Game 17 (12-1-12): Sixers (10-6) @ Bulls (7-7)

[sixer04fan]

Our offense is better. Our core scorers are much more consistent.

We actually have a half court offense for the first time since iverson left.

The half court offense looks prettier this with Jrue's fluid passing and the shooters on the perimeter. But scoring overall is about the same as last year, actually slightly down. And I trusted the defense a lot more last year with Iggy and Brand. It was much better than what I've seen so far.

[sixer04fan]

Not to mention we're 24th in the league in field goal percentage (.431) and 25th in the league on scoring this year (93.1 ppg). It's not like this new half court offense is lighting it up.

[BChydro86]

Passes the eye test better

[sixer04fan]

I can agree with that. But overall I'm still taking last year's team without question based on what I've seen so far. I think eventually this team could be better, possibly even without Bynum. But they aren't better at this point.

Also helped tremendously that last year's team had been playing together for years. And it showed. This team hasn't played together at all. And it shows sometimes too.

[BChydro86]

Agree to disagree?

Lol.

[sixer04fan]

Haha agree

[bholly]

Yeah, we're worse right now than last year (to the extent that you can say that - we had all sorts of ups and downs that make a blanket claim like that pretty silly) and we're worse without Bynum than the Nets are right now.

[BChydro86]

Even if the nets are better than us without bynum, they dont scare me at all in a 7 game series.

Cause even if they have the better record i think we have a matchup advantge

[bootsy]

Even if the nets are better than us without bynum, they dont scare me at all in a 7 game series.

Cause even if they have the better record i think we have a matchup advantge

Lopez would obv. be a problem for us if he's healthy but we always gave Joe Johnson fits well especially with Iggy and Gerald Wallace, from the times I've seen him play has looked average and sometimes awful at times. I do feel like we could beat any team in a 7 game series in the East outside of Miami and yes I'm including the Knicks in that category. I just get a choke vibe from the Knicks if they get in a must win scenario.

[BChydro86]

Lopez doesnt worry me, he doesnt play inside, lavoy can manhandle him and disrupt his shots.

[MylesKong]

We got robbed. That should have been 3-point play from jrue would have led to a win.

[bootsy]

Lopez doesnt worry me, he doesnt play inside, lavoy can manhandle him and disrupt his shots.

I don't know about that. We'll see.