American players just love to complain about how Europeans play the game differently.
Obviously, free throws are something we need to work on. But their kind of game was not like the NBA. They drove and kick, and you're supposed to stop the ball. We'd rather give up a jump shot than a layup. They knocked down shots.
When we get to playing NBA teams, I think it will be a little different. We weren't really prepared for how they played.
Hopefully they are actually good this year, maybe people will follow them then.
The focus today was defense. We can run and we got scorers, but we need to defend better. Coach Cheeks made a point in our meeting earlier that our offense was seventh in the NBA last year, but our defense was like 23rd. And that's not good enough. That doesn't cut it.
Our offense is good enough. We just gotta fix a few things on the defensive side. We gotta help more and we gotta trust each other more. I can see the trust now. We just gotta get it down in these next few days of practice.
I just can't wait to get at it. The first day was fun. We're out here bonding. I can see it's going to be a much better team this year.
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I'd really like to get excited about the Sixers this season, but they've left be feeling very flat over the past few years. Even the Answer isn't enough reason to tune in every game anymore.
This world tour is good for the team. It could help the players become more competitive and retain their place in the playoffs.
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