Other Sports: Philadelphia 76ers, 2024-25: Countdown to April

[Mkoll]

How many people thought the Sixers would be this dismal, injuries or not? It’s early in the season but soon they’ll be in a hole they can’t climb out of. I’m kind of in awe of their terrible record

I absolutely had them crushing it this year. At this point its all mental, they expect to lose and its happening. They need a victory, not an OT victory either. I really thought they were going to pull off the upset against the Cavs, they hung with them all game. I believe winning that one would have seen them turn it around.

then blowing the 19 point lead, its all just stacking misery.

I know these players can shoot, we have all seen it. this isnt suddenly a lack of skill, its a lack of confidence.

 

[Shrike]

How many people thought the Sixers would be this dismal, injuries or not? It’s early in the season but soon they’ll be in a hole they can’t climb out of. I’m kind of in awe of their terrible record

I did. Paul George is nothing when healthy. And that rarely happens. There were no decent free agents available during the off season. Joel Embiid can’t stay healthy because the NBA doesn’t call obvious fouls as others teams hack him relentlessly. The Sixers are the worst drafting team in the NBA. The Sixers front office is a turnstile for nincompoops. And Josh Harris ain’t from Philly.

 

[Mkoll]

I did. Paul George is nothing when healthy. And that rarely happens. There were no decent free agents available during the off season. Joel Embiid can’t stay healthy because the NBA doesn’t call obvious fouls as others teams hack him relentlessly. The Sixers are the worst drafting team in the NBA. The Sixers front office is a turnstile for nincompoops. And Josh Harris ain’t from Philly.

Lately they have been pretty good, (Maxey, and McCain (so far)). Not every pick will be a home run, but those two have been great

 

[DancingPanther]

This is pretty embarrassing

 

[Jack Straw]

Figures Dalton Knecht is Knechting....hopefully McCain still beats him out for RoY...

Lakers guard Dalton Knecht ties NBA single-game rookie record with 9 3-pointers | NBA.com

Lakers guard Dalton Knecht sinks an NBA single-game rookie record 9 3-pointers on his way to a career-high 37 points.

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I was hoping they would take Knecht but I have absolutely no problem with McCain. They both look like steals for where they were picked.

 

[Halladay]

It's nearly 20% of the season. They aren't playing any of the top teams in the league the next couple weeks. If they continue to sputter by mid December shut it down.

 

[Jack Straw]

It's nearly 20% of the season. They aren't playing any of the top teams in the league the next couple weeks. If they continue to sputter by mid December shut it down.

But what does that mean, "shut it down". They're not going to sit (or trade) Embiid, PG, or Maxey.

 

[Halladay]

But what does that mean, "shut it down". They're not going to sit (or trade) Embiid, PG, or Maxey.

Embiid and George are probably going to miss another 20 games by themselves. So they might not have to make any decisions on them not playing. The issue is they only keep their pick if it is top 6. So they are in a tricky situation. They just were down 20 in the 4th to Memphis without Morant, that doesn't bode well for this season.

 

[Shrike]

Lately they have been pretty good, (Maxey, and McCain (so far)). Not every pick will be a home run, but those two have been great

Don’t make me run down the list of #1 overalls and top 10’s that have been absolute busts.

 

[Jack Straw]

Embiid and George are probably going to miss another 20 games by themselves. So they might not have to make any decisions on them not playing. The issue is they only keep their pick if it is top 6. So they are in a tricky situation. They just were down 20 in the 4th to Memphis without Morant, that doesn't bode well for this season.

Oh I agree, it's a bad situation and there's no guarantee that the team will really gel if and when everyone is healthy. When Embiid says that he doesn't know what they're trying to do on offense that's a real problem beyond injuries and so on. But even if Embiid and PG are more or less part-time I don't think they'll end up keeping that pick.

 

[Jack Straw]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1859648829198368998

 

[Taijuan Fedotov]

Hopefully not a Rob Covington caliber bone bruise:

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

2-12 team, same as it ever was in Philly lol.

 

[BiggE]

Can the Sixers and Flyers both relocate?

Expansion teams would at least be fun.

 

[DancingPanther]

Gotta admit I didn't see this team exploding in a fiery inferno like this. Quite amazing if you step back and look at it objectively

 

[Mkoll]

Don’t make me run down the list of #1 overalls and top 10’s that have been absolute busts.

fair enough, but was that this owner and GM? i honestly dont know, I only started watching in 2020.