Author: joe
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Consider this a trial run. Throughout the rest of the offseason I’ll have a few blog posts discussing each player on the active roster. This entry is about the new guys, as you can tell by its title. I’ll have…
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There is plenty wrong with AI. I won’t dive into most of what’s wrong. After all, I mainly write about the Sixers, which means the only AI worth a damn wore No. 3. Among the things woefully inept about it,…
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How? I could trace it back to the play-in game against Orlando. Andre Drummond’s threes. VJ’s rebounds. Tyrese’s 31 points. If the Sixers don’t win that game, they never play Boston. Demons are never exercised. The Celtics handle Orlando with…
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It’s June, and the NBA Finals are finished, which means the Sixers season has long been, too. Philadelphia has played eight games in June since 2002, and that’s only because a global pandemic shifted the season. Each Finals this decade…
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A buy-out guy almost certainly will be added. Maybe Quentin Grimes will be back next year and beyond. But on Wednesday when the Sixers decided to trade Jared McCain, I figured something was brewing. Joel Embiid turns 32 next month.…
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I always hate writing in season about the Sixers because I am superstitious. It is silly to be superstitious about a team who hasn’t advanced past the second round of the playoffs since before I knew what the word superstitious…
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Winning three games after trailing by 10 points in the fourth quarter is unsustainable. We know this. The competition has been uneven. I hear you loud and clear. Who cares! This is fun. VJ Edgecombe has 89 points and 22…
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It is October, which means basketball season calls. Last season was needed, in a way. A reset after seven demoralizing playoff exits in a row. After a sluggish beginning, the embarrassment lingered, even through some shining moments. There was Jared…
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There have been seven different champions over the past seven years. No repeats. No dynasties. To put that into perspective, seven teams won a title between 2005 and 2018, while seven teams won a title between 1980 and 2004. It’s…
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It cannot be overstated. I would have sold it, for sure. Spun it like any bullshit artist. But it wouldn’t pass legitimacy. Even though they had a better than good chance to keep the pick, the moments after Dallas and San…
Feeling Just Swell 