Full Court Press
Blazersedge — ... . In terms of wingspan (7-2) and standing reach (8-10 ½), Blair is slightly longer than Millsap and comparable with Maxiell. He's nowhere near Elton Brand's mammoth proportions, though-Brand has a 7-5 1/2 wingspan and a 9-2 standing reach.  ...

Liberty Links -- 06/02/09
Liberty Ballers — ... "Never," he said. "[Sixers chairman] Ed Snider said, 'If you find a coach you want, we will do whatever it takes.' He said the same thing, basically, when we got Elton Brand. The money was never a factor." ...

The Clippers as Trade Patsies - Recent History Tells a Different Story
Clips Nation — ... for Elton Brand.  Chandler became a decent player (for New Orleans) and Brand became an all pro.  Winner:  Clippers by a mile. ...

The Clipperblogger Summit - Part Two
Clips Nation — ... through terrible season after terrible season, finally reached their breaking point on this one (or at least said they did - the very fact that they're Clipper fans makes me suspect that they'll be back).  The burden of increased expectations that came with the 2006 playoffs has a lot to do with it, I suspect.  The next season was disappointing, but they still won 40 games (the team's fourth best win total in their LA history after all).  The next season was all about Elton Brand's injury, and everyone put their hopes for team on hold one ...

The 2009 NBA Finals Loser Thread - Game 1: A Short Review of the Playoffs so far, and an excruciating Loser Preview
Pounding The Rock — ... , A.I. (After Iverson) - Thanks, Elton Brand. You were a really big help this season. Let's do this again next year.  I heard Eddie Jordan's a fun guy to be with, not unlike that other, more famous Jordan dude who's so darn competitive. ...

SBNation NBA Mock Draft, Pick #17: Philadelphia 76ers
Ridiculous Upside — ... In newly appointed head coach Eddie Jordan's Princeton offense, Maynor would not be required to run traditional sets. His versatility and height advantage suit EJ's system, and I expect him to compete for time right away. He's a senior, he's polished, and he knows how to play with a big man (Larry Sanders), so the transition to Elton Brand should go smoothly. ...

Reaction: Sixers draft Jrue Holiday
Liberty Ballers — ... If Holiday is the starting point guard on opening night, I don't think the Sixers can contend for a title, much less get out of the first round. If that's the case they should consider launching "Full rebuilding mode" by ridding the team of Samuel Dalembert and Elton Brand. ...

Warriors Draft Day 2009: This Pretty Much Says It All
Golden State Of Mind — ... Andris Biedrins to Phoenix for Amare Stoudemire in July, as rumored, I'm not going feel as good about it. Stoudemire is great, but that's a lot to give up for one guy, especially if he might be just a one-year rental in Oakland. We're in a state of dissary here in Warriors land. It feels like the Warriors are on the verge of getting a young and gifted superstar, but who knows if it's all going to be talk a la Kevin Garnett, Gilbertn Arenas, Elton Brand, Chris Bosh, Allen Iverson, etc. It feels like ...

RECAP: Warriors' 2009 NBA Draft Day - Stephen Curry & Amar'e?
Golden State Of Mind — ... in the curse of the Clippers for Blake Griffin or he's out of his mind by picking anyone over BG. I guess the question is, will Curry remain a Warrior?     2) Amar'e Stoudemire aka STAT One of the things I'll remember about the CME, Chris Mullin Era, is that the Warriors were always linked to big names in trades or free agency, Baron Davis, Kevin Garnett, Elton Brand, Gilbert Arenas. The NBA is entertainment and I was ...

The Jrue Conflict
Liberty Ballers — ... Last offseason, we signed Elton Brand to a 5 year, $82 million dollar deal to be our best player and lead us to a championship.  Sane people on this planet that have ever watched basketball are not ready to give up on Brand in Philadelphia after an injury riddled 29 games and two head coaching changes.  By the time Holiday is even close to being ready to contribute as a starter, Brand will be in the 4th year of his deal, and will turn 33 during that season.  I have no idea what will happen until then, but his injuries have been a ...

