When will the 76ers win? (Answer: December 3rd)

[NovU]

Tonight's match up is against the Blazers at home.

This game is going to end quickly unless 76ers guard perimeter well as the Blazers have been blowing out their opponent in early part of their game in their winning streak.

I don't think losing streak ends here. We shall see.

[Murat]

There are rumors that Sixers has signed Furkan Aldemir, who has left Galatasaray recently.

[Spree#8]

Yeah, Aldemir terminated his contract with Galatasaray because he wasn't getting paid. He's coming to Philly.

He might be our third best non-injured bigman right away. Apparently, his biggest strength is rebounding and the Sixers could definitely use it.

[JAWSFreelao]

Bingo. When Jojo Embiid gets back next year there may be a big issue of clogging at the C/PF position, but oh well.
Reap the benefits of some dude named Furkan.. This is gonna be Furkan awesome. #punpunpun

[NovU]

I can't even find decent youtube clip related to this Fuckan Aldamn guy playing basketball. He may very well be an average D-league player, or not even. I mean this is 76ers, it could be anyone they could be signing, perhaps send in your resume, who knows.

[Stress Fracture]

Sixers got lucky they got Robert Covington.

[Kevin]

Dunno almost anyone in the 76ers team. They're godawful anyway.

[NovU]

2 more games to tie for all time losing streak record to start the season.

Tonight they had a chance to win, against Dirk-less Mavericks. Too bad it didn't happen.

On the positive side, KJ McDaniels had the best game in his rookie career. He's looking like a better player now that MCW is back(or Wroten is sitting out).

[[Q]]

A Dirk-less Mavs is still a very good team. Minnesota is their best shot, but Minnesota just beat the Lakers, so if not then, it'll be at game 20 vs Detroit

[NovU]

I wasn't saying Dirk-less Mavericks are a shitty team but it was relatively a close game which the 76ers could have taken.

Yeah, the Wolves will be a game to watch. Pretty much do or die game for the 76ers.

[Spree#8]

MCW looked much better against Dallas. Still poor shooting from the floor, but got to the line a lot. Plenty of good distributing resulted in a new career high in assists and he helped out on the glass as usual. Third triple-double of his career. It probably has a lot to do with Wroten's injury - like I said, the two of them playing extended minutes together just doesn't work at all. Start MCW, bring Wroten off the bench once he recovers and let him run the second unit.

Noel's offense is very inconsistent. Some games he's comfortable shooting hooks and even jumpshots, making them at a good rate, other games he's invisible on that end. Always altering a lot of shots at the rim though, despite not getting that many blocks. Teams already have to respect him as a rim protector. However, his strength bothers me. Chandler was pushing him around quite a bit and it wasn't the first time an opposing big just had his way with Nerlens physically. It's probably also why his rebounding is so mediocre thus far.

Sims is still solid, Mbah a Moute is still awful, Shved has intriguing flashes. As for McDaniels... well, it's looking more and more like an epic fail on many teams' part that this kid was available at #32. I think we may already have our SG for the future.

Finally getting a win would be nice, though. Just have to hope Minnesota has a bad day on Wednesday.

[NovU]

I was high on KJ McDaniels this season mostly because he's on the 76ers. Players like Rodney Hood didn't really have a shot behind Burks, Hayward, and Exum, say perhaps 20 mpg was a reasonable guess if things go right. But KJ McDaniels was guaranteed to get his minutes one way or the other with the 76ers unless he totally crapped. So I took chance on him and drafted him in our NLSC fantasy league while so many people passed on him. I'm happy that he's coming around and actually playing better than my initial expectations at this moment.

I think he'll develop into a very very solid player who is more valuable than boxscore stats sheet suggest, and possibly one of the best blocking guards not only in today's league but also historically. For that to happen, he will probably need to develop consistency in his offensive game and earn enough minutes to stay on the floor throughout his career. Promising player indeed though.

