SB Nation User Blog: Ben16

JJ Shirt

Ben16 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:08:29 -0000

JJ Shirt

Cool site with philly themed sports shirts.

Best NBA Franchises according to John Hollinger

Ben16 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:49:10 -0000

Best NBA Franchises according to John Hollinger

John Hollinger of ESPN ranks the greatest franchises in the NBA and he has the 76ers in the 6th spot.

Young

Ben16 — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:57:37 -0000

Thaddeus should be back in 2 to 3 weeks according to this article. It says he should be back in time for the playoffs. I just hope that he does not rush back. It mentions that the MRI showed no tears, so that is good news. If/when he returns for the playoffs I doubt he will be scoring like he had been the past seven games but we shall see. All in all I guess we could not have asked for better news.

Reminder

Ben16 — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:06:29 -0000

Just thought i would post a friendly reminder for everyone who joined the College Basketball group, Sixers fans, on Yahoo! to make your picks because the Tournament starts on Thursday. It looks like it should be an exciting tournament.

Blanton signs one year Deal

Ben16 — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:07:38 -0000

Phils sign Joe Blanton.

The Phillies have agreed to a one-year contract worth $3.125 million with outfielder Shane Victorino and a one-year deal worth $5.475 million with pitcher Joe Blanton. Both had been eligible for salary arbitration.

Victorino, 28, was one of the Phillies' postseason heroes last season. He hit a grand slam home run in the National League Division Series against the Brewers and a game-tying homer in Game 4 of the NLCS against the Dodgers.

The signings leave three players eligible for arbitration: Ryan Howard, Jason Werth and Chad Durbin. Potential salary fiures for arbitration-eligible players will be exchanged today.

Diop to Bobcats and Carroll to Mavs

Ben16 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:43:50 -0000

Dallas has agreed to trade DeSagana Diop to the Bobcats for Matt Carroll and Ryan Hollins. Just thought i would post this. I really like Carroll as a shooter. His 3pt% is down this year but he is a career 40% 3pt shooter. This doesn't affect us much other than taking another potential trade target away. I don't think Stephanski was even trying to get carroll or had any interest in him but we do need a consistent shooter.

The Dallas Mavericks and Charlotte Bobcats have reached an agreement after last week's collapse of a three-way deal with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Mavericks and Bobcats completed a deal sending Dallas center DeSagana Diop to Charlotte for guard Matt Carroll and center Ryan Hollins on Friday...Carroll -- who is in the third season of a six-year, $27 million deal -- is shooting only 27 percent from 3-point range this season but is a career 40-percent shooter from distance.

This one, however, does not involve Bobcats guard Raymond Felton.

Brand will not return Tonight

Ben16 — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:23:03 -0000

Brand out.

Elton will not return to night. I personally think that is a good thing since his return may have messed up the rhythm our team is in.

Elton Brand will not dress for Friday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs, though he did participate in the morning shoot around. Instead, the Sixers' starting power forward will be missing his 14th consecutive game after dislocating his right shoulder in a game on Dec. 17 against the Milwaukee Bucks...It is undecided if Elton Brand will play in New York Saturday night. Whenever he returns, the Sixers will hold fast to playing him in 4-to-5 minute spurts until they feel he has his legs back.

Fantasy basketball

Ben16 — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:31:01 -0000

Hey guys me and my friends are doing a Fantasy basketball league and still need about 4 more teams. We currently do not have a draft date set and we will try to work with everyones schedules to choose a draft date. This is just for fun and while we all are competitive it is more about having fun. It is a free league through ESPN and is a points based league. If you are interested please email me from my profile and i will invite you.