Moving On - Free Agency
Liberty Ballers — ... contenders, so being in the lottery wouldn't be horrible.   If Chad Ford has any credibility with you, next years draft is deep in big men (you know, big men, like centers, like the sixers migth need).  Now, I'm not saying I want the sixers to lose, I just am not worried about the won loss record as much as I am worried about the following: The continued development of Thaddeus young as a three towards stardom Integration of Elton Brand as a sixer, and a fully healthy season after some freak ...

Don't Expect July Fireworks From the Clippers
Clips Nation — ... Last July was the most eventful month in the history of this blog in the midst of the most active month in the history of the Clippers franchise.  The level of activity, from June 30th when Elton Brand and Corey Maggette each opted out of their Clipper contracts and Baron Davis opted out of his Warriors deal, until July 31 when LA signed free agent Brian Skinner, was dizzying.  It was also, in hindsight, foolhardy.  The Clippers began the season with only five players from the year before, and ...

2009 Summer League Breakdown - Philly/NJ
Ridiculous Upside — ... (6'10" F) - Speights showed flashes of being a very good player last season.  He's not a great defender, and he doesn't rebound as well as you'd expect from a guy who's 6'10" (his rebound rate was 13.9), but he's really athletic and he had the third-highest PER on the Sixers last year (after Andres Iguodala and Miller.  He's kind of stuck for now behind Elton Brand (who can't move over to center while Dalembert's around), but for now I like him a lot. ...

Practical Implications of the NBA Salary Cap
Clips Nation — ... Having said that, fiscal responsibility is a good thing, regardless of the specific targets and amounts.  So while the Randolph for Richardson trade might not in reality fuel a megastar pipe dream, it's still going to get the Clippers under the cap (barring other moves).  After all, Elton Brand is the only free agent in the last two years to actually sign for more than $13M - so the Clippers can remain in the running for a major addition (or two), just not for one named LeBron or Wade or even Bosh.  ...

We Haven't Forgotten About Al Thornton
Clips Nation — ... So once again, I've allowed myself to daydream about Al Thornton's replacement in the starting lineup; but it doesn't mean I've given up on him.  He's certainly not too old to improve at the age of 25, entering his third NBA season. There are so many examples of players who continued to make major strides long into their careers, it's almost silly to list them (how about Elton Brand?).  I've already spent a lot of time refuting the Hollingerian logic that older rookies have no upside.  But perhaps more apropos to our current situation is the ...

Dear Sixers fans...
Liberty Ballers — ... No contract for Andre Miller, no Summer League team, the inability to move into the second round of the draft, various rumors of Sam Dalembert and Elton Brand being actively shopped -- it all made sense. ...

Blake Griffin Summer League Observations
Clips Nation — ... Blake definitely score in the open court and put back/garbage point situations (the Elton Brand special) - no doubt about it. He did it in college, he did it in Summer League and I'm sure he'll do it in the NBA. ...

Liberty Links: Veteran point guards
Liberty Ballers — ... Often times a general manger is praised and/or criticized for the "big" players he signs. See: Elton Brand, ...

How did we all become clipper fans
Clips Nation — ... and Elton Brand working hard on a bad team. From that point on I became a clipper fan, and I was hoping that I could be one for life, but the more and more I read up on the organization it becomes harder to stay on the bandwagon. Every year they are always stacked with good players, but instead of winning games, we lead the league in injuries, and as soon as players like Elton Brand get the opportunity for free agency, in a flash he's gone. I know I will stay a clipper fan, I love Ralph Lawler, but how did everyone on clips nation become fans? ...

Team evaluations: Better, same or worse?
Pounding The Rock — ... :  They'll be getting Elton Brand who missed fifty plus games last season but they are going to be in a world of hurt by losing Andre Miller.  Do I think Andre Miller is as valuable of a player as Elton Brand?  Typically I'd say no but they have no one close to Andre Miller to replace him and they are the type of team that really needs a good point guard. ...

14 Worst NBA Contracts
Sactown Royalty — ... Maggette/Stephen Jackson: $75.1M guaranteed over the next four years Comment: Not enough swing men on this team. Orlando Magic Rashard Lewis: 4 years, $81.4M Comment: Sure the guy is good, but this is Lebron/Kobe-type money. What were they thinking? LA Clippers Baron Davis/Chris Kaman: $87.7M guaranteed over the next four years Comment: Maybe they should sign Allen Iverson. Philadelphia 76ers Elton Brand/Samuel Dalembert: $93.0M guaranteed over the next four ...

