This game really shows why Sixer fans are so sick of Doc. There is no rhyme or reason to the Sixers, it’s just simply, “We have two of the best players in the NBA, so we should just win, right?” And because those two guys are so good, they typically do, but whenever they face adversity in a game, the whole team falls apart. The Sixers really aren’t a team the way that the Celtics, Bucks, Heat and, yes, the Knicks, clearly are.

My condolences, DRed. I’m glad they got the win on this day even more so now.

So a couple of weeks ago we lost 4 straight, including 2 to Toronto, and were lamenting Mitch going down in advance of this brutal stretch. My confidence was definitely shaken and I was bracing for us to dip under .500, the only question was how far.

At the time, I said that I think Thibs will adjust well, so they probably would be close to .500 in the games Mitch misses. But if they could be over .500, that’d be even better than I expected, of course.

I sadly missed the game, but the highlights have been fun to watch! I was out and my phone was dying (which is why there was a late, very brief game thread, as my phone was literally at 1% when I posted the game thread, and I didn’t want to risk it not getting posted). I guess I’ll just do one-sentence game threads until they lose again. 😉

I’m not sure Toronto even wants to trade Anunoby and if a decent package could be put together that wouldn’t gut our team, but thinking about this roster with him instead of Barrett on the 3 spot is a pretty enticing proposition. There’s some real promise here, but we absolutely need better production from the wing spots to make some noise in the playoffs.

There’s 144min for the 1-3 spots.

Assuming 32min for IQ/Grimes/RJ and 36min for Brunson, that’s 132min.

Deuce should get 8-10min.

Fournier could play the final 2-4min but I don’t know if that’s fair to him either.

https://twitter.com/nypost_brazille/status/1622432821053739009?s=46&t=2oALlm–UlIftqazzQfekQ

Fournier will never be guarding the opposing PG.”

But Deuce could have been displaced by increasing IQ and Brunson’s minutes and playing Fournier to take IQ’s minutes at the 2 and to back up Grimes. Not doing that to Deuce was important.