For second time in a week, Wizards destroy Sixers’ defense, 119-90
While it’s true that the Sixers have played a lot of competitive basketball at home in the season’s second half, the wheels are starting to fall off that train as it’s about to pull into the station....
View ArticleNerlens Noel quizzed about the identities of some of his lesser-known teammates
For two years now (2013-14, 2014-15) the annual “Can you name the players who have been on the Sixers’ 15-man Roster?” Sporcle quiz is a holiday of sorts for those who keep track the team closely. Even...
View ArticleSixers notes: Covington’s absence should hurt offense
Context is everything. This is precisely why Brett Brown isn’t too bummed out that his best offensive player will be on the shelf for a couple of weeks.
View ArticleThe Ish Smith-Mike D’Antoni era gets off to the perfect start
If the season ended today… Mike D’Antoni for Coach of the Year, Jerry Colangelo for Executive of the Year, and Ish Smith for All-NBA? Not really, but the Sixers did manage to pick up their second win...
View ArticleChip Kelly needs to relinquish personnel powers, fire Billy Davis
The 2015 Eagles are a bad football team conceived by an incompetent GM and coached by a man who has forgotten how to win. It is a club that cannot catch a football, can neither run nor stop the run...
View ArticleSixers Beat Podcast: Talking Ish, Elton, and WINS
It has been a few weeks, but PhillyMag.com's Derek Bodner and I hopped back on the podcasting horse and talked about everything that has been going on since Christmas in Sixers-land. Ish Smith, Elton...
View ArticleRaptors 108, Sixers 95: Smith, Okafor, and not much else
On Saturday night against the Toronto Raptors (24-15), the Philadelphia 76ers (4-35) saw two of their players dominate for stretches in Jahlil Okafor and Ish Smith. It wasn't enough, though, as Toronto...
View ArticleButler-Smith duel highlights fun night as Bulls defeat Sixers 115-111 in...
The Chicago Bulls needed an extra five minutes to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 115-111, and Butler’s performance will deservedly become a national story. His final line: 53 points (15-30 FG, 21-25...
View ArticleKnicks 119, Sixers 113 (2OT): The Ish Show runs out of gas late at MSG
Who knew beforehand that an MLK Day matinee at The Garden between the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks would capture the hearts of League Pass diehards around the country? Not I. Well, it did,...
View ArticleDespite getting benched vs. Knicks, Jahlil Okafor making real improvements
Yet after all of the Knicks-76ers game’s twists and turns, I imagine most would point to one storyline: Jahlil Okafor, who scored 20 points (on 10-17 shooting) to go with 7 boards, 2, blocks, and 2...
View ArticleSixers Beat Podcast: Are they too good? And does it matter if there is...
After a one-episode hiatus (aka I had a Flyers game to cover), I hopped back on the Sixers Beat show with Philly Mag's Derek Bodner and Liberty Ballers' Max Rappaport, formerly of Sixers.com fame....
View ArticleInside the play: Harrison Barnes ruins Sixers’ upset bid after decision to...
After the game, Brett Brown said that the Sixers were looking to double Steph Curry. And in his words, he has no buyer’s remorse after Harrison Barnes’ wide-open corner three allowed the reigning NBA...
View ArticleSixers notes: Late-game film work, Saturday’s electric atmosphere
The Philadelphia 76ers spent a good chunk of Monday’s practice watching film of late-game situations. Recent close losses to Golden State, Chicago, and New York were mixed in with footage of veteran...
View ArticleSixers midterm grades: The guards
Sure, the Philadelphia 76ers’ record currently sits at 7-41 (which, if you’re counting, adds up to 48 games). Still, it’s not too late to give away some midterm grades. Most high school teachers don’t...
View ArticleClippers 98, Sixers 92 (OT): Smith-heavy offense stagnates in collapse down...
In a vacuum, a 98-92 overtime loss to the 35-17 Los Angeles Clippers is not a terrible result for the Philadelphia 76ers, even without Blake Griffin. But after considering that the Clippers shot 36.8...
View ArticleKings 114, Sixers 110: Despite loss, Okafor holds own against Cousins
It appeared that the Philadelphia 76ers were finally set at point guard -- at least for this season -- following the acquisition of Ish Smith, the return of Kendall Marshall and the emergence of T.J....
View ArticleSixers Beat Podcast: Blake Griffin, Jeff Teague, and Dennis Schroder trade...
Welp, I guess this is starting to become a weekly thing. No Max for this episode, so myself, Philly Mag's Derek Bodner, and Liberty Ballers’ Kyle Neubeck had to make do talking some Sixers at the...
View ArticleMagic 124, Sixers 115: Brown questions effort after defense breaks down for...
For the third consecutive game after the NBA All-Star break, the Philadelphia 76ers’ defense was nonexistent. The Magic, a mere 25th in offensive rating, scored 124 points en route to denying the...
View ArticleA statistical breakdown of Ish Smith's impact on the Sixers
For the first time since the Andre Iguodala era, the Sixers have stumbled upon a player exciting enough to win back the attention of the City of Brotherly Love. Ish Smith, an undrafted point guard out...
View ArticleHarden, Howard help Rockets fend of Sixers, 118-104
James Harden scored 29 points, Dwight Howard had 21 points and 18 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets beat the Philadelphia 76ers 118-104 on Wednesday night.
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