2020-21-22 Sixers Season

phillychuck 2020-12-24 05:46:04 UTC #1

They started off with a hard fought win vs. an improved Wizards team; Milton and Embiid pulled them through with sub-par games from pretty much everyone else (Ben was OK, Dwight was solid in his minutes).

If they keep Milton on the bench the second unit might be their strength.

Shake got starters' minutes; played the last 16 or 17 without a rest.

Maxey had a good stretch in the second quarter.

el-pietro 2020-12-24 12:57:17 UTC #2

I like this law. Its more fun than insightful though. A team leading late has a higher chance of winning a game than losing, but I always keep an eye out for which team gets to 100 first.
https://lawlerslawtracker.com/

At 99-93, I thought theres no chance the Sixers get to 100 first, but they could still win it. As it happens they took a slim lead and held out for the win

bigegypt0417 2021-01-04 20:10:51 UTC #3

Sixers are 5-1 to open the season and it seems they will only get better as the season moves on...Tobias Harris has been really good the last few games...it's encouraging to see how much better they can be with better shooters...they also hold a MLE to use after buy-out season.

Thybulle may be the odd man out...

Also...it's pretty nice to see the impact Dwight Howard is having on this team...watching him lead the extra post game shooting session to his attitude on the court.

phillychuck 2021-01-04 20:17:29 UTC #4

Thybulle has had two good games the last two, so he may be earning time while Scott and Furk are injured.

Keep in mind the 5-1 record was posted without playing any of the consensus "better" teams in the NBA other than Toronto, which has gotten off to a slow start. They play Brooklyn, Denver, and Miami this week, so those games may be a bit more indicative...

bigegypt0417 2021-01-04 20:30:40 UTC #5

I do agree about the schedule but keep in mind the heat and nets are losing to some of those same bad teams the sixers are beating...with Charlotte, memphis and the Wizards among their losses.

phillychuck 2021-01-04 20:32:34 UTC #6

Good points. I would like to see them play well against the stronger eastern teams this week, though. Denver is hard to figure--they are not playing well, but killed it in the bubble last year.

bigegypt0417 2021-01-04 20:35:38 UTC #7

Agreed!

You have to imagine the nets will turn it on at some point but they have lost Dinwiddle for the year and might lack the depth to be an upper echelon team.

This could be an interesting season...one thing to watch is if Harris keeps playing this well, does he become a big enough piece in a trade for harden?

xogfog 2021-01-05 04:38:52 UTC #8

And it looks like when the play the Nets on Thursday they will be without Durant, so that would have been the first real test, but they do play the Nuggets on Saturday, then the Hawks and a couple against the Heat, so that stretch should be interesting.

bigegypt0417 2021-01-05 14:40:57 UTC #9

Sixers are now 6-1 and we've seen "clippers" Tobias Harris for the last several games...he was named eastern conference player of the week.

zambonir 2021-01-07 05:17:24 UTC #10

rough business

bigegypt0417 2021-01-07 18:55:32 UTC #11

It really is...he was working his way back to what everyone thought he could be when he was drafted.

bigegypt0417 2021-01-08 02:47:45 UTC #12

No kyrie and no durant and the sixers lay an egg...

phillychuck 2021-01-08 05:45:07 UTC #13

Second night of a back-to-back; Curry out, Simmons with the worst game I've ever seen him play. Embiid not too helpful, either. With Curry and Korkmaz out, and Green and Milton cold from distance (and Tobias just average), they just didn't have enough shooting.

bigegypt0417 2021-01-08 15:35:24 UTC #14

Sounds like curry has tested positive for covid...

Team will quarantine in NY.

phillychuck 2021-01-08 16:21:18 UTC #15

They are re-testing Curry to be sure he's positive. If so, no games for a while.

bigegypt0417 2021-01-08 17:24:19 UTC #16

I can't imagine this won't impact the other teams on their schedule...mainly the wizards and hornets.

bigegypt0417 2021-01-09 17:00:25 UTC #17

Sixers will play the nuggets today...sounds like 9 players are available.

bigegypt0417 2021-01-09 18:37:34 UTC #18

Sixers will lose today...no curry, Simmons, embiid, harris...will play with 7 active players.

zambonir 2021-01-09 18:53:17 UTC #19

I thought you had to have eight to play the game. Are Ben and Joel scratched due to contact tracing/this morning's tests, or are they "injured"?

bigegypt0417 2021-01-09 19:05:17 UTC #20

Simmons and embiid are "injured"

Scott will be active and not play.