the personnel front while looking for new ownership, but the inactivity means Iverson, after bracing himself for a new start, soon must return to work knowing he was shopped harder than he ever has been shopped before. Nearly getting traded to Detroit in 2000 sparked Iverson into an MVP-worthy fury in the 2000-01 season, but you're expecting a ton if you think he'll respond like that again. Don't forget that those Sixers had an idyllic blend of role players to bring out Iverson's best. These Sixers, remember, don't like each other, can't guard anyone and are coming back with the same group that ended last season so unhappily.</div>Source: ESPNI would have to agree 100% with Mr. Stein.

 

I just don't get how they didn't make any moves. They have a couple of movable pieces. I mean off the top of my head I bet the Nuggets would have done Webber for Martin and Najera. They needed to shake things up.

 

Why would Nugs take on another past their prime power forward on bad legs with a hefty contract? Their stuck with both Webber and Iverson. Iverson was the only person of the two a team would take. I don't see anyone taking Webber. Besides them two, Igoudala probably had the highest value for a trade and it makes sense not to trade him. The other guys are just average players really.

 

Too bad Scott Layden isn't a GM anywhere... I bet he'd still take Webber. :nasty:We didn't make any moves because Billy King is a dumbass, and then there was speculation that Comcast was looking to sell the team. Assuming they are still looking into that (which I believe they are), it makes sense not to make any huge moves because a new ownership group will have new goals in mind and will want to run things there way.Either way, Billy King BETTER be out of Philly by next summer.

 

what I don't get.. Atlanta was ranked 14th?? I thought they had a pretty good offseason. they filled their needs; they got a pg and a center. Speedy Claxton will thrive and Wright should be a pretty good back-up. how are they only worthy of 14th?

 

All I have to say is...I'm glad I'm not a 76ers fan...

 

Rodney Carney. Hes atheltic as hell but I dont see him fitting well in philly?

 

Rodney Carney is exactly the same player as Iguodala in my opinion.Thats the only move the sixers made this off-season.Plus they lost Salmons.

 

iguodala is alot more skilled I believe. he plays mcuh tighter defense and dunks better

 

To me they have the same style of play.

 

which part of their game? offense or defense

 

Offense. Iguodala has the upper hand on defence.

 

I would say carney is solid on offense, a good contribute but I believe iguodala could really breakout offensively if like AI ever left

 

Carney is fine with us, and I'm more than thrilled adding him, although I would have preferred keeping Sefolosha. Losing Salmons didn't really hurt us that much, but I do believe he will have a very good season in Sacramento simply because of his versatility and the fact that he needed a change of scenery.Carney gives us another athletic wingman to defend other athletic wingmen, because quite frankly Kyle Korver just can't keep up with the more athletic SF's he gets matched up with.Our fastbreak will be even more lethal this season with AI having two alley-oop partners on the wings in Iguodala and Carney. The only thing is, our defense is so poor that we often cannot create enough open court transition opportunities.Also, Iguodala's limited offensive production does not fall onto Iverson's shoulders... the blame for that goes to Iguodala himself, then Webber, then a little bit to Cheeks and AI.

 

You don't think Iguodala could breakout offensively if iverson is gone? Who would score keeping in mind Webber is probably on the IL or something

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (KCX @ Sep 15 2006, 08:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>You don't think Iguodala could breakout offensively if iverson is gone? Who would score keeping in mind Webber is probably on the IL or something</div>I never said that Iguodala could not breakout offensively if Iverson is out of Philly. What I said was that Iverson is not the main reason for Iguodala being a limited factor offensively. Webber and Andre himself are the two biggest hinderances to Iggy's offensive breakout.

 

I seriously want Webber off of this team. He is only hogging minutes from some of our future players and is just hogging points. If we didn't have Iverson and still had Webber. I think we would be screwed, but if we lose Webber, I think we can win.

 

But nobody wants Webber at this point his career. He will retire in a couple of years.The Sixers need a good young point guard such as a Devin Harris or T.J. Ford in case they get rid of Iverson.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wolverine30 @ Sep 16 2006, 09:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>But nobody wants Webber at this point his career. He will retire in a couple of years.The Sixers need a good young point guard such as a Devin Harris or T.J. Ford in case they get rid of Iverson.</div>And who in the world are we going to give up for them? Nobody... We have our point guard for the future in Louis Williams, and he has really been improving. I'm sure that if Iverson is gone and Louis isn't producing/progressing like we expected, we'll go out there and get somebody that will work for us.

 

Louie Williams defintely is the future. Thats a good pointHealthy dalembert is as good as any defensive center.Andre Iguodala at SFRodney Carney somewhere.. PF? he could be alittle too small for PFs like garnett etcIf iverson ever gets traded, im sure they will get some quality