Restoring The LOVE || 2012-2013 Philadelphia 76ers Franchise

[JustinT]

2012-2013

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Franchise Settings:
NBA 2K12
(Controlling all 30 Teams to Keep Trading Realistic)
Games: 82
Difficulty: Superstar
Rosters: Current as of 7/19/2012
Sliders: Red Logic and Leftos
Quarter Length: 12 Mins
Sim Length: 12 Mins

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Team Roster:

2012-2013 Philadelphia 76ers Roster
#	NAME	POS	AGE	HT	WT	SALARY
1	Nick Young	G	27	6-7	210	6,000,000
5	Dorell Wright	F-G	26	6-9	205	4,100,000
8	Jeff Teague	G	24	6-2	188	2,433,077
9	Andre Iguodala	F-G	28	6-6	207	14,718,250
11	Jrue Holiday	G	22	6-4	180	2,674,851
12	Evan Turner	G-F	23	6-7	205	5,293,080
21	Thaddeus Young	F	24	6-8	220	8,039,130
50	Lavoy Allen	F-C	23	6-9	225	3,000,000
00	Spencer Hawes	C	24	7-1	245	6,500,000
24	Maurice Harkless	F	19	6-8	210	Rookie
54	Kwame Brown	C	30	6-11	270	6,750,000

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Depth Chart:

Philadelphia 76ers Depth Chart - '12-'13
	STARTER	2ND	3RD	4TH
PG	Jrue Holiday	Jeff Teague	Royal Ivey
SG	Evan Turner	Nick Young
SF	Andre Iguodala	Dorell Wright	Maurice Harkless
PF	Lavoy Allen	Thaddeus Young	Arnett Moultrie
C	Spencer Hawes	Kwame Brown

AROUND THE LEAGUE

Around The League
Monday || December 21st, 2012

NBA Standings - Updated: Dec 21, 2012
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB
Philadelphia 76ers	16	7	0
Brooklyn Nets	16	9	1
New York Knicks	15	10	2
Boston Celtics	11	11	4 1/2
Toronto Raptors	10	14	6 1/2
CENTRAL	W	L	GB
Indiana Pacers	16	10	0
Chicago Bulls	13	10	1 1/2
Milwaukee Bucks	11	13	4
Detroit Pistons	8	17	6 1/2
Cleveland Cavaliers	6	16	8
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB
Miami Heat	19	4	0
Atlanta Hawks	16	8	3 1/2
Orlando Magic	10	14	9 1/2
Charlotte Bobcats	9	16	11
Washington Wizards	8	15	11
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB
Oklahoma City Thunder	18	8	0
Denver Nuggets	13	11	4
Minnesota Timberwolves	13	12	4 1/2
Utah Jazz	9	16	8 1/2
Portland Trailblazers	8	16	9
PACIFIC	W	L	GB
Los Angeles Clippers	17	9	0
Sacramento Kings	13	13	4
Los Angeles Lakers	12	13	4 1/2
Phoenix Suns	9	15	7
Golden State Warriors	9	17	8
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB
Dallas Mavericks	17	8	0
Memphis Grizzlies	13	10	3
San Antonio Spurs	14	12	3 1/2
New Orleans Hornets	9	13	6 1/2
Houston Rockets	6	17	10

