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**Coatesvillain** · 05-01-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Kunlun

All I know is that Willie tried to pull some late game heroics and took a three in at the end of the fourth and missed a free throw to win the game. That little ****.

Iverson gave the pass to Webber, and Webber found Green.. it was a good look, and it just didn't go down. It's not like Green took the ball by himself and tried to play hero, Iverson put the ball in his hands to make the play because the defensive pressure was on Iverson.

With Iverson having the game he was having, the Pistons weren't going to let Iverson beat them with the game on the line.

**Sliccat** · 05-01-2005, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr. Mojo Risin

It wasn't Cwebb's fault. He had a good game. Korver is the one that needs to improve, mainly under pressure.

1. I haven't forgotten he played a good game, but his selfishness it the 4th(a charge for no reason, and a 3 for no reason) cost us the game. Iggy's only a rookie, I can live with that. Chris is supposed to be one of the vet leaders.

2. The game never should've gone to overtime anyways.

3. Korver shot for the first time in something like 15 min. Why did he have the shot?

4. Korver's been good in the clutch this year.

Bruno · 05-01-2005, 01:16 PM

well at leat they show we can bet them ,also today green had that time we always have been asking to give him ,its really tough to bet them ,good coach and a solid team lets hope a win in detriot game 5.

**Kunlun** · 05-01-2005, 01:19 PM

Alright, I've calmed down a bit. What a game. It would've been painful for any team to lose. Both teams played their hearts out and in the end the better more experience team came out on top. I hope our youngsters learned a good lesson in this game and so far in the playoffs. We could be a much better team next season if we learn from our experiences.

Dynasty Raider · 05-01-2005, 01:30 PM

It's just not fair, not fair ...

Allen is the MVP of the league and do it all for the Sixers and just can't get any help. You ask him to assist, he does that and his teammates let him down. Where has Korver gone, what about Jackson and McKie? Has he done anything for you all this year?

DAMN --- Webber shows up, looks good and fired up, but then what ... Dalembert just plain ran out of gas. Spent it all on defensive rebounding and had no offensive game.

It's not fair ... if Allen stays with the Sixers, it will NEVER happen for him. Just confirms how special MJ was and that no ONE player will ever again be that successful.

BTW: WHO is your GM? He sure ain't picking the talent to compliment Allen and hasn't in years..

Y'all better recognize, Allen is aging and won't be able to be this special again, or at least not much long.

I'm thinking, Allen should ask for a trade. Sorry Sixer fans.

SirCharles34 · 05-01-2005, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by PhillyPhanatic

Come on man, get a grip. The Sixers played great today, but the Pistons are the world champs for a reason and they showed how good they were by pulling it out in the end.

You said it.
Our guys played their asses off today but I have a new found appreciation for Detroit. They showed what they're made of today. No one picked us to win anyway and we took them right down to the wire. I'm proud of our guys but it ain't over till the fat lady sings.

**Kunlun** · 05-01-2005, 09:36 PM

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76ers Head Coach Jim O'Brien
On today’s game
“Our guys competed their guts out and we lost to the greatest team in the world. The effort was there but we didn’t close the deal. I’m not sure why that happened. They are a very good screening basketball team and we got hung up on the screen.”

On the last play of the game in overtime
“We were looking for a three right off the bat. They are an extremely good foul-shooting team and we were looking for a three. We had four different options and things just didn’t work out.”

On Willie Green’s playing time
“The size of the Piston’s back court makes it possible for us to play Willie and Allen together. The Piston’s back court is small with [Chauncey] Billups and [Richard] Hamilton.”

On the Piston’s versatility
“They can run Ben Wallace off back screens and all four of the other guys have won games in the last seconds so they are a very difficult team in the closing seconds. You don’t know where they are going to go, they have a bunch of guys that can hurt you.”

On today’s loss
“The word demoralizing is not in our vocabulary.”

Sixers Guard Allen Iverson
On whether the Sixers let the Pistons off the hook towards the end of the game
“I don’t think we let them off the hook. They’re a good basketball team. We just couldn’t stop them when we needed to stop them.”

On how the Sixers will come back from this loss
“You just know that you’ve got to approach the next game the same way as we approached this one, and give the same type of effort. They’re a great team. They’re the defending world champions. But saying all that, we’re a good team, too. My teammates showed me a lot tonight. The coaching staff, and the decisions they made, and their game plan. Everybody just showed me a lot. My whole family in that locker room, just showed me a lot tonight. It enabled me to even want to go into the next war with those guys. I just take my hat off to my teammates, and the coaching staff, and the fans, everybody that came out here and supported us. But we’re not going to give up.”

On Kyle Korver’s last shot
“We run the play in practice all the time. That’s not the look that we wanted, but that’s the shot that he took. And we’ll live with it. If we need a three-point shot at the end of a game, then I’ll call Sniper’s (Kyle Korver’s) number 100 times out of 100. So we just didn’t get the look that we wanted to get, but we like the ball being in his hands in that situation.”