#9: The Turning Point
Liberty Ballers — ... All the team was missing was a go-to scorer and a low-post threat. Along comes Elton Brand, and all of a sudden the Sixers are the sexy sleeper in the Eastern Conference. After all, Brand was the guy who helped lead the ...

The Clippers 2009-2010 Schedule
Clips Nation — ... against the Sixers may look like a marquee date, but it's really not.  New Year's Eve is a terrible night to schedule a basketball game, which is why the Clippers always have a game then - it's not like the Lakers or Kings want that date.  It just happens to fall on a Thursday this year, which is TNT's exclusive NBA night, so it's sort of the Clippers on TV by default that night.  The fact that it's Philly for the second year in a row, and that Elton Brand missed last year's game so this will in fact be his first ...

#8 The Secret Weapon
Liberty Ballers — ... This specific game already had a certain buzz to it before it began. The fans and media were beating the Allen Iverson angle into the ground, and Elton Brand was out with a bum hamstring.  Little did we know, a certain "secret weapon" would be unleashed and steal the show. ...

Create Your Own Franchise
Canis Hoopus — ... Hayees (2) Jason Kapono (2) Steve Novak (2) PF: Tim Duncun (6) Kevin Garnett (6) Dirk Nowitzki (6) Amare Stoudimare (6) Chris Bosh (6) Carlos Boozer (6) Josh Smith (5) David West (5) Lamarcus Aldrigde (5) Antwane Jaminson (5) Elton Brand (5) Emeka Okafor (5) ...

Competition Discussion: Atlanta Hawks
Bullets Forever — ... In short, they're stuck, and the East isn't getting any worse.  Last year, the Hawks raced off to a hot start and then plateaued.  In the meantime, Philadelphia struggled to adjust to Elton Brand, the ...

When Does Clippers Training Camp Start?
Clips Nation — ... , the summer that the Clippers traded for Elton Brand, was more active.  But you'd be wrong.  That's pretty much all the team did, all summer.  The team completed not a single transaction in the month of July.  Not one (though they did sign Harold Jamison in August). ...

Possible in-season trade targets to improve the Wizards' frontcourt
Bullets Forever — ... I've never been a huge fan of Turiaf's game because it seems like there's more fake hustle than real production.  Despite his reputation, he's actually a pretty terrible rebounder (career REB%: 12.2%), and he doesn't offer too many offensive skills.  At the same time, he does know his limitations and he is a pretty strong finisher in traffic, so perhaps he's worth a look despite a really poor contract. Group 3: The "Big Fish" big Elton Brand (4 years, $66,037,665 total, $14,858,472 in 2009/10) If ...

Sixers to sign Carney to one-year deal.
Canis Hoopus — ... in a July 9, 2008, salary dump to create enough cap space to enable them to sign free agent Elton Brand to a five-year, $82 million contract. ...

Revisiting the 2002 World Basketball Championships
CelticsBlog — ... of invincibility with two tight wins over France and a two point win over Lithuania, which saw a potential game winning three rim out at the buzzer. Although the gap between the USA and the rest of the world was clearly shrinking, Team USA were forced to select a much weaker team for the 2002 World Championships, after Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett all turned down the chance to play.  Pierce was selected to play alongside Jermaine O'Neal, Elton Brand, Michael Finley and Reggie Miller, amongst others. ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 New York Knicks- Is it summatime yet?
Golden State Of Mind — ...  again) with the Golden State Warriors summer (there's some symbiotic-ness for you again too!). But in the grand scheme of things I do want to give the Knicks front office some props for not locking themselves into any contracts that they'd regret next summer. It seems like a no brainer, but remember this is a league where teams outbid and ink Elton Brand, ...

Around the Association: 2009-2010 Philadelphia 76ers - Are they (Elton) Brand New?
Golden State Of Mind — ... Is it Elton Brand? One of the big questions (the 80 million dollar question at that) is whether Elton Brand is going to help or hurt this team, with  ...

