how bout Willie's passing! he's really got the ability to play the point effectivly now, Horvath's D also another positive.

Although Matt Sutton only scored 2pts for the game, he was very composed and didn't make any 'rookie mistakes', he handled the ball well, getting through double-teams and half-court traps and made some great passes - the sixers 10 man rotation has become an 11 man rotation and i look forward to seeing more of him.

BTW has anyone ever seen the Sixers get that many rejections in a game?

You can't be too harsh on Newls, he missed a few shots he normally makes, plus he did get whistled for some pretty soft fouls.

And to his credit, he tried all game, he ended up with 15, 6 and 2. He should had alot more assists, most of his passes were really good, just too bad that the guy on the other end couldn't finish.

Darnell had 9 blocks in a half aginst Cairns a few years back

Newley was taking the right shots, just not making them. *shrug*

Sutton is now an option for MVP votes.

i find it impressive and somewhat heartening to hear of such a performance from the boys . And to all you folks who cry fairweather fans and wagon jumpers i will say that all the passion , positive and negative from knowedgeable , caring maybe sometimes frustrated supporters seems to have been taken on board . The debate is healthy . Shit if it lit a fire under willie then maybe that is what was needed . I know it was only one game but the boys have now set a level of intensity and spirit that if it dips or waivers i am sure there will be more than head scratching occurring amongst all sixer fans . We don't have to win everygame but we must play balls out everygame .

Newley getting the better of Nash, well there's a surprise!
Sutton was most impressive last night, but really no surprise for those who have seen him play the game. A very calm, quick team player, whose value was quickly seen last night. Wasn't it refreshing to see us finally being able to bring the ball up court.
Can someone just tell me though, why it has taken this long into the season to see him perform?
This is only 1 game of course and one must not get too carried away with that, but I enjoyed myself last night and I reckon it had a lot to do with seeing Matt Sutton out there. I dare say however, that he won't travel with the side tonight if Maher is fit? That seems crazy to me - can't we simply leave Nash home to practice his inbounding - he even had trouble with that last night!

9 blocks in a half??? Remarkable!

Kent, wasn't it nine blocks for the game?

I've seen matt sutton play for forestville in some tigh situations. His calm approach allowed him to make the right passes. I think this strength will help the sixers as they have struggled to bring the ball down the court without maher.

Impressive....Most impressive.

He did everything that was asked of him, 0 turnovers is very very good.

I didn't go upstairs after the game but by all reports Breheny was full of praise for Matt.

When Newley got the tech and fouled out everyone cheered, I mentioned out loud I wish you would have him in the 36ers team, and the cheering suddenly stopped.

And my lord how soft were his fouls, the tech was probably the only decent one out of the six.

Rillie was the biggest disappointment for me.

I know Hill isn't playing all that well, but I still prefer him in front of Ng.

Sutton was great and should keep in the rotation, even when Maher is fit.

Cut Mahers mins from 45 a game to 35 and he will be more of an impact, cause he will be healthy and in uniform.