What We’ve Learned About This Season So Far
By Josh Wilson
Nov 4, 2015; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Hollis Thompson (31) during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Milwaukee won 91-87. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
The Sixers need more offensive weapons in order to get a win
Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel are doing a lot to score, both averaging double digit points per game. Besides that, there hasn’t been much of anything as far as getting the ball in the hoop. T.J. McConnell is great at facilitating, but doesn’t assert himself as a scorer. Kendall Marshall likely won’t score much when he comes back. Tony Wroten could, but don’t count on it.
I’m not sure anyone on this team is going to offer themselves as an offensive weapon this season more than they already have. Stauskas has the potential to, but fails to make his shots, shooting just [x]% from beyond the three point arc.
Hollis Thompson has quietly been doing his thing from downtown, shooting 27.3% from three. But besides these, the Sixers are finding themselves undermanned on the offensive end, only scoring 90.6 points per game. That is something that simply may not be fixed this season, and may be something that is fixed by next year, or even the year after that. The process is tough, but watching basketball like this is part of any rebuilding.
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Still, the Sixers scrap for every game, and often come close, even against teams like the Dallas Mavericks, a decent Western Conference team. I wouldn’t be surprised to see them get a win before Christmas, which is a lot quicker than a lot of people have them.
Overall, the basic attitude of Sixers fans is “we’re glad we aren’t Sacramento Kings fans.”