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jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Mar 24 @ 11:59 AM ET
Malaysia blaming Jeff Carter for crashing the missing plane. They claim a shot high and wide damaged the engine.
- Flyersgod


Hextall was actually sent to stop it, but it went through his legs.
Flyersgod
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 01.07.2013

Mar 24 @ 11:59 AM ET
I don't follow basketball at all. How many of these are guys that can turn the franchise into a contender all by themselves (a.k.a. LeBron, Kobe, etc.) They all seem like the next John Wall.
- jmatchett383


Basketball is terrible.
hammarby31
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: it's been 84 years, AZ
Joined: 01.02.2007

Mar 24 @ 12:00 PM ET
The streak was 25-0-10. I went to pretty much every home game that year, but man that was a long time and a lot of scotches ago. I don't think they ever actually won more than 8 or 9 in a row at any point that year.
- BiggE


i went to one home game that year. my first nhl game ever. it's why i am a flyers fan.i was 7 years old. march 24, 1980, coincidentally which is exactly 34 years ago to the day. remember the opponent? the score? no? i do.

flyers 2 - islanders 5. one of only TWO home losses the entire season. yep. 36-2-2. and yours truly was at one of two losses out of 40 games. thanks, phil myre.

speaking of anniversaries: today also happens to be the 30th anniversary of The Breakfast Club detention. i'm all them rolled into one. RIP, Richard vernon.
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Mar 24 @ 12:02 PM ET
they went 25--0-10. don't know what the longest run was, but obviously not 25.
- hammarby31


That's amazing going 35 games without a loss. A winning streak of 3 to end the season would have been nice.

johndewar
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey, NJ
Joined: 01.16.2009

Mar 24 @ 12:04 PM ET
Basketball is terrible.
- Flyersgod


Basketball was my favorite sport to play, as a kid. I still like to play now.

I'm not in love with the NBA version of the game or of "ZOMG11!! DUNKZ!!", but I'm one of those weirdos that likes basketball AND hockey.
BulliesPhan87
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: the lone wolf of hockeybuzz
Joined: 07.31.2009

Mar 24 @ 12:05 PM ET
Thank you. I'm tired of being the only one giving him guff.
- tangent_man

It's been an issue all season. He needs to flip the switch, we're already down the stretch here.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Mar 24 @ 12:05 PM ET
I don't follow basketball at all. How many of these are guys that can turn the franchise into a contender all by themselves (a.k.a. LeBron, Kobe, etc.) They all seem like the next John Wall.
- jmatchett383


Heres the rundown

Parker is a polished offensive player. He can come in and score 20 points per game on a bad team right now. He's got great size, draws a ton of fouls and has good court awareness. He's pretty smart and his teammates seem to like him. He needs to improve his defense and he doesn't have what you'd call elite athleticism, but he's still pretty quick.

Wiggins is an explosive athlete but very raw. He's already a very good defensive player, but lacks the overall basketball skill on offense to be an immediate impact player within his first couple years. He has a very high potential because the things he doesn't do really well are teachable. Things like ball handling and improving his jump shot can be taught. He's not a bad ball handler or shooter. He's just not exceptional in those areas yet.

Embiid is a skilled big man. If not for his back issues (I believe he suffered the same back injury as Vinny), he would be the #1 pick. He has decent range and some decent moves down low. He models his game after Hakeem and you can immediately see the resemblance. He's a good defender and a good shot blocker. He's very thin and will need to bulk up. If healthy, he can be an absolute stud big man.
JFlyers00
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: NYC (kill me) , NJ
Joined: 11.24.2011

Mar 24 @ 12:07 PM ET
The cap has been in effect since 2005. With the exception of artifically lowering the Cap coming out of the last lockout, what has happened every year? Seems like a pretty accurate prognostication to me.
- MJL


And from 1997 to about 2006 home prices constantly increased.....

Its a horrible way to forecast something.
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Mar 24 @ 12:07 PM ET
Heres the rundown

Parker is a polished offensive player. He can come in and score 20 points per game on a bad team right now. He's got great size, draws a ton of fouls and has good court awareness. He's pretty smart and his teammates seem to like him. He needs to improve his defense and he doesn't have what you'd call elite athleticism, but he's still pretty kick.

Wiggins is an explosive athlete but very raw. He's already a very good defensive player, but lacks the overall basketball skill on offense to be an immediate impact player within his first couple years. He has a very high potential because the things he doesn't do really well are teachable. Things like ball handling and improving his jump shot can be taught. He's not a bad ball handler or shooter. He's just not exceptional in those areas yet.

Embiid is a skilled big man. If not for his back issues (I believe he suffered the same back injury as Vinny), he would be the #1 pick. He has decent range and some decent moves down low. He models his game after Hakeem and you can immediately see the resemblance. He's a good defender and a good shot blocker. He's very thin and will need to bulk up. If healthy, he can be an absolute stud big man.

- PhillySportsGuy


Noel's first season with the Sixers, huge success.
SchennBros
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Gettysburg, PA
Joined: 08.06.2012

Mar 24 @ 12:08 PM ET
Heres the rundown

Parker is a polished offensive player. He can come in and score 20 points per game on a bad team right now. He's got great size, draws a ton of fouls and has good court awareness. He's pretty smart and his teammates seem to like him. He needs to improve his defense and he doesn't have what you'd call elite athleticism, but he's still pretty kick.

Wiggins is an explosive athlete but very raw. He's already a very good defensive player, but lacks the overall basketball skill on offense to be an immediate impact player within his first couple years. He has a very high potential because the things he doesn't do really well are teachable. Things like ball handling and improving his jump shot can be taught. He's not a bad ball handler or shooter. He's just not exceptional in those areas yet.

