Author: joe
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One of my favorite shows Hacks returned earlier this month. In fact, the season debuted the same day the Philadelphia 76ers season ended prematurely once again. The correlation between the two is appropriate considering this moment. I didn’t know how…
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In recent years I’ve written about the Sixers in a personable way. The various frustrations. The very little enjoyment. How it feels to watch them from a fan’s perspective. That’s going to continue. If anything, I plan to write more…
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As the third quarter of Game 6 flipped to Philadelphia’s favor, it felt different. Finally, they’d make it past the second round. Sports are silly. You spend time and money. You exhaust energy. For something you literally cannot control no…
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I’ve written about his debut before. After back-to-back season-ending surgeries. His first bucket. A midrange turnaround fadeaway. Place erupts. Then he blocks the eventual MVP. Even louder. Looking back on every game I’ve seen in person, at least basketball ones,…
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It’s been a while since you could feel this confident. Sure, a lot of what “could be” surrounded the past three seasons that portrayed the role of optimist. Oh, on paper this defense might be the league’s best. Yes, perimeter…
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I opted against chronicling the end of Philadelphia’s most recent season. In previous years I wrote plenty about the many shortcomings, the misery, the dissatisfaction, but this year I decided to take a break from it. Everything written following that…
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Joel Embiid has been the constant. Through it all. It’s been Embiid. Maybe it means a bit more because of where he’s been. Not one, but two full seasons away from the game because of foot surgeries. Where seemingly every…
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Ben Simmons appeared on the bench last night in the best of spirits. Seen laughing and enjoying himself. It marked the first time he sat so close to an NBA floor in nearly eight months. At some point soon, Simmons…
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Like Carson Wentz almost a year ago, it wasn’t supposed to end this way for Ben Simmons in Philadelphia. The parallels of the two top-two picks from 2016 are endless. Eventually, Simmons will speak about what went wrong. It’s been…
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In sixth grade I became an alter server for my school’s parish. Whenever I had to work a funeral or wedding, I’d get a small amount of money. Maybe $10. I remember, vividly, wanting more than anything Bow Wow’s Wanted…
