As we all know, the 76ers are a great tease. If you root for them, they will break your heart, or perhaps just kill you with immaturity and lack of professionalism.
Having said that, and having given up on last year’s crew in February, I now present Celtics fans the latest representative of Philly in the NBA. There are a few changes this year beginning with the head coach and CEO. Doc Rivers has got his team’s attention. He has pressed the right buttons so far. Daryl Morey traded Horford and Richardson, replacing them with Seth Curry and Danny Green. Suddenly there is balance and spacing in the offense. And the defense is pretty good. Ben Simmons usually shadows the opposition’s best scorer. Joel Embiid has been a monster on both sides of the court so far.
What could go wrong? Embiid could get hurt. That’s always No. 1 with these guys. Tobias Harris will revert back to mediocre after the opening buzz wears off. This seems likely, but he sure has looked good in the last two games.
And Brett Brown is gone. Coaching mismatches are less likely.
The league would be a lot less interesting without the 76ers.
Having said that, and having given up on last year’s crew in February, I now present Celtics fans the latest representative of Philly in the NBA. There are a few changes this year beginning with the head coach and CEO. Doc Rivers has got his team’s attention. He has pressed the right buttons so far. Daryl Morey traded Horford and Richardson, replacing them with Seth Curry and Danny Green. Suddenly there is balance and spacing in the offense. And the defense is pretty good. Ben Simmons usually shadows the opposition’s best scorer. Joel Embiid has been a monster on both sides of the court so far.
What could go wrong? Embiid could get hurt. That’s always No. 1 with these guys. Tobias Harris will revert back to mediocre after the opening buzz wears off. This seems likely, but he sure has looked good in the last two games.
And Brett Brown is gone. Coaching mismatches are less likely.
The league would be a lot less interesting without the 76ers.