76ers @ Pistons -The compendious preview
Posted by pistonsnationThe Pistons (11-6, 5-3 at home) will be hosting the Philadelphia 76ers (8-11) Tip off is 8:00 pm est from the the Palace of Auburn Hills and will be televised locally on Fox Sports Detroit
76ers’ Snapshot
Road record: 3-6
Last game: 12/3 (Weds) L 114-102 Vs. Lakers
Last 10: 4-6
Injuries: Elton Brand (right hamstring strain)
This will be the first meeting with the, to this point, disappointing Philly Sixers. Disappointing because they looked like a team on the verge of making noise in the East, and that was before signing the summer’s top free agent Elton Brand. Instead of competing for Eastern supremacy the 76ers are 8-11 and in last place in the Atlantic Division.
Like Iverson here, the Sixers are still having growing pangs with their all-star acquisition. Elton Brand’s (16.7 ppg, 10 rpg) has had his ups and downs in the City of Brotherly Love. One of the main reason is that they’re in desperate need of perimeter shooting to give Brand some breathing room down low. But, No reason to fret Brand having an up game tonight, he isn’t playing. The most likely to start in his place would either be former Piston Theo Ratliff or 6′10″ rookie Marreese Speights (16th overall pick, Florida). UPDATE: it’s Spreights
Andre Iguodala surely hasn’t benefited from the Brand signing. At 13.9 ppg Iggy is now the Sixers 4th best scorer having moved over to shooting guard to accommodate EB in the lineup.
You have to think on the heels of the Phillies winning the World Series the fans of Philadelphia were primed to root winner on the hardcourt, but such is the life of a Philly fan.
As Pistons fans we can not accept anything less than a victory against a struggling team that will be without their leading scorer at the Palace.
ALSO OF NOTE: Pistons Nation answers 10 questions for Cuzoogle … The Sixers are 3rd best rebounding team in the NBA … Reggie Miller lists M.C. as the league’s toughest coach … Iverson excited about facing former team … AI is averaging 33.3 ppg in three games vs. the Sixers … Yahoo: Pistons asking Iverson to do more but score less … NBA Odsessed: Rasheed Wallace – What is he? … Depressed Fan: This is not the same Pistons team … Andre Miller holds the NBA’s longest active consecutive games streak with 467 games … Sheed does some Nourishing Mother of Studies trash talk with Pistons TV personality and MSU alum Greg Kelser …AI would be a bad Santa … NBA.com: Sixers under preforming … Behind the scenes of the Sixers dancers calender … Vid: Derrick Rose obliterating Sixer Andre Miller’s ankle type parts … Good Joe D Q&A …
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