Ben Simmons has been named to the All-NBA third team. The Philadelphia 76ers superstar point guard continues to stack up the awards this offseason, as he was just officially named to the All-NBA Third Team, his second national accolade over the last few days. Ben Simmons was first named to the league’s All-Defensive First Team, […]
Read more "Ben Simmons finally gets deserved respect with All-NBA Third Team nod"While essentially every Philadelphia 76ers fan in the world was on board with the team firing Brett Brown (except for me of course), the team was left in a pretty directionless path once that decision was finally made. The leading candidate was Tyronn Lue (who was reportedly demanding insane amounts of salary), and other options […]
Read more "Billy Donovan needs to be the Sixers #1 coaching target"It feels like an eternity ago since Brett Brown boldly proclaimed at the press conference mic that the Sixers were about to go Starhunting.” The date of this was June 21st 2018 which was somehow just 2 years ago. Coming on the heels of a team led by Embiid, Simmons, Robert Covington, JJ Redick, and […]
Read more "How “Starhunting” became the Sixers’ biggest downfall"There’s no rush for the Sixers to hire their next HC. In a report delivered by 94 WIP’s Jon Johnson, it was revealed that the Sixers were “close” to a deal with Tyronn Lue to become their next head coach. While this announcement was somewhat backtracked on, it does seem like this is the route […]
Read more "Sixers: Prematurely hiring Tyronn Lue would be a silly mistake"It’s a routine experience at this point in time, but Vilannova head coach Jay Wright has once again been ruled out for the Philadelphia 76ers head coaching gig. Wright making the switch from college ball to the pros has long been rumored, but this year was the first time people felt he had a real […]
Read more "Jay Wright won’t be the Sixers next head coaching hire"When the Sixers’ football counterpart, the Philadelphia Eagles, finally acquired wide receiver Terrell Owens during the 2004 offseason, Philly fans were beyond ecstatic. The team had their franchise QB in Donovan McNabb, their beloved head coach in Andy Reid, and they felt all they were truly missing was that elite playmaker on the outside. We […]
Read more "Jimmy Butler has painfully become the Sixers’ version Of Terrell Owens"Every offseason seems to be the same story – Clips surface of Ben Simmons shooting 3’s like its nothing. Hype videos of a smooth stroke flood our twitter timelines and then the season rolls around and this newfound jumper is all but forgotten. Ben Simmons is a very good basketball player. He stands roughly 6’10, […]
Read more "The curious case of Ben Simmons & the Philadelphia 76ers"Brett Brown is simply the not the Sixers biggest problem. The Sixers were obviously unsuccessful during their first two games against the Boston Celtics, and the cries for Brett Brown to be fired reached an all-time high following the back-to-back losses. He was criticized for the starting lineups he picked, the offense he ran, the […]
Read more "Brett Brown is being made into a scapegoat, and the Sixers will regret it"The Sixers had a chance to even the series against Boston in Game 2 of the first round. While everything started out fine the Sixers were quickly outmatched. The game became a blowout before you could say “Trust the Process”. It was an absolute embarrassment, the kind that Head Coach Brett Brown has become all […]
Read more "Takeaways from the Sixers’ Brutal Loss to the Celtics"About a week ago, my friend David Esser wrote a piece highlighting the Ben Simmons’ injury. In this article, David questioned if Alec Burks could help fill the void that was being created due to Simmons not playing. As Dave also notes, “Burks has really struggled to land a solidified role with the Sixers since […]
Read more "Could Alec Burks be just what the Sixers need right now?"