Maybe Andy Reid should just hire Doug Collins as his defensive coordinator.
Last night the Sixers scored only 74 points – and still won. That’s because they held the vaunted Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard to 69 points, including just 9 in the third quarter.
Even with a horrific offensive performance on a night when they shot 38 percent from the floor, 27 percent from three-point land and just 53 percent from the free throw line, the Sixers used their smothering defense to make the Magic disappear and raise their record to 15-6.
Things won’t get any easier for the Collins’ surging bunch. They host the Chicago Bulls Wednesday and LeBron James and the Heat Saturday.
In the meantime, Reid will do his best Groundhog Day imitation today, emerging from his burrow at noon at the NovaCare Center. Rumor has it that Reid will see his shadow and predict another year of Juan Castillo.
After that he’s going to tell us how Todd Bowles coming on as the defensive secondary coach is going to make all the difference when it comes to putting players in a better position to make plays.
In other words, despite all those words from Eagles owner Jeff Lurie, not much is going to change in Birds land.
Time’s yours, Andy.
Last night the Sixers scored only 74 points – and still won. That’s because they held the vaunted Orlando Magic and Dwight Howard to 69 points, including just 9 in the third quarter.
Even with a horrific offensive performance on a night when they shot 38 percent from the floor, 27 percent from three-point land and just 53 percent from the free throw line, the Sixers used their smothering defense to make the Magic disappear and raise their record to 15-6.
Things won’t get any easier for the Collins’ surging bunch. They host the Chicago Bulls Wednesday and LeBron James and the Heat Saturday.
In the meantime, Reid will do his best Groundhog Day imitation today, emerging from his burrow at noon at the NovaCare Center. Rumor has it that Reid will see his shadow and predict another year of Juan Castillo.
After that he’s going to tell us how Todd Bowles coming on as the defensive secondary coach is going to make all the difference when it comes to putting players in a better position to make plays.
In other words, despite all those words from Eagles owner Jeff Lurie, not much is going to change in Birds land.
Time’s yours, Andy.
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