The Sixers have done a complete 180 since falling to the Celtics in the bubble last year despite not making too many marquee changes to their roster. They’ve parted with Al Horford and Alec Burks while bringing in Danny Green, Dwight Howard and more recently George Hill. But the biggest change did not come onContinue reading “Assessing the Sixers playoff resilience: Is this the year Philly gets over the hump?”
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Jrue Holiday is better than Ben Simmons
This comparison has picked up some traction on twitter recently and I decided to put my stamp on it. Just like all my player comparisons I’ll look at their scoring, passing, playmaking, facilitation ability, defense, impact and playoff resilience. Along with the statistics you see below I’ll include some film to amplify points that mayContinue reading “Jrue Holiday is better than Ben Simmons”
Bam or Ben
This comparison is going to be much different than my other ones for a couple of reasons. Bam playing a different position and therefore having a very different role than Simmons on both sides of the ball leaves a lot of these stats up for interpretation. I am going to weigh each stat and categoryContinue reading “Bam or Ben”
Trae Young should have been an All Star
Unlike my last article on Bam being snubbed for Vucevic, I do not believe this snub to be as egregious. The Sixers are top of the East, have been one of the best teams in the league and Simmons has been their second best player, and as we all know record is a large partContinue reading “Trae Young should have been an All Star”
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