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 series rung true. There wasn’t any need for additional commentary from yours truly. It’s in [...]
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 other headline spelled out disbelief. Oft-injured big men typically don’t last long. It’s why Philadelphia [...]
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 will play basketball. He’ll do all of the things he’s known for doing. Finding open [...]
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 reported by many, but Simmons hasn’t publicly spoken since Game 7 of the Eastern Conference [...]
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 as my first purchase with this new-found, self-earned money. A compact disc. It was 2005. [...]
Expectations should be tampered. The East is better. Even if Ben Simmons plays this entire year, Brooklyn and Milwaukee remain superior. That’s OK. Boston will be healthier. Atlanta will only improve given how many games Cam Reddish and De’Andre Hunter missed a season ago. It’s tough to know what the real expectations for Philadelphia should [...]
Like every other 76ers fan, I had hoped this situation resolved itself. Long before training camp and the preseason began. Wishful thinking, sure, since every report this summer was more of the same: the reality a trade wasn’t ever close. We’re a weekend away from media day where questions will only be about Ben Simmons, [...]
One of these days, Ben Simmons will be traded. As the rumors swirl. As tolerance wears thin. It’ll happen. Daryl Morey isn’t trading Simmons for nothing. He’ll be patient. With free agency beginning this week, the opportunity will come. You hope, with Russell Westbrook on the Los Angeles Lakers, that Bradley Beal will be available. [...]
Nobody feels bad for the 76ers. Why should they. Context, of course, matters. So much has happened with this franchise since Sam Hinkie took over in 2013. It’s easy to ridicule the 76ers and Trust The Process. They forced the NBA to change lottery rules. And for what… A popular post went viral last night [...]
I didn’t want to write about it. I swore it off, almost like it didn’t happen. Who wants to relive that? Who wants to go back to 12 hours ago? And see Lou Williams make bucket after bucket. And see a promising season drift away. Atlanta practically begged the 76ers to win Game 5. The [...]
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