Hawes responds to benching : 76ers coach Doug Collins shook his starting lineup prior to Tuesday night's contest against the Nets. Collins replaced Spencer Hawes with Nikola Vucevic at center, while Jodie Meeks replaced Evan Turner at shooting guard. ”When you’re going through some losing,” noted Collins, “the easiest thing to do is just stay status quo, and say let’s hope this works itself out. Or, you can try to make some changes. And you do that by thinking long and hard on it.” (Updated 04/11/2012)
Injury Report
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Fantasy Analysis
Hawes said he wasn't happy about being moved to the bench, but he responded by dropping on season-high 19 points in the 107-88 win on 7 of 11 shooting from the field. He also added eight rebounds and three blocks to his stat line, while logging 23 minutes of the bench. It remains unclear how long Hawes continues to come off the bench, but if he plays like he did against New Jersey it shouldn't matter. Keep an eye on the 23-year-old's minutes moving forward. Hawes can be considered a No. 2 Fantasy center at this point in the season. (Updated 04/11/2012).
05/17/2012 00:18 Garnett delivers pain, brings playoff MVP-worthy game, attitude to Celts
When Kevin Garnett busted into the NBA he was a kid playing on Jordan's court. Ken Berger says today Garnett is hands-down the playoff MVP and maybe, just maybe, the Celtics might ride his fury to another title.
05/16/2012 21:40 Celtics destroy Sixers, retake series lead
Kevin Garnett scored 27 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and used a dominant second quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-1 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
05/14/2012 23:45 Lessons learned help Sixers win Game 2, regain some swagger
Young teams aren't built to handle collapses in the playoffs. But Jeff Goodman says the Sixers put their loss in Game 1 to good use, hitting clutch shots late to even their series with the Celtics.
05/14/2012 21:49 Sixers withstand fourth-quarter rally, tie series up with Celtics
Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six straight free throws as the 76ers evened the second-round Eastern Conference series with an 82-81 victory Monday night.
Hawes will once again enter the 2011-12 season as Philadelphia’s starting center. He played in and started 81 games last year in the middle for the 76ers, averaging 7.2 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Although he starts down low, it is forward Elton Brand who pulls down the majority of rebounds for Doug Collins and Philadelphia. Even though Hawes started in more games for Philly than he ever did with Sacramento, he saw fewer minutes and his scoring, rebounding and blocked shots all took a hit. Things should stay pretty much the same this year and Hawes could even lose minutes to Marresse Speights. Because centers are so hard to come by in Fantasy, Hawes can still be targeted late in Fantasy drafts. Consider him just inside the top 30 Fantasy centers on Draft Day. (Updated 8/23/11)
