Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images As always, you all brought plenty of heat for this mailbag! On Monday I asked you all for some Sixers questions for a mailbag/discussion thread — and you did not disappoint! Again, this is something I’m planning to do every Monday for the foreseeable future, with the answers coming on Tuesdays. You all came in hot with these questions. … [Read more...] about Editor-in-chief mailbag: Draft questions, Embiid and PG’s future, more
Sixers Bell Ringer: Grimes’ revenge game, Hood-Schifino’s career day in win vs. Mavs
Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Quentin Grimes dropped 28 on his former team and Jalen Hood-Schifino had a career-high 19 as the Sixers beat the Mavs. Sixers Bell Ringer Season Standings:Tyrese Maxey - 16Joel Embiid - 8Jared McCain - 8Paul George - 7Quentin Grimes - 6Kelly Oubre Jr - 5Guerschon Yabusele - 4Adem Bona - 2Ricky Council IV - 2Justin Edwards - 2KJ Martin - 2Jared … [Read more...] about Sixers Bell Ringer: Grimes’ revenge game, Hood-Schifino’s career day in win vs. Mavs
Tank Watch: Race for five seed will go down to the wire
Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images It looked like there was a chance for the all-important fifth slot in the lottery standings to be shrunk to a two-team race. That changed with Sunday’s results. We must acknowledge what feels obvious but might get lost in the minds of Sixers fans rooting for the team to lose every game for the remainder of the season. After Sunday’s win … [Read more...] about Tank Watch: Race for five seed will go down to the wire
The Sixers’ refusal to all-out tank could cost them dearly
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz are showing that there are levels to tanking. This past weekend, the Toronto Raptors and Utah Jazz put on a tanking clinic. The Raptors have repeatedly benched Scottie Barnes early in the fourth quarter of competitive games in recent weeks, including Sunday’s 105-102 loss to the Portland Trail … [Read more...] about The Sixers’ refusal to all-out tank could cost them dearly
A tale of two teams: tanking Sixers visit contending Rockets
Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The Philadelphia 76ers’ road trip rolls on Monday evening when the depleted, struggling squad faces a Houston Rockets team with playoff contention on their mind. UPDATE 1:30 p.m. ET We have the Sixers’ initial injury report for Monday night visiting the Houston Rockets and it’s lengthy, as expected. Here we go. Adem Bona, Andre … [Read more...] about A tale of two teams: tanking Sixers visit contending Rockets