Mar

12

Sixers’ Green Out For 2 Games

Posted by Stephen Rhodes under Main 

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The Philadelphia 76ers not only face a tough Detroit Pistons squad Wednesday, they also will be without the services of guard Willie Green, according to Tom Moore of Phillyburbs.com; Green suffered a strained lower back during the late first quarter of their game on Monday and is also expected to miss Friday’s game against Chicago.

Green didn’t come with the team on their charter flight Tuesday, but did receive treatment from their team chiropractor and massage therapist and was sent home.? Before the injury, Green was averaging 13. 0 PPG (3rd on the team); because of this setback, coach Maurice Cheeks will have to do some tweaking to their lineup.

Some options that are available to Cheeks are:? 1- Start Rodney Carney in Green’s spot.? 2- Use Lou Williams in Green’s spot.? 3- Move Andre Iguodala to shooting guard, Thaddeus Young to small forward and put either Reggie Evans (exactly) or Jason Smith at power forward.? Cheeks prefers to use Williams from off the bench, so that’s unlikely; Carney is possible, but the Pistons have good size at both shooting guard and both forward positions, so scenario #3 seems to make the most sense.

Not to mention that Detroit likes to control the ball - meaning that they play the half-court game, while Philadelphia prefers to push the ball up the floor to score in transition.? so again, scenario #3 makes the most sense, if for anything at all, Iguodala’s versatility allows the roster to fit in seamlessly.? At least until Green returns to the Sixers’ lineup.



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