NBA Power Rankings || December 18th, 2012
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Last 2 Weeks
1 (1)	Miami Heat	18-4	6-1
2 (5)	Oklahoma City Thunder	17-8	7-1
3 (6)	Philadelphia 76ers	16-6	6-0
4 (2)	Dallas Mavericks	17-7	5-1
5 (13)	Los Angeles Clippers	16-9	6-2
6 (10)	Chicago Bulls	13-9	5-1
7 (7)	Atlanta Hawks	15-8	6-3
8 (15)	Indiana Pacers	14-10	3-2
9 (14)	Memphis Grizzlies	12-9	5-1
10 (11)	Brooklyn Nets	15-9	3-4
11 (8)	Los Angeles Lakers	12-11	3-5
12 (3)	San Antonio Spurs	14-11	3-6
13 (4)	New York Knicks	14-10	3-5
14 (9)	Minnesota Timberwolves	13-10	4-3
15 (12)	Denver Nuggets	12-10	4-3
16 (17)	Boston Celtics	10-11	2-3
17 (16)	Sacramento Kings	12-13	4-3
18 (22)	Toronto Raptors	10-13	4-4
19 (19)	Milwakee Bucks	10-13	2-5
20 (24)	Utah Jazz	8-15	2-5
21 (28)	Golden State Warriors	9-16	4-3
22 (14)	Phoenix Suns	9-14	2-4
23 (25)	Washington Wizards	8-14	3-4
24 (21)	Orlando Magic	8-14	2-4
25 (26)	Charlotte Bobcats	9-15	3-5
26 (29)	Portland Trailblazers	7-15	3-3
27 (27)	Detroit Pistons	8-15	1-6
28 (20)	New Orleans Hornets	7-13	1-4
29 (23)	Cleveland Cavaliers	6-15	0-6
30 (30)	Houston Rockets	5-17	1-6

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 21, 2012
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Kevin Durant	31.4		1. Kevin Love	11.4
	2. Lebron James	27.7		2. Blake Griffin	11.3
	3. Eric Gordon	25.7		3. Dwight Howard	11.1
Assists Per Game		APG	Minutes Per Game		MPG
	1. Rajon Rondo	10.0		1. Lebron James	35.9
	2. Ramon Sessions	8.6		2. Derrick Rose	35.6
	3. Chris Paul	8.5		3. Rajon Rondo	34.9

WHO'S HOT, WHO'S NOT


Derrick Rose: Averaging 28 PTS, 7 AST last 6 games.


Josh Smith: Averaging 21 PTS, 10 REB last 6 games.


Dwight Howard: Averaging 12.5 PTS, 8 REB last 6 games.

[JustinT]

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2011-2012 76ers: Season In Review
By Jaggo Smorts

The 76ers season has come to a close. The team finished 35-31 in the regular season and put together a decent playoff run, taking down the Bulls in six games and dragging the Celtics through a dog-fight series all the way up to a Game 7. Not bad for a team that's rebuilding. Philadelphia was off and running on squads the second this shortened NBA campaign took off. They jumped out to a 20-9 mark, at one point had a scoring margin over +15, which was mind-boggling, and played suffocating defense all year (89.4 points allowed per game), even through the most frustrating offensive stretches.

So all in all, there’s questions up and down the roster. And at head coach as well. A rumor that’s been gaining steam around Philly questions the return of Doug Collins next season, and it’s neither been confirmed nor denied. I hope he does—he’s the first Sixers coach I truly want at the helm since Larry Brown, and he’s just a Philly guy through and through.

The future is ill-defined and full of concerns. But as for this past season, the Sixers showed how far a scrappy team can get on toughness, defense and depth. Hopefully, it was a season to build on, instead of merely a fun memory.

[JustinT]

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Lakers land Howard in Mega-Deal
By Jaggo Smorts

In a move that almost everyone could have seen coming, but no one really expected at this point, Dwight Howard has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. With all the talk in recent weeks, many speculated that the trade would be large, but no one truly thought it would involve this many players.

The Lakers got their man, and they now have the Big 3 (4?) that they have been clamoring about for some time now. Howard immediately makes their post presence twice as difficult to defend as it was last year. Not to mention that him and Gasol paired together make one of the most formidable 4-5 combinations in the history of the NBA.

The Magic, the team forced to endure the entirety of the Howard's antics, actually brought in quite a haul with the trade. On top of making their cap situation much more flexible, they now have two extra first round draft picks. To go along with that, they received some decent young players such as Omar Casspi and Christian Eyenga. The total haul was: F Christian Eyenga, F Omar Casspi, F Josh Mcroberts, G Daniel Gibson, F Anderson Varajeo, 1st Rd Pick (LAL) & 1st Rd Pick (CLE).

Meanwhile in all of this, the Cleveland Cavaliers snuck in and pulled Andrew Bynum away from Los Angeles. There's no guarantee that he signs after his contract expires after the season (and he probably won't), but their roster for the upcoming season certainly seems much more competitive than it did a day ago. The Cavs also reeled in Jason Richardson and Hedo from ORL.

