I would grade this team so far a C+.
D against Magic, A against Bucks, C against Knicks. These three games is a good analysis of what our team has been past couple years, INCONSISTENT. Destroyed by superior team, beat a bad team, and almost lose to another.
C Teams make the playoffs in the East and the points you made are right on for how we need to Improve.

I agree with playing Jrue more, Jordan is gonna keep the bib on him for probably the first 20 games so he isnt overwhelmed. Sucks, it is what it is.

after about a dozen games I'll have a true assessment. So far Brand looks to be in very good shape physically, works hard like he wants to be out there, and goes after it on D. I am not seeing him looking slow at all, but still balancing how and when to assert himself on offense. Sometimes he has forced it, other times he has passed it out when he should shoot it. He is the key guy for me this year.

Other than Brand, Iggy has looked good to me. Williams has looked good on offense, but terrible on defense. Thad seems to disappear on the court when he isn;t scoring. You don't see him after a lot of boards, making plays on D, or getting teammates involved. He needs to develop those parts of his game. Speights looks great in there. Jason Smith looks like he put on 15 lbs of muscle, but has yet to do much in a game. Sam has done little to look good. He hasn't been huge on D, gets too many goaltending calls, and has forces us to play 4 on 5 on offense. So he has been a disappointment.

Bench B+?

The 3 games so far, they do very well in the 1st quarter then get beat up the 2nd quarter. To me, that is clear indication that our 2nd unit isn't very good.

Looking at our personnel... Our bench really really lack defense. We only have offensive players off the bench... Or just bad player (Ivey). The talent dropoff between our first and second unit is much bigger than I previously thought, other than Speights.

Things will get better though, when Jrue Holiday starts playing more. He is exactly what we need right now. A backup point guard and a defensive guard.

Maybe others had higher expectations for this team than I did, but I think some of you are grading a little harshly.

I don't think we should penalize the Sixers for having bad teams on their schedule early on. They had to take care of business and they did. They played well against the Knicks in 4 out of 5 periods (and yes the 4th is a very crucial period and they blew the lead) but the Knicks were playing at home.

Lou Williams, although its early, is far exceeding my expectations. Jameer Nelson and Chris Duhon did not have great offensive games against us, but Brandon Jennings did. It should be noted I think that Milwaukee took Detroit to the cleaners.

I think expecting a win at Orlando, the defending Eastern Conference champs, would be expecting too much. Yeah the game wasn't pretty, but once a team like that gets in the zone, it's hard to stop.

I agree that is crazy. And I am right.

A team isn't going to win every game, and this team is a work in progress after losing Andre Miller. 2-1 in my opinion is a great start.

Eventually, I hope, the Sixers will be able to compete with the likes of Orlando and Boston.

LouWill-(A)Love how controlled he's been so far.Great fg% and not turning the ball over.

Andre Iguodala-(A-)Bad first game but good next 2 games.Leading scorer,rebounder and assist man.Leads team in steals as well.If he continues this kind of a start and we have a respectable record he'll make the all star team.

Elton Brand-(D)Had higher hopes even though it's only 3 games.I expect him to be better at around 19,9 and 1.5.I hope i'm right.

Thad-(C)Expectations weren't high so i'm not that disappointed.Outside the NYK game he hasn't done much.His favorite move seems to be to lose control of the ball and regain it and make a layup,uncanny.

Sammy D-(C)Needs to stay on the floor.

Marreese Speights-(A+)Been awesome so far.That's all i have to say.

Jason Kapono-(B)Doing exactly what he should be doing and what we need him to do.

Jason Smith-(I)I'm not sure he knows the plays cause he effed up on a set against Milwaukee and hasn't returned since,lol/

Jrue Holiday-(I)We'll see how it goes.
No comments on Carney,Ivey and Green since they're scrubs.

Iguodala is our version of caron butler...that is all I ever wanted. A strong start will get him voted into the allstar game by the coaches..or at the very least if someone is injured.

If EJ turns Young into a young antawn jamison he gets coach of the year.

I expected Elton Brand to be around 16 and 9 before the season started. Now I'm thinking more 15 and 8, since he'll only get around 30 minutes.

People can talk all about him being the 80 million man and should contribute more. But why dwell on the past? He is signed and he is here and he is contributing. I mean, Eric Dampier got 60 million, Kenyon Marin got like 70 million. Grant Hill got like 90 Million and didn't play at all... Tracy McGrady... Steve Francis... Stephon Marbury... list goes on and on.

You got a good, although not great, player in Brand who is a legit starter at PF. Basically, you got 75 cents on the dollar with Brand... So it's not a homerun, but not all is lost.

Most fans for some reason always expect every FA signing and drafts to be homeruns... It doesn't work that way. You basically almost never get what you pay for in any business. Some out performs their cost, some under performs.

I think Brand can still be a 20-10 guy if he was the first option... on a bad team. So if you look on the bright side... Brand being a 4th option isn't really that bad. we have plenty of players that can score, and do it better than Brand.