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Hope dangles on a string like slow-spinning redemption is a lyric from Dashboard Confessional’s ‘Vindicated’. It became famous because of Spider-Man 2. I began this blog post with it for obvious reasons. We’re days away from a fairly consequential day in the history of the Philadelphia 76ers. Right now, things are bleak. On Monday night…
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How do I begin? I could write something obvious like it’s cool to watch your favorite team win the Super Bowl. Okay, that’s done. That’s how I chose to begin. For what felt like the longest time, I struggled to know if they’d ever win. Now they’ve won twice. I am lucky. When I became…
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If it’s not foul baiting, or some reckless plays, the first thing that comes to the mind of many basketball fans when they hear the name Joel Embiid: never has made a conference finals. This isn’t unique to Embiid. It’s synonymous with any perceived all-time great who has never won anything of real substance. I’ve…
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The pressure has been there. It’s just mounting. Every franchise besides Charlotte, Washington, New York, and New Orleans has made a conference finals more recently than Philadelphia. The goal isn’t only to make it there, of course, but, shockingly, the only way to win the NBA Finals is to make it to the conference finals.…
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Like many, I have notifications from Woj and Shams on during the busy transactional portions of the NBA calendar. It’s the reason I maintain any Twitter presence. So, of course, my jaw dropped late Tuesday night when my screen showed that Mikal Bridges would be a Knick for five first-round picks. Immediately, the Knicks have…
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Every off-season has felt significant since the end of Joel Embiid’s first year. The amount of mistakes made have been well-documented, especially within this very website, and the more you think about them, the more you wonder how the hell you have still mustered up the courage to cheer for this franchise. The consequences surrounding…
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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 to begin another one of these blog posts. Where I spew overwhelming optimism. Hey, it’s…
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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 about them, further investing myself into this seemingly damaged franchise. As the dust has settled…
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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 matter how much you think you can. It’s not my fault I grew up where…
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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, it’s hard to pick a better one. You saw it almost instantly. This dude. He’ll…
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