Who is the Quintessential 76er? How ‘Bout Willie Burton, Author of the Most Unlikely 50-Point Game in NBA History?

by gordie | May 18, 2025 | NBA

With the Knicks advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000 courtesy of Friday’s rout of the Celtics in Game 6 of the teams’ semifinal series, there was a reminder of another bit of Sixers ignominy, in a season rife with it. Absent from...

Opportunity Has Come Knocking in the NBA Playoffs, and Luke Kornet (!) has Answered, Among Others

by gordie | May 16, 2025 | NBA

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum shreds an Achilles tendon in one of the most harrowing scenes imaginable, ending his season and putting his team on the brink. So who comes to Boston’s rescue, one game later? Why, Luke Kornet, of course. The “Green Kornet,” as he is...

Sixers to Pick Third in the Draft, and What Can Possibly Go Wrong? Only Everything

by gordie | May 14, 2025 | NBA

The Sixers earned the third pick in the June 25 NBA draft courtesy of Monday’s lottery, and that’s, I guess, good (?). Good because a scan of recent No. 3 picks shows a lot of stars, and few duds. Bad because they are, ya know, the Sixers. The years pass. The...

Far From Being a Victim, Draymond Green Continues to Sully his Legacy with his Many Antics

by gordie | May 10, 2025 | NBA

Several hours before a Sixers-Warriors game in early March, Jerry Stackhouse sat astride the court in what was then known as the Wells Fargo Center and waxed poetic about Draymond Green. Good Draymond, that is. Stackhouse, who began his playing career in 1995 as a...

Warriors Rescued by Buddy Hield — yes, Buddy Hield — the Ultimate Streak Shooter

by gordie | May 6, 2025 | NBA

Behold the streak shooter, who can at once be the most uplifting and confounding of basketball players, a guy capable of taking his team to untold heights and relegating it to the deepest depths. There are only two spigots with such a guy – one spewing lava, the other...