A Little Chat With Eddie the Shot
Liberty Ballers — ... Both Jason Smith and Elton Brand are 100% and have been cleared to play since July.  Jason is up to over 250 pounds and has put on plenty of muscle during his recovery time, still wants him to add more so he can bang down low.  Elton is ready to go, on a mission, feels good about himself, ...

An Open Letter to Ed Stefanski
Ridiculous Upside — ... You see, the thing about being involved with the D-League is that it requires you to pay attention to more than just "when will Elton Brand finally not be injured."  And if you don't want any part of that, just come right out and say it.  Don't blame it on the D-League, and paint the situation as something that's not worthwhile.  Let's go through your answer point by point. ...

Liberty Links 9/25: Eddie Jordan and his coaching philosophies
Liberty Ballers — ... Eddie seems like a man with a plan, and I'm loving everything I'm hearing. Unlike last year when the "Elton Brand Offense" came to town, Cheeks decided to throw out what has worked in the past and go full-fledge "EB" Offense. Now Jordan comes in with a high-powered, complicated offense, and it sounds like he'd rather use it as a second option, and go with what has worked first. ...

Follow up: Sixers Blueprint for Success
Liberty Ballers — ... in early March, and  I thought it would be fun to see how the Sixers followed my personal plan for them. Here is what I realistically predicted the team would look like at the beginning of TC: PG - Andre Miller, Louis Williams, Royal Ivey, Ty Lawson SG - Andre Iguodala, Anthony Parker, Louis Williams, Willie Green SF - Thaddeus Young, Anthony Parker, Andre Iguodala PF - Elton Brand, Marreese Speights, Jason Smith, Reggie Evans C ...

Something is wrong
Bullets Forever — ... Power forward Elton Brand said that not everything went smoothly, especially considering there were so many new drills ...

Philadelphia 76ers: 10 Predictions
Liberty Ballers — ... My official preview for the annual blogger preview series comes out Sunday, but today I'm going to give you 10 random predictions that didn't make the cut. The Sixers will have their first all-star since Allen Iverson. Jason Smith will be the most productive big man off the bench. Elton Brand will silence the critics who think he's a "bust" and that the team is better off without him. Marreese Speights will take a step backward this season. Rodney ...

Philadelphia 76ers Preview 2009-2010
Liberty Ballers — ... Team Name: Philadelphia 76ers Last Year's Record: 41-41 Key Losses: Andre Miller, Donyell "Donny-Ice" Marshall, Reggie Evans, Theophilus Ratliff Key Additions: Elton Brand (injury), Jason Smith (injury), Jason Kapono, Jrue Holiday, Rodney Carney 1. What significant moves were made during the off-season? A season removed from signing the biggest free-agent on the market (Elton Brand), the ...

Pre-Season: Game 1
Liberty Ballers — ... what they've learned thus far? How much better will our offensive sets look as opposed to last year -- if any? Will it affect the Sixers fast break-machine? Lou Williams as the starting point guard: Has his shot improved? How much are we going to miss Andre Miller?  Who's going to run the offense the majority of the time? Lou Williams, Andre Iguodala or a mix of everyone? How explosive is Elton Brand? Is he 100% healthy this time around? Jrue ...

Old Clippers in New Uniforms
Clips Nation — ... I'm also not going to worry too much about high profile players, and guys who are with the same team this season as last season.  Everyone knows where Elton Brand is.  Everyone knows where ...

How much does Elton Brand help the Sixers?
Liberty Ballers — ... A common misconception around the league is that Elton Brand is a "bust" and completely sucked in his first season as a Sixer. First of all, he had an unfortunate freak injury. Secondly, just because he didn't put up his usual 20-10 numbers doesn't mean he didn't have a huge impact on the team -- specifically their defense and rebounding.  ...

High/Low Expectations: Elton Brand
Liberty Ballers — ... Elton Brand #42 PF Best case: Elton regains 90 percent of the explosiveness he had in Los Angeles (maybe the similar-looking uniforms will help), plays good defense, rebounds, and simply "fits in". The newly installed Princeton Offense is not centered on any specific scorer, so Elton's going to have to get his within the offense. Last week I showed you why Elton is so important to this team, and it's not because of his offense. His defense and rebounding are key.  Best case ...