On Willie Green’s performance
“You would think it’s a lot to put on somebody. But myself, my teammates, coaching staff, we don’t feel that way. We feel Willie is prepared to come in and handle that situation. And he did. He didn’t get it done exactly the way we would have wanted it. But he gave us a chance. He gave us an opportunity. He tied it up.”

On the Sixers performance
“It came down to getting stops. They played championship basketball. And not to say that we didn’t, because I really believe in my heart that we did. We just couldn’t get over the hump. I could feel real bad about this game right now, and I do. It is burning right now. But I just feel good about my teammates. I can go in that locker room, and I can feel good. I’m happy with our effort. I wanted to win. I’ve been here nine years, and I don’t care anything about moral victories. You people should know that by now. But I feel good about my teammates. I feel good about the future, and where this organization is heading.”

Sixers Forward Chris Webber
On Willie Green’s development
“To me, Willie is remarkable. The better rhythm you have, the better you play. He’s been playing well, and I don’t think he has a rhythm - maybe he doesn’t need one. You have to credit guys like Aaron McKie. A veteran presence in the locker room - I am trying to tell you - there is nothing like it. When you don’t have it, you can’t win. When you have hardheaded young guys, you can’t win. We have guys that listen, and we have some good veterans, and I think that is part of Willie’s development.”

On whether he was ever in a pressure situation like Willie Green was in at the line late
“First time in the playoffs? Whew. I don’t remember [ever being in that position]. It is one of those times you practice as a kid - you practice your last-second shots and you practice your free throws. I’m surprised that he missed a free throw, but I wasn’t surprised that, if he missed, he missed the first one. It was short, and it is usually that type of thing. He played great, and we wouldn’t have been in it to get that free throw if he didn’t get that rebound.”

Sixers Forward Rodney Rogers
On how much this loss hurts
“We had it in our hands. We fought back and took it to overtime, but lost. We were at home. We wanted to try to go back to Detroit 2-2, but we just have to dig ourselves out of this hole.”

Sixers Guard Willie Green
On whether he had ever been in a pressure-packed situation like he was at the line
“Yes, I’ve been in a couple in college, but nothing compares to being in the playoffs.”

On what he was thinking at the line
“I was just concentrating on trying to sink it, but, unfortunately, I came up short on a free throw that could have won the game for us.”

On why the Sixers did not win Game 4
“I have to take my hat off to the Pistons. That’s is why they are the World Champs. They hit big shot after big shot, and we weren’t able to get he stops that we needed.”

On if the Sixers feel they are overmatched by the Pistons
“I do feel that we aren’t that far apart. I respect them, and I am pretty sure they respect us. It was a hard-fought game, and we just came up a little short.”

Pistons Head Coach Larry Brown
On today’s game
“It was a heck of a game. I don’t think anybody lost it. A lot of guys made shots at the end to force overtime and then big shots in overtime. I think that we got down nine in the fourth quarter and came back without Tayshaun [Prince] and that’s amazing. We really defended down the stretch as well as we could. I’m proud of my team. We really kept our poise and I feel really fortunate that we got a win.”

On the series
“I like it this way. I think when you watch the series, we dominated the first two games but things have changed since then. We don’t know about Tayshaun’s situation, he is a big part of this team. We want to celebrate this game but we have a lot of respect for Philly. There are not going to pack it in.”

On the team’s defense
“I thought we got better. When Allen shoots like this you have to be fortunate. But I thought after the beginning we did a reasonably good job [guarding] him.”

On Chauncey Billups
“Late in the game he got us some easy baskets which really calmed us down. Then he hit some huge shots when the game was really on the line. I think his defense is grossly underrated.”

Pistons Guard Chauncey Billups
On their deficit late in the fourth quarter
“We were just struggling. It didn’t really seem like we were getting good looks. We were taking some bad shots and I was just waiting to run the offense and then I decided to be aggressive. Guys were finding me and shots were going down."

On the possibility of a Sixers win
“I don’t think you think of that during the game when you’re fighting to win a basketball game. We came in at the start of this and knew we needed to win. This was a must win situation for us. They fought very, very hard and we came out on top.”

On taking charge
“At about that six minute mark, it seemed like the tide was turning, nothing was really going good for us. I wasn’t really taking too many shots. I didn’t want to go down without fighting, if I go down, I’m going to go down fighting.”

Pistons Forward Rasheed Wallace
On the getting the win in overtime
“ Going into the OT we knew they had the momentum so we had to go and execute and make the first couple shots putting the pressure on them.”

On the last three minutes of the game
“ I was just out there trying to hold game. Things weren’t going my way but you still gotta play, I can’t control that if I don’t make shots or if I don’t get the ball, you just gotta play defense.”

On taking big shots at the end of the game
“ Those were good shots from myself, Rip (Richard Hamilton), and Chauncey (Billups). I would take those shots anyday.”

On this Sixers difficulty in overtime
“ They just take it one possession at a time. We have to cherish those possessions, especially in overtime and just take it one possession at a time and execute.”

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