12-14-2004, 11:14 AM
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Kwisatz Haderach
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Suggested changes for the Sixers..
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# Kyle Korver and Marc Jackson should play fewer minutes. Both guys are suited to 20-25 minutes per game, not the 30-35 that they're getting.
Korver is a standstill shooter who has difficulty creating his own attempts and struggles trying to guard athletic small forwards.
Jackson adds toughness and inside scoring, but he is only 6-foot-9 and doesn't jump well enough to block shots or pull down enough rebounds.
The more Korver plays, the more the Sixers need Samuel Dalembert on the floor because he can block shots and help erase Korver's defensive deficiencies.
# O'Brien should stop playing head games with the frontcourt. First it was Glenn Robinson, then Kenny Thomas, Brian Skinner and Samuel Dalembert. Is it imperative that somebody always be in his doghouse?
O'Brien insists Robinson is hurt; Robinson's agent, Dr. Charles Tucker, says he could probably play. Somebody isn't telling the truth.
If Robinson is healthy, activate him ASAP and start him at small forward; Robinson should have been the starter from the outset. Keep Thomas as the starting power forward. What was starting Josh Davis in place of Thomas for five games all about?
Start Dalembert and share the center position with Jackson, with Brian Skinner picking up spot minutes as the No. 3 big man. All Dalembert did in his first start of the season - Friday's 93-88 win over the Bulls - was accumulate 13 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks in a season-high 35 minutes.
# While Allen Iverson and rookie Andre Iguodala should remain the starting backcourt, consider giving Kevin Ollie spot minutes because he's the only true point guard on the roster.
# Be more open-minded about playing two big men together, especially against taller teams like San Antonio, Chicago, Miami, and New Jersey when Alonzo Mourning is in uniform.
There are times when it makes sense to take advantage of the size Dalembert and Jackson provide, especially with the undersized Sixers' rebounding woes. Constantly trying to put four perimeter guys and one center on the court isn't working as well as O'Brien had hoped.
O'Brien played Dalembert and Jackson together for stretches in three of the four quarters Friday. They seemed to be effective and more than held their own on the boards, although O'Brien's response to that statement was; "I'll take your word for it."
# Match his players to the system, rather than the other way around. The Sixers don't seem to have the shooters to excel at the perimeter-oriented style O'Brien prefers and are struggling to pick up his team-oriented defensive principles.
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