Sixers 93, Knicks 85
Posting and Toasting — ... - Time to talk defense. The starting five had trouble early, with Elton Brand trouncing all challengers and the other Sixers repeatedly cherry-picking off of rebounds for easy scores. For the middle two quarters, though, things looked sharp. The Knicks kept the game as a whole close because of an ungodly 28 forced turnovers, many of which came during that middle stretch of excellent switching and doubling, quick hands, and even a blocked shot or two. I'll say again that a Nate Robinson/ ...

Game Thread: Suns vs 76ers
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... Miami (OH) Brandon Bowman 31 F 1.1.00 225 6-9 Georgetown Elton Brand 42 F 3.11.79 254 6-9 Duke ...

Let the boat race begin! (2009-10 Fantasy Basketball Preview)...
Denver Stiffs — ... in a lot of drafts, but talk about having no competition for the starting PG spot.  Williams has been fairly solid in the preseason, leading the 76ers to a 4-0 record thus far. Forwards Zach Randolph (Grizzlies): Randolph might be a locker room cancer in real life, but on your fantasy team he's good for almost 20/10 every night...especially on the Grizzlies who don't have a viable competitor to Randolph at the four spot. Elton Brand (76ers): I'm seeing Brand's 2009-10 being somewhat similar ...

Monday Notes: BDL's preview, Skiles talks, Thomas starting?
Brew Hoop — ... It's also clear that the preseason hasn't cleared up who Skiles will go with at the starting power forward spot.  There's no doubt who's had the most impressive preseason--that's Warrick.  But at least for the short term (ie against Elton Brand on opening night) it seems like Thomas will be the guy.  Whether the Bucks would stay with Thomas against Detroit in game two is probably a separate question.  On WSSP Skiles used ...

Open Thread: Washington Wizards vs. Philadelphia 76ers, Preseason Game 7
Bullets Forever — ... Andre Iguodala Caron Butler SF Thaddeus Young Andray Blatche PF Elton Brand Brendan Haywood ...

Building a Roster - How we Got This Clippers Team
Clips Nation — ... equivalent of nothing - a heavily protected future second round draft pick or some such.  These trades highlight the reality of the modern NBA - trades used to be about talent-for-talent - you evaluated them on who got the best player in the deal.  When players are only moving one direction, it's a little different.  In the cases of Camby and Butler, these are almost akin to free agent signings, and you can in fact trace them directly to an earlier roster event.  Elton Brand's defection to Philadelphia via free agency produced the room ...

Eastern Conference Preview-Atlantic Div w/playoffs
Blazersedge — ... Small Forward Thaddeus Young Jason Kapono Power Forward Elton Brand Marreece Speights ...

Central Division Preview
Blazersedge — ... Tyrus Thomas and Joakim Noah will start as the four and five, but Noah will play a lot of power forward when Brad Miller is in during crunch time.  Thomas is getting better, especially as a jump shooter, but he will never be the ball handler to play small forward, and he'll literally never have the size to be the prototypical power forward that the Bulls have coveted since they traded Elton Brand.  I don't see the ...

Post-Game Media Availability: Ready for the Regular Season? It's Clear the Orlando Magic Are
Third Quarter Collapse — ... is now emerging. I think Elton Brand still has it and Lou Williams, I've always been a fan of his so I think he has the opportunity to run the show so playing against them in the summer in Philly, we got to see their talent and how they've gotten better so for us, once again, we have to make our mark on the game immediately come jump ball. ...

Practice Report: Stan Van Gundy Chimes in on the Philadelphia 76ers; Ryan Anderson Chats Perception Versus Reality Concerning the Orlando Magic
Third Quarter Collapse — ... Who will the starters be? Who knows, but that's something to keep an eye on before Wednesday's home opener.    I was able to speak with Stan amonst the media and Ryan Anderson one-on-one after practice was over this afternoon.   Here's what they had to say:   Stan Van Gundy:   I know that Eddie Jordan likes to run the Princeton offense and Elton Brand is coming back for the 76ers, how do you think that's going to ...

Recap: Pistons 95, Bucks 93
Brew Hoop — ... Speaking of which, Hakim Warrick got his first start (an anonymous eight points and two boards in 26 minutes) at PF but don't expect to see him in the starting five on Friday in Philly.  As Jeremy notes, Skiles likes Warrick's scoring off the bench and wants more toughness from his starting 4.  Makes sense.  Warrick's been a poor-to-mediocre rebounder for a PF his entire career, and Skiles presumably will feel better with Kurt Thomas defending Elton Brand in the opener.  It will be interesting to see how ...

