- Shaquille O' Neal shot 2 Fourth Quarter shots against Detroit last week. Tonight, midway through the 4th he has shot 9 shots total. Believe me when I say so, it's not from being unselfish, Shaq is simply not getting the ball enough. Against Detroit in the 4th Quarter last week, I counted 4 touches for him during the entire quarter. Dwayne Wade on the other hand, who was 3 - 11 at that point, shot the ball 4 times and turned it over twice. Shaq hasn't complained once. To all you guys who say Shaq isn't a top calibur palyer anymore, the man is shooting a higher percentage than ever, just not getting the ball. To those of you who say he complains all time time, the man hasn't opened his mouth all this year, and has had many reasons to do so. - The New Jersey Nets actually outran the Phoenix Suns last night, and outran Detroit last night in the first quarter. They win by 38 tonight, and were up on the Pistons by 13 to end the 1st quarter last night. When they slowed it down, they faltared. If New Jersey keeps the pace up, they could beat anyone in the NBA. - On that note, Vince Carter has really showed me something. He only averages 19 shots per game, in an offensive system that will normally force you to shoot more, and is taking over point guard duties throughout the game. He is the most underrated ball handler in the NBA, and most underrated post up guard. - There is no way the Sixers should be under .500 at this point. Allen iverson is an incredible player, but you have to wonder if he is anything different than a rich man's Steve Francis. He had one successful season in his NBA career, but has always been a loser. Now he has a team with a spot on 3 point shooter, a great finisher in transition, and multiple bench players to hit shots and understand their roles, yet they are under .500. Let's also not forget the Atlantic Division is host to the Knicks, Celtics, and Raptors, all of whome the Sixers are miles better than.
Good points (Nice your carrying on my observative tradition). If AI, Iggy, and Dalembert are such great defenders shouldn't the 76ers be a lot better team then what they are right now?
Ai is not a good defender, i wound't call him trash but he's a liability,The sixers suck at d, that is why the lose.
