Heard in the Cheap Seats

The team that was saddled with high expectations as a result of their deep pockets this past offseason is floundering.  The problems are immense and began long before Elton Brand went down with an injury. Even with Elton in the lineup, it looked as though the Sixers did not have an identity.  Did they want to run or implement a half court offense?  Was Brand better suited as a high post player or as a player catching the ball on the block?  And who on the team is going to stretch opposing defenses enough to create the space needed for an effective entry pass to the post?  
Truth be told, none of these questions were answered prior to the season and Mo Cheeks payed with his job.  With Tony DiLeo at the helm, things have not improved much.  This team still lacks an identity and with Brand sidelined with a bum shoulder it may not find one for quite some time.
For the team being, the Sixers need to tread water until Brand gets back.  They can start by trimming back on Dalembert’s minutes and giving those to Marreese Speights.  Of course, a rookie is not the answer to all of the Sixers’ problems, but Dalembert has been downright dreadful.  From there, the players need to be held accountable–especially those that are getting paid $80 million (I am looking at you AI).  
While they may not be able to find an identity until Brand gets back, the Sixers better start making some changes.  Perhaps tonight against an equally woeful team in the Clippers the Sixers can start to put some of the pieces together.  We shall see.

When we first started this blog, our intention was to cover the wide world of sports–whether that was a horse race in Boise or a football game in New York, we wanted to add our two cents.   But after a while, we came to the realization that the whole world of sports is a bit much for two people with full time jobs to cover.  There were so many things happening that we wanted to write about that it seemed impossible to do any of it justice.  Couple that with a whole mess of things in our personal lives and we went stagnant on this blog. 

During that span of time, we’ve decided to refocus.  Instead of covering the whole of sports, we are going to concentrate on our true passion–the Philadelphia sports scene.   After all, it is far easier to write about something that you are a passionate about.  Anthony and I have been surrounded by the Philadelphia sports scene for the majority of both of our lives.  We understand the pysche of the Philadelphia sports fan.  The perpetual feeling of impending doom.  The never ending anguish.  The city where “it ain’t over until its over” is not a cliché.  But we also understand what makes the city of Philadelphia the best sports town in America.  The passion, albeit sometimes misguided, of the fans.  The appreciation of a player that does a lot with a little and the disgust for players that do little with a lot.  This is the Philadelphia sports psyche and it is the history that colors each of our perspectives.  We figured it was time to embrace our own sports history on Heard in the Cheap Seats.

From here on out, the majority of the content will be focused on the Philly sports scene.  We hope to add to some of the great voices in the Philadelphia sports scene and offer a little color of our own.  You will still see stories that delve into the larger sports scene, but it won’t be the core of the content here.

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