Practice Report: Stan Van Gundy Decides on a Starting Lineup but Won't Say; Marcin Gortat Shares His Insight on the New Players
Third Quarter Collapse — ... I know that they gave you guys a little bit of trouble in the playoffs with their athleticism. Do you expect the same thing from them this year even though they've brought back Elton Brand and some other people? ...

The Los Angeles Clippers - Season Preview
Clips Nation — ... Record: 19-63 Key Losses: Zach Randolph Key Additions: Blake Griffin, Rasual Butler, Sebastian Telfair, Craig Smith, Assistant Coach John Lucas, Zach Randolph (addition by subtraction) 1. What Significant Moves were made during the off-season?   The Clippers had such a busy off-season in the summer of 2008 (losing Elton Brand and Corey Maggette, signing Baron Davis, trading for ...

NBA Eastern Conference Predictions
CelticsBlog — ... has the same problem that DiLeo did – incorporating Elton Brand. But Jordan can offer his version of the Princeton offense as a remedy. The team is capable of better outside shooting than it has shown. Without an established point guard, Iguodala and Brand can be facilitators in the Princeton O. Jordan, not known for defense, must establish more team discipline than DiLeo did. ...

BaB official (and a couple days late) Eastern Conference predictions
Blog a Bull — ... to Flip Saunders, that doesn't mean Jordan won't also help the Sixers. They still won 41 games after a lot of turmoil last season, and just because they had a bad record with Elton Brand doesn't mean his return makes them worse. ...

Orlando Magic 120, Philadelphia 76ers 106
Third Quarter Collapse — ... Defensively, there was a lot to like. As was mentioned before, Pietrus did an excellent job of neutralizing Iguodala and sticking on him. Elton Brand was completely ineffective for the entire contest. ...

Game Thread 1: Bucks/76ers
Brew Hoop — ... Luc Mbah a Moute SF Thaddeus Young Kurt Thomas PF Elton Brand ...

Competition Discussion: Rest of the League
Bullets Forever — ... and Elton Brand.  Iguodala will get the ball in better spots than he did before, where he was asked to bail the 76ers out of so many possessions at the top of the key.  Brand, meanwhile, will see his scoring numbers go down quite a bit, but I think he will be reinvented as a facilitator, rebounder and complimentary player that makes others better.  I'm less sure how guys like ...

Guess who's back?
Liberty Ballers — ... they look good. Since I haven't seen the Sixers play in a week, I want you guys to answer a couple questions for me so I can go into tonight's match-up with a little background. Has the perimeter defense been the same, better, or worse than last year? Has Marreese Speights played any defense to go along with nasty numbers? Have Andre Iguodala and Lou Williams played as well as their box scores? How has Jrue Holiday looked? Does Elton Brand look halfway decent? First impressions of Eddie ...

Just saying...
Posting and Toasting — From the Knicks Fix: Jeffries needed three stitches to close a gash opened by the elbow of Hilton Armstrong as Jeffries drove to the basket in the third quarter of the Knicks' win over the Hornets tonight at the Garden. Jeffries needed four stitches to close a cut over the same eye during a preseason game against the 76ers, when Elton Brand caught him with an elbow. Might as well, right? It'd look pretty badass.

Sixers lose to Celtics 105-74
Liberty Ballers — ... 's shot, the Sixers' calmness to start the game, and Elton Brand who made a bigger difference than his numbers project. Let's not forget, the Celtics are a really, really, really good team, and they showed why tonight. I still have hope that the Sixers can score the fourth or fifth seed, and maybe even the third the way the Cavs are playing.  ...

Game Thread: Suns @ 76ers
Bright Side Of The Sun — ... 8.3 3.0 4.2 72.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 2.8 2.5 1.0 0.2 1.2 12.5 Elton Brand 6 28.7 4.0 9.0 44.4 0.0 ...