[JustinT]

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Collins' Starting Lineup Puzzling
By Jaggo Smorts

One week ago, it would have been puzzling to imagine a scenario in which Spencer Hawes would not be the Philadelphia 76ers' starting center.

However, since the controversial signing of center Kwame Brown, Sixers' head coach Doug Collins appears to have a few changes in mind. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Collins plans on moving Hawes to power forward, instantly plugging in Brown as his starting center. With this new starting five, Collins is clearly looking for the Sixers to get bigger, stronger and more physical, but at what cost?

With Brown in the starting lineup, it appears as if the Sixers will sacrifice a good deal of offensive production for some (hopefully) stout defensive play. Brown, now 30 years old, is widely considered an offensive liability. While he shoots just under 50 percent from the field for his career, he only averages 5.2 attempts per game. In addition, Brown's woes from the free-throw line are well documented. The former No. 1 overall pick struggles with consistency at the line, shooting just 57.3 percent from the charity stripe for his career.

Now that we know Collins' plans, how many minutes should we expect to see Brown on the floor each night?

Surely circumstance and matchups will dictate a decent amount of Brown's playing time, but it's hard to imagine him playing more than 20 minutes per game.

The Sixers showed us throughout last season that they aren't afraid to sacrifice size for scoring, and you should expect to see more of the same this season.

[JustinT]

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Matchup Preview *|* November 2nd, 2012
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Philadelphia 76ers (0-0, 0-0 Away)		Toronto Raptors (0-0, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Jrue Holiday Point Guard Kyle Lowry Evan Turner Shooting Guard Demar Derozan Andre Iguodala Small Forward Landry Fields Spencer Hawes Power Forward Andrea Bargnani Kwame Brown Center Jonas Valanciunas Injury Report Game Notes In the season opener the up and coming Philadelphia 76ers will travel to Toronto to face Kyle Lowry, Andrea Bargnani and the new look Toronto Raptors.

[ThunderBulls23]

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[StraightBaylien]

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Good stuff on this so far. Good work. Following.

[mrblakevincent]

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Using my hometown team, good luck! Depth chart wise, and this is just my opinion, you should start either Thaddeus Young or Vucevic at the PF and start Hawes at the center position. This past season whenever Hawes was out with injury the team started Vucevic and he balled pretty well. I think Kwame, again this is just my opinion, will be the 5th big man off the bench behind Hawes, Thaddeus, Lavoy and Vucevic. Lavoy and Vucevic played extremely well as rookies from all the games I watched.

Anyway, good luck.

[JustinT]

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Using my hometown team, good luck! Depth chart wise, and this is just my opinion, you should start either Thaddeus Young or Vucevic at the PF and start Hawes at the center position. This past season whenever Hawes was out with injury the team started Vucevic and he balled pretty well. I think Kwame, again this is just my opinion, will be the 5th big man off the bench behind Hawes, Thaddeus, Lavoy and Vucevic. Lavoy and Vucevic played extremely well as rookies from all the games I watched.

Anyway, good luck.

Agreed that Kwame should be in that role, but Collins already said he will be sliding him in to the starting lineup most likely. I decided to take it from there.

[JustinT]

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Philadelphia 76ers at Toronto Raptors
Nov 2, 2012	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Philadelphia (0-1)	16	15	32	30	93
Toronto (1-0)	25	31	29	24	109

Philadelphia 76ers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jrue Holiday	40	6-21	2-6	2-3	1	2	1	0	2	16
Evan Turner	33	6-9	0-1	1-3	4	6	2	1	0	13
Andre Iguodala	38	9-13	0-2	6-6	3	2	1	1	3	24
Spencer Hawes	29	4-12	0-2	1-1	5	0	0	1	1	9
Kwame Brown	26	1-2	0-0	0-0	6	2	0	1	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Nick Young	22	4-7	2-5	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	10
Thaddeus Young	20	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	5
Lavoy Allen	12	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Royal Ivey	9	1-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	3
Dorell Wright	5	3-4	3-4	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	9
Arnett Moultrie	8	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nikola Vucevic	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0

Toronto Raptors
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Demar DeRozan	33	10-14	0-0	6-6	6	3	2	1	1	26
Andrea Bargnani	35	7-11	0-1	0-0	7	6	0	0	1	14

[JustinT]

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Sixers look miserable, fall to Toronto to open season
By Jaggo Smorts

If the opening tip-off of the game was any indication (it was), then this may be a long season for 76ers fans.

