captainobvious

Assuming the team is intact through the end of the season, what changes do you think will be made, and what are the bigest needs of the team ?

Coatesvillain

The biggest need is front court size. Particularly they need to bring in a guy at PF who can play well on this level. Not just a guy like Reggie Evans, but someone who you'd be comfortable starting.

Elton Brand is the name I brought up last year, and who is being brought up more in the news, but what level will he be playing with the Achilles injury?

How good will Herbert Hill play coming off of injury?

Can Dalembert keep up this high level of play he's had this season, or is it a fluke?

While the roster is bad, it's not as bad an outlook as last year. I think they should think of adding a shooter. Also a reserve SG/SF who's a better option than Carney and Willie Green.

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captainobvious

I agree with the front court help. Would you address the PF need in the draft, perhaps a Hibbert pickup or would you look to the free-agent/trade market. If we could get rid of Carney/Green for an adequate PF I'd be happy. Could we get a guy like Chandler or Jermaine O'Neal, maybe even Boozer? I've heard his name mentioned lately.

Sliccat

I doubt we could get any of those guys, except O'neal, and I wouldn't want him. The sixers don't have a single player, even iguadala, who either team would trade for Chandler or Boozer.

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iversonfan 349

Like stefanski said we need a post presance.

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Sliccat

This upcoming free agent season is huge, I'd rather see them get as much room as possible than keep Miller. That said, there aren't any point guards or post scorers (unless brand opts out) in the free agent market to the best of my knowledge, so it might be a smart move to keep him. He also seems like the type of player who will age pretty well anyways.

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Coatesvillain

The more Stefanski talks about things the more I think he's sincere about not wanting to move Miller.

About the draft I'd love to see them draft Hibbert. It'd also be nice to invest in a PG to platoon with Lou Will after Miller is gone, but with the lack of size on the team landing Hibbert would be huge. I think if possible the Sixers should think about going big in the draft and FA (or trade).

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captainobvious

I'd love to see them grab a good big. And the way they are playing, they'll probably be able to get whatever one they want

Coatesvillain

I'm also wondering about whether or not they should address PG. I think this relies on how good the team feels Louis Williams can be. He has a lot of talent, and he's showing the capability of creating for others, but can he be the guy manning the point?

How long is Andre Miller in the picture? If next year is his swan song with the team, they'll have to look somewhere. With Williams' already in the fold they'll have to get someone with a completely different skill set.

Now the question is do you pass up size for a PG? I don't know at this point, depends on the players on the board.

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captainobvious

You can always find an "adequate" guy to complient Lou, but good big men are tough to aquire. You are correct though, it all depends on whats on the board when they're on the clock...

Slizeezyc

Well I'd hope Thad Young is ready to start at SF by next year and that would move Iggy to the 2. Then they need to get a post presence or just a PF that can take some of the scoring load off other players and another SG.

Sliccat

**** next year, he should be starting this year. there's absolutely no reason why he shouldn't be. I get that the second unit brings a lot of energy, but this season should be about getting guys like Williams, Smith, and Young as many minutes to develop as possible.

That's one reason I don't like Miller staying on the team. They're never going to find out if Williams can be a real point while he's given the support of a guy like miller, because he's never being put in the position of being a legit starting point. Trade miller and go through the growing pains that will come with williams. We'll know at the end of the year whether or not he can do it.

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Coatesvillain

I think the minutes Smith is getting is good. He's averaging 15 MPG and that's probably the amount he's set to play for his career. From what I've seen I don't expect him to ever be a starting caliber player, but instead a good rotation PF. 15-20 MPG is perfect for him now.

Thaddeus Young will probably be starting a little after All-Star Break. I haven't read that anywhere, I'm just going by what I'm seeing. He's fairly productive for a 19 year old when he gets 20+ minutes. When I checked it before last night's game he was averaging 11 points & 5 rebounds in those conditions.

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