Sixers-Bucks Recap: Meaninglessness and Jockeying
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, 90-85, in a shell of a game that this had the potential of being. Between the Sixers figuring it out and the Bucks playing defense sparingly, this…Read More
3 Things To Watch For: Sixers-Bucks
1. Not our best players Andre Iguodala, Elton Brand, Thaddeus Young, and Lou Williams will not play tonight, making the team approximately 100 times more beatable tonight. Iguodala, Brand, and Young are…Read More
Sixers-Nets Recap: Goodbye New Jersey, Hello Playoffs
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the New Jersey Nets 105-87 to clinch a playoff spot in the final game for the Nets in New Jersey. Like most Sixers games, there was a balanced scoring act, few free throws,…Read More
3 Things To Watch For: Sixers-Pacers Preview
1. Three point shooting The Pacers came into Philadelphia executing their scorched net policy, hitting 13 of their 24 attempted three point shots. It wasn’t fluky, either. When you give a good shooting…Read More
Sixers-Cavaliers Recap: A Deep Breath
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 104-87, on Wednesday night. Combined with a Milwaukee Bucks loss to the Washington Wizards (for a recap of that game see this from FanSided sister…Read More
3 Things To Watch For: Magic-Sixers Preview
1. How low (small) can you go? With Dwight Howard and Glen Davis missing the game for Orlando, they…Read More
Nets-Sixers Recap: Horribility
This will be as much of a diatribe on the issues facing the Sixers as much of a recap of the Nets game,…Read More
Is It January Again? NJ and TOR Recaps
The Sixers have solid footing from the playoffs now, as Milwaukee’s loss puts them three games…Read More
3 Things To Watch For: Sixers-Raptors
1. Preventing a letdown So I decided not to copy/paste the keys either yesterday’s game the last…Read More
3 Keys to the Game: Sixers-Heat Preview
Here’s my thoughts on the three main keys to tonight’s Sixers-Heat tilt in Miami: 1) Spencer…Read More
Welcome to Miami: Season Series Review
The Miami Heat have struggled as of late, which may be attributed to injuries or a lack of motivation. But they always seem motivated enough to beat the Sixers, 7 times since last April. Yes, the Sixers…Read More
The Truth About Thad
As Sean mentioned yesterday, the Sixers become a much better team when Thaddeus Young steps on the court. They were 6.7 points per 100 possessions (PP100P from now on) better with him on the floor last…Read More
3 Things to Watch For: Celtics-Sixers Preview
1. Intensity First place is on the line. These two teams play different styles – the Sixers like to run up and down (though they are mostly unsuccessful with this, according to pace measures), while…Read More
Thaddeus Young: Difference Maker
Stephane will have more on Thaddeus Young coming up hopefully this weekend, but I saw a trend that I had to point out here. So here it is: The Sixers are a staggeringly better team with Thaddeus Young…Read More
3 Things to Watch For: Heat-Sixers
1. How well the Turner-Iguodala combo matches up with Wade-LeBron In the earlier blowouts between these two teams, Doug Collins went with Andre Iguodala defending Dwyane Wade and Evan Turner defending…Read More
Trades That Make (Sixer) Sense: Andrea Bargnani
Andrea Bargnani needs a team around him who can do certain things that he cannot. For instance, Bargnani is a terrible overall rebounder despite being 7 feet tall. He’s not great on defensive rotations…Read More
Mid-Season Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Welcome to The Sixer Sense’s Mid-Season Review: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. With a 20-11 record heading into tonight’s game against Minnesota, the Sixers have had a better season than…Read More
Nice Problems
The Sixers came into the season with two perceived advantages: depth and continuity. One of those was completely on target, the other a little bit iffy. Let me explain: going into the season, we knew…Read More
3 Things to Watch for: Nets-Sixers
1. Containing Deron Williams Deron Williams is undoubtedly New Jersey’s best player, but so far this year he’s been hot and cold. When he plays well, his team has a chance to win. When he doesn’t?…Read More
Heat Win Highlights Sixers’ Weaknesses
The Sixers did not play poorly for about 44 minutes of game action against the Heat. I would surmise they played quite well, considering they had no legitimate center for most of the second half. I…Read More



