It was a display of what many around the league have come to expect from one Kwame Brown. As the referee let loose the first tip-off of the new season, Kwame chose to turn to a teammate, completely ignoring the ball and allowing for an immediate and easy possession for Toronto. Those easy possessions continued throughout the night.

This game will be remembered for the display put on by Demar DeRozan as he looks to play the #2 Scorer again for the Raptors. Scoring from just about every spot imaginable on the court, DeRozan fooled defenders all night, even making Andre Iguodala look lost on many plays. The same Andre Iguodala who has been heralded all off-season for his defensive performance in the Olympics.

The lone bright spots for the Sixers may have been Dorell Wright and Evan Turner. Turner started the season off with a stellar performance, filling up the stat sheet as we would hope him to this season. He may not have had the point total, but his offensive performance was crisp and he looked to have found his shooting touch, let's hope that keeps up. Dorell Wright, while only playing five minutes of the game, racked up nine points. He dropped the trio of threes on consecutive possessions in the third, spurring a small but ultimately irrelevant run by the Sixers.

[JustinT]

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Matchup Preview *|* November 4, 2012
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Philadelphia 76ers (0-1, 0-1 Away)		Minnesota Timberwolves (0-1, 0-0 Home)
Projected Starters Jrue Holiday Point Guard Ricky Rubio Evan Turner Shooting Guard Brandon Roy Andre Iguodala Small Forward Chase Budinger Spencer Hawes Power Forward Kevin Love Kwame Brown Center Nikola Pekovic Injury Report Game Notes

[JustinT]

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Philadelphia 76ers (0-2) at Minnesota Timberwolves (1-1)
Nov 4, 2012 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 16 29 15 18 78 Minnesota 13 21 21 24 79 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Evan Turner (21 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST) Andre Iguodala (14 PTS) Minnesota Timberwolves Ricky Rubio (18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST) Brandon Roy (15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST)	Team Stats Comparison PHI MIN FG Made-Att 3PT Made-Att FT Made-Att Rebounds Assists Turnovers Steals Blocks
Philadelphia 76ers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS
Minnesota Timberwolves STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS

[JustinT]

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Tale of Two Halves: 76ers dominate 1st half, squander and fall to 'Wolves in 2nd
By Jaggo Smorts

It was very reminiscent of the ugly, ugly streak that Philadelphia endured last season, during an awful stretch brought the 2011-2012 team back to earth. Get up early, squander the lead, lose it in the 4th.

The current team is already very grounded on earth, and may not be going anywhere this year with the way they are playing. Ricky Rubio led the Minnesota Timeberwolves' balanced offensive attack and stymied the Sixers en route to a 79-78 comeback win in Minnesota.

The 76ers got out to a hot start, Evan Turner ended with 21 PTS to lead them, but throughout the 2nd Half their offense looked inept and out of wack.

Brandon Roy had a stellar outing in his fight back to legitimacy since retiring last season due to knee problems. It'll be interesting to see how the season goes for him, his outlook is looking much brighter than the 76ers at this point.

[JustinT]

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Matchup Preview *|* November 6, 2012
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Philadelphia 76ers (0-2, 0-1 Away)		Orlando Magic (2-1, 1-0 Home)
Projected Starters Jrue Holiday Point Guard Jamar Nelson Evan Turner Shooting Guard J.J Redick Andre Iguodala Small Forward Omar Casspi Spencer Hawes Power Forward Glen Davis Kwame Brown Center Anderson Varejao Game Notes CLE: Varejao (Averaging 14.0 PTS, 10.0 REB per game) PHI: Turner (Shooting 60%+ from the field, Averaging 17.0 PTS per Game)