After several hours parked in front of the NBA League Pass for the past two days, it’s time for some first impressions.

The Good

Ty Lawson

How good was he last night? I predicted the Denver Nuggets to be the third best team in the West this season, and that was assuming that Ty Lawson would play like a rookie point guard.

But his 17 points, six assists, and four rebounds, plus very solid fourth quarter minutes in a close game against a decent Utah team, shows that he may be a real X factor for this team moving forward.

Brook Lopez

Lopez was a monster last night, finishing with 27 points, 15 rebounds, five blocks, and four assists. Of course, the Nets lost, mainly because they couldn’t hold off the mighty T’Wolves down the stretch, but it certainly wasn’t because of Lopez.

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Police said brouhaha initially erupted between a group from a bachelor party and other shitfaced patrons inside McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon next to the Phillies ballpark.  

Bouncers employed at the watering hole were reportedly able to successfully eject the brawling degenerates from the establishment.   

However, the melee, which involved as many as 30 patrons, moved outside into parking lot “M.” 

When the vicious bloodbath that originated over a spilled cup of beer ended, 22-year-old Lansdale resident David Sale was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8PM.  

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Police said a brouhaha initially erupted between a group from a bachelor party and other shitfaced patrons inside McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon next to the Phillies ballpark. 

Bouncers employed at the watering hole were reportedly able to successfully eject the brawling degenerates from the establishment.  

However, the melee, which involved as many as 30 patrons, moved outside into parking lot “M.” 

When the vicious bloodbath that originated over a spilled cup of beer ended, 22-year-old Lansdale resident David Sale was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania where he was pronounced dead at approximately 8PM. 

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Honestly other than Blake Griffin, I don't see a clear cut bona fide NBA player in this draft. Oh there are NBA players here but that is only in a relative sense. That is seen in the fact that Spain's Ricky Rubio is projected as a top 5 pick and the #2 talent behind Griffin. Yeah, and 18 year old kid who has yet to play in the USA. And yet there will be couple guys who bust out after they get to the next level, I just don't see any more no brainers other than Griffin. With the exception of guys who will at least be bench or role players. But I am talking about potential All - Stars and immediate impact makers.

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But clearly DiLeo was in over his head. And even he knew it.  Thankfully and wisely he informed the 76ers he was not interested in being considered for the full time gig. I don't think he would have had a shot anyhow.

Without much fan fare Eddie Jordan's name quickly popped into the fray. Really not to many other names of note were considered it appears.  Even Avery Johnson allegedly said don't bother asking me.

The 76ers did interview local Villanova head coach Jay Wright. Hopefully that was just a chance to get him an interivew for future pro job options. Because frankly that would have turned out to be a disaster. Name me a college coach who jumped right into the pros without any NBA experience and had success? Look at Pitino or Calipari just as an example. The NBA is far different from college. First of all the big time schools get superior talent. Naturally they should be somehwhat successful over inferior schools. In fact, I wouldn't hire Coach K right from Duke to a head coach in the NBA.

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Honestly I find the NBA lacking in quality coaching. I also think coaching is under rated in the NBA. The media and fans assume great players will carry teams forward. And yet great coaches still get more out of their teams then the mediocre coaches that fill the sidelines of this league.

Look at Pheonix. DiAntoni leaves and the team goes into the dumper. Yes he fell short of getting over the hump but he was losing to great teams with good coaches. Like the LA Lakers and San Antonio Spurs for example.

Now while the Sixers are not stock piled with enormous natural talent, I do believe that a good coach could come in and assign accountability and specific roles and goals for each player. Whatever happened to development? And the team should play team defense!

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  Roster as of MAY 2009

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The final game of the regular season was an important game...to Cavalier fans. I would have loved to see Cleveland win and join an ultra-exclusive list of teams who have won 40 games at home. It's ultra-exclusive because, obviously, the 85-86 Celtics are the only team on that list. Furthermore, winning 67 games is another slim list which we could have been a part of if we'd won last night's contest vs. the 76ers.

But in reality, what did we have to gain?

If LeBron had played, he would have played all out, as usual. Knock on wood, he's been incredibly healthy throughout his career, despite playing at breakneck speed at all times. Had James landed on someone's foot after a layup or bumped knees with someone on a drive, that would put our entire playoff run in jeopardy over a game that meant absolutely nothing to our playoffs.

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