Last night was likely the Sixers most impressive win of the season or at least since they flew into the All-Star break with a win over the Jazz. It was a masterclass on how to win a playoff game on the road. Bench production, fantastic team defense, stars getting buckets, momentum killing shots. The Sixers […]
It wouldn’t be a day in the life of the Philadelphia 76ers if they weren’t being disrespected by the NBA in some way, shape or form. 2020-21 NBA Defensive Player of the Year: Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert. This is Gobert's third DPOY. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 10, 2021 Yes, Rudy Gobert has astoundingly […]
Late in the third quarter, you could feel the tides turning in what was a previously raucous Wells Fargo Center. The Sixers were shot out of a cannon to start the game, quickly taking their lead to double digits. The officials made sure it was a close game at half, but again the Sixers raced […]
The Atlanta Hawks upset the Philadelphia 76ers 128-124 in game one of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday afternoon. It was just the fifth home playoff loss for the Sixers since 2017. It felt as if the Sixers were down by 15 points for the entirety of the game, yet found themselves within three in […]
Who could have predicted that an event that required extensive travel for every NBA team mixed with public fanfare during a pandemic would blow up in the NBA’s face The NBA is ruling out Embiid and Simmons for All-Star Game, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/PSiQ8xiOMo — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 7, 2021 In the long-term, it […]
1. Find the RIGHT coach Without a doubt this will be the most important decision the Sixers make this offseason, one they can not afford to mess up. Brett Brown was a terrific coach for “The Process”, as he took terrible rosters designed to lose and got them to buy in and play hard. […]
For whatever reason, the national media has been on a non stop tirade since the Sixers playoff loss to the Celtics in 2018 that Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons are mortal enemies and can never play together. Sixers fans have had to deal with this nonsense argument and claim almost daily at this point. Nobody […]
In a season full of long, tiring and frustrating days, the Sixers just had their biggest. They somehow didn’t even need to play a game. Yesterday was such a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day that Sixers fans should remember it for summers to come. Each year now, the summer shape shifts the […]
Ben Simmons is reportedly due to miss some time following an unknown back injury. This is more serious than the Sixers are currently letting on, as it will not just be a “day-to-day” injury, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. There's no timeline for a Simmons return, but an evaluation in two weeks is more of […]
In a city where there is seemingly a hospital on every corner, it’s incredulous that Philadelphia sports teams can’t find a competent medical staff. Yet, here we are with Ben Simmons facing a prolonged absence due to being rushed back from a back injury. Add a little cherry on top with Tobias Harris likely being […]