Another
thing that we have learned through the first 20 games this NBA season is that
the Philadelphia 76rs are absolutely horrible.
I have not seen a team that can suck so bad. Through their first 19 games they have not
won any of them. This is a whole other
level of horrible. It ties the record
for worst start for any NBA team ever.
Not only are they 0-19 but they are currently losing to the Lakers who
are also horrible. I believe that it is
more than safe to say that the 76rs are by far the worst team in the NBA this
year. In my opinion it is not entirely
the players fault though. Although some
of the blame can be placed on the players for not winning, we need to focus on
the main problem which is their front office.
Their general manager has not recognized that they need a guard. For the last couple of years, they have
drafted strictly bigs. To their credit
having a strong paint presence is a deciding factor in many games. But having several first round drafts picks
in the paint is going to do absolutely nothing when there is nobody to bring
the ball up the court. Besides have a
solid point guard, the 76rs need a good shooter. A shooter will help to spread out the floor
giving their quality posts the space they need to create shots and grab
rebounds. The hardest part of building a
team up from nothing is establishing a presence in the paint. The 76rs have an abundance of this presence,
but they lack everything else. It is
very hard to win in basketball without a rim protector, but the 76rs have shown
that it is impossible to win with just trees and nobody that can function
outside the paint. In my opinion, the
76rs are right on the brink of being a good team. Even though their record clearly states
otherwise, I believe that with a good draft next year and one or two good moves
by the general manager, they can become a formidable opponent in the east. Playing a team that has solid big men is very
hard to match up against because there are few other teams in the east that
have post presence of the 76rs. Once the
76rs can provide an all-around team, it will still take the team a little while
to figure out how to win in the NBA. In
a couple of years and with the right moves, I believe that the 76rs can go from
the worst team in the NBA to playoff contenders.
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