The Prospect of Emeka Okafor
Sactown Royalty — ...   That 2013-14 season has an early termination option for Okafor. Clearly, in losing Thomas the Kings would only be losing a spot bench forward and the opportunity cost of using his expiring contract in another trade. There are very few big names expected to be available for expiring contracts this trade deadline -- Carlos Boozer, Stephen Jackson, Elton Brand and perhaps Monta Ellis lead that class. (Despite what you may have heard, Toronto ain't trading Chris Bosh for anything less than a couple of Sacramento's ...

Ballin' with Big
Mavs Moneyball — ... Today in CATT we take a look at a guy who is probably already on the trading block as we speak.  Elton Brand.  ...

Pissed off Elton Brand leads Sixers to 86-84 win
Liberty Ballers — ... 2.0" tag from Elton Brand, but tonight was a step in the right direction. He played inspired basketball from the get-go, showed off his three-inch vertical, positioned himself for offensive rebounds, and used his long arms to disrupt the awful ...

Game #14 - Philadelphia 76ers at Cleveland Cavaliers
Fear The Sword — ... Anthony Parker Thaddeus Young SF LeBron James Elton Brand PF J.J. Hickson Samuel ...

LeBrons 97 Sixers 91
Liberty Ballers — ... His matchup with Andre Iguodala was the major difference in tonight's game. LeBron dominated crunch time and Iguodala tried to play hero, forcing awful, awful shots and just flat out sucked. This has been a developing story all year long. Iguodala worked on his jumper over the summer and all of a sudden thinks he's Kobe Bryant. He settled for jumper after jumper and eventually killed his team in the end.  Big shout out to Lou Williams, Thaddeus Young, Elton Brand, Rodney Carney and Jason Smith who gave a ...

Open Thread: Philadelphia 76ers vs. Washington Wizards, Regular Season Game 13
Bullets Forever — ... Andre Iguodala SG Nick Young Thaddeus Young SF Caron Butler? Elton Brand PF Antawn Jamison ...

Celtics Go for 2 in a Row
CelticsBlog — ... Paul Pierce  PPG 19.6 RPG 4.9  APG 3.8 Kevin Garnett  PPG 13.2 RPG 7.6 BPG 1    Kendrick Perkins  PPG 10.5  RPG 7.1 BPG 2.1   Probable Starters Lou Williams   PPG 16.7 APG 5.1   SPG 1.8 Andre Iguodala    PPG 18.2 APG 5.7 3P% .304   Thaddeus Young   PPG 13.4 RPG 4.3 APG 2.2   Elton Brand   PPG 12.1 RPG 6.5  BPG 1.3 Samuel ...

Sixers @ Celtics game thread 11/25/09
Liberty Ballers — ... We finally get what we wanted -- first NBA start for Jrue Holiday. The question is, whether or not Eddie will bench him after he misses his first shot. Elton Brand is a no-go as well, so Jason Smith will start.  Starting Jrue and Jason doesn't exactly bode well for the Sixers chances to upset the C's in the Garden, but weird things happen around "Holiday"s.  Go team.

Sixers lose to Celtics 113-110
Liberty Ballers — ... on their home floor, and missing three of their best players: Lou Williams, Mo Speights and Elton Brand. The Sixers could've easily mailed this game in, especially down 10 points with 5 minutes to go, but they didn't, and I respect that. They battled for 48 minutes and only lost by three points. But don't confuse "battling" with playing well, because they didn't play well. Their defense was shredded once again, and it took insane performances from Bill Green and Jason Kapono to keep them in the ball-game.  ...

Wizards hold on to beat 76ers in DC: Final wrap (a day late) and a vote for a larger rotation
Bullets Forever — ... (and not on here).  I sure did, and I hope you guys did too. So I apologize if this recap is a bit stale.  The game happened three days ago, after all.  But I have to put a final wrap on it before we move on. Yes, it's true.  The Wizards almost lost on Tuesday to the 76ers due to a fourth quarter near-meltdown.  The worst part about the fourth quarter was that Philadelphia's two highest-paid players, Andre Iguodala and Elton Brand, were not in the game.  It was a dash of Louis Williams ...

Preview and Game Thread #16: Atlanta Hawks @ Philadelphia 76ers
Peachtree Hoops — ... Thaddeus Young Josh Smith PF Elton Brand Al Horford C Samuel Dalembert ...