Posted: Monday, February 6, 2012, 11:40 AM | 8 comments |
 

Brand Out Tonight
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Elton Brand won’t play in tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers at Wells Fargo Center due to a sprained right thumb.

Coach Doug Collins made the announcement following today’s shootaround.

“Elton is out so we will start the way we did the other night,” Collins said.

Brand had said he wanted to see how it felt before the game, but Collins said that wouldn’t be the case.

“EB, it’s hard for him to catch the ball, and if somebody cracks him on the hand or whatever, he is just not ready to play,” Collins said.

Lavoy Allen will again start for the Sixers.

Brand suffered the injury in Friday’s 99-79 loss to Miami and missed Saturday’s victory in Atlanta.

 

For a video of Kobe Bryant comparing the old Lakers and the young Sixers, click here.
Posted by Marc Narducci @ 11:40 AM  Permalink | 8 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:44 AM, 02/06/2012
    this is good news
    — yahoeshua
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:03 PM, 02/06/2012
    Would have liked to seen mentioned the projected starters, matchups and rotation or at least a guess at what that would be. I guess we'll wait until game time. Go Sixers!
    — nceagle
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 1:43 PM, 02/06/2012
    @nceagle. did you stop reading after the first sentence??? "Lavoy Allen will again start for the Sixers", along with hawes, holliday, meeks, and igoudala, the same starting lineup minus brand from the last 100 games the team has played.
    — CosmoK
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:15 PM, 02/06/2012
    Allen's long arms and mobility will help us against the twin towers tonight provided he stays out of foul trouble. Looking forward to seeing how our young big men do tonight.
    — bradco
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:57 PM, 02/06/2012
    real tough match up for the sixers tonight. gotta stay out of foul trouble against their 'bigs' and make kobe work for all his shots. let him get his 30 but make him put it up 20-25 times to do it. would be a good night for the 'night shift' to take advantage of l.a.'s thinner bench.
    — esesjay
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:03 PM, 02/06/2012
    Both rookie bigs will have growing pains. Some nights will be better than others. Hope both get plenty of minutes this year and continue to improve. Also have to keep Hawes healthy. Offense looks better when he is in the middle.
    — rolan01us
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:30 PM, 02/06/2012
    He's a part time player at this point. He needs to have some legs left for the stretch run. Ultimately, I'd like to see the Sixers target Varejao in a trade. He'd be the perfect fit, especially when it comes to defending Bosh and crashing the o-boards.
    — beegal99
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:55 PM, 02/06/2012
    Against the Heat, EB's legs looked tired, he had no arc on his shot. Similar to how Popivich sits Duncan for entire game when they play 4 out of 5 nights, Sixers should consider not wearing EB out and doing the same. Lots of basketball left and we need all hands on deck. Hoping the kids step up to the plate tonight. Go 76ers Go!
    — edogs


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John Mitchell is in his first year covering the 76ers for the Inquirer after joining the paper in November 2011. He covered the Washington Wizards for the Washington Times from 1998 to 2008. He's also worked at the Philadelphia Tribune, the Wilmington News Journal, Courier-Post, Trenton Times and Elmira Star-Gazette.

Born and raised in West Philadelphia - not too far from Will Smith - he graduated from Overbrook High School the same year the 76ers won their last championship. He's a proud graduate of Howard University and the proud father of two sons, Jared and Jordan.

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