[shadowgrin]

McDaniels will drop off eventually, the coach will do it, KJ can't be standing in the way of the tank.

[NovU]

KJ will be fine. Rookie KJ can't right the tanking ship especially not alone.




Anyway, I was foolishly hoping to see a better fight tonight in Philly but DuncanDiawTony-less manhandled the 76ers and game was pretty much over in 2nd quarter. The Spurs later gave the fans in the arena false hope but did more than enough to sustain the lead.

Man, I really hated Mbah a Moute. And who is Gordon? And this 11 man rotation, lol.

On the positive note, I am kinda glad I decided to watch this match up over MIA v WAS.

[Andrew]

One more loss, and they've tied the worst start in league history.

[NovU]

Any guess on 76er's first win? Next 10 games:

Timberwolves
Thunder
Pistons
Hawks <--- mine
Nets
Grizzlies
Celtics
Hornets
Magic
Heat

The Wolves will try everything to avoid embarrassment and Thad will take it as a statement game against his former team. My guess is Hawks game when they finally win.

[[Q]]

I'd like them to get to about 30 losses and to top their streak from last year. It's karma for intentionally tanking and for their obvious ploy to go for the top pick in this year's draft

[Andrew]

It's possible that the streak could last all the way through to the Heat. It's not the toughest schedule, but even the struggling teams on that list are looking more competent and could probably take a win from the 76ers. The Pistons have been struggling mightily as well, so they may be able to pick up a win there and avoid a 0-20 start.

I don't have anything against the 76ers, but I have to admit, I'm fascinated to see just how bad it can get, just how long they can go before winning a game.

[Stress Fracture]

On the other side, Charles Barkley actually likes what the Sixers are doing.

[Andrew]

Kind of a misleading headline, as he has a point about what they're doing to build for the future - starting over, stockpiling young talent, avoiding overpaying borderline stars for the sake of achieving mediocrity and making a couple of token Playoff appearances - and the comparison to the Thunder is apt. He's not suggesting that he likes the way they're playing, or the fact that they're 0-17 right now.

[Spree#8]

It's karma for intentionally tanking and for their obvious ploy to go for the top pick in this year's draft

Yeah, using the rules in place to their advantage and having a plan for the future is so evil. I think they deserve to be banned fron the NBA forever for that.

I have to admit, I'm fascinated to see just how bad it can get, just how long they can go before winning a game.

0-54, perhaps.


It'd be good to end the streak just for the sake of team morale and getting the mainstream media off their backs, as it's a pretty big story at this point. It's a shame that nobody bothers to mention that, according to the SOS stat, they've played the 6th hardest schedule in the league so far (3rd hardest in the East) and that a major rotation player is sidelined seemingly all the time. Even counting Embiid out, MCW missed the first 7 games, Noel has sat out 3 and Wroten got injured recently and will miss at least a week. Apparently, Shved - who has given them a boost lately - might also miss the Minnesota game.

The Spurs game was another example of one awful quarter losing them a game - the 2nd, this time. A team this derived of talent is bound to go on scoring droughts and, against a semi-competent team, that's all it takes to fall way behind.

Carter-Williams had another pretty strong performance, probably a combination of finally getting his legs under him after the long break due to his surgery and not sharing the court with Wroten.

Say what you will about the undrafted fringe NBA guys, but at least they play hard and give effort every game. Some of them might become competent role players for the long haul (such as Sims). It's dudes like Mbah a Moute who are really painful to watch. He'd be best served spending the remainder of the season on the bench, in a suit next to his buddy Embiid. I really didn't expect that I'd hate him so much.

[Andrew]

That'd be painful to endure, but I reckon they'll find a way to win before then.

[ThePointForward]

0-54 start still wouldn't be enough to get that #1 overall pick

[Phil89]

Congrats to the Sixers for avoiding the record.

[Andrew]

Congrats indeed. It's going to be a tough season for them, but at least they didn't tie or surpass the worst start in league history.