Nota positiva: Jrue, che sta venendo su proprio bene. Altra prestazione solidissima su entrambi i lati del campo, 18+8+6 con 3 palle rubate.
Per i soli parziali: career high pareggiato di Iguo con 16 rimbalzi e doppia doppia da 11+18 per Sammy.
I understand an inability to openly cheer for your team to lose. As a season ticket holder myself, it's something I struggle with daily. This team, however, has sucked away any emotion I had in me, and I'm left with a purely analytical viewpoint of this team. From that perspective, it's clear that losing for the rest of the season aids the long term development of this franchise moreso than squeaking out three extra wins. People can argue that losing creates a losing culture, and over an extended period of time I can buy that. That being said, the remaining 16 games of the season aren't going to change whatever damage has been done by a dreadful opening 66. More importantly, talent wins. The Chicago Bulls weren't ruined in 1984 when they won only 27 games, just like the Sixers late season run in 2007 didn't propel them past the Seattle Sonics/Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Sixers play only 6 of their final 16 games against sub-.500 teams, 4 of which come this week. The Knicks have no reason to tank, as they do not own their own draft pick this year, and the Nets are trying desperately to avoid setting a record in futility. With two games against New York, one against New Jersey and one against Chicago, this is the week the Sixers need to put them back in contention. The two games against the Knicks may be the biggest games of the season.
Good luck, Sixers fans. Wish the team well.






