JJ Redick, while commentating the Miami Heat game for ESPN last night, referenced a quote about things going badly for a basketball team. To paraphrase the quote from Flip Saunders, “don’t say you’ve hit rock bottom because it can always get worse from there”. It took the Sixers about 24 hours to prove that […]
The anticipated return of Ben Simmons to the Wells Fargo Center on Thursday has lost some sizzle after it was confirmed Simmons will NOT be suiting up for the Nets. Simmons will miss the game as he continues to fake a back injury to protect his ego. But, Nets coach, Steve Nash did confirm the […]
It’s happening! James Harden will officially be making his 76ers debut when the team returns from the All-Star break in Minnesota to face the Timberwolves. There is palpable buzz surrounding his debut and for obvious reasons. The Sixers during the Joel Embiid or “Process” era have been what I deemed, the best 44 minute team […]
In the newest Philly Fans vs National Media battle of the ages, the topic has turned to the discourse surrounding Ben Simmons’ mental health issues. After refusing to play for the Sixers this year citing mental health issues, Simmons showed up on the Nets bench last night all smiles after being dealt to Brooklyn just […]
The dust has settled on the NBA trade deadline and oh my goodness, Daryl Morey and the Sixers made it happen. After hours of frantic refreshing on social media, James Harden is a Philadelphia 76er. Here’s how it all feels with some time for the trade to sink: James Freakin’ Harden, The Sixers Get […]
Approaching the Thursday 3PM trade deadline, the basketball world waits to see if a blockbuster deal is struck between the Sixers and Nets surrounding disgruntled guards Ben Simmons and James Harden. Realistically, the chances of a deal getting done by the deadline seems scarce. Yet, we learned the hard way that “when there is smoke […]
There is never a “good” time for the Sixers to play without their MVP candidate, Joel Embiid. In the month of January, the 7’2 center had become must see entertainment that had NBA analysts and fans comparing him to the likes of Hakeem Olajuwon and Shaq. If Embiid had played on Monday night, he was […]
Despite Doc Rivers best efforts to blow leads and force Furkan Korkmaz down our throats, the Philadelphia 76ers are a half game out of first place in the Eastern Conference. Yet, if you reside anywhere outside of the Delaware Valley, you likely didn’t know that. only Doc Rivers could start an overtime down by […]
It feels like forever ago, but a little over a year ago James Harden seemed to be on the verge of going to the Philadelphia 76ers in a trade with the Houston Rockets. However at the last minute the Brooklyn Nets swooped in to acquire Harden and brought more to the trade table. Harden himself […]
After a slow start at the Wells Fargo Center, the Sixers stormed into halftime with a 14 point lead. In the back half of the 2nd quarter you could feel their momentum gaining with each clank of the rim on a Clippers missed jumper. Philly came out of the half with more of the same […]