Embiid is a skilled big man. If not for his back issues (I believe he suffered the same back injury as Vinny), he would be the #1 pick. He has decent range and some decent moves down low. He models his game after Hakeem and you can immediately see the resemblance. He's a good defender and a good shot blocker. He's very thin and will need to bulk up. If healthy, he can be an absolute stud big man.

- PhillySportsGuy



Things I would rather discuss than Basketball.

1. Justin Beiber
2. Twilight Franchise
3. Miley Cyrus
etc. etc. etc.
jmatchett383
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Newark, DE
Joined: 03.09.2010

Mar 24 @ 12:08 PM ET
Heres the rundown

Parker is a polished offensive player. He can come in and score 20 points per game on a bad team right now. He's got great size, draws a ton of fouls and has good court awareness. He's pretty smart and his teammates seem to like him. He needs to improve his defense and he doesn't have what you'd call elite athleticism, but he's still pretty kick.

Wiggins is an explosive athlete but very raw. He's already a very good defensive player, but lacks the overall basketball skill on offense to be an immediate impact player within his first couple years. He has a very high potential because the things he doesn't do really well are teachable. Things like ball handling and improving his jump shot can be taught. He's not a bad ball handler or shooter. He's just not exceptional in those areas yet.

Embiid is a skilled big man. If not for his back issues (I believe he suffered the same back injury as Vinny), he would be the #1 pick. He has decent range and some decent moves down low. He models his game after Hakeem and you can immediately see the resemblance. He's a good defender and a good shot blocker. He's very thin and will need to bulk up. If healthy, he can be an absolute stud big man.

- PhillySportsGuy


So basically, you've got Seth Jones, Sam Morin, and an injured Seth Jones?

I'd take Andrew Wiggins, only because he more than one Ender Wiggin.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Mar 24 @ 12:09 PM ET
Noel's first season with the Sixers, huge success.
- PLindbergh31


Especially since they were expecting so much from him.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Mar 24 @ 12:10 PM ET

Things I would rather discuss than Basketball.

1. Justin Beiber
2. Twilight Franchise
3. Miley Cyrus
etc. etc. etc.

- SchennBros


He asked. I answered.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Mar 24 @ 12:10 PM ET
So basically, you've got Seth Jones, Sam Morin, and an injured Seth Jones?

I'd take Andrew Wiggins, only because he more than one Ender Wiggin.

- jmatchett383


As long as they're all healthy, you can't really go wrong.
Flyersgod
Philadelphia Flyers
Joined: 01.07.2013

Mar 24 @ 12:10 PM ET

Things I would rather discuss than Basketball.

1. Justin Beiber
2. Twilight Franchise
3. Miley Cyrus
etc. etc. etc.

- SchennBros


Politics over basketball IMO.
wolfhounds
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: dicky seamus, PA
Joined: 06.02.2009

Mar 24 @ 12:11 PM ET
Basketball was my favorite sport to play, as a kid. I still like to play now.

I'm not in love with the NBA version of the game or of "ZOMG11!! DUNKZ!!", but I'm one of those weirdos that likes basketball AND hockey.

- johndewar


Unacceptable. You should leave now...
Chieppa1
New Jersey Devils
Location: Scott Stevens' gun cabinet., NJ
Joined: 07.05.2008

Mar 24 @ 12:12 PM ET
With two more against the Rags and the Jackets, here's one Devils fan hoping you guy keep this run going.
johndewar
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey, NJ
Joined: 01.16.2009

Mar 24 @ 12:12 PM ET
Noel's first season with the Sixers, huge success.
- PLindbergh31


He was still coming off of knee surgery, wasn't he? Admittedly, I haven't been following that closely.
Jsaquella
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Bringing Hexy Back
Joined: 06.16.2006

Mar 24 @ 12:12 PM ET
Hahahah...Richards ducks Philly media after morning skate, leaves 20 of them standing at empty stall
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Mar 24 @ 12:12 PM ET
Especially since they were expecting so much from him.
- PhillySportsGuy


Why would they expect anything out of the # 6 pick in the Draft? Guy is a crippled pipe cleaner. How bout that Bynum transaction. How did that work out?

Defending a team with a 25 game losing streak. I love it.
They are the laughing stocks of the Universe.
PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Mar 24 @ 12:12 PM ET
Politics over basketball IMO.
- Flyersgod


At least basketball is a sport...
johndewar
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: South Jersey, NJ
Joined: 01.16.2009

Mar 24 @ 12:12 PM ET
Unacceptable. You should leave now...
- wolfhounds


/sad Hulk music
ggunky
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: I like cold beverages, NJ
Joined: 04.09.2008

Mar 24 @ 12:12 PM ET
The flyers are playing great right now. The macdonald pick up has seemed to stabilize the defense and they are really clicking as a team. Can't wait for the game tonight!
- funmaster18



don't let the corsi peeps see this post!!!


PhillySportsGuy
Philadelphia Flyers
Location: any donut with a hole in the middle can get (frank)ed right in its hole, NJ
Joined: 04.08.2012

Mar 24 @ 12:12 PM ET
Hahahah...Richards ducks Philly media after morning skate, leaves 20 of them standing at empty stall
- Jsaquella


Nicely done
PLindbergh31
Location: NJ
Joined: 02.01.2008

Mar 24 @ 12:13 PM ET
Hahahah...Richards ducks Philly media after morning skate, leaves 20 of them standing at empty stall
- Jsaquella




That's awesome. Hope he tipped his LA Kings hat to them on the way out.
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