As Always, Sixers’ High Hopes Tempered by Harsh Realities as Postseason Begins

by gordie | Apr 15, 2024 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers

Just before the unveiling of the Allen Iverson statue last Friday in Camden, N.J., Sixers coach Nick Nurse stood at a lectern within the team’s practice facility and addressed Iverson and the large crowd that had gathered. “I’m gonna fight my ass off,” Nurse told the...

Statue? We’re Talkin’ About a Statue? Not Allen Iverson. Not His Legend. A Statue. How Silly is That?

by gordie | Apr 13, 2024 | NBA

Allen Iverson’s statue was unveiled Friday afternoon, and right away there were those on the interwebs who decreed that the thing was not nearly grand enough, that it hardly does him justice. The truth is, it is of the same scale as the other nine statues on the...

Joel Embiid Rides to the Sixers’ Rescue, But Is it in Fact in the Nick of Time?

by gordie | Apr 3, 2024 | NBA

Again and again Sixers forward Kelly Oubre Jr. found the mark in the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s victory over Oklahoma City. Then he did it once more after the game, when asked what it was like to have Joel Embiid back after the reigning NBA MVP had missed two months...

Sixers’ Problems Go Deeper than Joel Embiid’s Injury — Deeper, Even, Than Tobias Harris’ Struggles

by gordie | Feb 27, 2024 | NBA

Doc Rivers, back in Philadelphia as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks? Oooh, let’s trot out the Bill Hader gifs as we watch those Philly fans sink their fangs into the ex-Sixers coach! Let’s watch Rivers squirm! And, well, meh. The paying customers did in fact boo Rivers...

Joel Embiid Offers 70 More Reasons As To Why He Belongs Among the Game’s All-Time Greats

by gordie | Jan 23, 2024 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers

Once again Joel Embiid walked with giants Monday. Those known by their first names (Wilt, Kobe). Those known by their initials (MJ, AI). Those who are members of a very exclusive club. This is no longer a surprise. This is the company Embiid has been keeping for a...

An Ode to the Valley Forge exit, and Caldwell Jones’ Miller Lites

by gordie | Jan 14, 2024 | NBA, Philadelphia 76ers

Before the Sixers hosted Portland earlier this season, I asked Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups about the maturation process of young guards, two of whom – Scoot Henderson, the No. 3 overall pick by the Blazers last June, and Tyrese Maxey, the Sixers’ budding star...