4/18/13
The season is finally over. This debacle of a season can
finally be laid to rest. The 76ers were hyped to be one of the top four teams
in the Eastern Conference when they traded for Andrew Bynum. When Bynum
admitted that he still had pain in his knees, the 76ers season was doomed. In
this game, the Pacers didn’t care if they won or lost. They had to play who was
on their schedule. Roy Hibbert, David West, Paul George, and George Hill all
sat out for the Pacers to rest up for the playoffs. Everybody for the 76ers was
healthy, but some players had limited minutes. For example, Jrue Holiday played
nine minutes. Spencer Hawes played four minutes, but he was limited due to a
cranky back. Thaddeus Young played a limited 21 minutes. That seems like
limited minutes because Thad Young averaged 34 minutes per game this season.
The Pacers starting lineup was weird since it was mostly all bench players
playing. They started Tyler Hansbrough, Gerald Green, Ian Mahinmi, Lance
Stephenson, and D.J. Augustin. The way that lineup looks on paper, the 76ers
should destroy the Pacers because the players I just mentioned are not as
talented as the four players the Pacers were resting. This was the final game
that Doug Collins coached for the 76ers. He said earlier this week that he was
stepping down as head coach. Will the 76ers give him one last win or quit on
him and lose this final game?
Since I really didn’t pay attention to what was going on in
the game I’ll give you guys a final overall reCAP of the game.
Overall, the 76ers shot very well in the first half. In the
second half, they played sixersy. The Pacers were close to coming back from a
26 point deficit. The closest the Pacers cut into that deficit was six. In the
second half, the Pacers showed intensity on defense. That made them chomp into
the huge deficit they had to overcome. When the Pacers defense becomes intense,
that opens up their offense and they get into a rhythm. The same is stated for
the 76ers. The one guy that surprised me in this game for the 76ers was Arnett
Moultrie. Moultrie has had a tough year because
he’s been inconsistent with playing time. He has shown that he can be good when
he rebounds on both sides of the floor and can hit his shots. In this game he
had a double-double. He scored a career high 14 points and grabbed a career
high 12 rebounds. Gerald Green really surprised me for the Pacers. This was a
guy who was a starter in the early part of the season, but fell into Coach
Frank Vogel’s doghouse during the season with his inconsistent play. In this
game he scored a career high 34 points. The 76ers won this game 105-95 and sent
Doug Collins out with a win. I hope you guys enjoyed reading my entries of the
76ers season. I will see you all next year. I leave you guys with a few final
questions for this season:
Who should be the
76ers new head coach? Out of all the players who will be free agents, who do
you think the 76ers should re-sign? Who do you think the 76ers should target in
free agency? Sound off and see ya next year. I will still be blogging about the
Flyers and Phillies so keep on reading those entries.
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